Compare MSI Raider GE78 vs Alienware m16 vs Alienware x15
Variants
FHD+
QHD+
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
FHD 165Hz
QHD
FHD 360Hz
Connectivity
Ports
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
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x MicroSD
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 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
4-Cell 99 Wh
86 WHr
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
Camera | Front
720p HD
Colors
Core Black
Dark Metallic Moon
Lunar Light
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker + 4x 2W Woofer
Stereo speakers, 8W in total
Dimensions
Size | Depth
298 mm
289.9 mm / 11.41"
277.25 mm / 10.915"
Size | Height
23 mm
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
Size | Width
380 mm
368.9 mm / 14.5"
359.7 mm / 14.16"
Weight
3.1 kg
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17 inch
16 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Resolution
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4090 Laptop GPU 16GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB / 4070 8GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
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 AlienFX RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 HX Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11900H Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 240Hz QHD & 360Hz FHD panels
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 5200MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
330W
330W, optional GaN FET
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4) + 1x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen5)
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
Production
Debut
2021-06
Reviews
Neofiliac score
84%
84%
Pros
- Powerful components
- Good speaker setup
- PCIe 5.0 support
- Great 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
- Thin and light for a 15.6-inch gaming laptop
- Up to 360Hz display
- Good CPU performance
- Good battery life
- High-quality aluminum chassis
Cons
- Very deep for a 16:10 17-incher
- Not the best displays in its class
- Has numeric keypad
- Very large, very heavy
- Thick bezels
- Display somewhat dark
- No 4K option
- High price
- Thick bezels
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