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Alienware M15 R1 vs. M1 Mac mini: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Alienware M15 R1 and M1 Mac mini models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Alienware M15 R1 Pros

Reasons that Alienware M15 R1 is better than M1 Mac mini.

Alienware M15 R1 supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 Mac mini. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 Mac mini.

Max system memory size

Alienware M15 R1

32 GB

M1 Mac mini

16 GB

Alienware M15 R1 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M1 Mac mini since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	Unified

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Alienware M15 R1 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

Slots	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

Alienware M15 R1 has more ports and slots count than the M1 Mac mini. It has eleven versus eight amount of ports and slots on the M1 Mac mini.

Ports	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
Alienware Graphics Amplifier port	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
Mini DisplayPort	Yes	No
power port	Yes	Yes
RJ-45	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes x3	Yes x2
Total	11	8

Alienware M15 R1 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 Mac mini. It has seven versus six commonly used ports and slots on the M1 Mac mini.

Ports	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
HDMI	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
power port	Yes	Yes
RJ-45	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	Yes	No

M1 Mac mini Pros

Reasons that M1 Mac mini is better than Alienware M15 R1.

2020 vs. 2019

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 Mac mini has a 51% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-9750H inside Alienware M15 R1.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 Mac mini - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)

7,414

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Alienware M15 R1 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

M1 Mac mini weighed 2.6 pounds, 47% lighter than the 4.85 pounds Alienware M15 R1.

Weight	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
Pound	4.85 lbs.	2.6 lbs.
Kilogram	2.20 kg	1.18 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Alienware M15 R1 Price
	EbidDealz Replacement for Laptop LCD 15.6" FHD Screen Display Complete Assembly Dell Alienware M15 R1 K8TWT By Generic $199.99	See at Amazon
	Alienware X15R1 Gaming Laptop - 15.6-inch FHD (1920x1080) 360Hz 1ms Display, Intel Core i7-11800H Processor, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 DDR6 Graphics, Windows 11 Home- Lunar Light By Alienware $1,769.99 $1,899.97 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Alienware 17-inch Horizon Sleeve - Galaxy Weave Black By Alienware $18.99 $19.99 5% OFF	See at Amazon
M1 Mac mini Price
	Mac mini Apple M1 chip 8GB Memory 256GB SSD MGNR3LL/A (Renewed) By Apple $389.99	See at Amazon
	Apple 2023 Mac Mini Desktop Computer M2 chip with 8‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU, 8GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, Gigabit Ethernet. Works with iPhone/iPad By Apple $549.00 $599.00 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	Mac mini Desktop Apple M1 chip 8GB Memory 512GB SSD (Renewed) By Apple $414.94 $719.95 42% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at CES 2019 Available on January 29, 2019	Announced on November 10th, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,379.99	$699 Apple M1 Chip \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $899 Apple M1 Chip \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	2022 Alienware M15 R7 2021 Alienware M15 R6 2021 Alienware M15 R5 2021 Alienware M15 R4 2020 Alienware M15 R3 2019 Alienware M15 R2 2019 Alienware M15 R1	2023 M2 Mac mini 2020 M1 Mac mini

Exterior	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
Dimensions	14.27 x 10.85 x 0.70 - 0.78 in (362 x 275 x 17.90 - 19.99 mm) Width: 14.27 in. (362 mm) Depth: 10.85 in. (275 mm) Height: 0.70 - 0.78 in. (17.90 - 19.99 mm)	7.7” x 7.7” x 1.4” (197 mm x 197 mm x 36 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.85 lbs (2.20 kg)	2.6 lb (1.2 kg)
Colors	Epic Silver Nebula Red	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Alienware AlienFX mSeries Keyboard with Alphanumeric Keys 4.13 x 2.56 in (105 mm x 65 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	-

Display

Alienware M15 R1

M1 Mac mini

Size

15.6 Inches

Info

Full HD with 60Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 35ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 700:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 6.20W max power consumption.

Full HD with 144Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 19ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 800:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 7.80W max power consumption.

Full HD with 240Hz refresh rate

1920 x 1080, 141 PPI, 8ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% color gamut, 1000:1 contrast ratio, Anti-glare, 4.41W max power consumption.

Ultra HD with 60Hz refresh rate

3180 x 2160, 282 PPI, 300 nits, 16:9, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 5.15W max power consumption

Ultra HD OLED with 60Hz refresh rate

3180 x 2160, 282 PPI, 1ms response time, 300 nits, 16:9, HDR-400 DCI-P3 color gamut, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, TrueLife, 14.80W max power consumption

All options

Wide Viewing Angles on all displays with 85 degrees viewing from all directions

Ports	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
Image Source: Dell Left (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps, Killer E2500 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x lock slot Right (2) 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) Back (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort 1 x Alienware Graphics Amplifier port 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x power port	Image Source: Apple Back (8) 1 x power port 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x HDMI v2.0 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W	Apple M1 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz	Apple M1 Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots	8GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory Configurable to 16GB
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1060 (6GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1070 (8GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) OC Ready NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design	-
Storage	Single Storage Configurations 256 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512 GB Intel Optane M.2 SSD 1 TB PCIe M.2 SSD Dual Storage Configurations 128GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 512GB PCIe M.2 SSD 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB PCIe M.2 SSD Triple Storage Configurations 256GB SSD M.2+256GB SSD M.2+1TB HDD	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

Connectivity	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
Wi-Fi	Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. Rivet killer 1550 Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz up to 1733 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac.	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) › Bluetooth 4.2 Rivet Killer 1550 › Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Killer E2500 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller	10/100/1000 BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)

Battery	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion (60 Wh) 6-cell smart lithium-ion (90Wh)	-
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours on idle with 90Wh battery.	-
Power Supply	130W (19.50 VDC/6.70A) 180W (19.50 VDC/9.23A) * Support Hybrid Power	150W built-in power supply

Software	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Shipped with macOS Catalina
Built-in Apps	Alienware Command Center Alienware Adrenlin Alienware Mobile Connect Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
Camera	Front-facing camera Alienware FHD (1920x1080 resolution) camera.	-
Audio	Controller Realtek ALC3281-CG. 2.0 Speaker configuration 7.1 Digital Audio out using HDMI out connection Alienware Sound Center and Audio Recon software Microphone Digital-array microphones in camera assembly.	Built-in speaker 3.5mm headphone jack HDMI 2.0 port supports multichannel audio output

Misc	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
In the box	-	Mac mini Power cord
Warranty	-	Your Mac mini comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	CHASIS AlienFX Lighting Zones 6 unique programmable zones with up to 16.8 million distinct colors (Standard).	Video Support Simultaneously supports up to two displays: One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz connected via Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz connected via HDMI 2.0 Thunderbolt 3 digital video output supports Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C Thunderbolt 2, DVI, and VGA output supported using adapters (sold separately) HDMI 2.0 display video output Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

Key Features	Alienware M15 R1	M1 Mac mini
At Glance	Released in Early 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 240Hz Weight 4.85 lb 2.20 kg Up to Intel Core i7-9750H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz Geekbench 5 1,044 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,880 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in Late 2020 Weight 2.6 lb 1.18 kg Powered By Apple M1 (8C, 8G) 8C/8T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,705 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,414 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Configurable up to 16GB Unified Memory