Asus rog strix scar 18 (2024)

This slim gaming laptop is an absolute powerhouse

SCORE PRICE £3,917 (£4,700 inc VAT) from asus.com If you thought the ROG Strix Scar 16 was a beast, you’ll baulk at this huge gaming laptop. It has an 18in display that looks more like a desktop monit

SCORE PRICE £2,333 (£2,800 inc VAT) from uk.store.asus.com There’s always a risk when investing almost three grand in a laptop. Let’s say you bought last year’s top-end ProArt P16 (see issue 361, p51)

SCORE PRICE As reviewed, £2,916 (£3,499 inc VAT) from dell.com The return of Alienware’s Area-51 brand brings a futuristic look and what it calls “liquid teal”, a dark blue/green that shifts colour de

SCORE PRICE As reviewed, £866 (£999 inc VAT) from microsoft.com I have been begging Apple to release a purple MacBook for years, so when I found out that the Microsoft Surface Laptop 13-inch would com

SCORE PRICE £750 (£900 inc VAT) from johnlewis.com The Asus Zenbook A14 is proof that you don’t need to spend a fortune for a stylish thin and light laptop. In fact, signs of having been built to a bu