Compare Alienware m16 vs Alienware x15 vs Alienware m17 R2
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
FHD 165Hz
QHD
FHD 360Hz
60Hz
144Hz
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x MicroSD
3x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x Alienware Graphics Amplifier + 1x RJ45 (Gigabit or 2.5Gbps) + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Mini-DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio out + 1x Headset
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
86 WHr
76 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
720p HD
Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera with
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Lunar Light
Lunar Light or Dark Side of the Moon
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Magnesium alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphones
Dual array integrated microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers, 8W in total
2.0 speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
289.9 mm / 11.41"
277.25 mm / 10.915"
295.5 mm / 11.63 inch
Size | Height
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
20.5 mm / 0.807 inch
Size | Width
368.9 mm / 14.5"
359.7 mm / 14.16"
399.8 mm / 15.74 inch
Weight
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
2.63 kg / 5.80 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
15.6 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
60 Hz or 144Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM370 Chipset
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 2080 Max-Q 8GB 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 AlienFX RGB lighting
Keyboard with per key RGB LED AlienFX lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11900H Tiger Lake
9th-gen Intel Core i5-9300H, i7-9750H, i9-9880H, or i9-9880HK
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 240Hz QHD & 360Hz FHD panels
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
1.7 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 2666MHz
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
130, 180, or 240 W
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
2x PCIe M.2 up to 4TB
Production
Debut
2021-06
2019 Computex
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
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
- Thin and light for a 15.6-inch gaming laptop
- Up to 360Hz display
- Good CPU performance
- Good battery life
- High-quality aluminum chassis
- Powerful gaming performance
- Slim, lightweight chassis
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- Very large, very heavy
- Thick bezels
- Display somewhat dark
- No 4K option
- High price
- Thick bezels
- Fans pulse more frequently than on older Alienware laptops
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