Compare Razer Blade 18 vs AORUS 17 2023 vs IdeaPad Pro 5i GEN 8 14
Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
2.2K
2.8K
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
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C + 2 x USB 3.2 + 1 x HDMI 2.1 + 1 x SD Card Reader + 1 x 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
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
91.7WHr
99 Wh
75WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
Colors
Arctic Grey Frost Blue
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Metal
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
Dual Microphone Array
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2x 2W Speaker
2 x 2W Speakers; Dolby Atmos® Audio
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
275.4mm / 10.84"
283 mm / 11.1"
221 mm / 8.7 inch
Size | Height
21.9mm / 0.86"
21.8 mm / 0.86"
from 15.99 mm / 0.63 inch
Size | Width
399.9mm / 15.74"
398 mm / 15.7"
312 mm / 12.28 inch
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
1.43 kg / 3.15 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:10
Brightness
500 nits
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
17.3 inch
14"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge Express
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 6 GB Laptop GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i5-13500H
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Yes
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync
Performance
Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5
Power Supply
240W
Up to Type-C 65W
Storage
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
PCIe M.2 : 512 GB / 1 TB
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
97%
77%
81%
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
- Reasonably powerful
- Clean styling
- Good port selection
- Good port selection
- Better built than the IdeaPad Slim 5i
- Optional discrete graphics
- H-series CPU
Cons
- No 4K display
- Too expensive
- More power than the thin chassis can handle
- Long-term reliability concerns
- Often sold with dated chips
- Low-res displays
- Mostly built of plastic
- Rather large bezels
- No OLED found in the IdeaPad Slim
- Not the most durable thin and light laptop
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