Compare Alienware m18 vs AORUS 17 2023 vs IdeaPad Pro 5i GEN 8 16
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
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 Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C + 2 x USB 3.2 + 1 x HDMI 2.1 + 1 x SD Card Reader + 1 x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
99 Wh
75WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Arctic Grey Frost Blue
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Metal
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual Microphone Array
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
2 x 2W Speakers; Dolby Atmos® Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
319.9 mm / 12.59"
283 mm / 11.1"
251 mm / 9.88 inch
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
21.8 mm / 0.86"
from 17.9 mm / 0.7 inch
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
398 mm / 15.7"
356 mm / 14.01 inch
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
1.95 kg / 4.3 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
350 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
17.3 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
120 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
2.5K (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge Express
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 6 GB Laptop GPU / GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i5-13500H
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Yes
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
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
240W
Up to Type-C 65W
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
PCIe M.2 : 512 GB / 1 TB
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
77%
78%
Pros
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Reasonably powerful
- Clean styling
- Good port selection
- Well-priced
- Decent performance
- Good port selection
- Clean design
Cons
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Often sold with dated chips
- Low-res displays
- Mostly built of plastic
- Rather large bezels
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage (single slot)
- Consumer grade of construction
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