Compare MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs Alienware m16 vs MSI Raider GE78

Variants
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
FHD+
QHD+

Connectivity

Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x HDMI + 1x RJ45 (Killer 2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x SD Card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
86 WHr
4-Cell 99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
Colors
Core Black
Dark Metallic Moon
Core Black
Material
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer

Dimensions

Size | Depth
283.5 mm
289.9 mm / 11.41"
298 mm
Size | Height
20.1-20.8 mm
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
23 mm
Size | Width
397.6 mm
368.9 mm / 14.5"
380 mm
Weight
2.8 kg
3.1 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
16 inch
17 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Response Time
3 ms

Function

Chipset
Intel® HM770
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB / 4060 8GB / 4050 6GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
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 Keyboard by SteelSeries
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
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
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
Power Supply
240W
330W, optional GaN FET
330W
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
80%
84%
84%
Pros
  • Rather powerful components
  • Somewhat clean styling
  • Good display options for work or gaming
  • Good keyboard
  • Mostly made of metal
  • Large battery
  • Good speakers
  • Good port selection
  • 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
  • Powerful components
  • Good speaker setup
  • PCIe 5.0 support
  • Great port selection
Cons
  • Large bezels
  • Larger than the competition
  • Very large, very heavy
  • Thick bezels
  • Display somewhat dark
  • No 4K option
  • High price
  • Very deep for a 16:10 17-incher
  • Not the best displays in its class
  • Has numeric keypad

Price

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