Compare XMG Neo 17 2023 vs Alienware m16 vs Alienware x17
Variants
FHD+ 480Hz
QHD+ 165Hz
QHD+ 240Hz
4K
FHD 165Hz
FHD 360Hz
Connectivity
Ports
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 + 2x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x mini-DisplayPort + 1x SD Card + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio
2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 + 1x RJ45 + 1x Audio combo + 1x MicroSD
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth v5
Killer 1675i / 1690i Wi-Fi 6E Dual 2x2 Wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6E + Bluetooth 5.2
Construction
Battery | Capacity
99 Wh
86 WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
Full HD webcam (Windows Hello compatible)
FHD (1920 x 1080 resolution) camera, optional Windows Hello IR
Camera | Front
720p HD
Colors
Core Black
Dark Metallic Moon
Lunar Light
Material
A / D sides aluminum, B / C sides plastic
Full Metal Chassis constructed with Anodized Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy
Magnesium Alloy exterior shell and copper alloy thermal components
Microphone
Microphone with noise cancelling
Dual-array microphone
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
Stereo speakers
4 speakers, 8W in total
Switch Type
Optional CherryMX ultra-low profile mechanical keyboard
Dimensions
Size | Depth
272.8 mm
289.9 mm / 11.41"
299.49 mm / 11.791"
Size | Height
27 mm
23.0-25.4 mm / 0.91 - 1 inch
Size | Width
381.7 mm
368.9 mm / 14.5"
399.23 mm / 15.718"
Weight
2.8 kg
3.02 kg / 6.65 lbs ~ 3.2 kg / 7.05 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:9
Brightness
380 nits
300 nits
Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Display Diagonal
17 inch
16 inch
17.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
99% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ 2560×1600
FHD (1920x1080) or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
Response Time
3 ms
Function
Audio
Realtek ALC3281
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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6, or RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6
Keyboard Backlight
4 RGB backlight zones, optional mechanical keyboard with per-key RGB backlight and CHERRY MX Ultra Low Profile Tactile switches
1-zone / per-key AlienFX RGB / CherryMX ultra low-profile mechanical laptop keyboard with per-key AlienFX lighting and N-key rollover
Per-key AlienFX RGB lighting
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i9-13900HX
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-13900HX / i7-13700HX / i7-13650HX
Intel Core i7-11800H or i9-11980HK Tiger Lake
RGB Lighting
Stadium loop, logo on lid, and power button
AlienFX lighting programmable with up to 16.8 million distinct colors
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Microsoft Precision Glass Touchpad, two integrated buttons, 150 x 95 mm
Multi-touch gesture touchpad with integrated scrolling
Variable Framerate
G-SYNC
NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync + Dynamic Display Switching
NVIDIA G-SYNC available for IPS 360Hz panel
Performance
Key Travel
1.8 mm
Memory | Capacity
2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB
16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5 6400MHz dual channel
DDR5-4800MHz dual channel
DDR4 3200MHz or DDR4 XMP 3466MHz
Power Supply
280W / 330W
330W, optional GaN FET
Storage
2x M.2 2280 SSD via PCI Express 4.0 x4
4x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 9TB
Up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe NVMe SSD, RAID supported
Storage | RAID
0 / 1
Production
Debut
2021-06
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
84%
Pros
- 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 construction
- Quad M.2 storage with RAID
- Optional mechanical keyboard
- No numeric keypad
- Powerful
- Wide range of configurable options
- Superb port selection
- Beautiful 4K, 120Hz 4K display
- Excellent battery life
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad
Cons
- Only one Thunderbolt port
- Standard keyboard is 4-zone RGB backlit
- Very large, very heavy
- Thick bezels
- Display somewhat dark
- No 4K option
- High price
- Nothing in particular
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