Compare ROG Strix Scar 18 G834 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs AORUS 17H 2023
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
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
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
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
80.5 WHr
99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
HD (720p ) Webcam
Colors
Lunar Silver
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
4-speaker system
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
294 mm / 11.57"
260.41 mm / 10.25"
254 mm / 10"
Size | Height
23.1-30.8 mm / 0.91 - 1.21 inch
14.5 mm / 0.57"
30 mm / 1.18"
Size | Width
399 mm / 15.71"
321.08 mm / 12.64"
398 mm / 15.7"
Weight
3.10 Kg / 6.83 lbs
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
2.7 kg / 5.95 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Diagonal
18 inch
14 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
165 Hz
360 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1980 x 1080)
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
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
Per-Key RGB
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900H / i7-13700H
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
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
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
280W
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Reviews
Neofiliac score
89%
66%
80%
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
- Clean styling
- Rather powerful components
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
- Limited by 16:9 aspect ratio
- Mostly made of plastic
- Limited number of ports
- Only FHD
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