Compare ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs OMEN 17 2023 vs IdeaPad Pro 5i GEN 8 16
Variants
FHD
QHD 165Hz
QHD 240Hz
Connectivity
Ports
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 3x USB + 1x RJ45 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-Displayport + 1x Audio
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C + 2 x USB 3.2 + 1 x HDMI 2.1 + 1 x SD Card Reader + 1 x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 compatible combo / Realtek Wi-Fi 6E (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 compatible comb
WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
83 WHr
75WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
HP Wide Vision 720p HD camera
IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
Colors
Shadow black
Arctic Grey Frost Blue
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Plastic (A/D) + aluminium (C)
Metal
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual Microphone Array
Speakers
4-speaker system
2 x 2W Speakers; Dolby Atmos® Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
294 mm / 11.57"
10.32"
251 mm / 9.88 inch
Size | Height
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
1.06"
from 17.9 mm / 0.7 inch
Size | Width
399 mm / 15.71"
15.64"
356 mm / 14.01 inch
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
6.15 lbs
1.95 kg / 4.3 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
350 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
17.3 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
120 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
2.5K (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Audio by Bang & Olufsen Support DTS:X Ultra
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge Express
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 series
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 6 GB Laptop GPU / GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Per key RGB / 4-zone RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX
Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i5-13500H
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Security
Trusted Platform Module TPM 2.0
Touch Screen
Yes
Performance
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5 dual channel, 4800MHz (i7) / 5600MHz (i9)
LPDDR5
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
330 W Smart AC power adapter
Up to Type-C 65W
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
PCIe M.2 : 512 GB / 1 TB
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
89%
79%
78%
Pros
- Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
- Great performance options
- Good port selection
- Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
- Gorgeous display
- Good thermal performance
- No numeric keypad
- Good port selection
- Good wireless connectivity
- Well-priced
- Decent performance
- Good port selection
- Clean design
Cons
- Plastic construction
- RGB nonsense and too much branding
- Old design
- Mostly made of plastic
- Old 16:9 aspect ratio
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage (single slot)
- Consumer grade of construction
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