If you want to skip pricey RTX 4080 gaming laptops and step into the realm where the affordability of such machines is slightly acceptable, we highly recommend the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15, which gets a $150 price cut on Amazon. Sure, the official name is slightly long, but you will forget all about that when you hear what it is packing underneath the hood.

Its $1,899.99 price might not suit well with others, but let us discuss what kind of hardware it flaunts, then you be the judge. Firstly, the sole reason why you would want this gaming laptop is the RTX 3070 Ti GPU with 8GB of GDDR6 VRAM and not just any RTX 3070 Ti, but one with up to a 150W power limit. In short, this GPU will make quick work of RTX 3080 laptop GPUs running at lower power levels.

The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 how it looks from the top

The Scar 15 also sports a 14-core Core i9-12900H CPU. The 14 cores are divided into six performance and eight energy efficiency cores, along with 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 1TB of PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD. The display is a 15.6-inch 240Hz IPS LCD QHD panel with a 2560 x 1440 resolution, allowing the RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU to stretch its legs properly. The build quality comprises of a combination of plastic and metal, but the hinge is sturdy, according to what previous customers have said about it.

Thanks to its powerful configuration, the ASUS Scar 15 features a robust cooling solution, making it thicker than other gaming laptops. Also, there is no webcam, so you will have to make your purchase with these attributes, or lack thereof, in mind. Getting inside is easy, but remember not to get too aggressive, as you will accidentally rip the RGB cables that help light up that strip at the bottom front of the laptop.

The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 has that attractive 'gamer DNA' aesthetic

You get a decent selection of ports, but sadly, its 90Whr battery will not deliver adequate battery life as the processor belongs to Intel and not AMD. Even then, the specifications of the Scar 15 are powerful enough to provide a desktop-like gaming experience, so even though some might see its $1,899.99 as expensive, you are getting a ton of high-performance chips underneath.

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