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2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” vs. MacBook Air 13” 2017: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” and MacBook Air 13” 2017 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” Pros

Reasons that 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” is better than MacBook Air 13” 2017.

Intel Core i7-8750H inside 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” has a 190% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-5650U inside MacBook Air 13” 2017.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” - Intel Core i7-7700HQ

3,208

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” - Intel Core i5-7300HQ

2,685

MacBook Air 13” 2017 - Intel Core i7-5650U

1,538

MacBook Air 13” 2017 - Intel Core i5-5350U

1,350

The 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Air 13” 2017. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2017.

Max system memory size

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”

32 GB

MacBook Air 13” 2017

8 GB

The 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 13” 2017. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2017.

Memory type and speed

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

MacBook Air 13” 2017 - LPDDR3

1,600 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

The 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch MacBook Air 13” 2017.

Display size

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”

15.6-inch

MacBook Air 13” 2017

13.3-inch

MacBook Air 13” 2017 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 13” 2017 is better than 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”.

MacBook Air 13” 2017 weighed 2.96 pounds, 55% lighter than the 6.50 pounds 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”.

Weight	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Pound	6.50 lbs.	2.96 lbs.
Kilogram	2.95 kg	1.34 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” Price
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 17.3" 360Hz IPS FHD Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Per-Key RGB Keyboard, Windows 11, G733ZW-DS94 By ASUS $2,699.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 17 (2023) Gaming Laptop, 17.3” QHD 240Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3 Display, GeForce RTX 4080, AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G733PZ-XS96,Off Black By ASUS $2,409.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 18” Nebula HDR 16:10 QHD 240Hz/3ms, GeForce RTX™ 4090, Intel® Core™ i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5-5600, 2TB PCIe SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows 11 Pro, G834JYR-XS97 By ASUS $3,899.00	See at Amazon
MacBook Air 13” 2017 Price
	Apple 13in MacBook Air (2017 Newest Version) 1.8GHz Core i5 CPU, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD (Renewed) By Apple $238.38	See at Amazon
	2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $231.95 $249.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Mid 2017 Apple MacBook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $252.45 $279.00 10% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Released	2018	2017
Release Date	-	Available on June 6, 2017
Pricing	-	$999 Intel Core i5 5350U \| 8GB RAM \| 128GB SSD $1,199 Intel Core i5 5350U \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD
Generations	2023 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2022 ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition 2022 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2021 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2020 ROG Strix SCAR 17 2019 ROG Strix SCAR III 17” 2018 ROG Strix SCAR II 17” 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Dimensions	16.33” x 11.02” x 0.94” (415 x 280 x 24 mm)	12.8” x 8.94” x 0.11 - 0.68” (325 mm x 227 mm x 3 - 17 mm)
Weight	6.50 lbs (2.95 kg)	Starting at 2.96 pounds (1.35 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit chiclet keyboard RGB 4 zones Marked WASD keys Hotkeys: Volume up / Volume down / Mute / ROG Gaming Center 1.8mm travel distance 0.25mm keycap curve	Full-size backlit keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities

Display

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”

MacBook Air 13” 2017

Size

15.6 Inches

13.3 Inches

Info

ROG Strix SCAR Edition SL703.VD/VM

17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) wide-viewing angle TN panel, 120Hz, 5ms, 94% NTSC

ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703GE

17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) wide-viewing angle TN panel, 120Hz, 3ms, 94% NTSC

ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703GM

17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) wide-viewing angle TN panel, 120Hz, 3ms, 94% NTSC
17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level Panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 72% NTSC

ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703GS

17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level Panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 72% NTSC, G-SYNC

Widescreen display
13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors
Supported resolutions: 1440 by 900 (native), 1280 by 800, 1152 by 720, and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio and 1024 by 768 and 800 by 600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio

Ports	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Image Source: ASUS 1 x mDP 1.2 1 x RJ-45 Jack 1 x 2-in-1 card reader 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack 1 x Kensington lock ROG Strix SCAR Edition SL703VD 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (Type-C) 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x USB 2.0 1 x HDMI 1.4 ROG Strix SCAR Edition SL703VM 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 (Type-C) 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x HDMI 2.0 Supports 4K UHD output at 60 fps. ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703GE 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type-C) 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x USB 2.0 1 x HDMI 1.4 ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703GM 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type-C) 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x HDMI 2.0 Supports 4K UHD output at 60 fps. ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703GS 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 (Type-C) 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x mDP 1.2 G-SYNC output support. 1 x HDMI 2.0 Supports 4K UHD output at 60 fps.	1 x Thunderbolt 2 port Supports data transfers up to 20 Gbps. 2 x USB 3.0 ports Supports data transfers up to 5 Gbps. 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack 1 x SDXC card reader 1 x MagSafe 2 power port

Internal Specs	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W	5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5350U 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.80 → 2.90 GHz, 3MB Cache, 15W 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-5350U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.20 → 3.10 GHz, 4MB Cache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz	5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5350U Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-5350U Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
Memory	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.VD/VM Up to 32GB DDR4 2400MHz SDRAM ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.GE/GM/GS Up to 32GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM	4GB 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
Discrete Graphics	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703VD NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Factory-overclocked by 100MHz, 2GB/4GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.VM/GM/ NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB/6GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703GE NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5 VRAM. ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703GS NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 VRAM.	-
Storage	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.VD/VM SSD 128GB 256GB 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD. 128GB 256GB 512GB M.2 SATA3 SSD. HDD 1TB SSHD 1TB 7200 rpm HDD 2TB 5400 rpm HDD ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.GE/GM/GS SSD 128GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD. 256GB 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD. 128GB 256GB 512GB M.2 SATA3 SSD. HDD 1TB SSHD 1TB 7200 rpm HDD 2TB 5400 rpm HDD	128GB 256GB Configurable to 512GB flash storage.

Connectivity	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Wi-Fi	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.VD/VM 802.11ac 2x2 WLAN 802.11ac 1x1 WLAN ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.GE/GM/GS 802.11ac 2x2 Wave 2 WLAN	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.VD/VM Bluetooth 4.1 ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.GE/GM/GS Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Size	-	54 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	-	Up to 12 hours wireless web Up to 12 hours of iTunes movie playback Up to 30 days standby time
Power Supply	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.VD/GE 150W power adapter ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703VM/GM 180W power adapter ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703GS 230W power adapter	45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter With cable management system; MagSafe 2 power port.

Software	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	MacBook Air 13” 2017
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Shipped with macOS Mojave
Built-in Apps	ROG Gaming Center GameFirst V GameVisual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (free) Android / iOS App	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview iTunes Books App Store Time Machine

Camera & Audio

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”

MacBook Air 13” 2017

Camera

Front-facing webcam.

720p FaceTime HD camera

Audio

Array microphones

ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.VD/GE

2 x 3.5W speaker with Smart AMP technology

ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703VM/GM

2 x 4W speaker with Smart AMP technology

Stereo speakers
Dual microphones
Headphone port
Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone

Misc	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	MacBook Air 13” 2017
In the box	-	MacBook Air 13″ Power adapter AC wall plug Power cord
Warranty	-	Limited Warranty and ServiceYour MacBook Air comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple Support or call 800-823-2775.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz on an external display, both at millions of colors Thunderbolt digital video output Native Mini DisplayPort output VGA, HDMI, DVI, and dual-link DVI output using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”	MacBook Air 13” 2017
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 6.50 lb 2.95 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8750H 6C/12T, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz Geekbench 5 975 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,470 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5	Released in Mid 2017 16:10 WXGA+ 13.3” 900p 60Hz Weight 2.96 lb 1.34 kg Up to Intel Core i7-5650U 2C/4T, 2.20 → 3.10 GHz Geekbench 5 737 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,538 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz Up to 8GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3

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2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” vs. MacBook Air 13” 2017: Full specs comparison