Compare ROG Strix Scar 16 vs Alienware m16 vs Razer Blade 16

Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
QHD+ 240Hz - RTX 4060
QHD+ 240Hz - RTX 4070
Dual UHD+FHD+ Mini-LED - RTX 4070
QHD+ 240Hz - RTX 4080
Dual UHD+FHD+ Mini-LED - RTX 4090

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 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
86 WHr
95.2WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
T6 CNC Aluminum, Anodized
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
4-speaker system
4 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x2)

Dimensions

Bezels
Top 9.6mm, L/R 4.66mm, Bottom 8.08mm
Size | Depth
264 mm / 10.39"
289.9 mm / 11.41"
244mm / 9.61"
Size | Height
22.6-30.4 mm / 0.89-1.2 inch
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
21.99mm / 0.87"
Size | Width
354 mm / 13.94"
368.9 mm / 14.5"
355mm / 13.98"
Weight
2.5 Kg / 5.51 lbs
2.45kg / 5.4lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Backlight
Mini LED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
16 inch
16 inch
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
DCI-P3 100%
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Viewing Angle
170 degrees

Function

Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
THX® Spatial Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13980HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13950HX 5.6 GHz
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-Sync

Performance

Key Travel
1.8 mm
1.0mm
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-5600MHz
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
330W, optional GaN FET
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
Storage | RAID
RAID 0

Reviews

Neofiliac score
88%
84%
93%
Pros
  • Very powerful components
  • Good cooling setup
  • Good port selection
  • No numeric keypad
  • Good Nebula display
  • Rather compact for the power it offers
  • High grade of construction
  • Quad M.2 storage with RAID
  • Optional mechanical keyboard
  • No numeric keypad
  • Powerful
  • Wide range of configurable options
  • Superb port selection
  • Serious styling
  • Premium build quality
  • Highly-equipped
  • No numeric keypad
Cons
  • Mostly made of plastic
  • Too much branding
  • Very large, very heavy
  • Thick bezels
  • Display somewhat dark
  • No 4K option
  • High price
  • Reliability concerns
  • Very expensive
  • Is i9 necessary?

Price

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