Compare ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs AORUS 17 2023 vs Vivobook 14 OLED 2023

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 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 1.4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A + 1x USB 2.0 Type-A
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
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Dual band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5

Construction

Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
99 Wh
50WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion
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
720p HD camera With privacy shutter
Colors
Cool Silver / Indie Black
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
4-speaker system
2x 2W Speaker
Built-in stereo speakers

Dimensions

Bezels
Screen-to-body ratio 90%
Size | Depth
294 mm / 11.57"
283 mm / 11.1"
222 mm / 8.74"
Size | Height
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
21.8 mm / 0.86"
19.9 mm / 0.78"
Size | Width
399 mm / 15.71"
398 mm / 15.7"
317 mm / 12.48"
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
1.6 kg / 3.53 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
400 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
17.3 inch
14 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
OLED
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
90 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
WQXGA+ (2880 x 1800)
Response Time
3 ms
0.2 ms

Function

Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
Intel® Iris Xe Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
Intel® Core™ i9-13900H
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Touch Screen
Yes

Performance

Durability
US MIL-STD 810H military-grade standard
Key Travel
1.4mm
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
8GB onboard + 1x SO-DIMM
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR4
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
240W
ø4.5, 65W AC Adapter
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
1TB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
Storage | RAID
RAID 0

Reviews

Neofiliac score
89%
77%
64%
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
  • Great OLED panel
  • Available with 13th-gen i9 CPU
Cons
  • Plastic construction
  • RGB nonsense and too much branding
  • Often sold with dated chips
  • Low-res displays
  • Mostly built of plastic
  • Rather large bezels
  • Limited by DDR4 memory + PCIe 3.0 SSD
  • USB 2.0?
  • 720p webcam
  • Much thicker and heavier than the Zenbook 14X OLED

Price

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