Compare Alienware m16 vs MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs MacBook Pro 16 2023

Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
M2 Max
M2 Pro

Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity
86 WHr
4-Cell 99 Wh
100 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Camera | Front
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Core Black
Silver / Space Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
289.9 mm / 11.41"
283.5 mm
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Size | Height
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
20.1-20.8 mm
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
Size | Width
368.9 mm / 14.5"
397.6 mm
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
Weight
2.8 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1,000,000:1
Display Backlight
Full-Array LED (Mini LED)
Display Color Depth
10 bit (1.07B colors)
Display Diagonal
16 inch
17.3 inch
16.2 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
3456 x 2234
Response Time
3 ms

Function

AI
16-core Neural Engine
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
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 Keyboard by SteelSeries
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
macOS Monterey
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor
12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Security
Touch ID sensor
Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Force Touch trackpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Video Codecs
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Performance

Battery Life
Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 15 hours wireless web
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
240W
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

Production

Debut
2023-01-17

Reviews

Neofiliac score
84%
80%
93%
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
  • Rather powerful components
  • Somewhat clean styling
  • Good display options for work or gaming
  • Good keyboard
  • Mostly made of metal
  • Large battery
  • Good speakers
  • Good port selection
  • Gorgeous styling
  • Superb battery life
  • Great performance plugged-in or not
  • New WiFi 6E + BT 5.3 support
  • No numeric keypad
  • Best-in-industry touchpad
Cons
  • Very large, very heavy
  • Thick bezels
  • Display somewhat dark
  • No 4K option
  • High price
  • Large bezels
  • Larger than the competition
  • Only marginal improvement over the 2021 model
  • Ridiculously expensive memory and storage
  • Cannot upgrade memory or storage

Price

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