Compare Zenbook 14X OLED 2023 vs Alienware m18 vs Alienware m15 R2
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
LCD
OLED
Connectivity
Ports
1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 TMDS + 2x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1x 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
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) (Dual band) 2*2 + Bluetooth® 5
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
70WHrs, 3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion
97 WHr
76 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD camera with IR function to support Windows Hello
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera with
Colors
Inkwell Gray / Sandstone Beige
Dark Metallic Moon
Lunar Light or Dark Side of the Moon
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium alloy
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual array integrated microphones
Speakers
Built-in stereo speakers
2.0 speakers
Dimensions
Bezels
Screen-to-body ratio 89%
Size | Depth
226 mm / 8.88"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
276 mm / 10.9 inch
Size | Height
16.9 mm / 0.67"
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
20.1 mm / 0.791 inch | 20.5 mm / 0.807 inch w/ Tobii Eyetracking
Size | Width
322 mm / 12.67"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
360.5 mm / 14.19 inch
Weight
1.56 kg / 3.44 lbs
2.16 kg / 4.75 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
400 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
14.5 inch
18 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
OLED
IPS
LCD or OLED
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
60 Hz or 144Hz
Resolution
WQXGA+ (2880 x 1800)
Response Time
0.2 ms
3 ms
Function
Audio
Smart Amp Technology, Dolby Atmos
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM370 Chipset
Graphics
NVIDIA® Geforce RTX™ 3050 4GB Laptop GPU 4GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
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
Yes
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Keyboard with per key RGB LED AlienFX lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
Intel® Core™ i9-13900H
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
9th-gen Intel Core i5-9300H, i7-9750H, i9-9880H, or i9-9880HK
RGB Lighting
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
Durability
US MIL-STD 810H military-grade standard
Key Travel
1.4mm
1.8 mm
1.7 mm
Memory | Capacity
32GB on board
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 2666MHz
Power Supply
TYPE-C, 100W AC Adapter
330W, optional GaN FET
130, 180, or 240 W
Storage
2TB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 4.0 Performance SSD (1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4)
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
2x PCIe M.2 up to 4TB
Production
Debut
2019 Computex
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
88%
Pros
- Premium construction
- Good port selection for its class
- Somewhat powerful options
- Good 14.5-inch display (found in the Zenbook Pro 14 OLED)
- More realistic thermal-wise than the Pro 14
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Elegant design
- Beautiful OLED display
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad
- Excellent battery life
Cons
- Soldered memory
- Limited power (100W adaptor)
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Not as powerful as the Alienware Area-51m
- High CPU temperatures
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