Razer has officially unveiled its Blade 2024 series laptops at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. The lineup includes the Blade 14, Blade 16, and Blade 18, with the latter two being touted as the world's first laptops in terms of display capabilities.
Starting with the Razer Blade 16, it boasts a 16-inch OLED screen with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, a 240Hz refresh rate, and a 0.2ms response time. The OLED panel has been developed in collaboration with Samsung, and it is also the world's first VESA Certified Clear MR 11000 laptop for motion blur. The Blade 16 is available in dual-mode mini-LED options and features an RGB keyboard, quad-speaker setup, and an anodized aluminum chassis with a backlit Razer logo.
Under the hood, the Blade 16 is powered by up to 14th generation Intel Core i9-14900HX processors and can be paired with up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 GPU, capable of drawing up to 175W power. It offers up to 16GB of RAM and 1TB of SSD storage. Additionally, it incorporates Razer's patented vapor chamber technology for efficient heat dissipation.
The Blade 16 is priced at $2,999.99 and is currently available for pre-order on Razer's website.
Moving on to the Blade 14, this portable gaming laptop offers incremental upgrades compared to last year's model. It features a Calman-certified 14-inch display with QHD+ resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate. Internally, it is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor with AI features and up to RTX 4070 GPU with 140W TGP. The Blade 14 boasts a battery life of up to 10.5 hours.
As for the Blade 18, Razer has provided only a glimpse of this upcoming laptop. It is expected to redefine the large-format gaming laptop category and is touted as the world's first 18-inch laptop with a 4K 165Hz display. It will also feature a ThunderBolt 5 port that supports 240W charging, 120Gbps data transfer, and 540Hz refresh rate video. More details about the Blade 14 and Blade 18 will be announced closer to their launch later this year.
