Razer Updates its Blade 14, 15, and 17 Laptops for Greater Performance

Razer has announced that it has refreshed its Blade 14, 15, and 17 laptops with NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs (up to an RTX 3080 Ti), Windows 11, DDR5 memory, and in the larger models Intel's latest 12th-generation Core H-Series processors.

Razer's Blade series laptops were already an excellent choice for gamers and photo editors alike -- both the Blade 15 Advanced and Blade 14 were positively reviewed by PetaPixel 's team -- but the updates are poised to make them even more compelling.

Razer says that each Blade features a CNC-milled aluminum chassis and high-quality custom components, which it claims results in a laptop unlike any other on the market. The new Blades sport a refreshed keyboard design with slightly larger keys, which the company says makes the typing experience more ergonomic than before. The revised design also includes laser-cut speakers, a refined hinge design with a thinner profile, and additional ventilation with rubber feet specifically designed to create cooling airways.

Razer Blade 14 2022 Updates

The Blade 14 is the only one of the group that won't offer Intel's latest chips as an option. The company did not specify, but it is likely a decision based entirely on heat dissipation, and the Blade 14 chassis is too small to accommodate Intel's latest. Instead, they will only be shipping with AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processors: Razer says that every configuration offers the Ryen 9 6900HX processor. That improved processor is joined by up to 16GB of DDR5 memory, which Razer says makes it faster and even more powerful than before.

Razer also implemented a MUX Switch, which allows the computer to disable the integrated graphics on the laptop and allows for an increase in performance at the cost of battery life. The new laptop also adds features found on the larger Blade 15 and 17 laptops including the same fingerprint-resistant coating and a 1080p IR webcam that supports Windows Hello, which Razer says makes video calls twice as clear as before.

The new Razer Blade 14 starts at $2,000.

Razer Blade 15 2022 Updates

The Razer Blade 15 can now come equipped with Intel's latest 12th-generation Core H-Series Processors -- up to an Intel Core i9-12900H with a new 14-core count over the previous 8-core generation. Razer says that Intel's processors bring a "revolutionary" new design with a performance hybrid architecture that combines performance-cores with efficient-cores, offering users the freedom to chat, browse, stream, edit, record, and play. The newest generation of Intel Core i9 processors will see high-speed frequencies up to 5.0GHz.

Beyond that, the Bade 15 will continue to offer the same Full HD 360Hz and QHD 240Hz configurations, but now also offers a new 4K UHD 144Hz configuration. That additional resolution might not be strictly necessary on a display this small, but few photographers will complain about more pixels. Razer says that the new IPS-Grade display features improved refresh rates, up from the 60Hz of previous generations, while simultaneously covering 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut.

Just as is the case with the Blade 14, the Blade 15 also ships with DDR5 memory. The new Razer Blade 15 starts at $2,500.

Razer Blade 17 2022 Updates

The Razer Blade 17 takes everything offered in the Blade 14 and 15 and adds a bit more. Like the Blade 15, the Razer Blade 17 now also comes with the option to use Intel's latest 12th-generation processors and comes equipped with DDR5 memory. The Blade 17 not only has a larger chassis and therefore physically larger display, but Razer used that space to improve the audio experience. The Razer Blade 17 features eight speakers which doubles the number from the previous generation. It also has a larger 82 watt-hour battery, which is more than 10 watt-hours more than the last version of the laptop.

The new Razer Blade 17 starts at $2,700.

Availability

The Razer Blade 14 laptop will be available to pre-order starting on February 10. The Razer Blade 15 and Blade 17 laptops will be available to pre-order on January 25. All three laptops do not have a specified availability date, but Razer says they will begin shipping and become available for general purchase sometime in Q1 of 2022.

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Razer Adds Intel 11th-Gen Processors to Razer Blade 15 and 17 Laptops

Razer has announced new versions of its Razer Blade 15 and 17 laptops that feature Intel's latest 11th-generation Core H-Series processors. Razer says that these new laptops have faster performance, faster storage, and Thunderbolt 4.

Both laptops not only feature Intel's latest, and the Blade 17 can come packed with up to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 laptop GPU (the Blade 15 ships with either an RTX 3060 or 3070). Combined, Razer says that either the Blade 15 or the Blade 17 will be both powerhouse gaming laptops as well as ones that will serve creators well.

Razer Blade 17

The Intel Core H-Series processor (i9-11900H) has eight cores and 16 threads, which Razer says allows the Blade laptops to reach performance metrics that were previously unheard of in any Intel-based Blade laptop in the past. The 2.5Ghz CPU clocks in with a max turbo frequency of up to 4.90GHz, meaning users can expect drastically improved speeds both in-game and in multi-threaded workloads. By pairing it with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU and display options up to a 4K Touchscreen, Razer says it has created one of the most powerful 17-inch gaming laptops on the market.

For input options, the Blade 15 and 17 can offer three USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, two Thunderbolt 4 ports that also operate as USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, an ethernet port, a power port, a single HDMI 2.1 port, and one UHS-III SD card reader. Razer says that its improved glass touchpad supports Microsoft Precision Touch for multi-touch gestures, and the Blade 17 gratefully sports a Full-HD webcam that also works with Windows Hello.

Razer Blade 15

As is often the case, the Razer Blade laptops come with several configuration options that change core aspects of the device. For example, the base model of the Blade 15 doesn't come with an SD card reader, isn't compatible with WiFi 6E, only has one Thunderbolt 4 port, and has a smaller 65 watt-hour battery (the "advanced model" has an 80Wh option). No Blade 15 model has the 1080p webcam option, instead, all versions only ship with a 720p webcam.

Both laptops come with support for THX Spatial Audio and while they will charge faster with the included power cable, both can also be charged via USB-C.

Both the Razer Blade 15 and 17 have different display options that can be selected based on what is important to the user. For example, the Blade 17 has three options: a 4K display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a QHD 2K display that can hit up to 240Hz, or a lower resolution Full-HD display that can achieve 360Hz. In all three cases, the laptop features thin six-millimeter bezels and Razer states that the displays will all hit 100% of Adobe RGB.

That promised power doesn't come without a cost, however. The Razer Blade 17 weighs a hefty 6.06 pounds (2.75 kilograms). Razer says the Blade 15 is approximately 4.7 pounds.

Razer Blade 17

All but one of the Razer Blade 17 laptops feature touch compatibility, with the only outlier as the most affordable $2,399 model that features a QHD 165Hz non-touch display and an RTX 3060 GPU. The most expensive model will cost $3,699 and feature the 4K 120Hz touch screen with 32 gigabytes of DDR4 memory, the aforementioned 8-core 11th-gen i9 processor, and an RTX 3080 GPU with 16 gigabytes of VRAM. It should be noted that for the Razer Blade 17, the only model that features the new 11th-gen i9 processor is this most expensive version, while the other six configuration options will have the 8-core 11th-gen Intel Core i7 2.3GHz processor (i7-11800H) that clocks at a max turbo frequency of 4.6GHz.

Razer Blade 15

The Razer Blade 15 laptop will be a Razer.com exclusive and comes in three iterations at the "base" model that only vary based on the display and GPU. The base model is $1,800 and features a 144Hz full-HD IPS monitor that promises to hit 100% of sRGB and comes with an RTX 3060 GPU. The most expensive of the base models upgrades to an RTX 3070 GPU and a QHD 165Hz display that promises to hit 100% of the DCI-P3 color space. Today's announcement only adds the new Intel processor to the three base models, as it is already available in the advanced models. But for reference, the most advanced version of the Razer Blade 15 features an RTX 3080, the 11th-gen i9 processor, and a 4K 60Hz OLED touch display that promises to hit 100% of the DCI-P3 color space and costs $3,4000.

Razer Blade 15

Both the new versions of the Razer Blade 15 and 17 laptops are available to pre-order starting today (with the Blade 15 only available on Razer.com and through RazerStore retail locations). No expectation of delivery date was provided ahead of publication.

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