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Asus releases new gaming laptop globally with 1,600 nit Mini LED display and 175 W GPU
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Key Points:
- Asus has equipped the ROG Strix Scar 18 with an 18% higher wattage power adapter, enabling up to 320 W simultaneous power draw from the CPU and GPU for enhanced performance.
- The laptop features the Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU, which can reach up to 200 W, while the GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 GPUs are capped at 175 W each.
- The increased CPU wattage is expected to provide the ROG Strix Scar 18 with a slight in-game performance advantage over Asus's 2025 model.
- Pricing for the ROG Strix Scar 18 starts at $4,299 for the RTX 5080 variant with 32 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD, with UK and Eurozone prices at £4,199 and €4,499 respectively.
- A higher-end RTX 5090 model with 24 GB VRAM, 64 GB LPDDR5X RAM, and a 2 TB SSD is available for £5,299 in the UK, which includes a free Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight game code.
