Razer Blade

alaTest has collected and analyzed 23 reviews from magazines and websites. Comments about the battery and screen are generally positive. The performance and portability also get good opinions, whereas there are some critical views about the resolution and value for money. Reviews about the sound and connectivity are mixed.

design, portability, performance, screen, battery

value for money, resolution

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Razer Blade is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.

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Razer Blade

 

You can't accuse Razer of playing it safe. The first laptop from the longtime PC gaming accessories maker, the $2,800 Blade is an eye-catching, innovative, expensive gaming PC that looks the part thanks to its thin design, gorgeous 17-inch screen, and...

The Razer Blade has a thin, sleek design, an excellent 17-inch display, fast bootup times, and unique touch-pad UI with a lot of potential for gamers.

The innovative Switchblade UI LED buttons are hard to customize, and the Blade has underpowered graphics for its price.

Razer's first laptop, the Razer Blade, is a thin gaming computer with some futuristic design touches, but a high price means you're paying for design -- and for the second-screen signature Switchblade UI interface that doesn't do as much as we hoped it...

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Razer Blade review

 

Update: Looking for the new Razer Blade with more power at a lower price tag? This is where you belong.

Gorgeous design ; Solid build ; Enough horsepower for most games ; Hugely customizable keys

So-so keyboard ; Non-upgradable ; Hot and uncomfortable when gaming ; Switchblade UI still woefully incomplete

A handsome, capable machine with the potential to be so much more

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Razer Blade

 

Typically, when a company wants to meet, you expect more of the same -- not a change in strategy, nor a decision to enter an entirely new product category. So when Razer wanted to meet us one bright, oddly cold San Franciscan morning last August, we...

Outstanding fit and finish ; Customizable LCD keys ; Absolutely gorgeous

Subpar audio ; Finicky hinge ; Portability infringes on performance

Razer's first gaming laptop is impressive, though marred by minor, yet head-scratching flaws. Barring those (and its sky-high price), Razer has a winner on its hands.

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Razer Blade

 

Size and mobility make the Razer Blade the epitome of what a gaming laptop should be. The graphics card and high-definition display pair well to give you real and intense-looking gaming environments. Unfortunately, the lack of an optical drive and the...

This laptop takes gaming to the next level by offering a gaming mode that turns off your Windows key by default. This way you won't leave any heated battles by accident

The Razer Blade doesn't include an optical drive

Razer still has some work to do before this could be a top-tier gaming laptop, such as adding an optical drive and increasing the hard drive space.

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"Terrible, overpriced and poorly thought out."

 

Think about it, you are building a laptop for gamers, so what do you do? Sacrifice all the performance and then add features that are useless to the average gamer. The touchpad is cool and all but a gamer will use a mouse, they are much more effective....

-Portable

-Overpriced

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"The Razer Blade is the future of gaming laptops."

 

The Razer Blade is what Razer would like you to believe is the world's first gaming laptop; it is. You are asking yourself, what about Alienware, Origin, etc.? Well, even though those laptops play games extremely well, (much better than the Blade, I...

-Slim

-Overpriced

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Just doesn't make it as a computer.

 

Just not enough effort. you know?

Really nothing out of the ordinary. No pros to speak of

Again, too much of nothing for lots of money. The guys right, you can get a MAC with more for less

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"Macbook Pro has better specs for LESS"

 

If you want a thin and light machine with good battery life, and powerful enough to play games on the go, get a Macbook Pro. You'll save a few hundred dollars...

Customizable keyboard

Odd trackpad. Terrible value for gamers.

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"Just doesn't make it as a computer."

 

Just not enough effort. you know?

Really nothing out of the ordinary. No pros to speak of.

Again, too much of nothing for lots of money. The guys right, you can get a MAC with more for less $

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Razer Blade review

 

Looks? Check. Gaming power? Check. Touchpad that functions as a dual screen? Whaaat?!

Extremely fast ; Thin and light ; Snappy aesthetics ; Great battery life ; Above average audio

Super expensive ; Stiff keyboard ; Flimsy mouse buttons ; No Blu-Ray player

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