Compare ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs Gigabyte AERO 14 OLED 2023 vs IdeaPad Pro 5i GEN 8 16
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
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 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
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
63 Wh
75WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
Colors
Twilight Silver
Arctic Grey Frost Blue
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
CNC aluminum
Metal
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual Microphone Array
Speakers
4-speaker system
2x 2W Speaker
2 x 2W Speakers; Dolby Atmos® Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
294 mm / 11.57"
220.8 mm / 8.7"
251 mm / 9.88 inch
Size | Height
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
17 mm / 0.67"
from 17.9 mm / 0.7 inch
Size | Width
399 mm / 15.71"
311 mm / 12.3"
356 mm / 14.01 inch
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
2.1 kg / 4.63 lbs
1.95 kg / 4.3 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
350 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
16 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
OLED
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
2.8K 2880x1800
2.5K (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge Express
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 6 GB Laptop GPU / GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR 600 True Black
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i5-13500H
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Touch Screen
Yes
Performance
Key Travel
1.7 mm, N-key Rllover
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
130W
Up to Type-C 65W
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
1x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
PCIe M.2 : 512 GB / 1 TB
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
89%
69%
78%
Pros
- Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
- Great performance options
- Good port selection
- Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
- Gorgeous display
- Narrow bezels
- Decent port selection
- Reasonably powerful for its class
- CNC chassis
- Well-priced
- Decent performance
- Good port selection
- Clean design
Cons
- Plastic construction
- RGB nonsense and too much branding
- Soldered memory
- i5 model uses 12th-gen chip
- Touchpad not elegant
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage (single slot)
- Consumer grade of construction
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