Compare ROG Strix Scar 17 2023 vs IdeaPad Pro 5 GEN 8 14 vs MSI Modern 15 AMD 2023
Variants
2.2K
2.8K
Connectivity
Ports
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
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
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
802.11 ax Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth v5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
75WHr
3-Cell 39.3/53.8Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Arctic Grey Frost Blue
Classic Black
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Clamshell laptop
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Metal
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual Microphone Array
Speakers
2-speaker system
2 x 2W Speakers; Dolby Atmos® Audio
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
282 mm / 11.1"
221 mm / 8.7 inch
241 mm
Size | Height
23.4-28.3 mm / 0.92-1.11 inch
from 15.99 mm / 0.63 inch
19.9 mm
Size | Width
395 mm / 15.55"
312 mm / 12.28 inch
359 mm
Weight
3.0 kg / 6.61 lbs
1.43 kg / 3.15 lbs
1.7 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:9
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
14"
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
WQHD (2560 x 1440)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge Express
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
White
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7945HX
AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840HS / Ryzen™ 7 7735HS / Ryzen™ 5 7640HS
Up to AMD Ryzen™ 7 7000 U-Processors
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Light Bar
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes
Performance
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Max 16GB soldered
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
LPDDR5 or LPDDR5x
DDR4-3200MHz
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
Up to Type-C 65W
65W adapter
Storage
2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2
PCIe M.2 : 512 GB / 1 TB
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
73%
15%
Pros
- Very powerful
- Good cooling
- Good 240Hz QHD display
- New webcam on top of the old chassis
- Clean, stylish design
- Good port selection
- Good wireless connectivity
- Rather compact
- Not much
Cons
- Old chassis and old design
- Large bezels due to 16:9 aspect ratio
- Average build quality
- No discrete graphics
- Soldered memory
- Dated configurations
- Poor port selection
- Low grade of build
- Has numeric keypad
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