{
  "id": 7781898,
  "title": "Pick up a giant 18-inch RTX 5080-powered Asus gaming laptop from Best Buy and save $600 — the ROG Strix G18 also comes with 32GB of memory and a 2TB SSD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/pick-up-a-giant-18-inch-rtx-5080-powered-asus-gaming-laptop-from-best",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-16T11:40:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/pick-up-a-giant-18-inch-rtx-5080-powered-asus-gaming-laptop-from-best-buy-and-save-usd600-the-rog-strix-g18-also-comes-with-32gb-of-memory-and-a-2tb-ssd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Asus ROG Strix G18 gaming laptop is now available at a discounted price of $2,699.99 at Best Buy, a $600 reduction from its original price of $3,299.99. This sizable 18-inch laptop is equipped with an RTX 5080 laptop GPU featuring 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM, alongside a powerful 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor boasting clock speeds up to 5.1 GHz. It also includes 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a spacious 2TB PCIe Gen4 SSD for storage.\n\nThe display boasts an 18-inch IPS panel with a blistering 240Hz refresh rate and 500-nit brightness. For connectivity, the laptop offers HDMI 2.1, two Thunderbolt 5 ports, an Ethernet port, and wireless options such as Bluetooth and WiFi 7. With its tool-less access to the SSD and RAM slots, users can easily upgrade the device as needed. The laptop also features customizable RGB backlit lighting on the keyboard and a light bar along the chassis for added visual flair.",
  "summary": "Go big with an 18-inch gaming laptop monster. Save $600 on the RTX-5080-powered Asus ROG Strix G18 gaming laptop at Best Buy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "Save $270 on this solid 1080p gaming PC with an RTX 5060 from MSI, now under $1,430 — Codex R2 rig packs 32GB DDR5 RAM, a 2TB SSD, and a 10-core Intel CPU",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/save-270-on-this-solid-1080p-gaming-pc-with-an-rtx-5060-from-msi-now",
        "published": "2026-09-16T10:43:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}