Compare Razer Blade 18 vs Alienware m18 vs MSI Stealth 14 Studio 2023
Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
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
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 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
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
91.7WHr
97 WHr
4-Cell 72 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
IR HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Pure White / Star Blue
Material
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2x 2W Woofer + 2x 2W Tweeter
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
275.4mm / 10.84"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
246 mm
Size | Height
21.9mm / 0.86"
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
19 mm
Size | Width
399.9mm / 15.74"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
315 mm
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
1.7 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
500 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
18 inch
14 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
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
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
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 Keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
240W
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
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
97%
88%
82%
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
- Stylish design
- Reasonable powerful for its class
- Quite compact
- Good wireless connectivity
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
- Single SSD slot
- Average port selection
- Low-res webcam
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