Asus's new ROG gaming laptop beast hides secret messages

pcgamer.com:

Asus has announced its latest lineup of gaming laptops and other goodies at its Republic of Gamers For Those Who Dare: Boundless virtual event, which includes two new laptops, six fashion accessories, and even a new videogame to go with the set.

The first in Asus' new lineup is the ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition. This appears to be a beefed-up variant of the Asus ROG Strix Scar 2022 gaming laptop that impressed us in review earlier this year, and even found its way into our best gaming laptop list. It features a 12th Gen i9-12950HX 2.3GHz CPU and either a GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, or a 3080 Ti to get the full upgrade experience—though we worry what that might do to the battery life, given how short it was on the regular edition.

Aside from those specs it's still sporting the huge 32GB of DDR5 RAM, which can even be upped to 64GB, and an impressive 1440p 240Hz refresh display. This is a high-end gaming laptop, and it makes that very clear by having the well-known ROG aesthetic. It goes a step further with invisible ink designs only readable with a UV light which will offer clues for that special videogame we mentioned earlier.

SCAR Runner is the aptly named game Asus has released alongside this special edition laptop. It's a first-person parkour game that has a bit of a Ghostrunner look to it. There's a competition tie-in to win prizes including a Strix SCAR 17 SE. Though having one already would be helpful, given those secret UV messages.

Best gaming PC: The top pre-built machines from the prosBest gaming laptop: Perfect notebooks for mobile gaming

Alongside the new SCAR 17, Asus is also releasing a new ROG Flow X16 convertible laptop. This one comes in three different variants that all feature the AMD Ryzen™ 9 6900HS CPU.