Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs Razer Blade 18
Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
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 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 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
Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
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
80.5 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, supports Windows Hello IR
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
Colors
Lunar Silver
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"
260.41 mm / 10.25"
275.4mm / 10.84"
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
14.5 mm / 0.57"
21.9mm / 0.86"
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
321.08 mm / 12.64"
399.9mm / 15.74"
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
2.08 kg / 4.59 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
14 inch
18 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
165 Hz
240 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
Keyboard Backlight
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
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™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
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
1.2 mm
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR5-5600MHz
Power Supply
240W
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
Reviews
Neofiliac score
77%
66%
97%
Pros
- Reasonably powerful
- Clean styling
- Good port selection
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
- 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
- Very large and heavy for its class
- Low performance for a gaming laptop
- Soldered memory
- Limited storage
- No 4K display
- Too expensive
- More power than the thin chassis can handle
- Long-term reliability concerns
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