Compare HP EliteBook 840 Aero G8 vs Alienware Area 51m R2 vs Alienware x15
Variants
FHD
UHD
FHD 165Hz
QHD
FHD 360Hz
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Audio combo + 1x HDMI 2.0b
1x RJ-45 Killer Ethernet E3000 2.5Gbps + 3x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x Alienware Graphics Amplifier + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio out + 1x SD
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x MicroSD
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5 + optional Intel XMM 7360 LTE-Advanced (Cat 9) or Qualcomm Spandragon X55 5G (Cat 20) WWAN
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
53 Wh
90 Wh
Camera | Front
HD 720p Infrared (IR)
720p HD
Colors
Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat
Lunar Light
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 display cover + Magnesium alloy
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Dual-array digital microphones
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
Audio by Bang & Olufsen, dual speakers
Stereo speakers, 8W in total
Dimensions
Size | Depth
8.46 inch
12.565" (319.14 mm)
277.25 mm / 10.915"
Size | Height
0.7 inch
1.7" (44 mm)
Size | Width
12.71 inch
15.85" (402.60 mm)
359.7 mm / 14.16"
Weight
From 2.5 lbs
Up to 9.04 lb (4.1 kg)
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:9
16:9
Brightness
250, 400, or 1000 nits
Display Diagonal
14 inch
17.3"
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS matte
IPS
IPS
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920 x 1080) or UHD (3840 x 2160)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
Digitizer
Optional Wacom Pen
Graphics
Integrated Intel Xe Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, RTX 2060 6GB, 2070 8GB, 2070 SUPER 8GB, 2080 SUPER 8GB w/ Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Alienware mSeries per-key AlienFX RGB
per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 10
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
11th-gen Intel Core i5-1135G7, i5-1145G7, or i7-1165G7 Tiger Lake
Intel Core i7-10700, 10700K, i9-10900, or i9-10900K
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11900H Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Keyboard + AlienFX chassis RGB lighting
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
SIM
Optional, 4G LTE or 5G
Security
Optional fingerprint sensor
Touch Screen
Optional
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 144Hz and 360Hz panels
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 240Hz QHD & 360Hz FHD panels
Performance
Memory | Capacity
Up to 64 GB (2x SO-DIMMs)
16, 32, or 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
45 or 65 W USB Type-C
Storage
Up to 2TB PCIe NVMe TLC SSD
Up to 8TB (4x 2TB) PCIe M.2 SSD
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
Production
Debut
2021
2020-06
2021-06
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