Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE Review

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE is an impressive gaming laptop that sports a workstation CPU, gaming GPU and heaps of RGB lighting.

Those components could have easily been used to create a powerful laptop that ran as hot as a furnace, however Asus avoided that potential problem by using a vapour chamber cooler that covers both the CPU and GPU. Most people will never see the cooler inside their laptop so it gladdens our heart that they really made a feature of this critical component with engraving that shows the layout of the hardware beneath.

To maximise cooling Asus has used Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal in place of conventional thermal compound.

The end result is a superb laptop that answers all the important questions and which does a fine job. Most of the negative points we raise are inherent to building a high end gaming laptop, so yes it is large, and yes it is heavy, and yes the power adapter is chunky.

It is also unfortunate the cooling system blows hot air on your mousing hand and takes up space that might be used by the ports and connectors but we can understand the thinking that led us to this point. The one unforgivable sin that Asus has committed with the ROG Strix Scar SE is the removal of the webcam which obviously belongs in the top bezel of the screen.

Apart from that, good work Asus.

You can buy the Asus ROG Strix Scar SE for £3700 from Overclockers UK HERE.

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Pros:

• Huge performance
• Impressive QHD 240Hz display
• Loads of RGB lighting
• SSDs in RAID 0 run at blazing speed
• Invisible ink pattern on the lid is fun

Cons:

• Heat vents to the sides, directly towards your mousing hand
• No webcam included
• Ports and connectors on the back are awkward to reach
• Laptop is large and fairly heavy

KitGuru says: We are deeply impressed by the Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE, however the size and weight cause us issues.

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