Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs ROG Strix SCAR / Hero III 17 G731
Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
Connectivity
Ports
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 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 UBS-C 3.2 Gen2 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio combo + 1x Keystone
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
WiFi 5 + Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
66 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
720P HD camera
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
4-speaker system
2x 4W speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
283 mm / 11.1"
294 mm / 11.57"
293 mm
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
26.2 mm
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
399 mm / 15.71"
399 mm
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
2.85 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
18 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, matte
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB, 75.35% Adobe RGB
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
240 Hz
144 or 240 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, or RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Per-key RGB
Per-key RGB or 4 zone RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 10 Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
9th-gen Intel Core i7-9750H or i9-9880H
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Aura Sync
Performance
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16GB (2x SoDIMMs, up to 32GB)
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR4 2666MHz
Power Supply
240W
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
230W / 280W (i9)
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
Up to 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD + 1TB 5400RPM 2.5" HDD
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Production
Debut
2019
Reviews
Neofiliac score
77%
89%
Pros
- Reasonably powerful
- Clean styling
- Good port selection
- Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
- Great performance options
- Good port selection
- Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
- Gorgeous display
- Powerful 240Hz gaming performance
- Good battery life
- Comfortable keyboard and touchpad
Cons
- Often sold with dated chips
- Low-res displays
- Mostly built of plastic
- Rather large bezels
- Plastic construction
- RGB nonsense and too much branding
- Nothing in particular
Remove
Remove
Remove
Add up to 4 products to the comparison using the search bar above
Information on this page is provided on an as-is basis. No warranty on accuracy is implied. This page may contain affiliate links to third-party merchants such as Amazon and eBay. If you make a purchase using the supplied link, we may receive a commission. Neofiliac places the utmost respect for your privacy. We use no cookie whatsoever beyond that needed for the proper functioning of the website.