Compare Alienware m16 vs Alienware m18 vs IdeaPad Slim 5i GEN 8 16

Dell Alienware m16 16" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell Alienware m18 18" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i GEN 8 16" Laptop (2023)

Dell | Computers

Lenovo | Computers

Variants

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

QHD+ 240Hz

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

2.5K

WUXGA

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 USB-C 3.2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

2 x USB 3.2 Type-C + 2 x USB 3.2 + 1 x HDMI 1.4b + 1 x Micro SD + 1 x Audio

Wireless Connectivity

Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2

WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity

86 WHr

97 WHr

56.6WHr / 75.4WHr

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR

FHD Camera / IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor

Colors

Dark Metallic Moon

Cloud Grey / Abyss Blue / Violet

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

Material

Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy

Metal or Plastic

Microphone

Dual-array microphone

Speakers

2 x 2W User-facing Speakers, Dolby Audio™

Dimensions

Size | Depth

289.9 mm / 11.41"

319.9 mm / 12.59"

251 mm / 9.88 inch

Size | Height

23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch

24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch

from 16.9 mm / 0.67 inch

Size | Width

368.9 mm / 14.5"

410.3 mm / 16.15"

356 mm / 14.02 inch

Weight

1.99 kg / 4.39 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

300 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Diagonal

16 inch

18 inch

16"

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

Response Time

3 ms

Function

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6

Intel® Integrated Graphics

Keyboard Backlight

1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover

Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro

Processor

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX

Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i7-13620H / i5-13500H / i5-13420H / i5-12450H

RGB Lighting

Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button

Thermal Solution

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Touch Screen

Yes

Touchpad

Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling

Variable Framerate

NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching

Performance

Key Travel

1.8 mm

Memory | Capacity

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

8 GB / 16 GB

Memory | Type

DDR5-4800MHz dual channel

LPDDR5

Power Supply

330W, optional GaN FET

Up to Type-C 65W

Storage

4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB

PCIe M.2 : 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Production

Debut

2023-01 (CES 2023)

Reviews

Neofiliac score

84%

88%

55%

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

Premium build quality
Superb port selection
Quad M.2 SSD slots
Powerful configurables
All-metal construction

Clean styling
Decent port selection

Cons

Very large, very heavy
Thick bezels
Display somewhat dark
No 4K option
High price

Extremely bulky
Large bezels
Memory limited to 4800MHz
No 4K display option

Uninspiring display selection
Average build quality
Only HDMI 1.4
Low memory / storage capacity

Price

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