Compare Alienware m18 vs IdeaPad Slim 5i GEN 8 16
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
2.5K
WUXGA
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
2 x USB 3.2 Type-C + 2 x USB 3.2 + 1 x HDMI 1.4b + 1 x Micro SD + 1 x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
56.6WHr / 75.4WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
FHD Camera / IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Cloud Grey / Abyss Blue / Violet
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Metal or Plastic
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2 x 2W User-facing Speakers, Dolby Audio™
Dimensions
Size | Depth
319.9 mm / 12.59"
251 mm / 9.88 inch
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
from 16.9 mm / 0.67 inch
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
356 mm / 14.02 inch
Weight
1.99 kg / 4.39 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
Intel® Integrated Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
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 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i7-13620H / i5-13500H / i5-13420H / i5-12450H
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
8 GB / 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
Up to Type-C 65W
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
PCIe M.2 : 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
55%
Pros
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Clean styling
- Decent port selection
Cons
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Uninspiring display selection
- Average build quality
- Only HDMI 1.4
- Low memory / storage capacity
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