Compare MSI Stealth 17 Studio 2023 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs Alienware x16

MSI Stealth 17 Studio A13V Laptop (2023)

Dell Alienware x14 R2 14" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell Alienware x16 16" Gaming Laptop (2023)

MSI | Computers

Dell | Computers

Variants

FHD

QHD

UHD

UHD MiniLED

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

QHD+ 240Hz

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 Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 3x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 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

Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 / AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity

4-Cell 99 Wh

80.5 WHr

90 WHr

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

IR FHD type (30fps@1080p)

FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR

Colors

Core Black

Lunar Silver

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

6-Speaker Spatial Sound

Dimensions

Size | Depth

283.5 mm

260.41 mm / 10.25"

289.81 mm / 11.41"

Size | Height

20.1-20.8 mm

14.5 mm / 0.57"

18.57 mm / 0.73"

Size | Width

397.6 mm

321.08 mm / 12.64"

364.74 mm / 14.36"

Weight

2.8 kg

2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs

2.72 kg / 6 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:9

16:10

Brightness

300 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Diagonal

17.3 inch

14 inch

16 inch

Display Type

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

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6

Keyboard Backlight

Per-Key RGB Keyboard by SteelSeries

Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard

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

Processor

Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 Processor

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HK / i7-13700H / i7-13620H

RGB Lighting

Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button

Thermal Solution

Vapor Chamber Cooling

Touchpad

Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling

Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling / Multi-touch AlienFX touchpad with integrated scrolling

Variable Framerate

NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching

Performance

Key Travel

1.2 mm

1.8 mm

Memory | Capacity

2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB

16 GB / 32 GB

Memory | Type

DDR5 5200MHz dual channel

LPDDR5 4800MHz

LPDDR5 5200MHz / 6000MHz

Power Supply

240W

130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter

240W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter (Standard) / 330W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter

Storage

2x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB

2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB

Reviews

Neofiliac score

80%

66%

81%

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

High grade of all-metal construction
Great GPU options
Good port selection
Good wireless connectivity

Cons

Large bezels
Larger than the competition

Very large and heavy for its class
Low performance for a gaming laptop
Soldered memory
Limited storage

Extremely large for a thin laptop
Soldered memory
Gimmicky RGB touchpad

Price

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