ASUS ROG Strix G18 G814PP-S9018W AMD Ryzen™ 9 7940HX Laptop 45.7 cm (18") WQXGA 32 GB DDR5-SDRAM 1 TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) Windows 11 Home Black, Grey

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

At ~£2,017 ex-VAT, the ASUS ROG Strix G18 is a “buy it if you really mean it” gaming/workstation hybrid. The big upside is that 18" class kit gives you more comfortable real estate and usually better thermals than thinner 16–17" alternatives—nice for people who actually live in heavy apps (3D, rendering, big spreadsheets) as well as gaming. If your staff need a machine that stays responsive under sustained load, this kind of high-end ROG spec makes sense, and the RTX 5070 + Ryzen 9 pairing is aimed squarely at users who will use the GPU horsepower rather than just browsing and Teams.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it for generic office roles. It’s expensive, power-hungry, and you’re paying for peak performance that some teams won’t touch—plus large laptops tend to be more annoying to transport and manage (docking, bag size, battery expectations). For pure “work laptop” needs, you can typically get a better total value with a more power-efficient business model. But for a small number of power users—designers, engineers, developers doing GPU-accelerated work, or teams that need a single laptop that can game on the side—this is a solid, confident choice. If you want, tell me what your workloads are (and whether it’s mostly office use or real GPU work) and I’ll say whether it’s actually good value versus alternatives.