Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs Alienware m18 vs AORUS 17G (2021)
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
RTX 3070
RTX 3080
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 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone + 1x SD + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps)
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
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Construction
Battery | Capacity
80.5 WHr
97 WHr
99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
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
Camera | Front
HD
Colors
Lunar Silver
Dark Metallic Moon
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Aluminum
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speakers
Dimensions
Bezels
3 mm
Size | Depth
260.41 mm / 10.25"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
276 mm / 10.8 inch
Size | Height
14.5 mm / 0.57"
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
26 mm / 1.0 inch
Size | Width
321.08 mm / 12.64"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
405 mm / 15.9 inch
Weight
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
2.7 kg / 5.95 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Diagonal
14 inch
18 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, matte
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
72% NTSC
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
300Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Function
Audio
Nahimic 3 3D Audio for Gamers
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM470 Express
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 3070 8GB or RTX 3080 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
AORUS Fusion RGB Per-Key
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Up to 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10870H
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Security
Firmware-based TPM, supports Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT)
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.2 mm
1.8 mm
2.5mm (Mechanical Keyboard w/ OMRON Gaming Switch)
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Max 64GB (2x DIMMs)
Memory | Type
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 2666MHz or 2933MHz
Power Supply
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
330W, optional GaN FET
230 W
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
2x M.2 SSD 2280 (1x NVMe + 1x NVMe/SATA)
Production
Debut
2021-01-13 (CES 2021)
Made In
Taiwan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
66%
88%
Pros
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- High-end components
- 300Hz display
- Long battery life
- Built-in physical mechanical keyboard
Cons
- Very large and heavy for its class
- Low performance for a gaming laptop
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Very loud under load
- Mediocre performance
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