Compare EliteBook 1040 G10 vs HP Dragonfly Pro vs Alienware m17 R2

Variants
WQXGA
WUXGA
60Hz
144Hz

Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 2x SuperSpeed USB + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x Combo Headphone /Mic
2x USB-C 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x Combo Headphone /Mic
3x USB 3.1 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x Alienware Graphics Amplifier + 1x RJ45 (Gigabit or 2.5Gbps) + 1x HDMI 2.0b + 1x Mini-DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Audio out + 1x Headset
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.3, optional M.2 WWAN (4G CAT16 LTE or 5G)
Qualcomm WCN685x Wi-Fi 6E Dual Band Simultaneous (DBS) WiFiCx Network Adapter, Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity
38 WHr / 51.3 WHr
64.6 WHr
76 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
USB 5MP privacy camera (88deg FOV TNR) IR camera
5MP IR camera with camera shutter
Camera | Front
Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera with
Colors
Natural Silver
Sparkling Black; Ceramic White
Lunar Light or Dark Side of the Moon
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Premium magnesium chassis
Premium magnesium chassis
Magnesium alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual array integrated microphones
Speakers
Dual speakers w/discrete amps tuned by Bang & Olufsen
Quad speakers w/discrete amps tuned by Bang & Olufsen
2.0 speakers

Dimensions

Bezels
86.5% Screen-To-Body Ratio
Size | Depth
224.35 mm
8.78"
295.5 mm / 11.63 inch
Size | Height
17.95 mm
0.72"
20.5 mm / 0.807 inch
Size | Width
315 mm
12.39"
399.8 mm / 15.74 inch
Weight
from 1179 g / 2.6 lbs
3.53 lbs
2.63 kg / 5.80 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
400 nits
Display Diagonal
14 inch
14 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
60 Hz or 144Hz
Resolution
WUXGA (1920 x 1200)
FHD (1920x1080)

Function

Chipset
Mobile Intel HM370 Chipset
Graphics
Intel integrated graphics
AMD Radeon™ Integrated Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 2080 Max-Q 8GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Yes
Keyboard with per key RGB LED AlienFX lighting
Operating System
Windows 11
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
Intel® 13th Gen processors U-series and P-series
AMD Ryzen7 7736U
9th-gen Intel Core i5-9300H, i7-9750H, i9-9880H, or i9-9880HK
SIM
Optional nano SIM
Security
HP Wolf Security: HP Wolf Security Console, HP Sure Start, HP Sure Run, HP Sure Recover, Sure Click, Sure Sense, HP BIOSphere, Seamless Firmware Update, HP Tamper Lock , HP Secure Erase, HP Sure Admin , HP Wolf Security Protect and Trace
Fingerprint sensor, Facial recognition, IR camera for Windows Hello log-in
Touch Screen
Yes

Performance

Durability
Undergoes 19 MIL-STD-810H Tests, Undergoes HP Total Test Process, Sanitizable with household wipes up to 1000 cycles of disinfectio
Key Travel
1.7 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, up to 64GB
16GB / 32GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5
LPDDR5 6400MHz
DDR4 2666MHz
Power Supply
65 W Smart AC power adapter
96W Smart AC power adapter
130, 180, or 240 W
Storage
Up to 2TB M.2 PCIe/NVMe Gen 4x4 standard and encrypted SSD
512 GB / 1TB PCIe® NVMe SSD (onboard)
2x PCIe M.2 up to 4TB

Production

Debut
2019 Computex

Reviews

Neofiliac score
82%
78%
Pros
  • Premium magnesium alloy chassis
  • Good port selection
  • Dual DDR5 slots
  • Very light and compact
  • Professional styling
  • Superb business-grade build quality
  • Decent performance
  • Long battery life
  • Beautifully designed
  • Powerful gaming performance
  • Slim, lightweight chassis
  • Excellent keyboard and touchpad
  • Excellent battery life
Cons
  • Limited performance
  • Soldered memory and SSD
  • Limited port selection
  • Only FHD display
  • Fans pulse more frequently than on older Alienware laptops

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