And clicking is satisfying and tactile without feeling wobbly like some other Windows laptops do. Tracking is accurate, and it feels good to the touch. Razer has also knocked the trackpad out of the park, which is no big surprise. Some gamers might want to go with a mechanical keyboard instead, but, again there’s plenty of ports. The keyboard, while some parts have been shrunken down, is very comfortable with just the right amount of key travel and spacing.
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We had to use a tool to pry it off, but your mileage may vary.Īll of this combines to make for a gaming laptop that’s not just portable but extremely comfortable to use. To open the case, there are just 10 Torx screws, and then you just need to pry off the bottom of the panel.
Probably a casualty of the laptop shrinking so much in size, but it’s still a shame. The SSD and Wi-Fi card are both easily accessible, but the RAM is not.
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You can also upgrade the Razer Blade 14 yourself – to a point. In a laptop that’s this portable, having this many ports available is definitely a win, and most people shouldn’t have to drag around dongles. Then, on the left you have the dedicated charging port and a combo 3.5mm audio jack. The right side of the laptop also has a HDMI port, and the Kensington lock. Both the left and the right sides of the laptop have a USB 3.2 Gen 2 C port, as well as a USB-A port. You can still get power from USB-C, but it won’t be enough to keep up with the power draw when gaming.Īnd while this is an incredibly thin gaming laptop, there’s still a wealth of ports available. That means there’s a charging brick, and while it’s definitely on the lighter side, it is still added bulk you’ll have to deal with. Because of the power that the Razer Blade 14 wields, you can’t really get away with USB-C charging like on a lot of ultraportable laptops. Some of the novelty in the lightweight build is lost, however, when you look at the power brick. That’s certainly not the lightest laptop we’ve used, but with the beautifully made aluminum unibody chassis, it’s still quite an accomplishment, and definitely something you’ll be able to easily carry around in your backpack. The chassis itself is just 0.66 inches thick, and the laptop weighs just 3.92lb. They’re not keys we use very often, but if you for some reason need to use them often, it’s something to be aware of. The keyboard is also pretty much identical to what you’ll find on any other Razer Blade, though a couple of the keys, notably the ‘~’ and ‘\’ keys have been trimmed down, and they’re now very narrow. However, unlike the Blade 14, the power button isn’t awkwardly placed in the middle of one of the speaker grilles, and instead, there’s a dedicated power button on the top right corner of the keyboard. And yes, the logo lights up.ĭespite the slightly smaller chassis, there are still speakers on either side of the keyboard, looking a lot like a MacBook again. It has the same general profile, with its all-black aluminum chassis with the signature bright green razer logo on the back of the laptop. The Razer Blade 14 basically looks like the Razer Blade 15, but, like, smaller. And even at the high end, the RTX 3080 with this gorgeous QHD display for $2,799 is priced pretty competitively with other gaming laptops – especially when you consider the bonus to portability.ĭon’t get us wrong, it’s still a premium price that Razer is asking you to pay, but we’ve seen the green-themed company ask for much more for much less in the past, and this laptop is genuinely a pretty good deal if you’re in the market for something a bit more on the luxe side of things. Or you can get the model listed to the right for $2,799 (£2,799, AU$4,999).Įspecially for a Razer laptop, the starting configuration really isn’t that bad a deal, and the RTX 3060 is a perfect companion for that 144Hz display. Every configuration of the laptop will get you an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, but where the entry configuration differs is in the display and graphics processor. Ports: 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1 x combo 3.5mm Audio, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x Kensington lock Here is the Razer Blade 14 configuration sent to TechRadar for review:ĬPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (8 cores, 16MB cache, up to 4.6GHz Turbo)
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