Dell Alienware m18 (R2, Early 2024) vs Dell Inspiron 15 (3520, Mid 2022)

Dell Alienware m18 (R2, Early 2024) $1,900
Dell Inspiron 15 (3520, Mid 2022) $250
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,900
Base Price (MSRP)
$250
CPU
Core i7-14650HX
CPU
Core i3-1215U
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
GPU
Iris Xe 64EU 1100MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
18" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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15.6" LCD TN 1366x768 -
Core i7-14650HX
16 Cores
24 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i3-1215U
6 Cores
8 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
3072 Shaders
2370MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
Iris Xe 64EU 1100MHz
512 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 14.56 TFLOPS
29%
1080p 15 FPS
13%
FP32 1.13 TFLOPS
2%
16GB
DDR5-5600
4GB
DDR4-2666
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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18"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD TN
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300 Nits
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220 Nits
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165Hz
Variable
60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
168 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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400:1 Contrast
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Scissor Switch
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
99 Keys
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Number Pad
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
2
2
Realtek ALC3204
2
1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
600 Series P+
Data
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Data
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1x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Network
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
240W
19.50V
12.30A
65W
19.50V
3.33A
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
DC 4.5x2.9mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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41Wh
3644mAh
11.25V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 4 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 240 min
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
4x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Height
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
Width
410.3 mm (16.2 in)
Depth
319.9 mm (12.6 in)
Volume
3.50 L
Height
19 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
235.6 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.60 L
Weight
4.23 kg (9.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
5.01 kg (11 lb)
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Weight
1.628 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.92 kg (4.2 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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