While the ROG Phone was announced, ASUS Republic of Gamers also unveiled two brand new laptops which are the ROG Strix SCAR II and Hero II Edition as gaming laptops built exclusively for eSports games. New features for the Strix SCAR II include a new keyboard layout with Kevlar-inspired markings and a front light bar with customizable Aura Sync lighting, while the Strix Hero II has upgraded its design with a super-narrow bezel for the IPS-level display of 100% sRGB colour gamut as well as a desktop-grade keyboard.
But what's the difference between the two laptops? Well, just like last year - the Strix SCAR II is specially designed for FPS games and the latter is more suitable for MOBA games. Strix SCAR II has a highlighted WASD key group and a Kevlar-like finish for palm rest, which makes the laptop design part look like it was made from an assault rifle. Then for the Strix Hero II, the QWER key group are highlighted with a metallic Mystic Black finish with rear vents in Burning Red.
The Strix SCAR II edition, the overall design is quite similar to the Strix Hero II edition except for the QWER keys and the back cover
The keyboard layout with the anodized Gunmetal Gray finish, looks pretty rad
Design looks quite slim for a gaming laptop, both editions weighs 2.4kg
My, will you look at that bezel!
The ports at the sides
Macam yes
For the tech-specs, though, both laptops have the world's first 144Hz display with an ultrafast 3ms gray-to-gray (GTG) response time, a HyperStrike Pro gaming keyboard for improved control, a HyperCool Pro technology to cool its high-performance CPU and GPU, as well as having a multi-antenna Wi-Fi for improved connectivity. Below is the official tech-specs for both laptops:
Strix SCAR II
- Model - GL504GM, GL504GS
- Operating System - Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro (recommended)
- Processor - Intel Core i7-8750H and i5-8300H, 8th Gen Coffeelake CPUs
- Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060/1070, Up to 8GB GDDR5 VRAM
- Memory - DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM (dual-channel), Up to 32GB
- SSD - M.2 NVMe PCIE 128 / 256 / 512GB SSD
- HDD - 2.5" 5400 rpm 1TB SSHD, 2.5" 5400 / 7200 rpm 1TB HDD
- Display - 15.6” IPS-level Full HD (1920 x 1080) panel 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB
- Features VR Ready, Windows Mixed Reality, Backlit chiclet keyboard, RGB 4 zones, Marked WASD keys, Aura Sync
- I/O Ports - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C), 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2, 2 X USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1 x mDP 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 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
- Power - 180W power adaptor, 230W power adaptor
- Supports WiFi 802.11ac 2x2 Wave 2 WLAN, Bluetooth 5.0
Strix Hero II
- Model - GL504GM
- Operating System - Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro (recommended)
- Processor - Intel Core i7-8750H and i5-8300H, 8th Gen Coffeelake CPUs
- Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6GB GDDR5 VRAM
- Memory - DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM (dual channel), Up to 32GB
- SSD - M.2 NVMe PCIe 128 /256 / 512GB SSD
- HDD - 2.5" 5400 rpm 1TB SSHD, 2.5" 5400 / 7200 rpm 1TB HDD
- Display - 15.6” IPS-level Full HD (1920 x 1080) panel 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB and 15.6” IPS-level Full HD (1920x1080) panel 60Hz, 100% sRGB
- Features VR Ready, Windows Mixed Reality, Backlit chiclet keyboard, RGB 4 zones, Marked QWER keys
- I/O Ports - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C), 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2, 2 X USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1 x mDP 1.2, 1 x HDMI 2.0, 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
- Power - 180W power adaptor
- Supports WiFi 802.11ac 2x2 Wave 2 WLAN, Bluetooth 5.0
Meanwhile, the ROG Zephyrus M was also properly introduced this time (since it already appeared in the Malaysia market) and picks up where its predecessor left off. It’s powered by up to an 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 graphics and features an IPS-level display with a 144Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time, and NVIDIA G-SYNC technology. In addition, there's also an Active Aerodynamic System (AAS) to ensure it runs cool and quiet even at high processor loads. To find out more, you can go over to their official webpage here to check it out.
Unfortunately, no price and availability were shown but we think it might arrive to Malaysia in August or September 2018. Stay tuned for more ROG news at TechNave.com.
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