While we’re celebrating the fact that Razer has finally implemented a clickpad design, dropping those flimsy buttons like a bad habit, the tracking surface is perhaps a bit too wide. The trackpad finds itself in a similarly unfortunate situation. We would handily take shrunken arrow keys if it meant a more sensible layout otherwise. This has made typing out questions a major pain, as we constantly hit the up arrow in haste, adding a question mark to the line above where we are typing. However, the key layout is somewhat baffling, with the ‘up’ arrow key sitting between the Shift and ‘?’ keys. Of course, the keyboard feels fantastic, offering some of the punchiest feedback and smooth travel we’ve experienced on an island-style keyboard. While Razer has also managed to reduce the size of the charging brick, it’s still heavier overall than comparable thin and light gaming laptops, and it was heavier than we’d have liked.īeyond an intense streamlining, the Razer Blade design is much of what was found before, only larger. Still, even with how thin the Razer Blade is, it’s surprisingly dense – coming in at half a pound heavier than the MSI GS65 Stealth. It also comes in at under 14-inches wide, thanks to a new, thinner screen bezel.įortunately – and other laptop makers, listen up – the Razer Blade keeps the webcam to its proper position above the screen while implementing narrow bezels. Simultaneously, Razer has put a lot of effort into slimming down the Razer Blade, with the manufacturer claiming to have made the ‘world’s smallest 15.6-inch gaming laptop’ at 0.66 inches (16.76mm) thin on the GTX 1060 model. Still clad in an all-black, unibody aluminum shell, the Razer Blade adopts a far more angular shape this time around, while toning down the lighting to just the keyboard and Razer logo on the lid. Still, the new Razer Blade is the best looking gaming laptop we’ve seen from Razer. It’s not enough to convince this editor to cough up the extra cash, but we’re not everyone. It’s not hard to find the same hardware for less cash in a less flashy chassis.
At the highest end, the GS65 doubles the Razer Blade’s storage and memory for $2,999 (£2,349, about AU$4,080). To get the same graphics card in the Razer, you’ll have to drop another 100 bucks or quid.Īt the same time, the MSI GS65 Stealth – also updated at CES 2019 – comes in at just $1,799 (£1,790, AU$2,599) at the entry level, with the same processor as the Razer Blade’s starting option, only with a faster 144Hz display. The entry level version costs $2,299 (about £1,749, AU$3,100), with a GTX 1070 behind a 120Hz display. Similarly, the pricest version of the Asus ROG Zephyrus GX501 will set you back $2,899 (about £2,199, AU$3919), getting you a stronger GTX 1080GPU as well as Nvidia G-Sync – all else is the same. In between that is a model with the 144Hz display, the GTX 1060 and 512GB of storage for $2,199 (£1,979, AU$3,299), and one with everything you see on our spec sheet, but with less storage for $2,399 (£2,149, AU$3,699). To get the model that we reviewed here, you’ll have to spend a huge $2,599 (£2,329, AU$3,999). This dual-storage Razer Blade will set you back $1,599 (£1,479, AU$2,499) with a 128GB SSD and a 1TB hard drive. There’s a new ‘Base’ dual-storage model of the Razer Blade, that’s a lot like the starting model, but with both an SSD and HDD.
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