Compare XMG Neo 17 2023 vs Alienware x14 R2 vs Alienware x16

Schenker XMG Neo 17 Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell Alienware x14 R2 14" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Dell Alienware x16 16" Gaming Laptop (2023)

Schenker Technologies | Computers

Dell | Computers

Variants

FHD+ 480Hz

QHD+ 165Hz

QHD+ 240Hz

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 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 + 1x USB 3.2 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x MicroSD Card + 1x Audio

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 + Bluetooth v5

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Bluetooth 5.3 / Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3

Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi 6E AX1675 / AX1690 with Bluetooth 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity

99 Wh

80.5 WHr

90 WHr

Battery | Type

Lithium-ion polymer battery

Camera

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

Stereo speakers

6-Speaker Spatial Sound

Dimensions

Size | Depth

272.8 mm

260.41 mm / 10.25"

289.81 mm / 11.41"

Size | Height

27 mm

14.5 mm / 0.57"

18.57 mm / 0.73"

Size | Width

381.7 mm

321.08 mm / 12.64"

364.74 mm / 14.36"

Weight

2.8 kg

2.08 kg / 4.59 lbs

2.72 kg / 6 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:10

Brightness

380 nits

300 nits

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Display Diagonal

17 inch

14 inch

16 inch

Display Type

IPS

Gamut

99% sRGB

100% DCI-P3

Refresh Rate

240 Hz

165 Hz

Resolution

QHD+ 2560×1600

QHD+ (2560 x 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 3050 6GB / RTX 4050 6GB / RTX 4060 8GB

NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 mobile graphics, 6GB GDDR6 / 4070 8GB GDDR6 / 4080 12GB GDDR6 / 4090 16GB GDDR6

Keyboard Backlight

4 RGB backlight zones, optional mechanical keyboard with per-key RGB backlight and CHERRY MX Ultra Low Profile Tactile switches

Alienware X Series 1-Zone AlienFX keyboard

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

Processor

Intel Core i9-13900HX

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H / i5-13420H

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 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

1.2 mm

1.8 mm

Memory | Capacity

2x SO-DIMMs, Max 64GB

16 GB / 32 GB

Memory | Type

DDR5 6400MHz dual channel

LPDDR5 4800MHz

LPDDR5 5200MHz / 6000MHz

Power Supply

280W / 330W

130W Type-C Small Form Factor adapter

240W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter (Standard) / 330W Small Form Factor GaN FET adapter

Storage

2x M.2 2280 SSD via PCI Express 4.0 x4

1x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB

2x M.2 PCIe NVMe SSDs, up to 4TB

Storage | RAID

0 / 1

Reviews

Neofiliac score

86%

66%

81%

Pros

Very powerful components
Reasonably sized for its class
Uses some metal in the chassis
Fast overclocked memory
Large battery
Reasonably clean styling

All-metal construction
Good wireless connectivity

High grade of all-metal construction
Great GPU options
Good port selection
Good wireless connectivity

Cons

Only one Thunderbolt port
Standard keyboard is 4-zone RGB backlit

Very large and heavy for its class
Low performance for a gaming laptop
Soldered memory
Limited storage

Extremely large for a thin laptop
Soldered memory
Gimmicky RGB touchpad

Price

Offers (incl. referral links)

Remove

Add up to 4 products to the comparison using the search bar above

Information on this page is provided on an as-is basis. No warranty on accuracy is implied. This page may contain affiliate links to third-party merchants such as Amazon and eBay. If you make a purchase using the supplied link, we may receive a commission. Neofiliac places the utmost respect for your privacy. We use no cookie whatsoever beyond that needed for the proper functioning of the website.