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Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
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
63 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
Colors
Twilight Silver
Material
CNC aluminum
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
220.8 mm / 8.7"
294 mm / 11.57"
293 mm
Size | Height
17 mm / 0.67"
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
26.2 mm
Size | Width
311 mm / 12.3"
399 mm / 15.71"
399 mm
Weight
2.1 kg / 4.63 lbs
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
2.85 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
18 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
OLED
IPS
IPS, matte
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB, 75.35% Adobe RGB
Refresh Rate
90 Hz
240 Hz
144 or 240 Hz
Resolution
2.8K 2880x1800
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms

Function

Audio
DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
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
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR 600 True Black
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
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™ i7-13700H / 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
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

Key Travel
1.7 mm, N-key Rllover
Memory | Capacity
16GB
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16GB (2x SoDIMMs, up to 32GB)
Memory | Type
LPDDR5
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR4 2666MHz
Power Supply
130W
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
230W / 280W (i9)
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x 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
69%
89%
Pros
  • Narrow bezels
  • Decent port selection
  • Reasonably powerful for its class
  • CNC chassis
  • 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
  • Soldered memory
  • i5 model uses 12th-gen chip
  • Touchpad not elegant
  • Plastic construction
  • RGB nonsense and too much branding
  • Nothing in particular

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