As new graphics cards enter the market, they can be swapped in with ease.
The plug-and-play eGPU can deliver the latest desktop-quality graphics to Thunderbolt 3 capable PC and Macintosh laptops with external graphics (eGFX) support. Razer also announced today the availability of its latest external graphics enclosure, the Razer Core X, with a $300 price tag compared to $500 for the previous Razer Core V2. You can connect peripheral devices to the laptop with three USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports. Sound is delivered through dual front-firing speakers and features Dolby Atmos for immersive audio.Ĭonnectivity options includes the ability to output to up to three external displays via Mini DisplayPort, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 3. New power management options are also available, including modes to boost graphics performance or maximize the run time of The anti-ghosting keyboard is powered by Razer Chroma and offers 16.8 million colors per key, customizable through Razer Synapse 3 software.
“We are proud to have again stepped-up as an industry leader, taking laptop engineering to the next level to give gamers the performance they require and the mobility they desire,” said Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan, in a statement.įor a limited time, new Razer Blade owners can access $420 worth of games and software, including immersive VR titles such as Arizona Sunshine, popular games like Cuphead, and FL Studio Producer Edition, a professional music production suite from Image Line. There are options for Nvidia GeForce GTX 10 Series graphics (1060 or 1070 available).įor multitasking, Razer also includes 16 GB of 2667MHz dual-channel system memory and fast PCIe SSD storage with configurations up to 512GB, with support for up to 32 GB of memory and up to 2 TB of storage.
The Razer Blade uses the new 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H processor with six cores and Turbo Boost speeds up to 4.1 GHz.
“It’s thinner and more efficient in moving heat out of the system,” Sather said. The laptop uses nanoparticle material and graphite-based server grade thermal interfaces to reduce hot spots and facilitate heat transfer, while high-performance low-noise fans push air across dual heat exchanges with 0.1mm thin fins, quickly moving heat out of the chassis and away from the user. The amount of force it takes to actuate the key isn’t much different compared to the past. The keyboard has a different, full-size layout with a shorter travel depth. The touchpad is larger and it matches Microsoft’s precision touchpad tech with improved gesture support and accuracy. The vacuum-sealed vaporized liquid helps dissipate heat generated by components. “The chassis is 3 percent smaller than our 14-inch model despite the bigger screen, and that makes it the smallest laptop,” Sather said. The chassis is CNC milled from a single aluminum block for a study and compact design.
To keep the heat down, Razer used vapor chamber technology for the cooling instead of traditional heat pipes found in most gaming laptops. The laptop is just 0.66-inches thick. It has a scratch-resistant anodized black finish. The bezels on the flanks of the display are just 4.9 millimeters wide. “Every screen that comes off the line in the factory will have custom calibration and you can always return it to that calibration,” Sather said.
It uses sRGB color, and enables users to upgrade it for a fee to 4K (3,840-by-2,160) resolution with touchscreen functionality and 100 percent Adobe RGB color support.Įach laptop display is individually custom calibrated in production for amazing color accuracy out-of-the-box, said Kevin Sather, global director of product marketing for systems at Razer, in a press briefing.
The new $1,900 Razer Blade Stealth has a 15.6-inch full HD screen (1,920-by-1,080 resolution) and a 144 hertz refresh rate.