Compare OMEN 17 2023 vs Alienware m18 vs IdeaPad Slim 5i GEN 8 16

Variants
FHD
QHD 165Hz
QHD 240Hz
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
2.5K
WUXGA

Connectivity

Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 3x USB + 1x RJ45 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-Displayport + 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 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 compatible combo / Realtek Wi-Fi 6E (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.3 compatible comb
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity
83 WHr
97 WHr
56.6WHr / 75.4WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
HP Wide Vision 720p HD camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
FHD Camera / IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
Colors
Shadow black
Dark Metallic Moon
Cloud Grey / Abyss Blue / Violet
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Plastic (A/D) + aluminium (C)
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
10.32"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
251 mm / 9.88 inch
Size | Height
1.06"
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
from 16.9 mm / 0.67 inch
Size | Width
15.64"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
356 mm / 14.02 inch
Weight
6.15 lbs
1.99 kg / 4.39 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
18 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
Response Time
3 ms

Function

Audio
Audio by Bang & Olufsen Support DTS:X Ultra
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 series
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
Intel® Integrated Graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB / 4-zone RGB
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™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i7-13620H / i5-13500H / i5-13420H / i5-12450H
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Security
Trusted Platform Module TPM 2.0
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Yes
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching

Performance

Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
8 GB / 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 dual channel, 4800MHz (i7) / 5600MHz (i9)
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5
Power Supply
330 W Smart AC power adapter
330W, optional GaN FET
Up to Type-C 65W
Storage
2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
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
79%
88%
55%
Pros
  • Good thermal performance
  • No numeric keypad
  • Good port selection
  • Good wireless connectivity
  • Premium build quality
  • Superb port selection
  • Quad M.2 SSD slots
  • Powerful configurables
  • All-metal construction
  • Clean styling
  • Decent port selection
Cons
  • Old design
  • Mostly made of plastic
  • Old 16:9 aspect ratio
  • Extremely bulky
  • Large bezels
  • Memory limited to 4800MHz
  • No 4K display option
  • Uninspiring display selection
  • Average build quality
  • Only HDMI 1.4
  • Low memory / storage capacity

Price

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