Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (Late 2023) vs Dell Alienware X17 (R1, Mid 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (Late 2023) $1,999
Dell Alienware X17 (R1, Mid 2021) $2,880
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,880
CPU
Core i7-13700H
CPU
Core i7-11800H
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop 125W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
14.4" LCD IPS 2400x1600 Touch
Display
17.3" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i7-13700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Core i7-11800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
768 Shaders
1500MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop 125W
5120 Shaders
1620MHz
8GB GDDR6
448GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 2.3 TFLOPS
5%
1080p 123 FPS
102%
FP32 16.59 TFLOPS
33%
16GB
LPDDR5X-5200
16GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.4"
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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120Hz
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165Hz
Variable
2400x1600
3.8 Million Pixels
200 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
1.50mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Facial
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Realtek ALC3281
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Video
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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
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
Power
Surface Connect
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
102W
15.00V
6.33A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
56.3Wh
7427mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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87Wh
7632mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 6 Hours
Charge Time
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
4x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Convertible
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Display Side Boarder Size
8.0mm
Height
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
323.3 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
228.3 mm (9 in)
Volume
1.40 L
Height
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Width
399.2 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
299.5 mm (11.8 in)
Volume
2.56 L
Weight
1.982 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.36 kg (5.2 lb)
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Weight
3.2 kg (7.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.98 kg (8.8 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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