Compare Alienware m18 vs Dell G16 7630 vs Dell G15 5530

Dell Alienware m18 18" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell | Computers

Variants

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

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

1x USB-C + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

1x USB-C + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

Wireless Connectivity

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

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2x2 802.11ax / Killer 1650i Wireless

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2x2 802.11ax

Construction

Battery | Capacity

97 WHr

56 WHr / 86 WHr

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

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

Integrated widescreen HD (720p) Webcam

Colors

Dark Metallic Moon

Metallic Nightshade with Black thermal shelf / Quantum White with Metallic Nightshade thermal shelf

Dark Shadow Gray with Black thermal shelf / Quantum White with Deep Space Blue thermal shelf / Pop Purple with Neo Mint thermal shelf

Material

Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy

Microphone

Dual-array microphone

Single Array Digital Microphone

Speakers

2 tuned speakers with Dolby Audio

Dimensions

Size | Depth

319.9 mm / 12.59"

288.7 mm / 11.37"

274.5 mm / 10.8"

Size | Height

24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch

25.65 mm / 1.01"

26.9 mm / 1.06"

Size | Width

410.3 mm / 16.15"

356.98 mm / 14.05"

357.26 mm / 14.07"

Weight

from 2.73 kg / 6.01 lbs

from 2.65 kg / 5.84 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

16:9

Brightness

300 nits

250 nits / 300 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Diagonal

18 inch

16 inch

15 inch

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

100% sRGB

Refresh Rate

165Hz / 240Hz

120 Hz / 165 Hz

Resolution

QHD+ (2560 x 1600)

FHD (1920 x 1080)

Response Time

3 ms

Function

Graphics

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

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3050 6GB GDDR6 / RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6 / RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 // 4070 8GB GDDR6

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX

Keyboard Backlight

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

1-zone RGB backlit, optional Cherry MX RGB backlit Mechanical keyboard,

1-zone RGB backlit, optional 4-zone RGB

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Processor

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

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX / i5-13450HX

RGB Lighting

Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button

Thermal Solution

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Touchpad

Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling

Precision Touchpad

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 32GB (2x SO-DIMMs)

Memory | Type

DDR5-4800MHz dual channel

Power Supply

330W, optional GaN FET

240W AC Adapter / 330W AC Adapter

Storage

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

Up to 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Class 40

Reviews

Neofiliac score

88%

56%

47%

Pros

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

Good CPU options
Can be had for good price in North America

Good CPU selection
Low price in North America

Cons

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

Rather strange design
Quite large and heavy
Average performance
Average port selection
Dark display

Quite strange styling
Just as large as the G16 but much smaller display
Quite large and heavy for its class
Average construction
Poor webcam

Price

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