Compare ROG Strix Scar 16 vs Alienware m18 vs IdeaPad Pro 5i GEN 8 16
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
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 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C + 2 x USB 3.2 + 1 x HDMI 2.1 + 1 x SD Card Reader + 1 x Audio
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
WiFi 6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
97 WHr
75WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Arctic Grey Frost Blue
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Metal
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual Microphone Array
Speakers
4-speaker system
2 x 2W Speakers; Dolby Atmos® Audio
Dimensions
Size | Depth
264 mm / 10.39"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
251 mm / 9.88 inch
Size | Height
22.6-30.4 mm / 0.89-1.2 inch
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
from 17.9 mm / 0.7 inch
Size | Width
354 mm / 13.94"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
356 mm / 14.01 inch
Weight
2.5 Kg / 5.51 lbs
1.95 kg / 4.3 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
300 nits
350 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
1000:1
Display Backlight
Mini LED
Display Diagonal
16 inch
18 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
120 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600, WQXGA)
2.5K (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge Express
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
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 6 GB Laptop GPU / GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Per-key RGB
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
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™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i5-13500H
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Rear Glow, Light Bar, logo
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Yes
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
330W, optional GaN FET
Up to Type-C 65W
Storage
2TB + 2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
PCIe M.2 : 512 GB / 1 TB
Storage | RAID
RAID 0
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
88%
88%
78%
Pros
- Very powerful components
- Good cooling setup
- Good port selection
- No numeric keypad
- Good Nebula display
- Rather compact for the power it offers
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Well-priced
- Decent performance
- Good port selection
- Clean design
Cons
- Mostly made of plastic
- Too much branding
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage (single slot)
- Consumer grade of construction
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