Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs AORUS 17 2023 vs AORUS 17H 2023
Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
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 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
80.5 WHr
99 Wh
99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
HD (720p ) Webcam
Colors
Lunar Silver
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
260.41 mm / 10.25"
283 mm / 11.1"
254 mm / 10"
Size | Height
14.5 mm / 0.57"
21.8 mm / 0.86"
30 mm / 1.18"
Size | Width
321.08 mm / 12.64"
398 mm / 15.7"
398 mm / 15.7"
Weight
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
2.7 kg / 5.95 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
14 inch
17.3 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
360 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
FHD (1980 x 1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Per-Key RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900H / i7-13700H
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, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
240W
280W
Storage
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
66%
77%
80%
Pros
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
- Reasonably powerful
- Clean styling
- Good port selection
- Clean styling
- Rather powerful components
Cons
- Very large and heavy for its class
- Low performance for a gaming laptop
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage
- Often sold with dated chips
- Low-res displays
- Mostly built of plastic
- Rather large bezels
- Limited by 16:9 aspect ratio
- Mostly made of plastic
- Limited number of ports
- Only FHD
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