Announced a few months ago, those who are anticipating the latest version of the ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition and the ROG Flow X16 can finally rejoice! Just recently, ASUS ROG Malaysia announced the local pricing for both laptops, together with variants and availability.
The ROG Strix SCAR is one of ROG’s fast-selling laptops and the SCAR 17 Special Edition is the cherry on top. The laptop houses the latest hardware and is fitted with a custom vapor chamber, not to mention the liquid metal applied on both the CPU and GPU to allow the SCAR 17 to achieve higher performance figures. In addition to that, the SCAR 17 SE also has a great display that is QHD with a 240Hz of refresh rate and a 3ms response time. The ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition will be priced at RM17,999.
The ROG Flow X16 is a 16-inch thin and light convertible laptop that could also do some gaming. The laptop is housed with the latest AMD 6000 Series CPU and an NVIDIA RTX GPU with support for ASUS’s XG Mobile system, which is an external GPU system with high speed, and low bandwidth capabilities. Besides that, the laptop also comes equipped with the ROG Nebula HDR Display, which is a QHD 165Hz mini LED panel with 1,100 nits of peak brightness and a 100% DCI-P3 Color Gamut. All these features are packed in a small package weighing in at just 2.1 kg. The Flow X16 will have two variants with differences in its displays, the pricing for the Mini LED version is RM11,999 and the IPS version is RM9,499.
Both systems are available for purchase now, do check ROG’s official website for more information. Specifications for both the SCAR 17 and Flow X16 are stated below:
ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition (2022) Specs
| Processor | 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12950HX processor |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU GDDR6 16GB
Max TGP 175W |
| Operating System | Windows 11 Home |
| Display | 17.3″ QHD (2,560 x 1,440) 240Hz/3ms, 100% DCI-P3, IPS-level panel with Adaptive Sync and Dolby Vision |
| Memory | 32GB dual channel DDR5 4,800MHz |
| Storage | 1TB + 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 Performance SSD (RAID 0) |
| Keyboard | Backlit chiclet keyboard
Per-key RGB with Aura Sync |
| Audio | 4 x speakers, high-performance speaker support
Dolby Atmos Hi-Res Audio Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation |
| WiFi / Bluetooth | WiFi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.2 |
| I/O Ports | 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery 1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 4 1 x RJ-45 (LAN 2.5 Gbps) 1 x HDMI 2.1 1 x 3.5 mm combo audio jack 1 x DC-in |
| Battery | 90Wh |
| Dimensions | 395.0 x 282.1 x 23.4~28.3mm |
| Weight | 3.0kg |
ROG Flow X16 (2022) Specs
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS Processor |
| Graphics | Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GDDR6 8GB
TGP 125W with Dynamic Boost |
| Operating System | Windows 11 Home |
| Display | 16″ 16:10 mini LED QHD (2,560×1,600), 165Hz, 3ms, 100% DCI-P3, 1,100 nits, 100,000:1 contrast, 512 local dimming zones, touchscreen display with Adaptive Sync, Pantone Validated, and Dolby Vision
16″ 16:10 IPS QHD (2,560×1,600), 165Hz, 3ms, 100% DCI-P3, 500 nits, touchscreen display with Adaptive-Sync, Pantone Validated, and Dolby Vision |
| Memory | 2 x SO-DIMM
16GB DDR5 4,800MHz |
| Storage | 1TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD |
| Keyboard | One-zone RGB/One-zone White with Aura Sync
Backlit chiclet keyboard N-key support 1.7mm key travel |
| Audio | 4 x speakers with smart amplifier technology
Dolby Atmos Hi-Res Audio certified Two-way AI Noise-Cancelation technology 3D mic array |
| Camera | 3DNR + HD IR webcam with Windows Hello |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | WiFi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth 5.2 |
| I/O Ports | 1 x XG Mobile interface (including 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery)
1 x USB 3.2 Type-C with support for DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5 mm combo audio jack 1 x MicroSD card reader |
| Battery | 90Wh |
| Dimensions | 355 x 243 x 19.4mm |
| Weight | 2.0-2.1kg |