ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition: ASUS presents upgraded gaming laptop with Intel Core i9-12950HX and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Elsewhere, ASUS will offer the ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition with up to 32 GB of dual-channel DDR5-4800 RAM, 4 TB of PCIe 4.0 storage in RAID 0 and a backlit chiclet keyboard that has per-key RGB and Aura Sync. Moreover, ASUS has included four speakers with Hi-Res Audio and Dolby Atmos support, plus a modem that supports Bluetooth 5.2 and WiFi 6E (802.11 ax) connectivity. Furthermore, the 3 kg machine measures 395 x 282.1 x 23.4-28.3 mm and includes the following I/O:

• 1x 3.5 mm combo audio jack
• 1x HDMI 2.1
• 1x DC-in
• 1x RJ45 (2.5 Gbps)
• 1x Thunderbolt 4
• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (DisplayPort 1.4/Power Delivery)

Seemingly, ASUS will offer the ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition with a single display option, a 2.5K panel that outputs at 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. Reportedly, the 'IPS-level' panel also provides a 240 Hz refresh rate, 3 ms response times, 100% DCI-P3 colour space coverage, plus Adaptive Sync and Dolby Vision support. Both ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition models will be orderable in Eurozone from Q3 2022, starting at €3,199.