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Updated January 10, 2024·

The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 comes with a premium price tag and offers superior graphics performance, making it suitable for intensive gaming and demanding engineering tasks. Its higher screen refresh rate may be appealing for fast-paced gaming, but it also has a bulkier build and shorter battery life, reducing its portability. Conversely, the Eluktronics RP-15 is more affordable, lighter, and has a longer battery life, thus it's easier to carry around and could be better for general use. It also features a higher resolution screen but has a less powerful graphics chip, which may not be ideal for high-end gaming or complex 3D tasks. Both laptops have comparable processor power and memory, so the choice depends on your specific needs for performance, display quality, battery life, and portability. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15
  • Very good for gaming and AI
  • Very good for content creation
  • Very good speakers
  • Very good keyboard
Advantages of the Eluktronics RP-15
  • Very good overall display quality
  • Good battery life

Key differences

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Gaming and AI

8.3
ROG Strix Scar 15
RP-15
7.8
8.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.5/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
300Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
Yes
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
Yes
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
6.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
7.0/10
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 is very good for gaming and AI, while the Eluktronics RP-15 is good.

Screen Quality

7.9
ROG Strix Scar 15
RP-15
8.0
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
300Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
283.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 has a better screen than the Eluktronics RP-15 for gaming and AI, and content creation, while the Eluktronics RP-15 has a better screen for general use, and engineering and design.

Build Quality

7.8
ROG Strix Scar 15
RP-15
7.2
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and Eluktronics RP-15 both have good build quality, though the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 has somewhat better build quality.

Cost

$2,000
ROG Strix Scar 15
RP-15
$1,399
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$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 has a price of $2,000 and the Eluktronics RP-15 costs $1,399.
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Key similarities

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General Use

7.8
ROG Strix Scar 15
RP-15
7.5
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
283.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
5.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
6.0 Hours
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
6.9/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.8/10
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and Eluktronics RP-15 are both good for general use.

Engineering and Design

8.5
ROG Strix Scar 15
RP-15
8.2
9.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
8.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
8.5/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and Eluktronics RP-15 are both very good for engineering and design.

Content Creation

8.0
ROG Strix Scar 15
RP-15
7.6
9.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
IPS
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 to be very good for content creation, while the Eluktronics RP-15 is good.

Software Development

7.4
ROG Strix Scar 15
RP-15
7.4
9.2/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
9.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
8.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
7.5/10
The Eluktronics RP-15 and ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 are both good for software development.

Battery

5.5 Hours
ROG Strix Scar 15
RP-15
6.0 Hours
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 has 5.5 hours of battery life. The Eluktronics RP-15 has 6 hours of battery life.

Portability

Fair
ROG Strix Scar 15
RP-15
Fair
15.6in
SIZE
15.6in
5.0 lbs
WEIGHT
4.9 lbs
0.9in
THICKNESS
1.0in
The ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and Eluktronics RP-15 both have only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.

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How the ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15 and the Eluktronics RP-15 compare to other laptops

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Spec Comparison

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GENERAL

Price
$2,000
$1,399
Release Date
February 1, 2022May 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
13.9'' x 10.2'' x 0.98''14.2'' x 9.7'' x 1.05''
Weight
5.07 lbs4.97 lbs
Width
13.94"14.16"
Depth
10.2"9.67"

INTERNAL

Processor
Intel i9-12900HAMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
RAM
16 GB16 GB
DDR Memory Version
55
RAM Slots
22
Storage
1024 GB512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
5.5 Hours6 Hours
Battery Capacity
90 Wh62 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
15.6"15.6"
Display Technology
IPSIPS
Resolution
1920 x 10802560 x 1440
Refresh Rate
300Hz165Hz
Display Brightness
283 nits350 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
7.8/107.2/10
Portability Score
6.9/106.9/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
YesYes
Premium Business Laptop
NoNo
Fan Noise Score
6.8/107/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
8.5/107.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
8.8/107/10
Webcam
No Webcam720p
Fingerprint Reader
NoNo
Backlit Keyboard
YesYes
Number Pad
NoYes

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
23
USB-C ports
21
USB-C Charging
YesNo
Display Outputs
32
Thunderbolt Version
4N/A

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ASUS ROG Strix Scar 15

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Vaidyanathan Subramaniam | May 2022
"Asus continues to refine the ROG Strix Scar lineup with new upgrades. The Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 offers almost everything you would expect from a gaming laptop at this price. The build quality is great, connectivity options are decent, and there is enough scope for internal upgrades as well. Asus reverts to membrane switches for the keyboard — though not as "clickety" as the opto-mechanical ones we saw with last year's model, they still make for a decent typing and gaming experience. The lack of biometrics in any form is a downer."

Eluktronics RP-15

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Eber Anthony | October 2020
"To conclude, I’m genuinely impressed with Eluktronics and what they have been able to deliver with the RP-15. You see this is all about maximizing performance, cooling, and giving users the most flexible I/O, and then wrapping it into a chassis that doesn’t feel super cheap. Let’s also not forget the price point, I think they have really nailed it in that department."

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About ASUS

ASUS, a Taiwanese electronics brand, is one of the largest personal computer vendor by market share. The majority of their laptops are targeted towards personal use or gaming. Their most popular product lines include the budget-friendly VivoBook, more premium ZenBook, and their TUF and ROG gaming laptops, the latter of which has a reputation for excellent gaming performance.

About Eluktronics

Eluktronics is a relatively new American gaming laptop company, founded in 2011. They are a reseller for the Taiwanese brand Clevo, who manufacture laptops exclusively and ship them to resellers like Eluktronics who customize them. Eluktronics laptops generally have great hardware specifications for the money, including the CPU, GPU, and RAM. They also feature a relatively clean design by gaming laptop standards, with few logos and discreet colors.

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