Compare Alienware m16 vs ROG Strix G18 vs ROG Strix Scar 18 G834

Dell Alienware m16 16" Gaming Laptop (2023)

ASUS ROG Strix G18 G814 18" Gaming Laptop (2023)

ASUS ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell | Computers

ASUS | Computers

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

1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A

Wireless Connectivity

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

Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity

86 WHr

90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

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

720P HD camera

Colors

Dark Metallic Moon

Material

Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy

Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)

Microphone

Dual-array microphone

Speakers

2-speaker system

4-speaker system

Dimensions

Size | Depth

289.9 mm / 11.41"

294 mm / 11.57"

Size | Height

23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch

23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch

Size | Width

368.9 mm / 14.5"

399 mm / 15.71"

Weight

3.0 Kg / 6.61 lbs

3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

300 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Diagonal

16 inch

18 inch

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

Refresh Rate

240 Hz

Resolution

QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)

Response Time

3 ms

Function

Audio

Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos

Graphics

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

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 6GB / 4050 6GB / 4060 8GB / 4070 8GB / 4080 12GB

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 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

Per-key RGB / 4-zone RGB

Per-key RGB

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Windows 11 Pro

Processor

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

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX

RGB Lighting

Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button

Aura Sync Light Bar / logo

Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo

Thermal Solution

Vapor Chamber Cooling

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

32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB

Memory | Type

DDR5-4800MHz dual channel

DDR5-4800 dual channel

Power Supply

330W, optional GaN FET

ø6.0, 280W AC Adapter

ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter

Storage

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

2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe

2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe

Storage | RAID

RAID 0

Reviews

Neofiliac score

84%

83%

89%

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

Powerful components
Good cooling
Good port selection
Good QHD+ Nebula display
Advanced Optimus

Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
Great performance options
Good port selection
Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
Gorgeous display

Cons

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

Mostly made of plastic
Aggressive branding

Plastic construction
RGB nonsense and too much branding

Price

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