Razer debuted new 16-inch and 18-inch sizes of its Blade laptop computer line at CES 2023, however the firm was mum about whether or not its 15-inch mannequin would stay within the line. Effectively, now we all know it’ll. Together with Nvidia’s newest RTX 4070, 4060 and 4050 cellular GPUs, Razer launched a brand new model of the 15-inch mannequin outfitted with as much as an RTX 4070, in addition to fashions of the Blade 16 and Blade 18 with RTX 4060 and 4070 GPUs.
They’re all accessible beginning at $2,500 (£2,500, AU$4,599) for the Blade 15 with an Intel Core i7-13800H, 240Hz 1440p show, RTX 4060, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD. The 16-inch line now begins at $2,700 (£2,700, AU$4,999) with a Core i9-13950HX, 240Hz 1600p show — that is Razer’s new 16:10 side ratio providing — an RTX 4060, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD. And the 18-inch begins at $2,900 (£2,900, AU$5,399) with the identical configuration, however clearly an even bigger display.
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Like quite a lot of firms, Razer is retaining the 15-inch mannequin round, at the least for some time, albeit for under $200 much less. And that makes quite a lot of sense when you issue within the weight: The 16-inch weighs a full pound (half a kilogram) extra at 5.4lbs/2.5kg vs. 4.4lbs/2kg for the smaller mannequin. That is quite a lot of heft added for a barely bigger display and i9 HX collection CPU, although there’s quite a lot of essential cooling {hardware} that is most likely responsible.
The 16-inch can also be 5mm thicker, which is a big (about 30%) bump. Within the absence of the dimensions and weight concerns, it is most likely value the additional $200 for the higher-resolution display and notably quicker processor.
