Compare Alienware m18 vs ROG Strix Scar 18 G834

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 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
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

Construction

Battery | Capacity
97 WHr
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
720P HD camera
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
Speakers
4-speaker system

Dimensions

Size | Depth
319.9 mm / 12.59"
294 mm / 11.57"
Size | Height
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
Size | Width
410.3 mm / 16.15"
399 mm / 15.71"
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
18 inch
Display Type
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
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
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
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
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
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800 dual channel
Power Supply
330W, optional GaN FET
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
Storage
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
Storage | RAID
RAID 0

Reviews

Neofiliac score
88%
89%
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
Cons
  • Extremely bulky
  • Large bezels
  • Memory limited to 4800MHz
  • No 4K display option
  • Plastic construction
  • RGB nonsense and too much branding

Price

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