Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs Alienware m16 vs MSI Raider GE78

Dell Alienware x14 R2 14" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell Alienware m16 16" Gaming Laptop (2023)

MSI Raider GE78 HX 13V 17" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell | Computers

MSI | Computers

Variants

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

QHD+ 240Hz

FHD+

QHD+

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

2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio

1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader

Wireless Connectivity

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3

Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2

Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity

80.5 WHr

86 WHr

4-Cell 99 Wh

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR

FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR

IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)

Colors

Lunar Silver

Dark Metallic Moon

Core Black

Material

Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy

Microphone

Dual-array microphone

Speakers

2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer

Dimensions

Size | Depth

260.41 mm / 10.25"

289.9 mm / 11.41"

298 mm

Size | Height

14.5 mm / 0.57"

23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch

23 mm

Size | Width

321.08 mm / 12.64"

368.9 mm / 14.5"

380 mm

Weight

2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs

3.1 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

300 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Diagonal

14 inch

16 inch

17 inch

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

Resolution

QHD+ (2560 x 1600)

Response Time

3 ms

Function

Chipset

Intel® HM770

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB

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 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB

Keyboard Backlight

Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard

1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover

Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Processor

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX

Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor

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

1.2 mm

1.8 mm

Memory | Capacity

16 GB / 32 GB

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB

Memory | Type

LPDDR5 4800MHz

DDR5-4800MHz dual channel

DDR5 5200MHz dual channel

Power Supply

130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter

330W, optional GaN FET

330W

Storage

1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB

4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB

1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)

Reviews

Neofiliac score

66%

84%

Pros

All-metal construction
Good wireless connectivity

High grade of construction
Quad M.2 storage with RAID
Optional mechanical keyboard
No numeric keypad
Powerful
Wide range of configurable options
Superb port selection

Powerful components
Good speaker setup
PCIe 5.0 support
Great port selection

Cons

Very large and heavy for its class
Low performance for a gaming laptop
Soldered memory
Limited storage

Very large, very heavy
Thick bezels
Display somewhat dark
No 4K option
High price

Very deep for a 16:10 17-incher
Not the best displays in its class
Has numeric keypad

Price

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