Razer is one of the premium gaming laptop makers. Their notebooks may drive you bankrupt, but they’ll almost certainly offer the best experience. As custom dictates, along with all the other Intel/NVIDIA partners, the company today launched the updated Razer Blade 15. The new laptops feature the 10th Gen Comet Lake Comet-H Core i7 CPUs and NVIDIA’s RTX Super GPUs up to an RTX 2080 Super.
| Advanced Model | Base Model | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | 8-Core 10th Gen Intel Core™ i7 | 6-Core 10th Gen Intel Core i7 |
| Graphics | Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER (Max-Q) | Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Max-Q) |
| Display | 300Hz FHD Matte or OLED 4K Touch | 144Hz FHD Matte or OLED 4K |
| Storage / RAM | Up to 1TB PCIe / 16GB RAM | Up to 512GB PCIe + Open M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 Slot / 16GB RAM |
| Cooling | Vapor Chamber | Advanced Heat pipe |
| Keyboard | Per-key RGB Razer Chroma | Single-zone RGB Razer Chroma |
| Ports+ | +SD Card Reader | +Ethernet |
| Approx. Height | 0.70” | 0.78” |
There are two models: A Base model and an Advanced Model for enthusiasts. The former packs a hex-core Intel Core i7-10750H and up to an NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q. Both have 16GB of DDR4 RAM and the option of a 4K OLED display. The standard screen is a 144Hz FHD Matt for the Base model and a 300Hz FHD for the advanced. The Base also gets less storage and a heat pipe for cooling the processors. The Advanced variant gets up to 1TB of PCIe based SSD storage and a vapor chamber to cool Intel’s 8-core abomination.
The 4K OLED screen has an insane 100% DCI-P3 color gamut and comes in both standard and touch screen variant. The network adapter has also been upgraded to an Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (Gig+) wireless, capable of up to 2.4Gbps speeds.
For connectivity, you get USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports, an HDMI port, a USB Type-C port, and a Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port. Select models of Blade 15 support charging via the USB Type-C ports with a 20V USB-C charger, for emergency situations, as well as a blazing-fast UHS-III SD card reader.
The new Razer Blade 15 gaming laptops will start at $1,599.99 USD, a hefty $700+ premium over other OEMs. It will be available starting in May at Razer.com and through select retailers in the United States and Canada. The Razer Blade 15 will come soon to Razer.com and select retailers in Europe, China, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East.
