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2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”
Released	2018
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”

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 X3D G733PYV-XH97 - AMD Ryzen 9-7945HX / up to 5.4 GHz - Win 11 Pro - GeForce RTX 4090-32 GB RAM - 2 TB SSD Off Black By ASUS $3,699.99	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 16 (2024) Gaming Laptop, 16” Nebula HDR 16:10 QHD 240Hz/3ms, 1100 nits, Mini LED Display, GeForce RTX 4080, Intel Core i9-14900HX, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, G634JZR-XS96 By ASUS $2,899.00	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

Exterior	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”
Dimensions	16.33” x 11.02” x 0.94” (415 x 280 x 24 mm)
Weight	6.50 lbs (2.95 kg)
Colors	Midnight Black
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

Display

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”

Size

15.6 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

Ports

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”

Ports

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.

Internal Specs	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”
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
Geekbench 5 Single Core 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”1 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ84886.97% 2 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ85287.38% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H93595.90% 4 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H975100.00% 0975 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”1 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ2,68560.07% 2 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ3,20871.77% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H3,26973.13% 4 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,470100.00% 04,470
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
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
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

Connectivity	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”
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
Bluetooth	ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.VD/VM Bluetooth 4.1 ROG Strix SCAR Edition GL703.GE/GM/GS Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”

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

Software	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	ROG Gaming Center GameFirst V GameVisual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (free) Android / iOS App

Camera & Audio

2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”

Camera

Front-facing webcam.

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

Key Features	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”
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

Photos

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Our analysis and reviews

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Reasons to like about 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”.

The 2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17” comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage. Learn more

Storage Slots	2018 ROG Strix SCAR Edition 17”
M.2	x1
SATA	1

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5