Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs OMEN 17 2023 vs HP OMEN 17

Variants
FHD
QHD 165Hz
QHD 240Hz

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
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 3x USB + 1x RJ45 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-Displayport + 1x Audio
1x Thunderbolt 3 + 3x USB + 1x HDMI 2.0a + 1x RJ45 (1Gbps) + 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
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 compatible combo / Realtek Wi-Fi 6E (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 compatible comb
WiFi 5 or WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5

Construction

Battery | Capacity
80.5 WHr
83 WHr
4-cell, 70 Wh Li-ion polymer
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
HP Wide Vision 720p HD camera
Camera | Front
HP Wide Vision HD Camera
Colors
Lunar Silver
Shadow black
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Plastic (A/D) + aluminium (C)
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Integrated dual array digital microphone
Speakers
Bang & Olufsen Dual speakers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
260.41 mm / 10.25"
10.32"
11.22 inch
Size | Height
14.5 mm / 0.57"
1.06"
1.18 inch
Size | Width
321.08 mm / 12.64"
15.64"
15.94 inch
Weight
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
6.15 lbs
7.12 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
14 inch
17.3 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, anti-glare
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
144 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms

Function

Audio
Audio by Bang & Olufsen Support DTS:X Ultra
Fast Charging
50% in 45 min
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 series
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB), RTX 2060 (6GB), RTX 2070 Super (8GB), or RTX 2080 Super (8GB)
Keyboard Backlight
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Per key RGB / 4-zone RGB
Red, optional 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
Intel Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, or i9-10885H
Security
Trusted Platform Module TPM 2.0
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
Memory | Capacity
16 GB / 32 GB
2x SO-DIMMs
8, 12, 16, or 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5 dual channel, 4800MHz (i7) / 5600MHz (i9)
DDR4 2933MHz
Power Supply
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
330 W Smart AC power adapter
200 W Smart AC power adapter
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
Up to 1 TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD + 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA

Production

Debut
2020

Reviews

Neofiliac score
66%
79%
Pros
  • All-metal construction
  • Good wireless connectivity
  • Good thermal performance
  • No numeric keypad
  • Good port selection
  • Good wireless connectivity
  • Bright 144-Hz IPS display
  • Excellent gaming performance
  • Slim, lightweight chassis
Cons
  • Very large and heavy for its class
  • Low performance for a gaming laptop
  • Soldered memory
  • Limited storage
  • Old design
  • Mostly made of plastic
  • Old 16:9 aspect ratio
  • Limited battery life
  • Only one year of warranty

Price

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