And, as you’ll see in our benchmarking, they made a truly sensational pairing.īut just on its own the G18’s CPU is impressive enough. My G18 came with some of the most powerful performance hardware you can get these days–namely an Intel Core i9-13980HX CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU. It provided passable, but not great performance, with some imagery sometimes appearing hazy. As expected, the low-resolution picture it produced was a little underwhelming at times. While it’s nice to see a webcam, the fact that it is a low-res 720p one instead of a 1080p camera seems a little incongruent with the laptop’s premium price point. It did a spectacular job of keeping frame rates ticking over, and to me the G18’s motion appeared buttery smooth with little to no tearing or micro stuttering. The panel’s 240 refresh rate, however, is a welcome feature that proved a gem. The addition of a Thunderbolt 4 port is a nice touch too that means gamers can transfer large game files quickly at a speed of up to 40Gbs (gigabits per second), instead of sitting around and waiting for their games to download on Steam. Gamers and creators are going to find the I/O options much to their liking, with both USB port types available and enough slots to plug in four devices. Asus ROG Strix G18: Connectivity and audio That’s fine for light usage, but I did develop a strange throbbing pain in my index finger after a whole day’s clicking, so using a mouse is going to be preferable to avoid a similar result for me in the future. The trackpad by comparison feels smooth, but a small nit-pick is that it requires a little too much pressure to register clicks. The keys feel much lighter and bouncier than I found in the Asus TUF A16 Advantage Edition, so are nice and comfy for long typing stints. The Strix G18’s per-key lit RGB keyboard has hot keys for essential commands. It’s baffling how Asus did this, but I’m not complaining if it means I can continue to game like I’m on a desktop and simply pack the laptop down like a book afterwards. A third intake fan was also added to allow for better sustained performance over long gaming sessions–something you could only do in in chassis this big.Īll these changes from the G18’s predecessors, the Strix/Scar 17 models considered, and you’d expect this laptop to have an extra 1.5lbs weight on it, but somehow it weighs just 6.61lbs. To that end, the G18’s motherboard and chassis were designed from the ground up for more efficient cooling, including the addition of a full-width three section heatsink. What’s more, the G18’s big proportions make it possible to host its powerful new 13-gen Intel and RTX 40 Series hardware–so that you can actually get near-to-desktop performance. For me it felt like I was gaming on a flashier, blinged-out Smart TV–something I never thought I’d see myself write in a laptop review. Measuring 15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91 inches, it’s not as thin and compact as its near rival the Razer Blade 18 and it won’t fit in any of my laptop bags, but then again, a few millimeters each way in a gaming laptop does have its advantages.įor one, viewing the G18’s 18-inch QHD+ display, which incidentally sports an impressive 89 percent screen-to-body and 16:10 aspect ratio, and thinner bezels than most 17-inch laptops, was a tantalizing experience. The G18 is unashamedly a laptop for serious gamers–as its huge size and extravagant feature set attests to. Ports: 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (supports DisplayPort, power delivery), Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), HDMI 2.1, 3.5 mm combo audio port.Storage: 1TB PCIe Gen 4 NVMe solid state drive.Display: 18-inch, QHD+ (2560 x 1600), 16:10 aspect ratio, IPS-level, 240 Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 100 %, G-Sync, Advanced Optimus.
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