Compare Alienware m18 vs Razer Blade 18 vs AORUS 17X 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 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
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
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
91.7WHr
99 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
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2x 2.5W Speaker
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
319.9 mm / 12.59"
275.4mm / 10.84"
293 mm / 11.5"
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
21.9mm / 0.86"
21.8 mm / 0.86"
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
399.9mm / 15.74"
396 mm / 15.6"
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
500 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
18 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
QHD (2560 x 1440)
Response Time
3 ms
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB
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
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13950HX / i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX
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 4800MHz (i7) / 5600MHz (i9) dual channel
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
330W
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
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
97%
83%
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
- Powerful components
- Good port selection
- Good upgradability
- Not aggressively branded
- Good display
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
- Large bezels
- Quite large for the display
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