Compare Alienware m18 vs Alienware m16 vs ThinkBook 16p GEN 4

Dell Alienware m18 18" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell Alienware m16 16" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Lenovo ThinkBook 16p GEN 4 16" Laptop (2023)

Dell | Computers

Lenovo | Computers

Variants

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

QHD+ 240Hz

2.5K

3.2K

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

2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

2x USB Type-C + 2x USB Type-A + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio

Wireless Connectivity

Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity

97 WHr

86 WHr

80 Wh

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR

FHD IR / FHD RGB

Colors

Dark Metallic Moon

Storm Grey

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

Material

Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy

3-Side Metal Covers (A/C/D) + Mylar B-side Cover

Microphone

Dual-array microphone

Speakers

2 x 2 user-facing harman/kardon® speaker

Dimensions

Size | Depth

319.9 mm / 12.59"

289.9 mm / 11.41"

Size | Height

24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch

23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch

19.9mm

Size | Width

410.3 mm / 16.15"

368.9 mm / 14.5"

Weight

from 2.1 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

300 nits

400 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Diagonal

18 inch

16 inch

16"

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

Response Time

3 ms

Function

Graphics

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6

Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060

Keyboard Backlight

Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover

1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home

Processor

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX

Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor

RGB Lighting

Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button

Thermal Solution

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Touchpad

Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling

Variable Framerate

NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching

Performance

Key Travel

1.8 mm

Memory | Capacity

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

Up to 64GB (16GB max from factory), 2x DIMM

Memory | Type

DDR5-4800MHz dual channel

DDR5

Power Supply

330W, optional GaN FET

Storage

4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB

512GB Dual SSD

Production

Debut

2023-01 (CES 2023)

Reviews

Neofiliac score

88%

84%

72%

Pros

Premium build quality
Superb port selection
Quad M.2 SSD slots
Powerful configurables
All-metal construction

High grade of construction
Quad M.2 storage with RAID
Optional mechanical keyboard
No numeric keypad
Powerful
Wide range of configurable options
Superb port selection

Metal chassis
Utilitarian build
Good price for a competent work horse
Dual DIMM + dual M.2 slots

Cons

Extremely bulky
Large bezels
Memory limited to 4800MHz
No 4K display option

Very large, very heavy
Thick bezels
Display somewhat dark
No 4K option
High price

Somewhat ugly lid
Uninspiring feature set

Price

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