Compare ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs AORUS 17 2023 vs Dell G15 5530
Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
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 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1x USB-C + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2x2 802.11ax
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
99 Wh
56 WHr / 86 WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
Integrated widescreen HD (720p) Webcam
Colors
Dark Shadow Gray with Black thermal shelf / Quantum White with Deep Space Blue thermal shelf / Pop Purple with Neo Mint thermal shelf
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Single Array Digital Microphone
Speakers
4-speaker system
2x 2W Speaker
2 tuned speakers with Dolby Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
294 mm / 11.57"
283 mm / 11.1"
274.5 mm / 10.8"
Size | Height
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
21.8 mm / 0.86"
26.9 mm / 1.06"
Size | Width
399 mm / 15.71"
398 mm / 15.7"
357.26 mm / 14.07"
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
from 2.65 kg / 5.84 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
250 nits / 300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
17.3 inch
15 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
120 Hz / 165 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
FHD (1920 x 1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
1-zone RGB backlit, optional 4-zone RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX / i5-13450HX
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Touchpad
Precision Touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
up to 32GB (2x SO-DIMMs)
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
240W
240W AC Adapter / 330W AC Adapter
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
Up to 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Class 40
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Reviews
Neofiliac score
89%
77%
47%
Pros
- Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
- Great performance options
- Good port selection
- Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
- Gorgeous display
- Reasonably powerful
- Clean styling
- Good port selection
- Good CPU selection
- Low price in North America
Cons
- Plastic construction
- RGB nonsense and too much branding
- Often sold with dated chips
- Low-res displays
- Mostly built of plastic
- Rather large bezels
- Quite strange styling
- Just as large as the G16 but much smaller display
- Quite large and heavy for its class
- Average construction
- Poor webcam
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