Compare Surface Laptop Studio vs Alienware Area 51m R2 vs Alienware x17
Variants
i5
i7
FHD
UHD
4K
FHD 165Hz
FHD 360Hz
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x 3.5mm Headphone jack + 1x Surface Connector
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
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
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
58 Wh
90 Wh
Camera | Front
1080p FHD camera with Windows Hello
720p HD
Colors
Platinum
Dark Side of the Moon with High Endurance Clear Coat
Lunar Light
Form Factor
2-in-1 convertible laptop
Material
Magnesium and Aluminum
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Dual far-field Studio Mics
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
Quad Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Atmos
4 speakers, 8W in total
Switch Type
Optional CherryMX ultra-low profile mechanical keyboard
Dimensions
Size | Depth
228.32 mm / 8.98"
12.565" (319.14 mm)
299.49 mm / 11.791"
Size | Height
18.94 mm / 0.746"
1.7" (44 mm)
Size | Width
323.28 mm / 12.72"
15.85" (402.60 mm)
399.23 mm / 15.718"
Weight
Up to 9.04 lb (4.1 kg)
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
3:2
16:9
16:9
Contrast Ratio
1500:1
Display Diagonal
14.4"
17.3"
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Pixel Density
201 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
2400 x 1600
FHD (1920 x 1080) or UHD (3840 x 2160)
FHD (1920x1080) or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
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, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
HDR
Dolby Vision
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Alienware mSeries per-key AlienFX RGB
Per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
11th-gen Intel Core i5-11300H or i7-11370H
Intel Core i7-10700, 10700K, i9-10900, or i9-10900K
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11980HK Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Keyboard + AlienFX chassis RGB lighting
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Security
Firmware TPM 2.0 chip, Windows Hello face sign-in
Sensor
Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer
Touch Screen
10 point multi-touch
Touchpad
Precision trackpad: 115 x 76.66 mm, glass
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 144Hz and 360Hz panels
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for IPS 360Hz panel
Performance
Key Travel
1.3 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 or 32 GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4x
DDR4 2933MHz
DDR4 3200MHz or DDR4 XMP 3466MHz
Storage
Up to 2TB PCIe NVMe SSD
Up to 8TB (4x 2TB) PCIe M.2 SSD
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
Production
Accessory
Digitizer: Surface Slim Pen 2 with integrated storage for charging | Digital Dial: Surface Dial
Debut
2021-09
2020-06
2021-06
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