The ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 18 (2026) is ASUS's flagship 18-inch gaming laptop, built for enthusiasts, streamers and creators who want desktop-class performance in a machine they can move. It runs Intel's Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus, with 8 performance and 16 efficient cores, alongside NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series graphics up to the RTX 5090 Laptop GPU, driving an 18-inch 4K ROG Nebula HDR Mini-LED display at 240Hz.

A 320W total-system-power design lets the CPU and GPU hold high clocks, cooled by a large vapour chamber, Tri-Fan airflow and Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal on both chips. Memory scales to 128GB DDR5-6400 and storage to 8TB across dual slots, both user-upgradeable. It ships with Windows 11 and local ASUS warranty and support, available to order at Evetech in South Africa.