Compare MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs ThinkBook 16p GEN 4
Variants
FHD
QHD
UHD
UHD MiniLED
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 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 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
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
80.5 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, supports Windows Hello IR
FHD IR / FHD RGB
Colors
Core Black
Lunar Silver
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
260.41 mm / 10.25"
Size | Height
20.1-20.8 mm
14.5 mm / 0.57"
19.9mm
Size | Width
397.6 mm
321.08 mm / 12.64"
Weight
2.8 kg
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
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
14 inch
16"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
165 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
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 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060
Keyboard Backlight
Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
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™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor
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
1.2 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Up to 64GB (16GB max from factory), 2x DIMM
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5
Power Supply
240W
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
512GB Dual SSD
Production
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
Reviews
Neofiliac score
80%
66%
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
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
- Metal chassis
- Utilitarian build
- Good price for a competent work horse
- Dual DIMM + dual M.2 slots
Cons
- Large bezels
- Larger than the competition
- Very large and heavy for its class
- Low performance for a gaming laptop
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage
- Somewhat ugly lid
- Uninspiring feature set
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