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Asus ROG Strix Scar 16

WITH BOTH INTEL and Nvidia’s latest mobile chips, plus a price tag of $2,549, Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 generates very high levels of expectation. That doesn’t just apply to gaming performance, but to the general user experience. It’s all very well stuffing in an RTX 4080 and Core i9 13980HX, but how well engineered and optimized is this thing?

Before we get into the numbers, the Scar 16 is off to a good start

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