Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs Alienware m18 vs Gigabyte AERO 14 OLED 2023

Dell Alienware x14 R2 14" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell Alienware m18 18" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell | Computers

Gigabyte | Computers

Variants

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

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 Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x 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

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity

80.5 WHr

97 WHr

63 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

FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication

Colors

Lunar Silver

Dark Metallic Moon

Twilight Silver

Material

Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy

CNC aluminum

Microphone

Dual-array microphone

Speakers

2x 2W Speaker

Dimensions

Size | Depth

260.41 mm / 10.25"

319.9 mm / 12.59"

220.8 mm / 8.7"

Size | Height

14.5 mm / 0.57"

24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch

17 mm / 0.67"

Size | Width

321.08 mm / 12.64"

410.3 mm / 16.15"

311 mm / 12.3"

Weight

2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs

2.1 kg / 4.63 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

300 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Diagonal

14 inch

18 inch

16 inch

Display Type

IPS

OLED

Gamut

100% DCI-P3

Refresh Rate

165 Hz

90 Hz

Resolution

QHD+ (2560 x 1600)

2.8K 2880x1800

Response Time

3 ms

Function

Audio

DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology

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™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6

HDR

VESA DisplayHDR 600 True Black

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

Yes

Operating System

Windows 11 Home

Windows 11 Home / Pro

Processor

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

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

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H

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

1.7 mm, N-key Rllover

Memory | Capacity

16 GB / 32 GB

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

16GB

Memory | Type

LPDDR5 4800MHz

DDR5-4800MHz dual channel

LPDDR5

Power Supply

130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter

330W, optional GaN FET

130W

Storage

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

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

1x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)

Reviews

Neofiliac score

66%

88%

69%

Pros

All-metal construction
Good wireless connectivity

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

Narrow bezels
Decent port selection
Reasonably powerful for its class
CNC chassis

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

Soldered memory
i5 model uses 12th-gen chip
Touchpad not elegant

Price

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