ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 16 (2025) Gaming Laptop, 16” ROG Nebula HDR 16:10 2.5K 240Hz/3ms, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, 32GB DDR5, 2TB PCIe Gen 4 SSD, Wi-Fi 7, Win 11 Pro, G635LX-XS97

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!!

Terrible pc. Stop considering this immediately! Does not perform as expected. It could potentially perform better if overclocked, but it ran so hot that it wasn't an option. Experienced display issues almost immediately and that kept happening a couple times a week. Finally, 18 months after purchase, it comes up with a BitLocker key issue, which I never turned on and have no key for. So I try to reset the whole thing altogether, which fails multiple times. I choose the 'turn off' option and now the display is gone forever. Support wasn't helpful, except to tell me I only had a 6 month warranty

Very fast with the latest unreal engine 5 games. Very satisfied. No problems at all. Display quality is excellent. The fans are a little loud when playing a graphics intensive game. But I wear headphones, so no problem whatsoever.

Great laptop - ran a heavy Unreal scene with Nanite and Lumen turned on for over 8 hours non stop without a degradation in performance. Great screen and airflow - nice little gaming rig, would recommended.

Excellent laptop. Well worth the price. It does everything I want it to do. I've owned a few ASUS laptops and have been very happy with them. The one MSI I bought was a disaster.

Laptop keyboard stopped working in 2 years. Sent in to Asus for repair and they wanted almost as much as the laptop cost new to fix. Cancelled repair and had laptop returned. It was in worse condition upon return. They had wiped the drive and removed everything. I send machines in for repairs regularly through work and have NEVER had one come back with the drive wiped unless it was specifically asked for. Will never purchase another Asus product.

Pretty much my entire business runs through this laptop. I work in electronic systems design and always have quite a few resource intensive programs and many browser windows open. No lag, no stutter, no slow down. It's been worth the purchase..

Hands down the worst laptop I have ever had the displeasure of using. I have had this for only a few months and the audio card is already shot. The graphics card is great for rendering but as a package this laptop is an utter disappointment. Save your money and look elsewhere. This laptop has cost me days of productivity because of the shoddy components. This will be my last ASUS product I ever purchase. Not sure how the company went downhill so fast, I have used components of theirs in the past that were great but this is just embarrassingly bad. This has led to a new corporate policy to never purchase ASUS products due to the issues that this laptop has caused for our company.

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This is a very well specked laptop, one of the best on the market especially at the discounted sale price. Screen is beautiful, games run super smooth. Just grab it when you see it in stock because this laptop sells out fast.

This device is so powerful that I have to remind myself I can take it with me anywhere unlike a full tower. If you are looking for a true desktop replacement with no compromise performance, this is it! The 18-inch display is simply gorgeous.