Compare ROG Strix Scar 16 vs Razer Blade 18 vs Dell G15 5530
Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
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
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
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, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2x2 802.11ax
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
91.7WHr
56 WHr / 86 WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
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)
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Single Array Digital Microphone
Speakers
4-speaker system
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2 tuned speakers with Dolby Audio
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
264 mm / 10.39"
275.4mm / 10.84"
274.5 mm / 10.8"
Size | Height
22.6-30.4 mm / 0.89-1.2 inch
21.9mm / 0.86"
26.9 mm / 1.06"
Size | Width
354 mm / 13.94"
399.9mm / 15.74"
357.26 mm / 14.07"
Weight
2.5 Kg / 5.51 lbs
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
from 2.65 kg / 5.84 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
500 nits
250 nits / 300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Backlight
Mini LED
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
16 inch
18 inch
15 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
120 Hz / 165 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1920 x 1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
THX® Spatial Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
1-zone RGB backlit, optional 4-zone RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
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
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Precision Touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
up to 32GB (2x SO-DIMMs)
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
240W AC Adapter / 330W AC Adapter
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
Up to 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Class 40
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
97%
47%
Pros
- Very powerful components
- Good cooling setup
- Good port selection
- No numeric keypad
- Good Nebula display
- Rather compact for the power it offers
- Understated styling
- Rather compact for the large 18-inch display
- Premium construction
- No numeric keypad
- Great speakers
- Good port selection
- Dual memory slots + dual M.2 slots
- Good CPU selection
- Low price in North America
Cons
- Mostly made of plastic
- Too much branding
- No 4K display
- Too expensive
- More power than the thin chassis can handle
- Long-term reliability concerns
- 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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