Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) vs Dell Alienware m17 (R5, Early 2022)

Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) $2,900
Dell Alienware m17 (R5, Early 2022) $1,450
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,900
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,450
CPU
Core i9-14900HX
CPU
Ryzen 7 6800H
GPU
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
512GB
Display
18" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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17.3" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i9-14900HX
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 6800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 2,950
73%
GB6M 18,600
70%
GB6S 1,960
48%
GB6M 9,400
35%
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
4608 Shaders
2175MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
2560 Shaders
1695MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 20.05 TFLOPS
40%
1080p 60 FPS
50%
FP32 8.68 TFLOPS
17%
16GB
DDR5-5600
16GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/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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17.3"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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350 Nits
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240Hz
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165Hz
Variable
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
168 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Scissor Switch
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
6
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.2
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HM770
Integrated Chipset
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Network
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1x Ethernet (1Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
3-hole Oval Shape
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
280W
19.50V
14.36A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
91.7Wh
5955mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 4 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
3x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.7mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
Height
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
399.9 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
275.4 mm (10.8 in)
Volume
2.41 L
Height
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Width
397.3 mm (15.6 in)
Depth
298.7 mm (11.8 in)
Volume
2.68 L
Weight
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
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Weight
3.3 kg (7.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
4.08 kg (9 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
Storage Slots
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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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