Compare Razer Blade 18 vs Alienware m18 vs Razer Blade 18

Dell Alienware m18 18" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Razer | Computers

Dell | Computers

Razer | Computers

Variants

RTX 4060

RTX 4070

RTX 4080

RTX 4090

RTX 4090 + 13980HX

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

RTX 4060

RTX 4070

RTX 4080

RTX 4090

RTX 4090 + 13980HX

Connectivity

Ports

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port

2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

Wireless Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3

Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2

Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity

91.7WHr

97 WHr

91.7WHr

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam

FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR

Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam

Colors

Dark Metallic Moon

Material

CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo

Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy

CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo

Microphone

Built-in array microphone

Dual-array microphone

Built-in array microphone

Speakers

6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)

Dimensions

Bezels

Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm

Size | Depth

275.4mm / 10.84"

319.9 mm / 12.59"

275.4mm / 10.84"

Size | Height

21.9mm / 0.86"

24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch

21.9mm / 0.86"

Size | Width

399.9mm / 15.74"

410.3 mm / 16.15"

399.9mm / 15.74"

Weight

3.2kg / 7.05lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

500 nits

300 nits

500 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Backlight

WLED

Display Color Depth

10-bit

Display Diagonal

18 inch

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

Refresh Rate

240 Hz

Resolution

QHD+ (2560 x 1600)

Response Time

3 ms

Viewing Angle

178 degrees

Function

Audio

THX® Spatial Audio

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6

Keyboard Backlight

Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard

Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover

Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Processor

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX

RGB Lighting

Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button

Thermal Solution

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Touchpad

Precision glass touchpad

Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling

Precision glass touchpad

Variable Framerate

NVIDIA G-Sync

NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching

NVIDIA G-Sync

Performance

Key Travel

1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation

1.8 mm

1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation

Memory | Capacity

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

Memory | Type

DDR5-5600MHz

DDR5-4800MHz dual channel

DDR5-5600MHz

Power Supply

330W, optional GaN FET

Storage

1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2

4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB

1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2

Reviews

Neofiliac score

97%

88%

97%

Pros

Understated styling
Rather compact for the large 18-inch display
Premium construction
No numeric keypad
Great speakers
Good port selection
Dual memory slots + dual M.2 slots

Premium build quality
Superb port selection
Quad M.2 SSD slots
Powerful configurables
All-metal construction

Understated styling
Rather compact for the large 18-inch display
Premium construction
No numeric keypad
Great speakers
Good port selection
Dual memory slots + dual M.2 slots

Cons

No 4K display
Too expensive
More power than the thin chassis can handle
Long-term reliability concerns

Extremely bulky
Large bezels
Memory limited to 4800MHz
No 4K display option

No 4K display
Too expensive
More power than the thin chassis can handle
Long-term reliability concerns

Price

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