Compare Alienware x14 R2 vs AORUS 17H 2023

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 + 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

Construction

Battery | Capacity
80.5 WHr
99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
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

Dimensions

Size | Depth
260.41 mm / 10.25"
254 mm / 10"
Size | Height
14.5 mm / 0.57"
30 mm / 1.18"
Size | Width
321.08 mm / 12.64"
398 mm / 15.7"
Weight
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
2.7 kg / 5.95 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
14 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
360 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
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
Per-Key RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
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
Memory | Type
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
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)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
66%
80%
Pros
  • All-metal construction
  • Good wireless connectivity
  • Clean styling
  • Rather powerful components
Cons
  • Very large and heavy for its class
  • Low performance for a gaming laptop
  • Soldered memory
  • Limited storage
  • Limited by 16:9 aspect ratio
  • Mostly made of plastic
  • Limited number of ports
  • Only FHD

Price

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