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Asus ROG Strix G18 gaming laptop with RTX 5080 discounted by $600

Best Buy is offering a significant discount on the Asus ROG Strix G18 gaming laptop, which features an 18-inch display and is powered by an RTX 5080 graphics card. This deal reduces the price by $600, bringing it down to $2,699.99. The laptop is equipped with a 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB PCIe Gen4 SSD, providing substantial performance for gaming and other demanding tasks. AI

IMPACT Minimal direct impact on AI operations; primarily a consumer gaming hardware deal.

RANK_REASON This is a product discount for a consumer electronics item, not a frontier release or significant industry event.

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Asus ROG Strix G18 gaming laptop with RTX 5080 discounted by $600

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Stewart Bendle ·

    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

    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.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    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 Go big

    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 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. h…