Compare ThinkPad X1 Nano GEN 3 vs Alienware x16 vs ThinkPad X1 Nano GEN 3
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x Audio
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 4G LTE (CAT4) optional
Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 / AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 4G LTE (CAT4) optional
Construction
Battery | Capacity
49.6 Wh
90 WHr
49.6 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD RGB or FHD IR Hybrid camera with webcam privacy shutter FHD + IR MIPI camera with webcam privacy shutter and Computer Vision
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
FHD RGB or FHD IR Hybrid camera with webcam privacy shutter FHD + IR MIPI camera with webcam privacy shutter and Computer Vision
Colors
Deep Black
Lunar Silver
Deep Black
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Magnesium
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium
Microphone
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
Dual-array microphone
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers
6-Speaker Spatial Sound
Stereo speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
208.0 mm / 8.19 inch
289.81 mm / 11.41"
208.0 mm / 8.19 inch
Size | Height
14.47 mm / 0.57 inch
18.57 mm / 0.73"
14.47 mm / 0.57 inch
Size | Width
293.2 mm / 11.5 inch
364.74 mm / 14.36"
293.2 mm / 11.5 inch
Weight
967 kg / 2.13 lbs
2.72 kg / 6 lbs
967 kg / 2.13 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
450 nits
300 nits
450 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
13"
16 inch
13"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% sRGB
Resolution
2160 x 1350
2160 x 1350
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Rapid Charge
Graphics
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Processor
Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HK / i7-13700H / i7-13620H
Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
SIM
1x Nano SIM or eSIM
1x Nano SIM or eSIM
Security
Intel vPro security, Firmware Shield, MoC Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR Hybrid camera, Privacy Guard display option, PrivacyAlert with Glance App, dTPM 2.0 chip, Webcam privacy shutter, Nano Kensington Lock slot, Lock on leave with presence detect
Intel vPro security, Firmware Shield, MoC Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader, IR Hybrid camera, Privacy Guard display option, PrivacyAlert with Glance App, dTPM 2.0 chip, Webcam privacy shutter, Nano Kensington Lock slot, Lock on leave with presence detect
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Optiona
Optiona
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling / Multi-touch AlienFX touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Durability
MIL-STD-810H
MIL-STD-810H
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
Up to 16GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Up to 16GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5 5200MHz / 6000MHz
LPDDR5
Power Supply
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
240W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter (Standard) / 330W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
Storage
Up to 1TB PCIe SSD
2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
Up to 1TB PCIe SSD
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
77%
81%
77%
Pros
- Very light
- Same ThinkPad look
- Premium build quality
- High grade of all-metal construction
- Great GPU options
- Good port selection
- Good wireless connectivity
- Very light
- Same ThinkPad look
- Premium build quality
Cons
- Lack performance
- No innovation since GEN 1
- Low memory & storage
- Extremely large for a thin laptop
- Soldered memory
- Gimmicky RGB touchpad
- Lack performance
- No innovation since GEN 1
- Low memory & storage
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