Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) with Ryzen 9 5900HX, RTX 3080 now available in Nepal

Back in CES 2021, Asus unveiled the latest iteration of its ROG Strix Scar lineup with a new design, Ryzen 5000 mobile processors, and RTX 30 mobile GPUs. Of the new devices, the Scar 15 is now officially available in Nepal. In this post, we will take a look at the specs, features, official price, and availability of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) in Nepal.

Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Overview:

Design and Display

The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 2021 comes in a more compact package than its predecessor. We get to see the dot matrix design on the aluminum lid of the laptop. For a more personal touch, you can change the "Armor" Cap which is customizable. Similarly, the new design consists of a higher-density RGB light bar around the front edge of the chassis. There is another one under the display as well. The variant that is available in Nepal comes with a 15.6-inch IPS panel with a WHD resolution of 2560 x 1440. The display has 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut and supports a higher refresh rate of up to 165Hz. Similarly, the response time is listed at 3ms. The display even supports Adaptive sync.

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Keyboard

Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) comes with an optical keyboard that uses infrared lasers for faster response and to avoid debounce delay. The keys have a travel distance of 1.9mm and the caps have a gentle curve to them. Similarly, Asus has also included CoolZone technology near the WASD keys to keep your fingers cool.

Performance and Memory

Talking about the performance, the Scar 15 comes with Ryzen 9 5900HX processor with a clock speed of up to 4.6GHz. The processor is based on the new Zen 3 architecture and features eight cores and double the thread. Similarly, you get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 mobile graphics card. With ROG Boost, the GPU can run at 1645MHz and 115W. Dynamic Boost offers an additional 15W to the GPU. In terms of memory, this gaming laptop comes with 16GB of DDR4 RAM and 1TB of PCIe SSD. The new cooling system makes use of liquid metal that offers increased thermal headroom. It comes with six heat pipes, four heat sinks, 0.1mm copper fins, and four fan outlets.

Rest of the specs

Scar 15 (2021) comes with a 90Wh battery that promises 12.2 hours of web browsing on a single charge. A compatible 100W adapter can charge the device from 0 to 50% in just 33 minutes. Talking about ports, you get four USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (1x Type-C + 3x Type-A), one HDMI 2.0b port, one Ethernet port, and one audio combo jack. In terms of wireless connectivity, it supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1.

Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Specifications:

• Body: 35.4 x 25.9 x 2.72cm, 2.3 kg
• Display: 15.6″ anti-glare IPS display, 100% DCI-P3, 300 nits, 165Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time, Adaptive-Sync
• Resolution: WQHD (2560 x 1440 pixels)
• Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
• RAM: 16GB DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM
• Storage: 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
• Ports: 1x 3.5mm combo audoio jack, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (DP/PD), 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x HDMI 2.0b
• Keyboard: Optical Mech Keyboard Per-Key RGB, 1.9mm key travel
• Audio: 2x 4W Speaker
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1
• Battery: 90 Watt-hours Lithium-ions, four cells

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 (2021) Price in Nepal & Availability

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 2021 (G533) is now available in Nepal for NPR 411,111. You can buy it from authorised Asus laptop sellers all over Nepal.

• Meanwhile, check out our review of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 (2020).