Razer Blade renovated: the portable gaming becomes more powerful and less expensive

Razer renews gaming laptops range presenting the updated version of the Blade, the model with screen 14. "Empowered, first, the processor with the integration of the Intel Core i7 6700HA based on Skylake architecture that takes the place of the previous Intel i7-4720HQ. the storage compartment now makes use of the fast PCIe SSD with more memory sizes up to 512GB, while the allocation of RAM memory always includes 16GB but imoduli are now DDR4 type. Closes the framework of the main news section GPU revisited, the chip is the Nvidia GeForce 970M, but the provision of onboard memory is equal to 6GB.

To mention, in addition, the keyboard equipped with RGB lighting system improved and the presence of a USB connector type C. Thanks to the presence of the Thunderbolt connector 3, the new Razer Blade is able to connect to the Razer Core, the external box comprising tab discrete video and power supply that provides the ability to expand the computing power of the GPU integrated into the handset, offering desktop-class performance.

The touch screen has a QHD + 3200x1800 pixel resolution, a solution that could turn up a little 'nose gamers who would prefer not to weigh down the GPU and take advantage of the power at lower resolutions, but also adapted to the diagonal of 14 "display. Do not miss, from Finally, a section of connectivity upgrade with the introduction of the new Killer Wireless-AC 1535 form.

Full specifications of the new Razer Blade include:

Display 14.0 "QHD + IGZO, 16: 9 ratio, 3200x1800, LED-backlit, capacitive multitouch

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M (6GB GDDR5 VRAM, Optimus Technology)

CPU Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad-Core Processor with Hyper-Threading 2.6GHz / 3.5GHz (Basic / Turbo)

Mobile Intel PCHM 100-series chipset, HM170

16GB RAM memory dual-channel (DDR4, 2133MHz)

Operating system Windows 10 (64-Bit)

Storage: 256GB SSD (PCIe M.2) or 512GB SSD (PCIe M.2)

Wireless Interface: Killer Wireless-AC 1535 (802.11a / b / g / n / ac + Bluetooth® 4.1)

Input and Output: touch-screen multi-point interface, 2.0MP Webcam, anti-ghosting keyboard with backlight Chroma, Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 3 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI 1.4b, door combo 3.5mm headphone / microphone

Audio: Built-in stereo speakers, microphone, Bluetooth 4.1, Dolby Digital Plus Home Theater Edition, 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)

Additional functions: Razer Synapse with programmable keyboard, Kensington Security Slot, integrated security chip Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0)

Power and battery: compact power supply from 165W 165W Compact, to re lithium polymer battery 70Wh

Approximate size: 17.9 mm (height) x 345 mm (width) x 235 mm (depth)

Approximate weight: 1.93 kg

The model 2016 Razer Blade reserves last positive news for prospective buyers: it is offered at a lower price than the previous version. It being understood that the Italian website of Razer back to the product catalog, but not yet the prices in euro, Razer Blade is sold at 1.999 US dollars (about 1800 EUR) for the version with 256GB SSD and $ 2.199 (about 1980 euro) for one with 512GB SSD, the 2015 versions were attection proposals to $ 2.399 and $ 2.699.

It is certainly a product that can be described as economic - and neither are most of the high-end gaming laptops - but the remodeling of the list price (which will hopefully also be repeated in the European market - appears acceptable.