Compare ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs Yoga Slim 7i Carbon GEN 8
Connectivity
Ports
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 1x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4.0 + 1 x Type-C™ Full-Functio
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
80.5 WHr
50 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
HD Webcam / IR Camera
Colors
Lunar Silver
Moon White / Storm Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Aluminum
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
4-speaker system
2 x 2W Harman Kardon® Speakers
Dimensions
Bezels
Top : 6.74 mm, Left/Right : 2.8 mm, Bottom : 9.5 mm
Size | Depth
294 mm / 11.57"
260.41 mm / 10.25"
206 mm / 8.11 inch
Size | Height
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
14.5 mm / 0.57"
from 14.8 mm / 0.58 inch
Size | Width
399 mm / 15.71"
321.08 mm / 12.64"
301 mm / 11.85 inch
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
from 0.99 kg / 2.18 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
400 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
14 inch
13.3"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
165 Hz
90 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
2.5K (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
Intel® Iris® Xe
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
Intel® Core™ i7-1360P / i5-1340P
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Optional
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
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
8 GB / 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
LPDDR5 4800MHz
LPDDR5 Dual Channel; 4800 MHz
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
PCIe Gen 4 M.2 : 512 GB / 1 TB
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
89%
66%
70%
Pros
- Reasonably-sized for 18-inch
- Great performance options
- Good port selection
- Newly-added webcam (for ROG)
- Gorgeous display
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
- Beautiful construction
- Very light
Cons
- Plastic construction
- RGB nonsense and too much branding
- Very large and heavy for its class
- Low performance for a gaming laptop
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage
- Poor port selection
- Low power
- Not upgradable
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