Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs Razer Blade 18 vs ThinkBook 16p GEN 4

Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
2.5K
3.2K

Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
2x USB Type-C + 2x USB Type-A + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity
80.5 WHr
91.7WHr
80 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
FHD IR / FHD RGB
Colors
Lunar Silver
Storm Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
3-Side Metal Covers (A/C/D) + Mylar B-side Cover
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2 x 2 user-facing harman/kardon® speaker

Dimensions

Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
260.41 mm / 10.25"
275.4mm / 10.84"
Size | Height
14.5 mm / 0.57"
21.9mm / 0.86"
19.9mm
Size | Width
321.08 mm / 12.64"
399.9mm / 15.74"
Weight
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
from 2.1 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
500 nits
400 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
14 inch
18 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Viewing Angle
178 degrees

Function

Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060
Keyboard Backlight
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-Sync

Performance

Key Travel
1.2 mm
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB
Up to 64GB (16GB max from factory), 2x DIMM
Memory | Type
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR5
Power Supply
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
512GB Dual SSD

Production

Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
66%
97%
72%
Pros
  • All-metal construction
  • Good wireless connectivity
  • Understated styling
  • Rather compact for the large 18-inch display
  • Premium construction
  • No numeric keypad
  • Great speakers
  • Good port selection
  • Dual memory slots + dual M.2 slots
  • Metal chassis
  • Utilitarian build
  • Good price for a competent work horse
  • Dual DIMM + dual M.2 slots
Cons
  • Very large and heavy for its class
  • Low performance for a gaming laptop
  • Soldered memory
  • Limited storage
  • No 4K display
  • Too expensive
  • More power than the thin chassis can handle
  • Long-term reliability concerns
  • Somewhat ugly lid
  • Uninspiring feature set

Price

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