The Razer Blade may be egregiously priced, but Razer crammed much more value into its high-power gaming laptop than ever before. If you do end up plunking down the thousands required, know that you’re getting the complete gaming laptop package.
Good
Excellent gaming performance
Huge battery life improvement
Windows Hello camera included
Bad
Awfully expensive
Somewhat goofy keyboard layout
The Razer Blade for 2019 is, by far, Razer’s most improved gaming laptop to date. Both raw graphical performance and, surprisingly, battery life are massively improved here.
Razer also took this chance at a refresh to fix a glaring omission in Windows Hello. Though the implementation isn’t the most elegant we’ve seen, we welcome the all but necessary feature – especially at this price point.
This may be one of the most egregiously priced gaming laptops on the market, but Razer has clearly taken great pains to infuse as much value into the Blade as possible. If you do end up dropping the thousands required, rest assured you’re getting the complete package.
Razer continues to raise the bar with its gaming laptops. For $2,299.99 (£2,199) , you get the Advanced Version of the Razer Blade 15, which comes in a stunning white aluminum chassis. And measuring 14 x 9.3 x 0.7 inches, it’s officially the smallest 15-inch gaming system on the block. But this is a svelte beast, as it packs l a Core i7 CPU and Nvidia’s impressive new RTX GPUs. The notebook is ready to game, video edit, crunch numbers and more at the drop of a hat.
If you’re looking to save a few dollars and get a better display and longer battery life, check out the $2,099 version of the Alienware m15. Just keep in mind that you’ll be missing out on Nvidia’s RTX graphics (for now). But if you’re looking for a system that’s supremely portable and powerful, the Razer Blade 15 is for you.
SPEC
Here is the 2019 Razer Blade configuration that we reviewed:
CPU: 2.2GHz Intel Core i7-8750H (hexa-core, 9MB cache, up to 4.10GHz)
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 (8GB GDDR6; MaxQ); Intel UHD Graphics 630
RAM: 16GB DDR4 (2,667MHz)
Screen: 15.6-inch FHD matte (1,920 x 1,080, 144Hz, IPS, 100% sRGB)
Storage: 512GB SSD (NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4)
Ports: 1 x Thunderbolt 3; 3 x USB 3.1; 1 x mini DisplayPort 1.4; 1 x HDMI 2.0; headphone jack
Connectivity: Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (802.11ac); Bluetooth 5.0
Camera: HD webcam with Windows Hello (1MP, 720p)
Weight: 4.63 pounds (2.10kg)
Size: 13.98 x 9.25 x 0.70 inches (355 x 235 x 17.8mm; W x D x H)
