Compare HP Dragonfly G4 vs HP Dragonfly Pro vs Alienware m17 R2

Variants
IPS
OLED
60Hz
144Hz

Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x 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
64.6 WHr
76 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
MIPI 5MP 88-degree FOV camera with Sure Shutter electronic privacy shutter
5MP IR camera with camera shutter
Camera | Front
Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera with
Colors
Slate Blue / 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
2x Top Edge microphones
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
90% Screen-to-body Ratio
86.5% Screen-To-Body Ratio
Size | Depth
220.4 mm
8.78"
295.5 mm / 11.63 inch
Size | Height
16.4 mm
0.72"
20.5 mm / 0.807 inch
Size | Width
297.4 mm
12.39"
399.8 mm / 15.74 inch
Weight
from 999 g / 2.2 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
Gamut
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
60 Hz
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
Up to 32GB soldered
16GB / 32GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5
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
83%
78%
Pros
  • Superb build quality
  • Gorgeous yet professional styling
  • Good port selection
  • Strong wireless connectivity
  • 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
  • Soldered memory
  • Not very powerful
  • Soldered memory and SSD
  • Limited port selection
  • Only FHD display
  • Fans pulse more frequently than on older Alienware laptops

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