Compare Alienware m16 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs AORUS 17H 2023

Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz

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
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
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
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity
86 WHr
80.5 WHr
99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
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
HD (720p ) Webcam
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Lunar Silver
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker

Dimensions

Size | Depth
289.9 mm / 11.41"
260.41 mm / 10.25"
254 mm / 10"
Size | Height
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
14.5 mm / 0.57"
30 mm / 1.18"
Size | Width
368.9 mm / 14.5"
321.08 mm / 12.64"
398 mm / 15.7"
Weight
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
2.7 kg / 5.95 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
14 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
360 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1980 x 1080)
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
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
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
Per-Key RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900H / i7-13700H
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
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
280W
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
84%
66%
80%
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
  • Clean styling
  • Rather powerful components
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
  • Limited by 16:9 aspect ratio
  • Mostly made of plastic
  • Limited number of ports
  • Only FHD

Price

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