ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16 (2025) Gaming Laptop, 16” ROG Nebula HDR 16:10 2.5K 240Hz/3ms, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, 32GB DDR5, 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, Wi-Fi 7, Win 11 Pro, G635LW-XS97

Great product

Good

Runs fast and stays cool. Fans aren't too loud. Beautiful and bright display. It's very well built using high quality plastic. Super easy to expand storage and memory. Lots of RGB to play around with. Performs great even when running on the battery. Battery can last up to 6 hours with things like web browsing. Nice built in speakers, they get pretty loud for a laptop and have decent bass.

Great laptop. Works well easy to use and fantastic for gaming. Runs everything on ultra well. Some armory crate software small bugs with aura lighting is my only complaint. The laptop is well built and keeps temperatures in check. Fan noise can get loud. I don’t use it as much unplugged but when I have the battery has been good enough for me.

So far, so GOOD! I've had my G635LX for just about a month now, so this review is primarily my 1st (maybe 2nd) impression. Easy to set up. install programs and import files from my desktop. In fact, my MS account made it especially quick, as it did a lot of the work automatically. I dumped the McAfee almost immediately, as I have never required anything more than Windows Defender and my properly set up ASUS GT-AC5300 router for protection. The G635LX is heavy, but considering the RTX-5090, it is what I expected. As a professional photographer, lighter is often not better, even when transportation is a factor ... it is a trade-off I'm willing to make. It is still lighter than my Nikon Z9 with 24-70mm f2.8 lens attached. The screen is gorgeous, and the GPU will run programs like Adobe Lightroom Classic without any problem ... which is a big deal for me! My old laptop, just could not handle Lightroom ... it would completely stall doing tasks that the G635LX does in seconds ... thanks to the RTX-5090. So far, the cooling works well, and I've had no issues. Also, it is not too loud, as a few others have indicated in reviews. I added a ROG Keris II Ace wireless mouse and ROG Cetra True Wireless SpeedNova ear buds. Both synced easily using Armoury Crate, and all functions, including updates, are easy to handle. I'll review both of these accessories next. Her upgradeability is wonderful, possibly the easiest of any laptop. I can (and will) pop in an additional 4T M.2 drive soon. I've built several ASUS motherboard-based desktops over the years, and I fully enjoy their products. I also performed a BIOS update. which went as expected. Sure, there are occasionally small issues, but typically nothing I cannot figure out. I will continue giving her a full test using Lightroom, which can really extend the abilities of a GPU. And also, my favorite games (CounterStrike 2 and CyberPunk 2077), which play well thus far ... before adding to this review. Bottom line is I am quite happy with my purchase. I love the typical ASUS light shows!!

Its everything you expect for top tier laptop. It's heavy and the charger is also heavy. So if you trave lots get the thinner ROG with a 4090.

Great laptop. Does everything from video editing to gaming. The display is amazingly bright and vibrant. The 14900 HX is okay compared to 13980 HX. Basically no different. Can undervolt to help with temps which always stayed around 70c. I compared it to my 4080 and 7945 HX AMD CPU and didn’t find a ton of difference other than the display and the build quality. The display is the reason to buy outside of the 4090 which is only marginally faster than the 4080 15-18 percent. The screen size was nice as well seeing that is was 16:10. I really did like the laptop very much. The only downside is that it was not new as advertised on Amazon. It was open box and sold for new. That wasn’t cool. Used the laptop for a bit before returning. Not worth the money if you already have a good laptop.