Compare Alienware m18 vs Razer Blade 18 vs Legion Pro 5 GEN 8
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
165Hz
240Hz
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
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
2x USB 3.2 Type-C Gen2 + 4x USB 3.2 Type-A Gen 1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
91.7WHr
80 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
Built-in Webcam (1080p / 720p) with E-Shutter and Tobii Horizon Support
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Onyx Grey / Abyss Blue
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Aluminum
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2 x 2W Harman® Super Linear Speaker System and Smart Amp with Nahimic Audio
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
319.9 mm / 12.59"
275.4mm / 10.84"
260.4 mm / 10.25 inch
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
21.9mm / 0.86"
21.9-26.75 mm / 0.86-1.05 inch
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
399.9mm / 15.74"
363.4 mm / 14.3 inch
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
from 2.5 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
500 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
18 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% RGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
WQXGA (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
AI
LA1 AI chip
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
Fast Charging
Super Rapid Charge (30min Charge 0~80% Capacity, 60min Charge 0~100% Capacity)
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Laptop GPU 8 GB GDDR6 (95W) / Boost Clock NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 8 GB GDDR6 (140W) / NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU 8 GB GDDR6 (140W) / NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8 GB GDDR6 (140W)
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR™ 400 Certifie
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 Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
AMD Ryzen 5 7645HX / Ryzen 7 7745HX / Ryzen 9 7945HX
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-Sync
NVIDIA® G-SYNC™ Support / AMD Freesync Premiu
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
1.5 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Up to 64GB (2x 16GB max from factory)
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-5600MHz
5600MHz DDR5
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
300W Slim Adapter / 230W Slim Adapter
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
Up to 2 TB PCIe SSD (Gen 4)
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
97%
77%
Pros
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Understated styling
- Rather compact for the large 18-inch display
- Premium construction
- No numeric keypad
- Great speakers
- Good port selection
- Dual memory slots + dual M.2 slots
- Good 240Hz display
- Overall good construction
- Full feature set
- Good pricing
Cons
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- No 4K display
- Too expensive
- More power than the thin chassis can handle
- Long-term reliability concerns
- No stand-out feature (bland)
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