Compare Alienware m18 vs Alienware m15 R2
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
LCD
OLED
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
3x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x Alienware Graphics Amplifier + 1x RJ45 (Gigabit or 2.5Gbps) + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Mini-DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio out + 1x Headset
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
76 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera with
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Lunar Light or Dark Side of the Moon
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual array integrated microphones
Speakers
2.0 speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
319.9 mm / 12.59"
276 mm / 10.9 inch
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
20.1 mm / 0.791 inch | 20.5 mm / 0.807 inch w/ Tobii Eyetracking
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
360.5 mm / 14.19 inch
Weight
2.16 kg / 4.75 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
LCD or OLED
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
60 Hz or 144Hz
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM370 Chipset
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 2080 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Keyboard with per key RGB LED AlienFX lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
9th-gen Intel Core i5-9300H, i7-9750H, i9-9880H, or i9-9880HK
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
1.7 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 2666MHz
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
130, 180, or 240 W
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
2x PCIe M.2 up to 4TB
Production
Debut
2019 Computex
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
Pros
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Elegant design
- Beautiful OLED display
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Not as powerful as the Alienware Area-51m
- High CPU temperatures
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