Compare ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs Gigabyte AERO 14 OLED 2023

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
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

Construction

Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
63 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
Colors
Twilight Silver
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
CNC aluminum
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
4-speaker system
2x 2W Speaker

Dimensions

Size | Depth
294 mm / 11.57"
220.8 mm / 8.7"
Size | Height
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
17 mm / 0.67"
Size | Width
399 mm / 15.71"
311 mm / 12.3"
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
2.1 kg / 4.63 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
OLED
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
90 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
2.8K 2880x1800
Response Time
3 ms

Function

Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR 600 True Black
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo

Performance

Key Travel
1.7 mm, N-key Rllover
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
LPDDR5
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
130W
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
1x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
Storage | RAID
RAID 0

Reviews

Neofiliac score
89%
69%
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
Cons
  • Plastic construction
  • RGB nonsense and too much branding
  • Soldered memory
  • i5 model uses 12th-gen chip
  • Touchpad not elegant

Price

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