New Razer Blade gaming laptop is thinner, lighter and faster

Razer Blade is one of the best gaming laptops available in the market today. Razer thought that more can be done to please the hard core gaming fans and the result is the new Blade laptop. The new Razer Blade is the new thinnest and lightest 14” gaming notebook, powered by Intel Core™ i7-4720HQ CPU and screaming fast NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX™ 970M (3GB GDDR5 VRAM) GPU. The variant with QHD+ display is available for $2199 while the FullHD model is available for $1999 in USA. Chassis is made of aluminum that is precision-cut for premium built quality and has a custom designed trackpad and backlite gaming keyboard with anti-ghosting capabilities. Users can use Synapse software to program the programmable keys.

The QHD+ variant comes with a 14” QHD+ IGZO capacitive multi-touch display panel (IGZO is well known for stunning color reproduction) while the panel on FullHD variant will be a non-touch FullHD resolution IPS panel. QHD+ comes with 16GB RAM and users can pick 128/256/512GB SSD options while FullHD variant comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD as the only options.

“When we debuted the Razer Blade in 2013, we set the benchmark for gaming laptops – and other companies worldwide have followed in our footsteps,” says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. “We continue to listen as gamer needs evolve and the new Razer Blade again sets the industry standard by which gaming laptops are measured.”

Product features (QHD+ Model):

• Intel® Core i7-4720HQ Quad Core Processor (2.6GHz / 3.6GHz)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX™ 970M (3GB GDDR5 VRAM)
• 16GB System Memory (DDR3L-1600MHz)
• Windows® 8.1 64-Bit
• 128/256/512GB SSD (SATA M.2) options
• 14.0″ IGZO QHD+ 16:9 Ratio, 3200×1800, with LED backlight, capacitive multi-touch
• Intel® Wireless-AC 7260HMW (802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.0)
• (3x) USB 3.0 port (SuperSpeed)
• HDMI 1.4a audio and video output
• Dolby® Digital Plus Home Theater Edition
• Built-in stereo speakers
• 3.5 mm microphone/headphone combo jack
• Array microphone
• 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
• Built-in full-HD webcam (2.0 MP)
• TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module)
• Compact 150W Power Adapter
• Built-in 70Wh Rechargeable lithium ion polymer battery
• Razer Anti-Ghosting Keyboard (with adjustable backlight)
• Razer Synapse Enabled
• Kensington™ Lock interface
• 13.6 in. (345 mm) Width x 0.70 in. (17.8 mm) Height x 9.3 in. (235 mm) Depth
• 4.47 lbs. / 2.03 kg

Availability:
Razerzone.com – Now (U.S., Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong)
Microsoft Stores – February 16^th (U.S. – Online and Select Stores)
Razerzone.com – March (China, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, UAE, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Russia)

Product features (Full HD Model):

• 14.0″ IPS Full HD 16:9 Ratio, 1920×1080, with LED backlight
• Intel® Core i7-4720HQ Quad Core Processor (2.6GHz / 3.6GHz)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX™ 970M (3GB GDDR5 VRAM)
• 256GB SSD (SATA m.2)
• 8GB System Memory
• Intel® Wireless-AC 7260HMW (802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.0)
• (3x) USB 3.0 port (SuperSpeed)
• HDMI 1.4a audio and video output
• Dolby® Digital Plus Home Theatre Edition
• Built-in stereo speakers
• 3.5 mm microphone/headphone combo jack
• Array microphone
• 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
• Built-in full-HD webcam (2.0 MP)
• TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module)
• Compact 150W Power Adapter
• Built-in 70Wh Rechargeable lithium ion polymer battery
• Razer Anti-Ghosting Keyboard (with adjustable backlight)
• Razer Synapse Enabled
• Kensington™ Lock interface
• 13.6 in. (345 mm) Width x 0.70 in. (17.8 mm) Height x 9.3 in. (235 mm) Depth
• 4.19 lbs. / 1.9 kg

Availability:
Razerzone.com – February (U.S., Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong)

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