Compare OMEN 17 2023 vs Razer Blade 18

Variants
FHD
QHD 165Hz
QHD 240Hz
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX

Connectivity

Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 3x USB + 1x RJ45 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-Displayport + 1x Audio
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
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
Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity
83 WHr
91.7WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
HP Wide Vision 720p HD camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
Colors
Shadow black
Material
Plastic (A/D) + aluminium (C)
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)

Dimensions

Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
10.32"
275.4mm / 10.84"
Size | Height
1.06"
21.9mm / 0.86"
Size | Width
15.64"
399.9mm / 15.74"
Weight
6.15 lbs
3.2kg / 7.05lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
500 nits
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
18 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Viewing Angle
178 degrees

Function

Audio
Audio by Bang & Olufsen Support DTS:X Ultra
THX® Spatial Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 series
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB / 4-zone RGB
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX
Security
Trusted Platform Module TPM 2.0
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync

Performance

Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs
Memory | Type
DDR5 dual channel, 4800MHz (i7) / 5600MHz (i9)
DDR5-5600MHz
Power Supply
330 W Smart AC power adapter
Storage
2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2

Reviews

Neofiliac score
79%
97%
Pros
  • Good thermal performance
  • No numeric keypad
  • Good port selection
  • Good wireless connectivity
  • Understated styling
  • Rather compact for the large 18-inch display
  • Premium construction
  • No numeric keypad
  • Great speakers
  • Good port selection
  • Dual memory slots + dual M.2 slots
Cons
  • Old design
  • Mostly made of plastic
  • Old 16:9 aspect ratio
  • No 4K display
  • Too expensive
  • More power than the thin chassis can handle
  • Long-term reliability concerns

Price

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