ASUS brings two of their newest gaming laptops here in the Philippines. Announced back in COMPUTEX 2018, the ASUS ROG Strix Hero II and Scar II gets updated hardware and design from its predecessor.
Both the ASUS ROG Strix Hero II and Scar II has a more streamlined and sleek design. The two has slimmer bezels that sandwich their fast 144Hz display with 3-ms response time. They use the same 15.6-inch FHD IPS screens with 100% sRGB color gamut coverage.
They also come with the latest Coffee Lake processors with 16GB of 2666MHz DDR4 RAM that you upgrade yourself by up to 32GB. They will boot on an NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD and a Firecuda HDD for your games and other media.
They will come 10-series NVIDIA graphics cards for an incredible gaming performance. The Hero II will have a 6GB NVIDIA GTX1060 GPU, while the Scar II will come equipped with an 8GB NVIDIA GTX1070.
Of course, they wouldn’t be proper ROG machines without RGB lighting. With that, the ROG Strix Hero II and Scar II don’t come short in colorful flares. You can find it on the lid itself, the full-size keyboard, and even on the tiny strip at the bottom of the machine. All are controlled with ASUS Aura Sync software.
ASUS ROG Strix Hero II (GL504GM) Specs
- Windows 10 Home
- 15.6-inch FHD IPS (1920 x 1080) display, 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~141ppi
- 144Hz refresh rate, 3-ms response time
- Anti-glare coating, 100% sRGB color gamut
- 8th-Gen Intel Core i7-8750H processor
- 16GB DDR4 SDRAM, 2666MHz, upgradeable to 32GB
- 6GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU
- 128GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
- 1TB 2.5-inch Firecuda SSHD
- WiFi 802.11ac, 2×2 Wave 2
- Bluetooth 5.0
- 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C, 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2
- 1x mini DisplayPort 1.2, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x RJ-45 jack
- SD card reader
- 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack
- Kensington lock
- RGB chiclet keyboard
- Aura Light Sync support
- Stereo speakers, 3.5W
- Array microphone
- DimensionsL 36.1 x 26.2 x 2.61cm
- Weight: 2.4kg
- 180W power adapter
ASUS ROG Strix Scar II (GL504GS) Specs
- Windows 10 Home
- 15.6-inch FHD IPS (1920 x 1080) display, 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, ~141ppi
- 144Hz refresh rate, 3-ms response time
- Anti-glare coating, 100% sRGB color gamut
- 8th-Gen Intel Core i7-8750H processor
- 16GB DDR4 SDRAM, 2666MHz, upgradeable to 32GB
- 8GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 GPU
- 256GB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD
- 1TB 2.5-inch Firecuda SSHD
- WiFi 802.11ac, 2×2 Wave 2
- Bluetooth 5.0
- 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C, 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1, 1x USB 3.1 Gen 2
- 1x mini DisplayPort 1.2, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x RJ-45 jack
- SD card reader
- 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack
- Kensington lock
- RGB chiclet keyboard
- Aura Light Sync support
- Stereo speakers, 3.5W
- Array microphone
- DimensionsL 36.1 x 26.2 x 2.61cm
- Weight: 2.4kg
- 230W power adapter
The ASUS ROG Hero II is priced at Php104,995, while the ASUS ROG Strix Scar II is at Php129,995. You can now get them at ASUS ROG stores and through select resellers nationwide.