Compare AORUS 17 2023 vs Alienware x14 R2
Variants
AORUS 17 9KF
AORUS 17 9MF
AORUS 17 9SF
AORUS 17 BKF
AORUS 17 BMF
AORUS 17 BSF
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
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
Construction
Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
80.5 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, supports Windows Hello IR
Colors
Lunar Silver
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"
260.41 mm / 10.25"
Size | Height
21.8 mm / 0.86"
14.5 mm / 0.57"
Size | Width
398 mm / 15.7"
321.08 mm / 12.64"
Weight
2.8 kg / 6.17 lbs
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17.3 inch
14 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% sRGB
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
144 Hz / 300 Hz / 240 Hz
165 Hz
Resolution
FHD (1980 x 1080) / FHD (1980 x 1080) / QHD (2560 x 1440)
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
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
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
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
1.2 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 4800MHz dual channel
LPDDR5 4800MHz
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
Reviews
Neofiliac score
77%
66%
Pros
- Reasonably powerful
- Clean styling
- Good port selection
- All-metal construction
- Good wireless connectivity
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
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