Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs Alienware m18 vs Alienware x17
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
4K
FHD 165Hz
FHD 360Hz
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
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x MicroSD
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 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
80.5 WHr
97 WHr
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
720p HD
Colors
Lunar Silver
Dark Metallic Moon
Lunar Light
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
4 speakers, 8W in total
Switch Type
Optional CherryMX ultra-low profile mechanical keyboard
Dimensions
Size | Depth
260.41 mm / 10.25"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
299.49 mm / 11.791"
Size | Height
14.5 mm / 0.57"
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
Size | Width
321.08 mm / 12.64"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
399.23 mm / 15.718"
Weight
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 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
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1920x1080) or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
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 3060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
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
Per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
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
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11980HK Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
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
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for IPS 360Hz panel
Performance
Key Travel
1.2 mm
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz or DDR4 XMP 3466MHz
Power Supply
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
330W, optional GaN FET
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
Production
Debut
2021-06
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
- Beautiful 4K, 120Hz 4K display
- Excellent battery life
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad
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
- Nothing in particular
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