The newest Razer Blade is a laptop we've been looking forward to for a really long time. Why well it attempts to do something that not many laptops are actually able to do which is be equal parts an awesome gaming machine and also a thin and light laptop that can compare to something like a MacBook Pro.

The crazy thing is with the newest Blade Razer has actually pulled it off. Let's start with the way the Razer Blade functions as just a premium thin and light laptop because this is the aspect that needed the biggest update from previous versions. It still got a full aluminum unibody chassis with build quality that rivals what you get from Apple or Microsoft.

And razor has kept the whole thing fairly light and thin just 4.5 pounds and point 6 inches thick. It's not a big reduction from the old razor blade we give him the larger screen and more powerful internals inside we were still pretty impressed by how well this thing fits in sitting next to the XPS 15 or the surface book 2.

Razer has always tried to avoid the cliches of gaming brands but they've taken the design here to the next level. Gone are the rounded corners and indented lines of the previous version instead going for a simpler boxier look and everything looks really refined.

All of this is crucial because if it's going to compete with a MacBook Pro XPS 15 or surface book - you can't have ugly hinges or colored air vents on your laptop. The fantastic design continues when you open it up showing off the thinned-out bezels around the matte display and the enlarged touchpad that stretches out across the palm rests.

The last important piece of this puzzle is battery life. The Razer blade has squeezed a hefty 80 watt hour battery in here and it uses Intel's Optimus technology to make sure it isn't using two discrete graphics when it's not needed. The result is a pretty consistent seven or eight hours of battery life with ordinary productivity as well as one watching video.

The numbers dip a bit under heavier loads but these results put the Razer blades squarely in the middle of the pack with other thin and light laptops. But for a gaming laptop which typically gets around three hours it's incredibly so we can check that off the Razer blade works as a standard thin and light laptop pretty well.

But if Razer could compromise on gaming performance none of that really matters unfortunately. The laptop features either the gtx 1060 max Q or the 1070 max Q running graphics. We tested out the 1070 and we were really impressed by the results easily got over 60 frames per second on pretty much every game we tested in 1080p with the settings maxed even bumping it up to 1440p nearly every game we tested got around 60 frames per second or at least very close.

Razer has reinvented its thermal solution with a new vapor chamber cooling system to ensure that it's not throttling performance. The system definitely still gets hot and loud when running games but never to the extent that it's uncomfortable on a desk.

The other big gaming feature on the Razer blade is the option for a 1080p 144 Hertz display. It's a bit more expensive than the starting level 60 Hertz display but this is the one most gamers are gonna want.

All of this is backed up by the superfast six core Intel Core i7 8750 H processor which is the second fastest laptop chip we've ever tested it also comes with a fast Samsung nvme SSD and 16 gigabytes of dual channel RAM both of which are totally upgradable.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe newest razor blade is a laptop we've been looking forward to for a really long time why well it attempts to do something that not many laptops are actually able to do which is be equal parts an awesome gaming machine and also a thin enlight laptop that can compare to something like a macbook pro the crazy thing is with the newest blade razor has actually pulled it off let's start with the way the razor blade functions as just a premium thin and light laptop because this is the aspect that needed the biggest update from previous versions it still got a full aluminum unibody chassis with build quality that rivals what you get from Apple or Microsoft and razor has kept the whole thing fairly light and thin just 4.5 pounds and point 6 inches thick it's not a big reduction from the old razor blade we give him the larger screen and more powerful internals inside we were still pretty impressed by how well this thing fits in sitting next to the XPS 15 or the surface book 2 razor has always tried to avoid the cliches of gaming brands but they've taken the design here to the next level gone are the rounded corners and indented lines of the previous version instead going for a simpler boxier look and everything looks really refined all of this is crucial because if it's going to compete with a MacBook Pro XPS 15 or surface book - you can't have ugly hinges or colored air vents on your laptop the fantastic design continues when you open it up showing off the thinned-out bezels around the matte display and the enlarged touchpad that stretches out across the palm rests the last important piece of this puzzle is battery life the razor blade has squeezed a hefty 80 watt hour battery in here and it uses Intel's Optimus technology to make sure it isn't using two discrete graphics when it's not needed the result is a pretty consistent seven or eight hours of battery life with ordinary productivity as well as one watching video the numbers dip a bit under heavier loads but these results put the razor blades squarely in the middle of the pack with other thin and light laptops but for a gaming laptop which typically gets around three hours it's incredibly so we can check that off the razor blade works as a standard thin and light laptop pretty well but if razor could compromise on gaming performance none of that really matters unfortunately razor has taken a big leap over there as well the laptop features either the gtx 1060 max Q or the 1070 max Q running graphics we tested out the 1070 and we were really impressed by the results easily got over 60 frames per second on pretty much every game we tested in 1080p with the settings maxed even bumping it up to 1440p nearly every game we tested got around 60 frames per second or at least very close Razer has reinvented its thermal solution with a new vapor chamber cooling system to ensure that it's not throttling your performance the system definitely still gets hot and loud when running games but never to the extent that it's uncomfortable on a desk the other big gaming feature on the razor blade is the option for a 1080p 144 Hertz display it's a bit more expensive than the starting level 60 Hertz display but this is the one most gamers are gonna want all of this is backed up by the superfast six core Intel Core i7 8750 H processor which is the second fastest laptop chip we've ever tested it also comes with a fast Samsung nvme SSD and 16 gigabytes of dual channel Rama both of which are totally upgradable so while we think the Razer Blade really does achieve a lot of the goals that it sets out to accomplish there are a few things about it that might deter you from buying it first of all it doesn't have an SD card slot which a lot of people will need it also has a kind of a funky keyboard layout and then it's really hard to press the shift key and the question mark key at the same time it's a small thing but it doesn't get kind of annoying and third is the price it starts at $1,900 for the base configuration but if you want that 144 Hertz screen it's gonna be $2,200 and if you want the 1070 max Q graphics card it's gonna be up to $2,400 and that's a lot of money regardless of what it is if what you want is a true hybrid laptop that looks as good as it plays games we think the new razor blade is really your only option other gaming laptops do it for cheaper but none do it betterthe newest razor blade is a laptop we've been looking forward to for a really long time why well it attempts to do something that not many laptops are actually able to do which is be equal parts an awesome gaming machine and also a thin enlight laptop that can compare to something like a macbook pro the crazy thing is with the newest blade razor has actually pulled it off let's start with the way the razor blade functions as just a premium thin and light laptop because this is the aspect that needed the biggest update from previous versions it still got a full aluminum unibody chassis with build quality that rivals what you get from Apple or Microsoft and razor has kept the whole thing fairly light and thin just 4.5 pounds and point 6 inches thick it's not a big reduction from the old razor blade we give him the larger screen and more powerful internals inside we were still pretty impressed by how well this thing fits in sitting next to the XPS 15 or the surface book 2 razor has always tried to avoid the cliches of gaming brands but they've taken the design here to the next level gone are the rounded corners and indented lines of the previous version instead going for a simpler boxier look and everything looks really refined all of this is crucial because if it's going to compete with a MacBook Pro XPS 15 or surface book - you can't have ugly hinges or colored air vents on your laptop the fantastic design continues when you open it up showing off the thinned-out bezels around the matte display and the enlarged touchpad that stretches out across the palm rests the last important piece of this puzzle is battery life the razor blade has squeezed a hefty 80 watt hour battery in here and it uses Intel's Optimus technology to make sure it isn't using two discrete graphics when it's not needed the result is a pretty consistent seven or eight hours of battery life with ordinary productivity as well as one watching video the numbers dip a bit under heavier loads but these results put the razor blades squarely in the middle of the pack with other thin and light laptops but for a gaming laptop which typically gets around three hours it's incredibly so we can check that off the razor blade works as a standard thin and light laptop pretty well but if razor could compromise on gaming performance none of that really matters unfortunately razor has taken a big leap over there as well the laptop features either the gtx 1060 max Q or the 1070 max Q running graphics we tested out the 1070 and we were really impressed by the results easily got over 60 frames per second on pretty much every game we tested in 1080p with the settings maxed even bumping it up to 1440p nearly every game we tested got around 60 frames per second or at least very close Razer has reinvented its thermal solution with a new vapor chamber cooling system to ensure that it's not throttling your performance the system definitely still gets hot and loud when running games but never to the extent that it's uncomfortable on a desk the other big gaming feature on the razor blade is the option for a 1080p 144 Hertz display it's a bit more expensive than the starting level 60 Hertz display but this is the one most gamers are gonna want all of this is backed up by the superfast six core Intel Core i7 8750 H processor which is the second fastest laptop chip we've ever tested it also comes with a fast Samsung nvme SSD and 16 gigabytes of dual channel Rama both of which are totally upgradable so while we think the Razer Blade really does achieve a lot of the goals that it sets out to accomplish there are a few things about it that might deter you from buying it first of all it doesn't have an SD card slot which a lot of people will need it also has a kind of a funky keyboard layout and then it's really hard to press the shift key and the question mark key at the same time it's a small thing but it doesn't get kind of annoying and third is the price it starts at $1,900 for the base configuration but if you want that 144 Hertz screen it's gonna be $2,200 and if you want the 1070 max Q graphics card it's gonna be up to $2,400 and that's a lot of money regardless of what it is if what you want is a true hybrid laptop that looks as good as it plays games we think the new razor blade is really your only option other gaming laptops do it for cheaper but none do it better\n"