The Razor Blade Stealth is one of just a handful of laptops to come with Intel's low-powered display technology, or LPDT. This technology uses on average about half the power of a standard 13 inch full HD screen, which means that the average 13 inch full HD laptop with one of Intel's latest U series of chips now consumes around four and a quarter watts of power instead of five and a quarter watts. This is a big deal, as it can make a significant difference to your battery life.

Intel engineers have been working on these new displays for some time, and they've made them incredibly efficient. According to Intel, the LPDT displays try to use about half the power of a standard 13 inch full HD screen, which means that when you're using video playback as a battery life test, it's like going from getting 12 and a quarter hours of battery life to getting eighteen hours of battery life. This is a huge difference, especially if you've downloaded a few movies to watch on a long flight.

However, this power saving technology isn't just about the display. It's also combined with some clever software tricks that Intel has created algorithms for to optimize the backlight based on what's on the screen. The display can also dynamically adjust the refresh rate, so if you're reading an article on a website and the screen is static, it will lower the refresh rate to 30 Hertz saving power. And then as soon as it becomes active again, it goes back to normal.

Unfortunately, there are some limitations to these low-power displays. They aren't exclusive to Intel's eighth generation Whiskey Lake processors, but rather they're also working with display makers such as Sharp to create a whole new ecosystem of low-power displays and drive down power consumption from there. This means that you won't be able to identify whether this laptop has an LPDT display or not just by looking at the specs. In fact, some laptops have different versions with and without these displays.

As for the impact on your system when running intensive tasks, it's worth noting that the more power-hungry the chip, the less impact the saving will have. This means that if you're running an i7 processor in an i9 laptop, the LPDT display won't make as big of a difference to battery life. However, for laptops with lower-powered processors like i3 and i5, the difference can be significant.

Finally, it's worth noting that there are other ways to improve your battery life on your laptop beyond just using an LPDT display. You can turn off the keyboard lighting, especially if it's RGB, reduce the screen brightness, and use power-saving modes to help stretch out your battery life.

In terms of actual laptops with these low-power displays, there is only one currently available, which is this Razor Blade Stealth laptop that we're reviewing today. However, Intel believes that a 14 inch model will be coming soon, so it's likely that we'll see more formats and high resolutions and bigger sizes in the future.

Overall, Intel's LPDT display technology has the potential to make a big difference to your battery life, especially if you're looking for a laptop with long battery life. However, as with any new technology, there are some limitations and trade-offs to consider before making a decision on whether or not this is right for you.

As for what laptops you should use at the moment, it really depends on your needs and priorities. If you're looking for a laptop with long battery life, especially if you'll be using it for tasks like video playback, then a laptop with an LPDT display might be a good choice. On the other hand, if you need a laptop that can handle intensive tasks like gaming or video editing without sacrificing too much on battery life, then you may want to look elsewhere.

Let us know what laptops you're currently using and whether or not you'd consider switching to one with an LPDT display for your next upgrade in the comments below.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enon the face of it this looks like any ordinary laptop screen but it's actually something a little bit special hey guys I'm Tom the tech chap and a big thank you to Intel for sponsoring this video now this is the razor blade stealth 13 I've been using it for a little over a month now I've actually written a full review of this thing for a video that I just haven't got around to making it which of course talked about the beautiful thin and light design the quad core eighth generation Intel Core i7 processor the i7 85 65 you to be exact and videos MX 150 graphics the awesome RGB keyboard Thunderball 3 and well you know the usual stuff so that was all good but I missed something and I don't think I'm the only one seen at the verge notebook check trusted reviews Dave 2d no one mentions this in their reviews but the razor blade stealth is one of just a handful of laptops literally I think for right now too from HP one from Asus and this one from razor that come with Intel's low powered display technology or LP DT and straight away I'm thinking that sounds really boring but actually it can make a big difference to your battery life so last week I spent about half an hour on a Skype call with 4 Intel engineers specifically talking about 8th generation processors and these new one watt screens and the bottom line is these LP DT displays try saying that three times fast use on average about half the power of a standard 13 inch full HD screen so we're talking about going from 2 watts down to 1 watt which doesn't really sound like an awful lot but when you consider that the average 13 inch full HD laptop with one of Intel's latest u series of chips jaws around for a quarter watts of power which includes the SOC so the processor the integrated graphics the fan storage display etc reducing overall system power consumption from four and a quarter down to three and a quarter watts it's quite a big deal actually so I always try to be as scientific as possible but it is basically impossible to get two identical laptops right now with the same specs same battery size power consumption etc with one of them having one of these Intel low-power displays and one without to scientifically compare it but according to Intel who use local video playback as a battery life test they say it's the difference between getting 12 and a quarter hours of battery and eighteen hours of battery-life so that's actually quite a big difference if you've downloaded a few movies to watch on a long flight but in normal use when you're browsing the web streaming Netflix or even playing games the power draw of the processor and the fans and everything else will be higher so you won't see the same significant battery saving particularly if the laptop like this one has a dedicated graphics card we've got the 25 watt NVIDIA MX 150 there so when that kicks in when you're playing games obviously this one what power saving on the screen isn't going to make a huge difference so I had initially thought that Intel had just lowered the brightness to achieve these power savings but actually it's a combination of the hardware the display in the processor and some clever software tricks Intel's actually created algorithms that optimize the backlight based on what's on the screen and it can also dynamically adjust the refresh rate so if you're reading an article on a website and the screen is static it'll lower the refresh rate to 30 Hertz saving power and then as soon as it becomes active it goes back to normal you may remember that Intel actually announced these LPD displays at last year's competition 2018 and while there are now a few laptops you can actually buy with them it's still very early days in fact there's no official certification or sticker manufacturers can put on it to show that this laptop has won and unless they choose to list it in the specs you're gonna have a hard time figuring it out and it's made even worse when the same laptop has different versions so for example this full HD version of the race that has wall but the 4k one doesn't to be clear Intel aren't manufacturing these panels themselves they're working with display makers such as sharp in the case of this laptop to create a whole new ecosystem of low-power displays and then drive down power consumption from there so while these low-power displays are currently on laptops with Intel's eighth generation whiskey lake processors it's not exclusive to that processor family they'll also work with Amber Lake and other future processors it's just sort of a coincidence that they launched alongside the whiskey lake platform and also it doesn't matter if you have an i3 and i5 or i7 or nine although the more power the hungry the chip the less impact that one what saving will have on your system when you're running intensive tasks and finally while for now we only have these 13 inch full HD low-power screens and I believe a 14 inch model coming soon we should see more format coming very soon with high resolutions and bigger sizes now of course as well as Intel's low-power displays there's lots of ways of improving your battery life on your laptop make sure the power is set to battery saver mode reduce the screen brightness turn off the keyboard lighting particularly if it's RGB like this and avoid laptops with dedicated graphics cards if battery life is most important to you so what laptop are you using at the moment and would you go for one with a 1 watt screen for your next upgrade let me know what you think in the comments below and check out the links in the description to learn more about this laptop thank you so much for watching guys hit that like and subscribe button if you enjoyed this video I'll see you next time right here on the tech jeton the face of it this looks like any ordinary laptop screen but it's actually something a little bit special hey guys I'm Tom the tech chap and a big thank you to Intel for sponsoring this video now this is the razor blade stealth 13 I've been using it for a little over a month now I've actually written a full review of this thing for a video that I just haven't got around to making it which of course talked about the beautiful thin and light design the quad core eighth generation Intel Core i7 processor the i7 85 65 you to be exact and videos MX 150 graphics the awesome RGB keyboard Thunderball 3 and well you know the usual stuff so that was all good but I missed something and I don't think I'm the only one seen at the verge notebook check trusted reviews Dave 2d no one mentions this in their reviews but the razor blade stealth is one of just a handful of laptops literally I think for right now too from HP one from Asus and this one from razor that come with Intel's low powered display technology or LP DT and straight away I'm thinking that sounds really boring but actually it can make a big difference to your battery life so last week I spent about half an hour on a Skype call with 4 Intel engineers specifically talking about 8th generation processors and these new one watt screens and the bottom line is these LP DT displays try saying that three times fast use on average about half the power of a standard 13 inch full HD screen so we're talking about going from 2 watts down to 1 watt which doesn't really sound like an awful lot but when you consider that the average 13 inch full HD laptop with one of Intel's latest u series of chips jaws around for a quarter watts of power which includes the SOC so the processor the integrated graphics the fan storage display etc reducing overall system power consumption from four and a quarter down to three and a quarter watts it's quite a big deal actually so I always try to be as scientific as possible but it is basically impossible to get two identical laptops right now with the same specs same battery size power consumption etc with one of them having one of these Intel low-power displays and one without to scientifically compare it but according to Intel who use local video playback as a battery life test they say it's the difference between getting 12 and a quarter hours of battery and eighteen hours of battery-life so that's actually quite a big difference if you've downloaded a few movies to watch on a long flight but in normal use when you're browsing the web streaming Netflix or even playing games the power draw of the processor and the fans and everything else will be higher so you won't see the same significant battery saving particularly if the laptop like this one has a dedicated graphics card we've got the 25 watt NVIDIA MX 150 there so when that kicks in when you're playing games obviously this one what power saving on the screen isn't going to make a huge difference so I had initially thought that Intel had just lowered the brightness to achieve these power savings but actually it's a combination of the hardware the display in the processor and some clever software tricks Intel's actually created algorithms that optimize the backlight based on what's on the screen and it can also dynamically adjust the refresh rate so if you're reading an article on a website and the screen is static it'll lower the refresh rate to 30 Hertz saving power and then as soon as it becomes active it goes back to normal you may remember that Intel actually announced these LPD displays at last year's competition 2018 and while there are now a few laptops you can actually buy with them it's still very early days in fact there's no official certification or sticker manufacturers can put on it to show that this laptop has won and unless they choose to list it in the specs you're gonna have a hard time figuring it out and it's made even worse when the same laptop has different versions so for example this full HD version of the race that has wall but the 4k one doesn't to be clear Intel aren't manufacturing these panels themselves they're working with display makers such as sharp in the case of this laptop to create a whole new ecosystem of low-power displays and then drive down power consumption from there so while these low-power displays are currently on laptops with Intel's eighth generation whiskey lake processors it's not exclusive to that processor family they'll also work with Amber Lake and other future processors it's just sort of a coincidence that they launched alongside the whiskey lake platform and also it doesn't matter if you have an i3 and i5 or i7 or nine although the more power the hungry the chip the less impact that one what saving will have on your system when you're running intensive tasks and finally while for now we only have these 13 inch full HD low-power screens and I believe a 14 inch model coming soon we should see more format coming very soon with high resolutions and bigger sizes now of course as well as Intel's low-power displays there's lots of ways of improving your battery life on your laptop make sure the power is set to battery saver mode reduce the screen brightness turn off the keyboard lighting particularly if it's RGB like this and avoid laptops with dedicated graphics cards if battery life is most important to you so what laptop are you using at the moment and would you go for one with a 1 watt screen for your next upgrade let me know what you think in the comments below and check out the links in the description to learn more about this laptop thank you so much for watching guys hit that like and subscribe button if you enjoyed this video I'll see you next time right here on the tech jet\n"