Compare Alienware m18 vs Razer Blade 18 vs MSI Stealth 14 Studio 2023
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
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
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 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
Intel® Killer™ AX Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
91.7WHr
4-Cell 72 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
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
IR HD type (30fps@720p)
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Pure White / Star Blue
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2x 2W Woofer + 2x 2W Tweeter
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
319.9 mm / 12.59"
275.4mm / 10.84"
246 mm
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
21.9mm / 0.86"
19 mm
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
399.9mm / 15.74"
315 mm
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
1.7 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
14 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4070 Laptop GPU 8GB GDDR6 / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
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
Per-Key RGB Keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 Processor
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
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
240W
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
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
97%
82%
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
- Stylish design
- Reasonable powerful for its class
- Quite compact
- Good wireless connectivity
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
- Single SSD slot
- Average port selection
- Low-res webcam
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