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Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
Per-key RGB Backlight
Red Backlight
FHD
QHD
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
3x USB3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x miniDP + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x SD + 1x Mic + 1x Headphone
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x Headphone
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
65 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
HD (30fps@720p)
720p HD or HD IR
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
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
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Digital-array microphones
Speakers
2x 2W speakers
Stereo speakers 2x 2W
Dimensions
Size | Depth
319.9 mm / 12.59"
272 mm
10.73" (272.5mm)
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
28 mm
0.8996" (22.85mm)
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
398.5 mm
14.02" (356.2mm)
Weight
2.6 kg
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
60 or 144 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Hi-Res audio
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon RX 5600M 6GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Per-key RGB lighting
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard with CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Up to AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Yes
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 QHD and 360Hz FHD
Weather Resistance
AMD FreeSync Premium
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Up to 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
230 W
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
2 x M.2 SSD Slots by NVMe PCIe Gen3
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
Production
Debut
2020-09-07
2021-Q2
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
Pros
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Matte IPS display
- NVMe SSD
- Good WLAN performance
- Good battery life
- Powerful AMD Ryzen CPU and Nvidia 3060 GPU
- Excellent gaming performance
- Good port selection
Cons
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Very loud under load
- Only one USB Type-C port
- Case is a little chunky
- Lacks RGB lighting
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