For many of today's most popular gaming laptops, manufacturers have shrunk and soldered so much to save space that we've lost the ability to upgrade our machines.
Not this Asus ROG Strix Scar 18, though. It's been built with upgradeability in mind. The Scar 18 has received a redesign in 2025.
It's curvier, has RGB down-lighting around its circumference, a Mini-LED Nebula HDR display, and will come packed with a new Intel HX Series mobile CPU and Nvidia RTX 50-series GPU.
But what's most interesting about this design is when you flip it over. There are no screws visible from the underside of this laptop.
Instead, it has a single sliding latch. This unlocks the rear cover, which can then be slid off and removed—no tools required.