Compare Alienware m15 R4 vs Alienware m15 R2 vs Alienware x17
Variants
OLED
IPS
LCD
OLED
4K
FHD 165Hz
FHD 360Hz
Connectivity
Ports
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1b + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x RJ45 (Killer Networks E3100x) + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Headphone + 1x MicroSD
3x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x Alienware Graphics Amplifier + 1x RJ45 (Gigabit or 2.5Gbps) + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Mini-DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio out + 1x Headset
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x MicroSD
Wireless Connectivity
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
76 Wh
Camera | Front
720p HD
Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera with
720p HD
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon or Lunar Light
Lunar Light or Dark Side of the Moon
Lunar Light
Material
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Digital-array microphones
Dual array integrated microphones
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
4-Way (Woofer/Tweeter) Stereo Speaker Design, 8W in total
2.0 speakers
4 speakers, 8W in total
Switch Type
Optional CherryMX ultra-low profile mechanical keyboard
Dimensions
Size | Depth
276 mm / 10.9 inch
299.49 mm / 11.791"
Size | Height
20.1 mm / 0.791 inch | 20.5 mm / 0.807 inch w/ Tobii Eyetracking
Size | Width
14.19" (360.3 mm)
360.5 mm / 14.19 inch
399.23 mm / 15.718"
Weight
4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) - 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
2.16 kg / 4.75 lbs
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
15.6 inch
17.3 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS or OLED
LCD or OLED
IPS
Refresh Rate
60 Hz or 144Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM370 Chipset
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 or RTX 3080 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 2080 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard
Keyboard with per key RGB LED AlienFX lighting
Per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7-10870H or i9-10980HK
9th-gen Intel Core i5-9300H, i7-9750H, i9-9880H, or i9-9880HK
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11980HK Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Yes
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for IPS 144Hz panel
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for IPS 360Hz panel
Performance
Key Travel
1.7 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 or 32 GB
8 or 16 GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 2666MHz
DDR4 3200MHz or DDR4 XMP 3466MHz
Power Supply
130, 180, or 240 W
Storage
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) + 512MB PCIe M.2 SSD
2x PCIe M.2 up to 4TB
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
Production
Debut
2021-01 (CES 2021)
2019 Computex
2021-06
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