In an virtual event held by Republic of Gamers titled For Those Who Dare: Boundless, the company announced two high-performance ROG Strix and ROG Flow gaming laptop as the highlight of the occasion.
The release of these laptops are complimented with ROG Slash – the company’s line of fashion accessories to protect your devices in a stylish manner.
ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition
Containing up to 64GB of DDR5-4800MHz RAM and PCIe® Gen 4 storage, these peripherals compliments the 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12950HX processor and NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3000 Graohics found on the device. Due to superior cooling solutions with ROG’s exclusive Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal, the laptop achieves a maximum CPU TDP of 65 W and a maximum GPU TGP of 175 W with Dynamic Boost without toasting itself.
Featuring either FHD 360 Hz or QHD 240 Hz panel options at 17.3”, with just 3 ms response times as standard, the laptop provides an immersive experience for its gaming demographic.A distinct cyberpunk aesthetic is achieved with a unique invisible ink applied directly to its metal chassis. appearing as green and blue under UV light.
ROG Flow X16
This device is a 16-inch thin and light convertible laptop, powered by an AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HS processor and an NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti Laptop GPU. Weighing at just 2.1kg, the laptop houses the flagship ROG Nebula HDR Display, a dazzling QHD / 165 Hz Mini LED panel with 1100 nits peak brightness and a 100% DCI-P3 gamut.
Three fans and a high density heatsink keep these powerful components at an apt temperature with the all-new Frost Force Technology and Pulsar Heatsink. Support for the XG Mobile family of external GPUs is available for users needing higher performance than the ones provided.
Safeguarding your new device
Built with premium and durable materials such as water-repellent TPU materials, the ROG Slash serves as a fashionable way to keep your device lasting for years to come. They come in forms of Crossbody Bags, Backpacks, Hip Bags, and Protective Laptop Bags to protect your carry-on items.
To complement the laptop protectors, the new Cobra Buckle Cap and Bucket Hat offer unique style and protection from the elements.
Availability and Pricing
At the time of this writing, Asus have yet to release the pricing information of these devices. The device specifications for these devices can be found in the table below.
ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition (2022) | |
Processor | 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12950HX processor |
Graphics | Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti Laptop GPU GDDR6 16 GB
Max TGP 175 W |
Operating System | Windows 11 Pro |
Display | 17.3″ FHD (1920 x 1080) 360 Hz / 3 ms, 100% sRGB, IPS-level panel with Adaptive Sync and Dolby Vision
17.3″ QHD (2560 x 1440) 240 Hz / 3 ms, 100% DCI-P3, IPS-level panel with Adaptive Sync and Dolby Vision |
Memory | Up to 64 GB dual channel DDR5 4800 MHz |
Storage | Up to 4 TB PCIe® 4.0 SSD in 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 | 90 Wh |
Dimensions | 395.0 x 282.1 x 23.4 ~ 28.3 mm |
Weight | 3.0 kg |
ROG Flow X16 (2022) | |
Processor | Up to AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HS Processor |
Graphics | Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 Ti GDDR6 8 GB
TGP 125 W with Dynamic Boost |
Operating System | Windows 11 Pro |
Display | 16″ 16:10 mini LED QHD (2560×1600), 165 Hz, 3ms, 100% DCI-P3, 1100 nits, 100,000:1 contrast, 512 local dimming zones, touchscreen display with Adaptive Sync, Pantone® Validated, and Dolby Vision
16″ 16:10 IPS QHD (2560×1600), 165Hz, 3ms, 100% DCI-P3, 500 nits, touchscreen display with Adaptive-Sync, Pantone® Validated, and Dolby Vision |
Memory | 2 x SO-DIMM
Up to 64 GB DDR5 4800 MHz |
Storage | Up to 2 TB PCIe® Gen 4 SSD |
Keyboard | One-zone RGB / One-zone White with Aura Sync
Backlit chiclet keyboard N-key support 1.7 mm 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 | 90 Wh |
Dimensions | 355 x 243 x 19.4 mm |
Weight | 2.0-2.1 kg |
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