Compare MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs Alienware m18 vs ThinkBook 16p GEN 4
Variants
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
2.5K
3.2K
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 + 1x USB-C 3.2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
2x USB Type-C + 2x USB Type-A + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
Wireless Connectivity
Killer ax Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5.3
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
97 WHr
80 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
FHD IR / FHD RGB
Colors
Core Black
Dark Metallic Moon
Storm Grey
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
Magnesium-Aluminum Alloy Chassis
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
3-Side Metal Covers (A/C/D) + Mylar B-side Cover
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
2 x 2 user-facing harman/kardon® speaker
Dimensions
Size | Depth
283.5 mm
319.9 mm / 12.59"
Size | Height
20.1-20.8 mm
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
19.9mm
Size | Width
397.6 mm
410.3 mm / 16.15"
Weight
2.8 kg
from 2.1 kg
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
400 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
18 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Response Time
3 ms
Function
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
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro / 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 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
Up to 64GB (16GB max from factory), 2x DIMM
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5
Power Supply
240W
330W, optional GaN FET
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
512GB Dual SSD
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
88%
72%
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
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Metal chassis
- Utilitarian build
- Good price for a competent work horse
- Dual DIMM + dual M.2 slots
Cons
- Large bezels
- Larger than the competition
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Somewhat ugly lid
- Uninspiring feature set
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