Compare Alienware m18 vs ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs TUF Gaming F17 2023
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
FHD
QHD
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 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
90 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
720P HD camera
1080P FHD IR Camera for Windows Hello
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
3-microphone array
Speakers
4-speaker system
2 x 2 W Speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
319.9 mm / 12.59"
294 mm / 11.57"
264.2 mm
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
22.95-25.45 mm
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
399 mm / 15.71"
394.6 mm
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
2.6 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
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
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos®, Hi-Res Audio
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 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060 8GB
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
1-Zone RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
Up to Intel® Core™ i9-13900H
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
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
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR4-3200 dual channel
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
ø6.0, 280W AC Adapter
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
up to 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
89%
57%
Pros
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
- Great performance options
- Good port selection
- Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
- Gorgeous display
- Good port selection
- Decent performance
Cons
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Plastic construction
- RGB nonsense and too much branding
- Questionable construction
- DDR4 memory
- Less powerful than the A17
- Large bezels
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