Compare Alienware m18 vs Dell G15 5530
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 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
Construction
Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
56 WHr / 86 WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Integrated widescreen HD (720p) Webcam
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
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"
274.5 mm / 10.8"
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
26.9 mm / 1.06"
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
357.26 mm / 14.07"
Weight
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
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
15 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
120 Hz / 165 Hz
Resolution
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
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 4-zone RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
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
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
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%
47%
Pros
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Good CPU selection
- Low price in North America
Cons
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Quite strange styling
- Just as large as the G16 but much smaller display
- Quite large and heavy for its class
- Average construction
- Poor webcam
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