Compare Razer Blade 18 vs Alienware x14 R2

Variants
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 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 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
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity
91.7WHr
80.5 WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
Colors
Lunar Silver
Material
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
Dual-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"
260.41 mm / 10.25"
Size | Height
21.9mm / 0.86"
14.5 mm / 0.57"
Size | Width
399.9mm / 15.74"
321.08 mm / 12.64"
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
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
14 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
165 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 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
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
1.2 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-5600MHz
LPDDR5 4800MHz
Power Supply
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
Storage
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB

Reviews

Neofiliac score
97%
66%
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
  • All-metal construction
  • Good wireless connectivity
Cons
  • No 4K display
  • Too expensive
  • More power than the thin chassis can handle
  • Long-term reliability concerns
  • Very large and heavy for its class
  • Low performance for a gaming laptop
  • Soldered memory
  • Limited storage

Price

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