Compare Alienware m16 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs ThinkBook 16p GEN 4
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
2.5K
3.2K
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 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio
2x USB Type-C + 2x USB Type-A + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
86 WHr
80.5 WHr
80 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
FHD IR / FHD RGB
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Lunar Silver
Storm Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
3-Side Metal Covers (A/C/D) + Mylar B-side Cover
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2 x 2 user-facing harman/kardon® speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
289.9 mm / 11.41"
260.41 mm / 10.25"
Size | Height
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
14.5 mm / 0.57"
19.9mm
Size | Width
368.9 mm / 14.5"
321.08 mm / 12.64"
Weight
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
from 2.1 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
400 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
14 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Function
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060
Keyboard Backlight
1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
1.2 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Up to 64GB (16GB max from factory), 2x DIMM
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
512GB Dual SSD
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
66%
72%
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
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
- Metal chassis
- Utilitarian build
- Good price for a competent work horse
- Dual DIMM + dual M.2 slots
Cons
- Very large, very heavy
- Thick bezels
- Display somewhat dark
- No 4K option
- High price
- Very large and heavy for its class
- Low performance for a gaming laptop
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage
- Somewhat ugly lid
- Uninspiring feature set
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