Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs XMG Neo 17 2023 vs Alienware x16
Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
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
1x Thunderbolt 4 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 (2.5G) + 1x Audio + 1x Mic-in + 1x SD Card reader
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
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5
Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 / AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3
Construction
Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
99 Wh
90 WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
Full HD webcam (Windows Hello compatible)
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, supports Windows Hello IR
Colors
Core Black
Lunar Silver
Material
A / D sides aluminum, B / C sides plastic
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Microphone with noise cancelling
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
Stereo speakers
6-Speaker Spatial Sound
Dimensions
Size | Depth
283 mm / 11.1"
272.8 mm
289.81 mm / 11.41"
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
27 mm
18.57 mm / 0.73"
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
381.7 mm
364.74 mm / 14.36"
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
2.8 kg
2.72 kg / 6 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
16:10
Brightness
380 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
17 inch
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
99% sRGB
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
240 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
QHD+ 2560×1600
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Chipset
Intel® HM770
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 8 GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB / 4080 12GB / 4090 16GB
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
4 RGB backlight zones, optional mechanical keyboard with per-key RGB backlight and CHERRY MX Ultra Low Profile Tactile switches
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
Windows 11 Home
Processor
Intel Core i9-13900HX
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
Microsoft Precision Glass Touchpad, two integrated buttons, 150 x 95 mm
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling / Multi-touch AlienFX touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
G-SYNC
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5 6400MHz dual channel
LPDDR5 5200MHz / 6000MHz
Power Supply
240W
280W / 330W
240W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter (Standard) / 330W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter
Storage
2x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 2x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
2x M.2 2280 SSD via PCI Express 4.0 x4
2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
Storage | RAID
0 / 1
Reviews
Neofiliac score
77%
86%
81%
Pros
- Reasonably powerful
- Clean styling
- Good port selection
- Very powerful components
- Reasonably sized for its class
- Uses some metal in the chassis
- Fast overclocked memory
- Large battery
- Reasonably clean styling
- High grade of all-metal construction
- Great GPU options
- Good port selection
- Good wireless connectivity
Cons
- Often sold with dated chips
- Low-res displays
- Mostly built of plastic
- Rather large bezels
- Only one Thunderbolt port
- Standard keyboard is 4-zone RGB backlit
- Extremely large for a thin laptop
- Soldered memory
- Gimmicky RGB touchpad
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