Dell Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250 vs Lenovo ThinkPad T510

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Alienware 16 Aurora AC16250 compared with ThinkPad T510

	DellAlienware 16 Aurora AC16250	LenovoThinkPad T510
Overview
Released
Released	May 2025	January 2010
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16″	15.6″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600 (better)	1366 × 768 or 1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	300 nits (better)	220 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	16-inch WQXGA (2560 × 1600) WVA, anti-glare, 120 Hz, low blue light (ComfortView Plus)	15.6-inch 16:9 LED-backlit LCD: 1366 × 768 or 1600 × 900, both rated at 220 nits and 500:1 contrast
Pixel density
Pixel density	189 ppi	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	1000:1 contrast; 30 ms typical response	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core 5 210H or Intel Core 7 240H	Intel Core i5-520M or Intel Core i5-540M
CPU cores
CPU cores	8 or 10	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	12 or 16	4
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060	Intel HD Graphics or NVIDIA NVS 3100M
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB (better)	2 GB or 4 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB (better)	160 GB to 500 GB
CPU
CPU	Intel Core 5 210H (8 cores), Core 7 240H (10 cores) or Core 9 270H (14 cores); 45 W	Core i5-520M (2.4 GHz, up to 2.93 GHz) or i5-540M (2.53 GHz, up to 3.06 GHz); two cores, Hyper-Threading and 3 MB cache; Intel QM57 chipset
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 or RTX 4050 (6 GB GDDR6), or RTX 5050, RTX 5060 or RTX 5070 (8 GB GDDR7); the RTX 5070 runs at up to 85 W (Notebookcheck)	Intel HD Graphics on 4349 configurations; NVIDIA NVS 3100M with 512 MB dedicated memory on represented 4314 configuration. These original discrete models are not the separately listed later Optimus configurations
Memory type
Memory type	DDR5 at 5200 or 5600 MT/s, two SODIMM slots, 8 to 32 GB	PC3-8500 DDR3-1066 on represented configurations; two 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets; maximum 8 GB
Storage type
Storage type	Two M.2 2230 slots, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe, up to 1 TB each	Removable 2.5-inch SATA 3 Gb/s hard drive, 7200 rpm on represented configurations; Active Protection System; removable DVD burner in 12.7 mm Ultrabay Enhanced; optional second drive
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 6.2 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	96 Wh	–
Weight
Weight	2.49 kg (better)	2.57 kg
Thickness
Thickness	22.7 mm (better)	35.8 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	356.98 × 265.43 mm	372.8 × 245.1 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	3-cell 60 Wh or 6-cell 96 Wh lithium-ion	Main figures use the six-cell integrated configuration: starting at 2.57 kg and maker claim up to 6.2 hours. Integrated nine-cell models start at 2.72 kg and claim up to 10.4 hours. Original discrete models claim up to 4.7 hours with six cells or 7.8 hours with nine cells; represented 4314-2PU uses nine cells. Published body dimensions are 372.8 × 245.1 × 32–35.8 mm.
Charger
Charger	130 W (RTX 3050 and 4050) or 180 W (RTX 5050 to 5070) barrel-plug adapter; also charges over USB-C Power Delivery	65 W on represented integrated configurations; 90 W on discrete configuration
Materials
Materials	–	Glass-fibre reinforced plastic display cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic base; one-piece magnesium roll cage
Colours
Colours	–	Black
Fast charging
Fast charging	ExpressCharge Boost; 0–35% in 20 minutes with the laptop off (ExpressCharge only in the EU)	–
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack	4 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7	ThinkPad 802.11b/g/n or Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 802.11a/b/g/n on represented configurations
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4	Bluetooth 2.1 on represented configurations
Webcam
Webcam	720p	2-megapixel fixed-focus on represented configurations
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) USB-C with DisplayPort (one with Power Delivery); 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB-A; HDMI 2.1 (driven by the NVIDIA GPU); RJ45 gigabit Ethernet; 3.5 mm audio jack; 7.4 mm barrel power port	Four USB 2.0 ports, one powered; discrete configuration combines one with eSATA. VGA, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, RJ-11 modem, four-pin FireWire 400, combination headphone/microphone socket, five-format card reader, ExpressCard/34 and docking connector
External displays
External displays	–	Maker maximum 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz via DisplayPort; single-link DVI-D via optional cable
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit keyboard with numeric keypad, macro keys and Copilot key	89-key spill-resistant keyboard; ThinkVantage button; ThinkLight illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	115 × 70 mm	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint pointing stick
Speakers
Speakers	Two speakers, 2 W each (2.5 W peak)	Stereo speakers, 1 W each
Microphones
Microphones	Digital-array microphones	Dual-array microphones
Biometrics
Biometrics	–	TPM 1.2; fingerprint reader on 4349-2MU and 4314-2PU, absent on 4349-5EU