Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs Alienware m18 vs Razer Blade 18

Dell Alienware x14 R2 14" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell Alienware m18 18" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell | Computers

Razer | Computers

Variants

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

RTX 4060

RTX 4070

RTX 4080

RTX 4090

RTX 4090 + 13980HX

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

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

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

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

Construction

Battery | Capacity

80.5 WHr

97 WHr

91.7WHr

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

Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam

Colors

Lunar Silver

Dark Metallic Moon

Material

Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy

CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo

Microphone

Dual-array microphone

Built-in array microphone

Speakers

6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)

Dimensions

Bezels

Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm

Size | Depth

260.41 mm / 10.25"

319.9 mm / 12.59"

275.4mm / 10.84"

Size | Height

14.5 mm / 0.57"

24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch

21.9mm / 0.86"

Size | Width

321.08 mm / 12.64"

410.3 mm / 16.15"

399.9mm / 15.74"

Weight

2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs

3.2kg / 7.05lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

300 nits

500 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Backlight

WLED

Display Color Depth

10-bit

Display Diagonal

14 inch

18 inch

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

240 Hz

Resolution

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

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 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 RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Processor

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

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

RGB Lighting

Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button

Thermal Solution

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

1.8 mm

1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation

Memory | Capacity

16 GB / 32 GB

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

Memory | Type

LPDDR5 4800MHz

DDR5-4800MHz dual channel

DDR5-5600MHz

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

1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2

Reviews

Neofiliac score

66%

88%

97%

Pros

All-metal construction
Good wireless connectivity

Premium build quality
Superb port selection
Quad M.2 SSD slots
Powerful configurables
All-metal construction

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

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

No 4K display
Too expensive
More power than the thin chassis can handle
Long-term reliability concerns

Price

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