Compare Alienware m18 vs Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 vs AORUS 15G (2020)
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
FHD
QHD
240Hz
300Hz
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 USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps) + 1x Headphone
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio combo + 1x SD + 1x RJ45
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Construction
Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
94 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
720p HD or HD IR
HD
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
Stereo speakers 2x 2W
2x 2 Watt Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
319.9 mm / 12.59"
10.73" (272.5mm)
250 mm / 9.84 inch
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
0.8996" (22.85mm)
25 mm / 0.98 inch
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
14.02" (356.2mm)
356 mm / 14.0 inch
Weight
From 5.34lbs (2.42kg)
2.2 kg / 4.85 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
15.6 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
72% NTSC
Refresh Rate
240 or 300Hz
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3254 with A-Volute Nahimic audio processing software
Nahimic 3 3D Audio for Gamers
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM470 Express
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
Intel UHD Graphics 630 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, RTX 2060 6GB, RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB, RTX 2070 SUPER Max-Q 8GB, or RTX 2080 SUPER Max-Q 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
4-Zone AlienFX RGB lighting or per-key AlienFX RGB keyboard with CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard
AORUS Fusion RGB Per-Key
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
AMD Ryzen R7 5800H or Ryzen R9 5900HX
10th-gen Intel Core i7-10750H, i7-10875H, or i9-10980HK
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Yes
Security
Firmware-based TPM, supports Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT)
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
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
2.5mm (Mechanical Keyboard w/ OMRON Gaming Switch)
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Max 64GB (2x DIMMs)
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 2666MHz or 2933MHz
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
230 W
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
Up to 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD
2x M.2 SSD 2280 (1x NVMe + 1x NVMe/SATA)
Production
Debut
2021-Q2
2020
Made In
Taiwan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
Pros
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Powerful AMD Ryzen CPU and Nvidia 3060 GPU
- Excellent gaming performance
- Good port selection
- Thin and light for a gaming laptop
- Extremely fast CPU and GPU
- Beautiful 240Hz display
Cons
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Case is a little chunky
- Lacks RGB lighting
- Nothing in particular
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