ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition & ROG Flow X16 Malaysia release: starting price from RM9,499

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Following the announcement of the ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) gaming laptop lineup back in the middle of June 2022, the company has released yet two more models that are the ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition and the ROG Flow X16. As you may know, 2022 laptops have become more expensive than before due to inflation so the starting price is a hefty RM9,499. 

Starting with the new ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition, it houses the latest hardware such as the 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12950HX processor, RTX 3080 Ti 16GB GDDR6 GPU, 32GB of DDR5-4800MHz of RAM, and a dual 1TB+1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD (RAID 0) of storage. Yes, this is a highly premium gaming laptop that's on full steroids. 

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To complement the high-end tier specs, a maximum CPU TDP of 65 W and a maximum GPU TGP of 175 W with Dynamic Boost, the SCAR 17 SE has the horsepower to reach QHD 240 Hz refresh rate and just 3 ms response times. The 90WHrs battery is also supported by a 330W AC adapter. Should you get this gaming laptop at the price of RM17,999, it comes bundled with a ROG Keystone, ROG Backpack, ROG Delta Headset, and a ROG Chakram Core gaming mouse. 

As for the ROG Flow X16, it's another better variant of the ROG Flow X13. The ROG Flow X16 is a 16-inch thin and light convertible laptop, powered an AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS processor and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, with support for the XG Mobile family of external GPUs. Weighing at just 2.1 kg, the Flow X16 also features the ROG Nebula HDR Display, and up to QHD 165 Hz Mini LED panel with 1100 nits peak brightness and a 100% DCI-P3 gamut. 

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Alternatively, you can also get the other model that features a QHD 165Hz IPS display and an RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 GPU. The memory configuration for both models are the same - a 16GB DDR5-4800MHz of RAM and 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD of storage. Prices for the ROG Flow X16 based on the GPU and display are RM11,999 and RM9,499 respectively. 

Both the ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition and the ROG Flow X16 are now available for purchase in the Malaysian market. To know more about these gaming laptops, you may visit the hyperlinks given. Stay tuned for more trending tech news at TechNave.com. 

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