Compare ThinkPad X1 Yoga GEN 8 vs HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook vs Alienware m17 R2

Variants
4K OLED
WUXGA
WUXGA + Privacy Guard
WUXGA ARAS
60Hz
144Hz

Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Audio
4x Thunderbolt 4
3x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x Alienware Graphics Amplifier + 1x RJ45 (Gigabit or 2.5Gbps) + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Mini-DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio out + 1x Headset
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 5G sub-6 (CAT20) / 4G LTE (CAT16)
Wi-Fi 6En, BT LE 5.2
WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity
57 Wh
51.3 WHr
76 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
8MP camera
Camera | Front
Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera with
Colors
Storm Grey
Sparkling Black; Ceramic White
Lunar Light or Dark Side of the Moon
Form Factor
2-in-1 laptop computer
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum
Premium magnesium chassis
Magnesium alloy
Microphone
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
Dual-array microphone
Dual array integrated microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers
Audio by B&O; Four speakers (Two up-firing, two down-firing)
2.0 speakers

Dimensions

Bezels
87.6% Screen-To-Body Ratio
Size | Depth
222.3 mm / 8.75 inch
8.7"
295.5 mm / 11.63 inch
Size | Height
15.53 mm / 0.61 inch
0.7"
20.5 mm / 0.807 inch
Size | Width
314.4 mm / 12.38 inch
12.4"
399.8 mm / 15.74 inch
Weight
1.38 kg / 3.0 lbs
3.53 lbs
2.63 kg / 5.80 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
1200 nits
Display Diagonal
14"
14 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
60 Hz or 144Hz
Resolution
WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1920x1080)

Function

Audio
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM370 Chipset
Digitizer
Lenovo Integrated Pen
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Graphics
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
Integrated: Intel® UHD Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 2080 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
RGB
Keyboard with per key RGB LED AlienFX lighting
Operating System
Up to Windows 11 Pro or Linux Ubuntu
Chrome OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series
12th Gen Intel® CoreTM i5-1235U
9th-gen Intel Core i5-9300H, i7-9750H, i9-9880H, or i9-9880HK
SIM
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
H1 secure microcontroller
Touch Screen
Yes
Yes

Performance

Durability
MIL-STD-810H
Key Travel
1.7 mm
Memory | Capacity
Up to 64GB
16 GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
DDR4 2666MHz
Power Supply
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
96W Smart AC power adapter
130, 180, or 240 W
Storage
Up to 2TB Gen 4 performance PCIe NVMe SSD
256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ SSD
2x PCIe M.2 up to 4TB

Production

Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
2019 Computex

Reviews

Neofiliac score
84%
80%
Pros
  • Serious business look
  • High build quality
  • More compelling than the X1 Carbon G11
  • Good ergonomics
  • Business-grade magnesium chassis
  • Very powerful for a Chromebook
  • Exceptional styling
  • 4x Thunderbolt 4 ports
  • Great wireless connectivity
  • Long battery life
  • RGB-lit keyboard
  • Great speakers
  • Good display
  • Powerful gaming performance
  • Slim, lightweight chassis
  • Excellent keyboard and touchpad
  • Excellent battery life
Cons
  • Weak performance
  • No major innovation
  • Features wasted on a Chromebook
  • Last-gen CPU
  • Limited storage
  • Fans pulse more frequently than on older Alienware laptops

Price

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