Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs Alienware m16

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
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x 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
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
86 WHr
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
Colors
Dark Metallic Moon
Material
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker

Dimensions

Size | Depth
283 mm / 11.1"
289.9 mm / 11.41"
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
368.9 mm / 14.5"
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
16 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
Response Time
3 ms

Function

Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
Three-Zone RGB Keyboard
1-zone / 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
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
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
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
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

Reviews

Neofiliac score
77%
84%
Pros
  • Reasonably powerful
  • Clean styling
  • Good 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
Cons
  • Often sold with dated chips
  • Low-res displays
  • Mostly built of plastic
  • Rather large bezels
  • Very large, very heavy
  • Thick bezels
  • Display somewhat dark
  • No 4K option
  • High price

Price

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