Compare OMEN 17 2023 vs Alienware x14 R2
Variants
FHD
QHD 165Hz
QHD 240Hz
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 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x 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
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
83 WHr
80.5 WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
HP Wide Vision 720p HD camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
Colors
Shadow black
Lunar Silver
Material
Plastic (A/D) + aluminium (C)
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dimensions
Size | Depth
10.32"
260.41 mm / 10.25"
Size | Height
1.06"
14.5 mm / 0.57"
Size | Width
15.64"
321.08 mm / 12.64"
Weight
6.15 lbs
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
14 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Audio by Bang & Olufsen Support DTS:X Ultra
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 40 series
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB / 4-zone RGB
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
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
2x SO-DIMMs
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 dual channel, 4800MHz (i7) / 5600MHz (i9)
LPDDR5 4800MHz
Power Supply
330 W Smart AC power adapter
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
Storage
2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
Reviews
Neofiliac score
79%
66%
Pros
- Good thermal performance
- No numeric keypad
- Good port selection
- Good wireless connectivity
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
Cons
- Old design
- Mostly made of plastic
- Old 16:9 aspect ratio
- Very large and heavy for its class
- Low performance for a gaming laptop
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage
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