Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs Alienware m18 vs Razer Blade 18
Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
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
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
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
Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
97 WHr
91.7WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
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
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Built-in array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
283 mm / 11.1"
319.9 mm / 12.59"
275.4mm / 10.84"
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
24.1-26.7 mm / 0.95 - 1.05 inch
21.9mm / 0.86"
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
410.3 mm / 16.15"
399.9mm / 15.74"
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
500 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
18 inch
18 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
240 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
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
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-Sync
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-5600MHz
Power Supply
240W
330W, optional GaN FET
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
Reviews
Neofiliac score
77%
88%
97%
Pros
- Reasonably powerful
- Clean styling
- Good port selection
- Premium build quality
- Superb port selection
- Quad M.2 SSD slots
- Powerful configurables
- All-metal construction
- Understated styling
- Rather compact for the large 18-inch display
- Premium construction
- No numeric keypad
- Great speakers
- Good port selection
- Dual memory slots + dual M.2 slots
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
- No 4K display
- Too expensive
- More power than the thin chassis can handle
- Long-term reliability concerns
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