Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs Alienware m18 vs IdeaPad Slim 5i GEN 8 14
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
2.2K
WUXGA IPS
WUXGA OLED
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
2 x USB 3.2 Type-C + 2 x USB 3.2 + 1 x HDMI 1.4b + 1 x Micro SD + 1 x Audio
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 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
80.5 WHr
97 WHr
47WHr / 56.6WHr
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
FHD Camera / IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
Colors
Lunar Silver
Dark Metallic Moon
Cloud Grey / Abyss Blue / Violet
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Metal or Plastic
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2 x 2W User-facing Speakers, Dolby Audio™
Dimensions
Size | Depth
260.41 mm / 10.25"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
221 mm / 8.7 inch
Size | Height
14.5 mm / 0.57"
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
from 16.9 mm / 0.67 inch
Size | Width
321.08 mm / 12.64"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
312 mm / 12.28 inch
Weight
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
1.59 kg / 3.51 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Diagonal
14 inch
18 inch
14"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
60 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Function
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
Intel® Integrated Graphics
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
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Intel® Core™ i7-1360P / i5-1340P / i7-1355U / i5-1335U / i5-1334U
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Yes
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
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
8 GB / 16 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5
Power Supply
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
330W, optional GaN FET
Up to Type-C 65W
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
PCIe M.2 : 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
66%
88%
58%
Pros
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Clean, styling design
- Decent port selection
- Good price point
- Optional OLED display
- Good wireless connectivity options
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
- Average construction
- Low memory and storage
- Low power
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