Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) vs Dell Inspiron 15 (3530, Early 2023)

Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) $1,500
Dell Inspiron 15 (3530, Early 2023) $480
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$480
CPU
Core i5-13420H
CPU
N100
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
GPU
UHD 24EU 750MHz Gen 12
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
14" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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Core i5-13420H
8 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
N100
4 Cores
4 Threads
0.8GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
UHD 24EU 750MHz Gen 12
192 Shaders
750MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.29 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
4GB
DDR4-2666
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14"
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
216 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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400:1 Contrast
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Scissor Switch
1.20mm
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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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1x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
65W
19.50V
3.33A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC 4.5x2.9mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
80Wh
7018mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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41Wh
3644mAh
11.25V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8 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
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
321.1 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
1.21 L
Height
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
234.9 mm (9.2 in)
Volume
1.47 L
Weight
1.914 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.39 kg (5.3 lb)
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Weight
1.651 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.94 kg (4.3 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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Change Comparison