*** ASUS ROG Strix SCAR II GL704GW-PS71 Owner's Lounge ***

Specifications:


Display

17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 144Hz 3ms IPS-Level, 72% NTSC, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, Anti-Glare Wide-Viewing Angle

Video Graphics & Memory

NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2070 w/ 8GB GDDR6
Processor Support

and
Heat Management

Intel® 8th Generation Core™ i7-8750H 6 Core - 12 Thread Processor, 2.2 GHz (Max Turbo Frequency 4.1 GHz), 9MB Smart Cache

Optional:

Gelid GC Extreme – 8.5 W/mK Thermal Conductivity, Non-Electrically Conductive

Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut – 73.0 W/mK Thermal Conductivity, Electrically Conductive

Fujipoly Extreme Thermal Pad – 11.0 W/mK Thermal Conductivity, Non-Electrically Conductive


Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 bit (Standard),

Optional:

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

Chipset Mobile Intel HM370 Express Chipset
System Memory (RAM)
16GB DDR4 2666MHz System Memory (1 x 16GB) - 2 Memory Slots

Optional:

Expandable up to 64GB DDR4/2666MHz System Memory

Hard Drive

1TB Firecuda Hybrid SSHD


Optional:

Up to 2TB PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 SSD + Up to 2TB 2.5" HDD or 4TB 2.5" SATA III SSD

Optical Drive

None

Optional:

External DVDRW or Blu-Ray Read-Write/8x Super Multi Combo Drive

Card Reader
SD

Video Camera Built-in HD 2.0MP (720p) Web Camera
LAN/WLAN

802.11ac 2*2 +Bluetooth 5.0

Input/Output
1x Headphone-out & Audio-in Combo Jack;
1x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert;
1x HDMI 2.0b
1x mDP 1.4
3x Type A 3.1 (Gen.1);
1x Type C 3.1 (Gen.2);
1x Type A 3.1 (Gen.2)

Audio Built-in speaker (2x 3.5W)
Built-in array microphone
Smart Amp
Keyboard and Touchpad Illuminated Chiclet Keyboard 4-Zone RGB
Battery 4 Cells Battery, 66WHrs
AC Adapter
Output :
19.5 V DC, 11.8 A, 230W
Input :
100 -240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal

Dimension & Weight
399 x 273 x 24.9 ~ 26.4 mm (WxDxH), 15.74" x 10.76" x 0.98 ~ 1.03""

6.50 lbs, 2.90 Kg

 

Well, this laptop is back on my list of considerations. This laptop does tick all the boxes for what I am looking for in a laptop and at an excellent price point wherein I could actually make use of so many of the customization options offered by HIDEvolution. I am still a bit weary of ASUS' Customer Support as well as their Quality Control, however, they are the only ones who actually confirmed Local Support for this laptop if I would buy this laptop from the USA with an International Warranty as of the moment. Albeit they only offer 1 year warranty coverage.. but it is better than not having any warranty coverage at all. I am still waiting for more updates from MSI and DELL regarding their warranties in my country.