Compare Alienware m16 vs ThinkPad X1 Nano GEN 3 vs ThinkPad X1 Extreme GEN 4
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
WQUXGA
WQXGA
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x Audio
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.0/2.1 + 1x SD + 1x Audio combo
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, 4G LTE (CAT4) optional
WiFi 6/6E + Bluetooth 5.2 + NFC + optional 5G / 4G LTE WWAN
Construction
Battery | Capacity
86 WHr
49.6 Wh
90 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional 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
Camera | Front
FHD camera with webcam privacy shutter, optional FHD hybrid IR camera with webcam privacy shutter
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Deep Black
Deep Black, optional Carbon-Fiber Weave on top cover
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
4x 360-degree Quad-Array Microphones
Dual far-field mic
Speakers
Stereo speakers
User-facing Dolby ATMOS Speaker System
Dimensions
Size | Depth
289.9 mm / 11.41"
208.0 mm / 8.19 inch
253.8 mm / 9.99"
Size | Height
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
14.47 mm / 0.57 inch
17.7 mm / 0.78"
Size | Width
368.9 mm / 14.5"
293.2 mm / 11.5 inch
359.5 mm / 14.13"
Weight
967 kg / 2.13 lbs
From 1.814 kg / 3.999 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
450 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
13"
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS matte or touch, low blue light
Gamut
100% sRGB
Resolution
2160 x 1350
WQXGA / QHD+ (2560x1600) or WQUXGA / UHD+ (3840x2400)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Dolby ® Atmos, Dolby ® Voice
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge
Rapid Charge
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
Intel ® Iris ® Xe Graphics
Integrated Intel UHD, NVIDIA RTX 3050 Ti, RTX 3060, RTX 3070, or RTX 3080
Keyboard Backlight
1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Yes
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Intel vPro®, an Intel® Evo™ Design with 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 processor and Core i5 processor P series
Up to 11th-gen Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
SIM
1x Nano SIM or eSIM
Optional 4G LTE or 5G
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
DTPM 2.0, Touch Fingerprint Reader, Self-healing BIOS, Webcam privacy shutter, optional Windows Hello
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Optiona
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Redesigned TouchPad (115mm x 61mm / 4.53" x 2.40")
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 10.7 hours
Durability
MIL-STD-810H
MIL-STD-810G
Key Travel
1.8 mm
1.5 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Up to 16GB
Up to 64 GB (2x SO-DIMMs)
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5
DDR4 3200 MHz
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
Up to Type-C 65W, supports Rapid Charge
135, 170, or 230 W
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
Up to 1TB PCIe SSD
Up to 4TB total, 2x M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD
Production
Accessory
Optional ThinkPad Pen Pro with Wacom AES 2.0 pen support
Availability
2021-08
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
2021-06 (MWC 2021)
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
77%
Pros
- High grade of construction
- Quad M.2 storage with RAID
- Optional mechanical keyboard
- No numeric keypad
- Powerful
- Wide range of configurable options
- Superb port selection
- Very light
- Same ThinkPad look
- Premium build quality
- Great performance for a 15-inch laptop
- Bright 16:10 display with Dolby Vision
- Comfortable keyboard
- Good battery life
Cons
- Very large, very heavy
- Thick bezels
- Display somewhat dark
- No 4K option
- High price
- Lack performance
- No innovation since GEN 1
- Low memory & storage
- Not as powerful as the XPS 15
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