Surface Laptop 6 13" (Early 2024) vs Alienware X14 (R1)

Surface Laptop 6 13" (Early 2024) $1,200
Alienware X14 (R1) $1,500
Base Price
$1,200
Base Price
$1,500
CPU
Core Ultra 5 135H
CPU
Core i5-12500H
GPU
Arc 8C 2200MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Display
14" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core Ultra 5 135H
14 Cores
18 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core i5-12500H
12 Cores
16 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 11,800
49%
GB6S 2,200
58%
GB6M 9,000
38%
Arc 8C 2200MHz
1024 Shaders
Shared Memory
2200MHz
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
4GB GDDR6
1417MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 4.51 TFLOPS
9%
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5600
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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144Hz
Variable
2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
157 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Touch
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White Backlight
1.20mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
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 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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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 UHS-II
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
130W
20.00V
6.50A
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USB-PD
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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80.5Wh
7061mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 8.5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
321.5 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
262.8 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Weight
1.297 kg (2.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.52 kg (3.3 lb)
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Weight
1.841 kg (4.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.32 kg (5.1 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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