Surface Laptop 3 vs. Alienware Area-51m: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Laptop 3 and Alienware Area-51m specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Laptop 3 Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 is better than Alienware Area-51m.
Surface Laptop 3 supports a faster memory speed than the Alienware Area-51m. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2800MHz of system memory on the Alienware Area-51m.
Surface Laptop 3 weighed 2.79 pounds, 68% lighter than the 8.54 pounds Alienware Area-51m.
Weight | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
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Pound | 2.79 lbs. | 8.54 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.27 kg | 3.87 kg |
Alienware Area-51m Pros
Reasons that Alienware Area-51m is better than Surface Laptop 3.
Intel Core i9-9900K inside Alienware Area-51m has a 211% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3.
Alienware Area-51m supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 3. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 3.
Alienware Area-51m comes with four SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Surface Laptop 3 since it has onboard memory.
Memory | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
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Slots | Onboard | x4 |
Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 XMP |
Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated
Alienware Area-51m has a 17.3-inch screen size 28% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
Released | 2019 | 2019 |
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| Starting at $2,549.99 |
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Exterior | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
Dimensions |
| 15.85 x 12.565 x 1.09 - 1.23 in (402.6 x 319.14 x 27.65 - 31.2 mm)
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Weight |
| Maximum at 8.54 lbs. (3.87 Kg) |
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Display | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
Size | 13.5 Inches | 17.3 Inches |
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| Full HD with 60Hz refresh rate
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Ports | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD | Available Slots
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Connectivity | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
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Battery | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
Size | 45.8 Wh |
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Battery Life | Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage | - |
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Software | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
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| Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
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Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
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Misc | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency | - |
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Warranty |
| 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis |
More | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only | CHASIS
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Key Features | Surface Laptop 3 | Alienware Area-51m |
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Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop 3, a 13.5-inch machine, in 2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition with a boost clock speed up to 4.00 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics (11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 17.3-inch Alienware Area-51m was introduced by Dell around the same year in early-2019. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-9900K with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 with 8GB GDDR6.
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The Surface Laptop 3 has a 13.5-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 17.3-inch Alienware Area-51m. In addition, The Surface Laptop 3 weighs 2.79 lbs. about 206% lighter than the 8.54 lbs. Alienware Area-51m. Moreover, measured at 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.57”, the Surface Laptop 3 is much more portable than the Alienware Area-51m at 15.85” x 12.565” x 1.23”.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Laptop 3 supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Alienware Area-51m, it supports up to 64GB 2800 MHz DDR4 XMP memory that you can upgrade with four memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.
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