I reviewed the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) almost a year ago, and I came away fairly impressed. It was a big ol' slab of a gaming laptop, though, and I couldn't shake the feeling that it was a bit old-fashioned.
Having spent some time handling the new model, that looks to have changed. Not the size and weight part, however—to any noticeable degree, at least. 18-inch mega-spec laptops continue to be hefty slices of hardware, so don't go thinking that the new Strix Scar 18 is light enough to carry around with you all day—unless you're built like Schwarzenegger, of course.
