Compare Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 vs Alienware x16 vs ThinkPad X1 Nano GEN 3

Variants
FHD IPS
OLED
UHD IPS
IPS UHD
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz

Connectivity

Ports
2x thunderbolt 3, 2x USB 3.2 Gen1, DisplayPort, HDMI 2.0, RJ45 via USB-C adapter, 4-in-1 SD card reader, audio combo
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 / AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 4G LTE (CAT4) optional

Construction

Battery | Capacity
80 Wh
90 WHr
49.6 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
FHD RGB or FHD IR Hybrid camera with webcam privacy shutter FHD + IR MIPI camera with webcam privacy shutter and Computer Vision
Camera | Front
720p HD with ThinkShutter, optional Hybrid Infrared (IR)
Colors
Black or Black with Carbon-Fiber Weave on top cover (4K UHD only)
Lunar Silver
Deep Black
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium
Microphone
4x 360-degree microphones
Dual-array microphone
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
Speakers
Dolby Atmos speakers (3x)
6-Speaker Spatial Sound
Stereo speakers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
245.7 mm
289.81 mm / 11.41"
208.0 mm / 8.19 inch
Size | Height
18.7 mm Touch / 18.4 mm Non-touch
18.57 mm / 0.73"
14.47 mm / 0.57 inch
Size | Width
361.8 mm
364.74 mm / 14.36"
293.2 mm / 11.5 inch
Weight
Starting at 1.81 kg Touch / Starting at 1.7 kg Non-touch
2.72 kg / 6 lbs
967 kg / 2.13 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
450 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
15.6"
16 inch
13"
Display Type
IPS or OLED
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
Resolution
2160 x 1350
Response Time
3 ms

Function

Audio
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Fast Charging
Yes
Rapid Charge
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q 4GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Yes
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Processor
Up to 10th gen Intel Core i9-10885H
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HK / i7-13700H / i7-13620H
Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
SIM
1x Nano SIM or eSIM
Security
Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities, dTPM 2.0, Match-on-chip touch fingerprint reader
Intel vPro security, Firmware Shield, MoC Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR Hybrid camera, Privacy Guard display option, PrivacyAlert with Glance App, dTPM 2.0 chip, Webcam privacy shutter, Nano Kensington Lock slot, Lock on leave with presence detect
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Available
Optiona
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling / Multi-touch AlienFX touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching

Performance

Battery Life
Up to 15 hours
Durability
MIL-STD-810H
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
Up to 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Up to 16GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2933MHz
LPDDR5 5200MHz / 6000MHz
LPDDR5
Power Supply
65W
240W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter (Standard) / 330W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
Storage
Up to 4TB PCIe SSD
2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
Up to 1TB PCIe SSD

Production

Debut
2020 CES
2023-01 (CES 2023)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
81%
77%
Pros
  • Beautiful OLED display
  • Excellent productivity performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Comfortable keyboard
  • High grade of all-metal construction
  • Great GPU options
  • Good port selection
  • Good wireless connectivity
  • Very light
  • Same ThinkPad look
  • Premium build quality
Cons
  • Display is not as bright as some OLED panels
  • Extremely large for a thin laptop
  • Soldered memory
  • Gimmicky RGB touchpad
  • Lack performance
  • No innovation since GEN 1
  • Low memory & storage

Price

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