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Razer’s latest absurdly powerful and thin Blade gaming laptops revealed

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Razer-Drawn-Together

Yes, I know gaming laptops aren’t exactly wise investments. They’re portable pieces of technology that will most likely be outclassed within months of being released, by PC setups that are cheaper and more cumbersome. But clearly, you folks underestimate my technolust. Technolust that is now raging out of control, after I had a look at Razer’s latest range of Blade gaming laptops. Fortunately, I don’t have access to equally stupid amounts of money, so I’m sort of safe from buying one. For now.

The latest Razer Blades (heh) go on sale this week in the US of A, starting at $1999 for the HD model and going up to $2199 for the IGZO version.

“When we debuted the Razer Blade in 2013, we set the benchmark for gaming laptops – and other companies worldwide have followed in our footsteps,” Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO said via Polygon. “We continue to listen as gamer needs evolve and the new Razer Blade again sets the industry standard by which gaming laptops are measured.”

You have to admit, the Blades are dead sexy. They’ve got an aluminium chassis, and other custom-designed thingamajigs.

Here’s the full list of product features from the $1999 model:

• 14.0″ IPS Full HD 16:9 Ratio, 1920×1080, with LED backlight
• Intel® Core i7-4720HQ Quad Core Processor (2.6GHz / 3.6GHz)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTXTM 970M (3GB GDDR5 VRAM)
• 256GB SSD (SATA m.2)
• 8GB System Memory
• Intel® Wireless-AC 7260HMW (802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.0)
• (3x) USB 3.0 port (SuperSpeed)
• HDMI 1.4a audio and video output
• Dolby® Digital Plus Home Theatre Edition
• Built-in stereo speakers
• 3.5 mm microphone/headphone combo jack
• Array microphone
• 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
• Built-in full-HD webcam (2.0 MP)
• TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module)
• Compact 150W Power Adapter
• Built-in 70Wh Rechargeable lithium ion polymer battery
• Razer Anti-Ghosting Keyboard (with adjustable backlight)
• Razer Synapse 2.0 Enabled
• KensingtonTM Lock interface
• 13.6 in. (345 mm) Width x 0.70 in. (17.8 mm) Height x 9.3 in. (235 mm) Depth
• 4.19 lbs. / 1.9 kg

And here’s what $2199 gets you:

• Intel® Core i7-4720HQ Quad Core Processor (2.6GHz / 3.6GHz)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTXTM 970M (3GB GDDR5 VRAM)
• 16GB System Memory (DDR3L-1600MHz)
• Windows® 8.1 64-Bit
• 128/256/512GB SSD (SATA M.2) options
• 14.0″ IGZO QHD+ 16:9 Ratio, 3200×1800, with LED backlight, capacitive multi-touch
• Intel® Wireless-AC 7260HMW (802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.0)
• (3x) USB 3.0 port (SuperSpeed)
• HDMI 1.4a audio and video output
• Dolby® Digital Plus Home Theater Edition
• Built-in stereo speakers
• 3.5 mm microphone/headphone combo jack
• Array microphone
• 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
• Built-in full-HD webcam (2.0 MP)
• TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module)
• Compact 150W Power Adapter
• Built-in 70Wh Rechargeable lithium ion polymer battery
• Razer Anti-Ghosting Keyboard (with adjustable backlight)
• Razer Synapse 2.0 Enabled
• KensingtonTM Lock interface
• 13.6 in. (345 mm) Width x 0.70 in. (17.8 mm) Height x 9.3 in. (235 mm) Depth
• 4.47 lbs. / 2.03 kg

I love laptops, primarily because I’m a practical kind of guy. They take up less space, and with my gaming habits focused on console, I don’t exactly need a piece of hardware which could double as the operating technology behind the Death Star. And right now, I genuinely need to consider upgrading. I’ve been rocking a Sony Vaio for a few years now, and while it is still quite capable, it also boasts the most stupid piece of cosmetic design I have ever encountered.

Honestly Sony, which genius in your department decided that gluing a rubber palm rest over the section of the laptop that generates the most heat, would be a good idea? And can I punt that person in the balls? I’ll be starting a Patreon soon to fund my goal of owning a new gaming laptop soon. Donate whatever you want, and be rewarded with the satisfaction that you helped stave off the technolust off a person who will most likely play MS-DOS games on this kind of hardware. C’mon, you know you want to do it.

Last Updated: February 4, 2015

85 Comments

  1. You’ll be looking at over R30k for those if they arrive on our shores. Nee dankie.

    Reply

  2. Matewis Jubilai

    February 4, 2015 at 12:08

    14” ? I’m walking away (Ralph voice) My laptop is 15” and I want my next one to be 17” at least.
    I like how I said ‘next one’, almost like I actually have money in my account 😛

    Reply

  3. Matewis Jubilai

    February 4, 2015 at 12:10

    Oh you have a Sony Vaio? Me too! Does it still have a working DVD drive? Mine gave in after about two years and now I can’t watch my Batman and Gummi Bears dvds 🙁

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief

      February 4, 2015 at 12:11

      You have Gummi Bears DVDs?

      Any chance of a copy? Been looking to get them for my daughter so she can bounce here and there and everywhere!

      Reply

      • Matewis Jubilai

        February 4, 2015 at 12:20

        That’s great man! I really feel incredibly sorry for kids growing up these days without the famed Disney Afternoon (Ducktales, Gummi Bears, Talespin, Gooftroop, Darkwing Duck, Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers) and the golden era of Cartoon Network that followed it (Cow n Chicken, Dexter’s Lab, Johnny Bravo, Samurai Jack, Mike Lu and Og, Cramp Twins, Edd Ed and Eddy, Powerpuff Girls).
        I made the mistake of tuning into CN sometime last year. The channel has been ruined 🙁

        I say Gummi Bears dvds, but sadly its not as awsome as you might think : for some reason there is only 4/5 episodes on an entire disc (come to think of it might, it might be cds) and I’ve 4 discs total I think. I just saw them one day in Look and Listen and bought all that they had (including some batman discs!). I’ve seen them in several CNAs as well.

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        • Admiral Chief

          February 4, 2015 at 12:20

          I downloaded the entire series, but the quality is so crap!

          Reply

          • Blood Emperor Trevor

            February 4, 2015 at 12:26

            They had a box set for sale on Takealot a little while back.

          • Admiral Chief

            February 4, 2015 at 12:29

            I know man

          • Matewis Jubilai

            February 4, 2015 at 12:28

            I think I might have the same collection . It’s all the episodes, but they were clearly made off of VHS cassettes, and some are of horrific quality (‘Little Bears Lost’ has the worst quality, and ‘Trading Faces’ is also pretty bad). Most though, are at least passable. I bought the gummi bears discs just so I could at least see a couple of episodes with high quality.

        • Admiral Chief

          February 4, 2015 at 12:22

          Also, we check Samurai Jack quite frequently

          Reply

        • Admiral Chief

          February 4, 2015 at 12:23

          Did you hear the theory about what Ed, Edd and Eddy is about?

          Reply

          • Ghost In The Rift

            February 4, 2015 at 12:27

            Does the Jawbreakers symbolize something?

          • Admiral Chief

            February 4, 2015 at 12:29

            Haha, no, actually all of the kids died in a nuclear bomb, and the cul-de-sac is their limbo…

          • Corrie

            February 4, 2015 at 12:31

            Woah that is a creepy thoery…….I loved Ed, Edd and Eddy

          • Admiral Chief

            February 4, 2015 at 12:31

            IKR? Really creepy

          • Corrie

            February 4, 2015 at 12:33

            But makes a little sense since there is never any adults around and certain parts look wastelandish especially the finale movie that aired

          • Matewis Jubilai

            February 4, 2015 at 12:35

            You can actually see Eddy’s dad’s arm and Ed’s mom’s arm (in a non-dream sequence) at the end of the episode where they try to get their school report cards from Double-D.

          • Corrie

            February 4, 2015 at 12:39

          • Admiral Chief

            February 4, 2015 at 12:39

            Yeah, it makes the most sense for me actually. Lots of these kids shows are demented actually. I mean, where the heck is Cow and Chicken’s parent’s top half?

          • Ghost In The Rift

            February 4, 2015 at 12:41

            Those subliminal shit, the worlds to weird!!

          • Corrie

            February 4, 2015 at 12:51

            Mama had a chicken!
            Mama had a cow!
            Dad was proud, and he didn’t care how!

            Don’t forget I am weasel

            Damn the FEEEEEELSSSS

          • Matthew Holliday

            February 4, 2015 at 12:53

            i r baboon r a star cartoon
            cus baboon better than weasel
            you dont need pants for the victory dance

            cus baboon better than weasel

          • Corrie

            February 4, 2015 at 13:04

            Yogi Bear is smarter than the average bear,
            Yogi Bear is always in the ranger’s hair.
            At a picnic table you will find him there
            Stuffing down more goodies than the average bear.

            He will sleep till noon but before it’s dark,
            He’ll have every picnic basket that’s in Jellystone Park.

            Yogi has it better than a millionaire
            That’s becasue he’s smarter than the average bear.

          • Matewis Jubilai

            February 4, 2015 at 12:31

            Ooooh, no that’s a new one 😛 Never heard that one before. Hell, I wouldn’t mind such a limbo 😛

          • Matthew Holliday

            February 4, 2015 at 12:52

            thats much less interesting than where I was expecting you to take this.

          • Admiral Chief

            February 4, 2015 at 13:00

            You were expecting some sort of weird comedy that only I can dish up?

          • Matthew Holliday

            February 4, 2015 at 13:01

            it seems my faith in you is misplaced

          • Matewis Jubilai

            February 4, 2015 at 12:30

            That they’re old? I actually don’t agree with that theory and have very good evidence that indicates the reverse 🙂

    • The D

      February 4, 2015 at 12:27

      To be fair, your drive probably conked in on purpose after you forced it to load that horrible cartoon for the infinite time.

      Reply

      • Tosh MA

        February 4, 2015 at 12:27

        You’re right, Batman is shit.

        Reply

        • Corrie

          February 4, 2015 at 12:30

          How dare you insult batman!!!

          That man risk’s his life to save so many innocents and what do gummi bear’s do *sniff* nothing *sniff*

          Reply

          • Tosh MA

            February 4, 2015 at 12:30

            His only claim to fame is that he watched his parents die.

            Other than that, he’s just a rich dude in a black suit. You can find those everywhere.

          • Corrie

            February 4, 2015 at 12:42

            Still they don’t have to fight weirdo’s and criminals that are freaks do they?

            They only ever have to fight tax and scandals:p and the occasional wife finding them in bed with their secretary

          • Matewis Jubilai

            February 4, 2015 at 12:37

            Hey, the Gummi Bears have saved Dunwyn castle on numerous occasions!

          • Corrie

            February 4, 2015 at 12:43

            But did they have cool gadgets and fight a alien who gets his strength from the sun..no well okay then it’s settled

            Dunwyn castle can suck it

            Anyone remember biker mice…ahh memories

          • Admiral Chief

            February 4, 2015 at 12:48

            BMFM FTW

          • Matthew Holliday

            February 4, 2015 at 12:51

            was actually talking to a friend about that yesterday.
            waking up VOLUNTARILLY at 6:30 on a weekend to watch the Mice, cannot even comprehend that now.

          • Corrie

            February 4, 2015 at 13:01

            I still miss going into the video store and hiring those tapes

            Those intro’s and all that

            ahhh nostalgia

          • Matthew Holliday

            February 4, 2015 at 13:08

            ass bouncing

          • Corrie

            February 4, 2015 at 13:12

            Doubt twerking was around in the 90’s early 2000

            Hmmmmm?

        • The D

          February 4, 2015 at 12:36

          That’s a funny way of spelling Gargoyles.

          Reply

          • Admiral Chief

            February 4, 2015 at 12:38

            YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH!

            I liked that show!

          • Matthew Holliday

            February 4, 2015 at 12:49

            +1

      • Matewis Jubilai

        February 4, 2015 at 12:30

        Never did get to see a Gummi Bears episode 🙁 Batman though, I only managed to watch 2 episodes, and you know, I think the drive couldn’t take the awesomeness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A71i0a5x-qA

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        • Admiral Chief

          February 4, 2015 at 12:32

          I need to get this…

          Reply

    • Matthew Holliday

      February 4, 2015 at 12:49

      DVD-RRRRRRRRRRRRRR – bouncing here and there and everywhere.
      something something something beyond repair.

      Reply

      • Matewis Jubilai

        February 4, 2015 at 13:09

        It’s “something something that’s beyond compare. They are the Gummmmmi Bears! Magic and mystery are part of their history, along with the secret… of Gummmi Berry Juice!! The legend is growing, they all stand up knowing. ???? bouncing along as their song fills the air. Gummmmi Beaarss! bouncing here and there and everywhere! something something that’s beyond compare, they are the Gummi Bears…. they are the Gummi BEARS!!”

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        • Matthew Holliday

          February 4, 2015 at 13:11

          yeah, but DVD drives that are beyond repair?
          its tough being a poet :<

          Reply

  4. Admiral Chief

    February 4, 2015 at 12:11

    Slap in some team red hardware and it will be cheaper

    Reply

    • Blood Emperor Trevor

      February 4, 2015 at 12:11

      And double up as a hot plate.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief

        February 4, 2015 at 12:12

        Red hot, get your ssssmokin red hot’s right here!

        Reply

        • Tosh MA

          February 4, 2015 at 12:15

          Well at least we know why they chose their colour.

          Reply

  5. Kensei Seraph

    February 4, 2015 at 12:13

    My PC is now over 6 years old and all I’ve upgraded is the RAM, OS and (possibly) the PSU.

    Reply

  6. Kensei Seraph

    February 4, 2015 at 12:18

    And now to disconnect from the internet and get back to work…
    Cheers people as I might only return tomorrow morning.

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief

      February 4, 2015 at 12:19

      Adios, and thanks for all the fish

      Reply

  7. Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7

    February 4, 2015 at 12:19

    HGGGHHHHNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief

      February 4, 2015 at 12:20

      GGG HHHH = 7

      Reply

      • Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7

        February 4, 2015 at 12:24

        AG nee f** man.

        I made sure not to have 7 H’s or 7 N’s or 7 G’s next to eachother. ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME???

        Reply

        • Corrie

          February 4, 2015 at 12:26

          …..

          Reply

          • Tosh MA

            February 4, 2015 at 12:27

            XD

        • HairyEwok

          February 4, 2015 at 12:27

          I like your afrikaans.

          Reply

        • Admiral Chief

          February 4, 2015 at 12:28

          My work here is done

          Reply

      • Matthew Holliday

        February 4, 2015 at 12:56

        im waiting for the se7en conspiracy theories to show up.

        Reply

  8. HairyEwok

    February 4, 2015 at 12:22

    They’ve set a benchmark for gaming laptops…… Apparently they haven’t met up with Alienware yet.

    Reply

    • Admiral Chief

      February 4, 2015 at 12:23

      Now THOSE laptops, yowza!

      Reply

      • Corrie

        February 4, 2015 at 12:24

        What? that overpriced computer manafactured laptops that supposdly inflate in price because it glows?

        Kinda similar to apple’s tactics

        Reply

        • HairyEwok

          February 4, 2015 at 12:30

          Alienware laptop…. Almost identical specs and its cheaper…. 500 bucks cheaper.
          http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-15/pd?oc=dkcwf02&model_id=alienware-15

          Reply

          • Matthew Holliday

            February 4, 2015 at 12:55

            R500 for 500g
            that alienware looks heavier than my desktop PC

          • HairyEwok

            February 4, 2015 at 12:57

            By bucks I meant dollars so your looking at the range of saving R5000 not 500

          • Matthew Holliday

            February 4, 2015 at 12:59

            oh, didnt look at the price.
            R5000 for 500g?
            i could make that sacrifice

  9. DarthZA

    February 4, 2015 at 12:27

    Considering I just finished building my desktop that is quite a bit more powerful for under 10K, I’m going to say no.

    Reply

  10. Brandon van Reenen

    February 4, 2015 at 12:34

    A moment of silence for the people who do not know what show that is in the laptop screen.

    Reply

  11. Costs

    February 4, 2015 at 12:50

  12. Matthew Holliday

    February 4, 2015 at 13:04

    RyanZA DRM Razer dont support something.
    bitcher 3 is coming

    Reply

    • Ryanza

      February 4, 2015 at 13:12

      It’s Ryanza not RyanZA. If you going to troll then do it properly and try harder, make it relevant.

      Reply

      • Matthew Holliday

        February 4, 2015 at 13:14

        sorry, its been so long since ive seen a “dont support” from you, i forgot :<

        Reply

        • Ryanza

          February 4, 2015 at 13:24

          Support Alzheimer’s I guess. I not going to feed the reactions that stem from what I used to say.

          Reply

  13. Weanerdog

    February 4, 2015 at 13:51

    I would buy this if I were to find an insane amount of cash just laying around, like this pile in this here bank vault. Also I may need some bail money later. (With hind sight it probably would have been easier to steal the itsy bitsy laptop)

    Reply

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