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Variants
OLED
IPS
FHD
QHD
Per-key RGB Backlight
Red Backlight

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 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x Headphone
3x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x miniDP + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x SD + 1x Mic + 1x Headphone
Wireless Connectivity
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity
65 Wh
Camera | Front
720p HD
720p HD or HD IR
HD (30fps@720p)
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon or Lunar Light
Dark Side of the Moon
Material
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Digital-array microphones
Digital-array microphones
Speakers
4-Way (Woofer/Tweeter) Stereo Speaker Design, 8W in total
Stereo speakers 2x 2W
2x 2W speakers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
10.73" (272.5mm)
272 mm
Size | Height
0.8996" (22.85mm)
28 mm
Size | Width
14.19" (360.3 mm)
14.02" (356.2mm)
398.5 mm
Weight
4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) - 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)
2.6 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
Display Diagonal
15.6 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS or OLED
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
60 or 144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
FHD (1920x1080)

Function

Audio
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Hi-Res audio
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 or RTX 3080 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB
AMD Radeon RX 5600M 6GB
Keyboard Backlight
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard with CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard
Per-key RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i7-10870H or i9-10980HK
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
Up to AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor
RGB Lighting
Yes
Yes
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for IPS 144Hz panel
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for QHD and 360Hz FHD
Weather Resistance
AMD FreeSync Premium

Performance

Memory | Capacity
16 or 32 GB
16 or 32 GB
Up to 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
230 W
Storage
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) + 512MB PCIe M.2 SSD
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
2 x M.2 SSD Slots by NVMe PCIe Gen3

Production

Debut
2021-01 (CES 2021)
2021-Q2
2020-09-07

Price

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