Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs Alienware m18 vs AORUS 17G (2021)
Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
RTX 3070
RTX 3080
Connectivity
Ports
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C + 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 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
3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x Thunderbolt 3 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x Headphone + 1x Microphone + 1x SD + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gbps)
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Construction
Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
97 WHr
99 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
HD
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Aluminum
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
2x 2W Speakers
Dimensions
Bezels
3 mm
Size | Depth
283 mm / 11.1"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
276 mm / 10.8 inch
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
26 mm / 1.0 inch
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
405 mm / 15.9 inch
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
2.7 kg / 5.95 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
18 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS, matte
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
72% NTSC
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
300Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
FHD (1920x1080)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Nahimic 3 3D Audio for Gamers
Chipset
Mobile Intel HM470 Express
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 8GB or RTX 3080 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
AORUS Fusion RGB Per-Key
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Up to 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10870H
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Security
Firmware-based TPM, supports Intel Platform Trust Technology (Intel PTT)
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
2.5mm (Mechanical Keyboard w/ OMRON Gaming Switch)
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Max 64GB (2x DIMMs)
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 2666MHz or 2933MHz
Power Supply
240W
330W, optional GaN FET
230 W
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
2x M.2 SSD 2280 (1x NVMe + 1x NVMe/SATA)
Production
Debut
2021-01-13 (CES 2021)
Made In
Taiwan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
77%
88%
Pros
- Reasonably powerful
- Clean styling
- Good port selection
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- High-end components
- 300Hz display
- Long battery life
- Built-in physical mechanical keyboard
Cons
- Often sold with dated chips
- Low-res displays
- Mostly built of plastic
- Rather large bezels
- Extremely bulky
- Large bezels
- Memory limited to 4800MHz
- No 4K display option
- Very loud under load
- Mediocre performance
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