ASUS 17.3" ROG Strix SCAR 17

It comes in at a weight of 6 lb / 2.7 kg, and total dimensions of 15.6 x 11.1 x 1.08" / 39.5 x 28.2 x 2.75 cm.

It contains a 3.3 to 4.6 GHz 8-Core AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor with 16 MB of L3 Cache.

There's a Dedicated graphics card which is a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 with 16 GB GDDR6 VRAM.

A dedicated graphics card usually offers a little bit more graphics power so could be better suited towards gaming and/or graphics processing work like image or video editing.

The maximum memory capacity is 64 GB via the 2 (0 Available) memory slots.

The RAM slot type is 260-Pin SO-DIMM.

Because at least one of the ram slots in the ASUS 17.3" ROG Strix SCAR 17 is replaceable, you will be able to upgrade the ram at a later date.

The screen has a refresh rate of 360 Hz.

A 360 Hz refresh rate screen offers one of the smoothest pictures you could possibly expect.

It's offered in a Matte finish.

A brightness of 300 cd/m2, or nits, is available in the screen.

It comes with 2 TB of hard drive storage installed, via 2 x 1 TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD harddrive.

The battery life is achieved via a 4-Cell: 90 Wh capacity battery.

It comes with 3 x USB Type-A (USB 3.1 / USB 3.2 Gen 1) ports, with 3 being more than enough Type-A ports for even advanced laptop users. Chances are, you won't need to use all 3 at the same time.

There's an option of using the Type-C USB ports, with 1 x USB 3.1 / USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Supports DisplayPort and Power Delivery) ports being offered too, allowing both the use of almost any current peripheral, but also adaptors & dongles allowing use of additional ports for the laptop.

With a backlit keyboard, you'll clearly see your keys and ensure minimal mistakes when you're typing what you need to type.

Don't fret about your wired headphones though, the 3.5mm headphone jack will let you plug right in.

You'll find Wifi 6 inside the laptop, which is the current generation. This gives you a small step up in terms of future-proofing your tech, yet may not give you much of an advantage over wifi 5 unless your router and the rest of your setup is up to scratch.

With the latest standard of Bluetooth included, Bluetooth 5, you'll be set for a few more years of ensuring any new peripheral purchased is fully compatible.

The power supply for the ASUS 17.3" ROG Strix SCAR 17 is a 240 W with Barrel/Proprietary so if you're concerned about power usage, make sure this fits within your requirements.