Compare HP Dragonfly Pro vs MSI GE75 vs Alienware m17 R2
Variants
RTX 2070
RTX 2070 SUPER
RTX 2080 SUPER
60Hz
144Hz
Connectivity
Ports
2x USB-C 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x Combo Headphone /Mic
2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 1x miniDP + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 + 1x SD + 1x Mic + 1x Headphone out + 1x Audio combo
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
Qualcomm WCN685x Wi-Fi 6E Dual Band Simultaneous (DBS) WiFiCx Network Adapter, Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
64.6 WHr
51 or 65 Wh
76 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
5MP IR camera with camera shutter
Camera | Front
HD type (30fps@720p)
Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera with
Colors
Sparkling Black; Ceramic White
Lunar Light or Dark Side of the Moon
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Premium magnesium chassis
Magnesium alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual array integrated microphones
Speakers
Quad speakers w/discrete amps tuned by Bang & Olufsen
2x 3W Speaker + 2x 3W Woofer
2.0 speakers
Dimensions
Bezels
86.5% Screen-To-Body Ratio
Size | Depth
8.78"
268.5 mm
295.5 mm / 11.63 inch
Size | Height
0.72"
27.5 mm
20.5 mm / 0.807 inch
Size | Width
12.39"
397 mm
399.8 mm / 15.74 inch
Weight
3.53 lbs
2.64 - 2.66 kg
2.63 kg / 5.80 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
Brightness
400 nits
Display Diagonal
14 inch
17.3 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
144Hz, 240Hz, or 300Hz
60 Hz or 144Hz
Resolution
WUXGA (1920 x 1200)
FHD (1920x1080)
FHD (1920x1080)
Function
Chipset
Intel HM470
Mobile Intel HM370 Chipset
Graphics
AMD Radeon™ Integrated Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 w/ 8GB GDDR6, RTX 2070 SUPER w/ 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 2080 SUPER w/ 8GB GDDR6
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
Per-Key RGB Backlight Keyboard
Keyboard with per key RGB LED AlienFX lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10
Processor
AMD Ryzen7 7736U
Up to 10th Gen. Intel Core i9 Processor
9th-gen Intel Core i5-9300H, i7-9750H, i9-9880H, or i9-9880HK
Security
Fingerprint sensor, Facial recognition, IR camera for Windows Hello log-in
Touch Screen
Yes
Performance
Key Travel
1.7 mm
Memory | Capacity
16GB / 32GB
Up to 2 Slots Max 64GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5 6400MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
DDR4 2666MHz
Power Supply
96W Smart AC power adapter
230 or 280 W
130, 180, or 240 W
Storage
512 GB / 1TB PCIe® NVMe SSD (onboard)
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3) + 1x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA) + 1x 2.5" SATA HDD
2x PCIe M.2 up to 4TB
Production
Debut
2020 CES
2019 Computex
Reviews
Neofiliac score
78%
Pros
- Superb business-grade build quality
- Decent performance
- Long battery life
- Beautifully designed
- Matte 17.3-inch screen
- Slim bezels
- Decent gaming performance
- Good battery life
- Good input devices
- Powerful gaming performance
- Slim, lightweight chassis
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- Soldered memory and SSD
- Limited port selection
- Only FHD display
- CPU performance could be better
- Only one year of warranty
- Fans pulse more frequently than on older Alienware laptops
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