Compare Gigabyte AERO 14 OLED 2023 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs Alienware x15

Variants
FHD 165Hz
QHD
FHD 360Hz

Connectivity

Ports
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x MicroSD
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
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2

Construction

Battery | Capacity
63 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
Camera | Front
720p HD
Colors
Twilight Silver
Lunar Silver
Lunar Light
Material
CNC aluminum
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
2x 2W Speaker
Stereo speakers, 8W in total

Dimensions

Size | Depth
220.8 mm / 8.7"
260.41 mm / 10.25"
277.25 mm / 10.915"
Size | Height
17 mm / 0.67"
14.5 mm / 0.57"
Size | Width
311 mm / 12.3"
321.08 mm / 12.64"
359.7 mm / 14.16"
Weight
2.1 kg / 4.63 lbs
2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
16 inch
14 inch
15.6 inch
Display Type
OLED
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% DCI-P3
Refresh Rate
90 Hz
165 Hz
Resolution
2.8K 2880x1800
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1920x1080) or QHD (2560x1440)
Response Time
3 ms

Function

Audio
DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology
Realtek ALC3281
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 or RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR 600 True Black
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard
per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11900H Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for 240Hz QHD & 360Hz FHD panels

Performance

Key Travel
1.7 mm, N-key Rllover
1.2 mm
Memory | Capacity
16GB
16 GB / 32 GB
16 or 32 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR5
LPDDR5 4800MHz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
130W
130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter
Storage
1x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported

Production

Debut
2021-06

Reviews

Neofiliac score
69%
66%
Pros
  • Narrow bezels
  • Decent port selection
  • Reasonably powerful for its class
  • CNC chassis
  • All-metal construction
  • Good wireless connectivity
  • Thin and light for a 15.6-inch gaming laptop
  • Up to 360Hz display
  • Good CPU performance
  • Good battery life
  • High-quality aluminum chassis
Cons
  • Soldered memory
  • i5 model uses 12th-gen chip
  • Touchpad not elegant
  • Very large and heavy for its class
  • Low performance for a gaming laptop
  • Soldered memory
  • Limited storage
  • Thick bezels

Price

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