ASUS ROG Strix Scar II (GL704) unveiled

ASUS released a new variant to their recently announced ROG Strix Scar II dubbed the ROG Strix Scar II (GL704). It’s basically a bigger variant with a 17.3-inch screen.

Nothing really changed here except for a few internal differences and the larger display. We still have a 144hz Full HD IPS-level display, Intel i7-8750H processor, 256GB PCIe NVMe SSD, 1TB FireCuda SSHD, and Windows 10. Perhaps the biggest difference is in the GPU, the bigger Scar II comes with a Nvidia GTX 1060 while the smaller one comes with the GTX 1070.

ASUS ROG Strix SCAR II (GL704) specifications:

• 17.3-inch IPS-level FHD (1920 x 1080) 144Hz refresh rate, 3ms GTG response time, anti-glare display
• Intel Core I7-8750H 2.2GHz processor (Max turbo at 3.9GHz)
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5 VRAM GPU
• 16GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM
• 256GB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
• 2.5? Firecuda 1TB SSHD
• 802.11ac 2×2 Wave 2 Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 5.0
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C (USB-C)
• 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
• 1 x mini DisplayPort 1.2
• 1 x HDMI 2.0
• 1 x RJ-45 jack
• 1 x SD card reader
• 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack
• 1 x Kensington lock
• Backlit chiclet keyboard
• RGB across four zones, with Aura Sync support
• 2x4W speakers with smart-amplifier
• Array microphone
• Windows 10 Home
• 180W power adapter
• 39.98 x 27.35 x 2.49 – 2.64cm
• 2.9kg

The ASUS ROG Strix Scar II (GL704) will come bundled with a gaming backpack, a marketing giveaway (ROG Exclusive Stickers and Key Chain), and a ROG Impact gaming mouse. The laptop will be available this Q3 2018. Pricing is yet to be announced.