Compare ROG Strix Scar 17 2023 vs HP Dragonfly Pro vs Alienware m17 R2
Variants
60Hz
144Hz
Connectivity
Ports
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1x 2.5G LAN port + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
2x USB-C 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x Combo Headphone /Mic
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
Wi-Fi 6E(802.11ax) (Triple band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5.2
Qualcomm WCN685x Wi-Fi 6E Dual Band Simultaneous (DBS) WiFiCx Network Adapter, Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
90WHrs, 4S1P, 4-cell
64.6 WHr
76 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
720P HD camera
5MP IR camera with camera shutter
Camera | Front
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
Aluminum (A), plastic (B/C/D)
Premium magnesium chassis
Magnesium alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual array integrated microphones
Speakers
2-speaker system
Quad speakers w/discrete amps tuned by Bang & Olufsen
2.0 speakers
Dimensions
Bezels
86.5% Screen-To-Body Ratio
Size | Depth
282 mm / 11.1"
8.78"
295.5 mm / 11.63 inch
Size | Height
23.4-28.3 mm / 0.92-1.11 inch
0.72"
20.5 mm / 0.807 inch
Size | Width
395 mm / 15.55"
12.39"
399.8 mm / 15.74 inch
Weight
3.0 kg / 6.61 lbs
3.53 lbs
2.63 kg / 5.80 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Brightness
400 nits
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
14 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
60 Hz or 144Hz
Resolution
WQHD (2560 x 1440)
WUXGA (1920 x 1200)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM370 Chipset
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / RTX™ 4080 Laptop GPU 12GB GDDR6
AMD Radeon™ Integrated Graphics
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
Per-key RGB
Yes
Keyboard with per key RGB LED AlienFX lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7945HX
AMD Ryzen7 7736U
9th-gen Intel Core i5-9300H, i7-9750H, i9-9880H, or i9-9880HK
RGB Lighting
Aura Sync Light Bar
Security
Fingerprint sensor, Facial recognition, IR camera for Windows Hello log-in
Touch Screen
Yes
Performance
Key Travel
1.7 mm
Memory | Capacity
32GB SO-DIMM x 2, Max Capacity : 64GB
16GB / 32GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-4800 dual channel
LPDDR5 6400MHz
DDR4 2666MHz
Power Supply
ø6.0, 330W AC Adapter
96W Smart AC power adapter
130, 180, or 240 W
Storage
2TB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2
512 GB / 1TB PCIe® NVMe SSD (onboard)
2x PCIe M.2 up to 4TB
Production
Debut
2019 Computex
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
78%
Pros
- Very powerful
- Good cooling
- Good 240Hz QHD display
- New webcam on top of the old chassis
- Superb business-grade build quality
- Decent performance
- Long battery life
- Beautifully designed
- Powerful gaming performance
- Slim, lightweight chassis
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- Old chassis and old design
- Large bezels due to 16:9 aspect ratio
- Soldered memory and SSD
- Limited port selection
- Only FHD display
- Fans pulse more frequently than on older Alienware laptops
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