ASUS’s Most Powerful 18” Gaming Laptop in 2025! - Scar 18 Review

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💵 Save money on your next gaming laptop with our daily deals: https://gaminglaptop.deals 💻 Check ASUS Scar 18 Prices: https://geni.us/scar18 🔍 Find your perfect gaming laptop in 30 seconds: https://laptoppicker.com 💬 Chat with me and the community in Discord and get behind the scenes videos! https://patreon.com/jarrodstech The ASUS Strix Scar 18 is one of the most powerful gaming laptops we’ve ever reviewed, but are its unique features like tool-less upgrades worth the price? Other items featured: Tools I use for opening laptops: https://geni.us/eT3n Cooling Pad I test with: https://geni.us/cooling-pad Screen Calibration - X-Rite i1 Display Pro: https://geni.us/uhlitT RGB HDMI cables: https://geni.us/rgb-hdmi EVERYTHING I USE: 💻 My Current Laptop - https://geni.us/JarrodsLaptop 🖥️ My Current Desktop PC - https://geni.us/JarrodsPC 🎥 My Camera Gear - https://geni.us/JarrodsStudio 💍 My Smart Ring - https://geni.us/oFfTMJ ASUS Scar 18 (2025) Review Timestamps: 0:00 This Laptop is Crazy 0:25 Design & Build Quality 1:22 Size & Weight 2:01 Laptop Specs 2:26 Keyboard, RGB Lighting & Touchpad 3:25 Ports & Display Output Connection 3:45 Upgrading Doesn’t Need Tools! 4:25 Wi-Fi & SSD Speed 4:44 Upgrade Options 5:30 Speaker Test & Latencymon 5:58 Battery Size - Not Big Enough? 6:15 Battery Power Saving Features 6:46 Battery Life Comparison 7:04 Battery Drain During Sleep 7:25 Cooling Design 7:56 Performance Modes 8:25 Thermal Testing - Temperatures / Clock Speed / Power Limits 9:56 Game FPS in Different Performance Modes 10:17 CPU Performance (All Performance Modes) & Undervolting 10:34 Cinebench vs Others (On & Off Battery) 11:11 Does it Feel Hot - Keyboard Temperatures 11:29 Keyboard Hot Spot vs Other Laptops 11:39 Is it Loud - Fan Noise 12:34 Fan Noise vs Other Laptops 12:46 Mini-LED Screen & Color Gamut 13:00 Screen Dimming Zone Options 13:21 Screen Halo/Bloom Effect 13:35 Crazy Screen Brightness! 13:50 Weird Screen Mode Bug & Backlight Bleed 14:02 Screen Response Time - Problems with Mini-LED 15:13 Total System Latency - Time from Click to Action in Game 15:32 MUX Switch, Advanced Optimus, G-Sync & Adaptive Sync 15:56 Camera & Microphone Test 16:04 3x Game Comparisons - 4K, 1440p & 1080p, RT Off & On 16:54 3DMark & Content Creation 17:04 BIOS - Undervolting Support! 17:13 Linux Support 17:22 Pricing, Availability & Laptop Deals 18:09 RTX 5090 Worth $$$$$$? 18:19 Scar 18 vs Titan 18 18:38 Scar 18 vs Scar 16 18:57 Is ASUS Scar 18 Worth It? Good & Bad Summary 19:50 A Lighter 16” Laptop Option Disclosure: Purchases made through store links above may provide some compensation to Jarrod'sTech.