Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 13 (Late 2018)

Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) $1,500
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 13 (Late 2018) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i5-13420H
CPU
Core i5-8250U
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
128GB
Display
14" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Core i5-13420H
8 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
Core i5-8250U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.42 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
128GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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165Hz
Variable
60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
216 PPI
2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
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1.20mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.1
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Integrated Chipset
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
80Wh
7018mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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45.2Wh
5963mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
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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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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308.1 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223.3 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Weight
1.914 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.39 kg (5.3 lb)
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Weight
1.283 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.57 kg (3.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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