Asus ROG Strix 16/17/18. Zephyrus M16: Pre-order, availability and offers
Asus ROG Strix 16, 17 and 18 laptops, as well as the Zephyrus M16, will reveal their official prices in India on March 28. However, Asus has announced that all the four laptops will be available in their various configurations across Asus authorized offline outlets, Amazon, Flipkart and Asus’ own outlets.
The laptops will come with a preorder offer – those who register to preorder the Asus ROG laptop between today and March 28 will get accessories and support plans worth over Rs 50,000. These also include ROG Gladius II mouse, Strix Go Core gaming headphones, Scope keyboard, and 1+2 years extended warranty and 3 years accidental damage protection. All of these benefits are available for the ROG Strix Scar series, while those who preorder the Zephyrus M16 will not receive the ROG Scope keyboard as part of the preorder gifts.
Main Specifications
Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 and 18
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 and 18 can be configured with Intel Core i9-13980HX processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU. The Scar 16 features a QHD screen with 240Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time, and 100 percent DCI-P3 color gamut coverage, and is offered in HDR and non-HDR formats. The Scar 18, meanwhile, offers users a choice of an 18-inch QHD display with similar credentials as the smaller 16-inch variant, and a Full HD variant with 165Hz refresh rate and 100 percent sRGB color gamut coverage is also.
Both laptops feature 64GB of DDR5 memory and 4TB PCIe Gen4 SSDs for storage. They also get a 90Whr battery. In terms of ports, both get the same options – two USB-C 3.2 Gen2, with one offering Thunderbolt 4 support and the other Power Delivery 3.0 charging support. There are also two USB-A 3.2 Gen2 ports, an Ethernet port, an HDMI 2.1, and a 3.5mm audio port. The Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 weighs 2.5 kg, while the Scar 18 weighs 3.1 kg.
asus rog strix scar 17
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 is powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor, which is the biggest difference from the other two laptops. It also gets the same 17-inch display in QHD configuration as the above laptop, and weighs 3kg. All other specifications remain the same as above, except for the support for only 2TB SSD in storage.
Asus ROG Zephyrus M16
The ROG Zephyrus M16 sports a new design, and the same GPU, RAM, storage, and input port options as the 2023 Scar 17. However, it is powered by the Intel Core i9-13900H processor, and offers an additional microSD and Kensington lock. port on laptop. The battery capacity remains the same as above.
