Razer Blade 2021 laptops are getting better screens and graphics

Razer is bringing several specification improvements to its 2021 line of Blade 15 and Pro 17 gaming laptops. The fit and finish of both models are almost the same as before – they are still ahead of the competition in terms of design – although I’m going to assume that they’re still fully fingerprint magnets. However, the change that most excites me is that QHD screens are finally happening. You’ll be able to get a 1440p QHD screen with a fast refresh rate and Nvidia’s integrated G-Sync variable refresh rate technology.

Until recently, 1080p and 4K were the only options for gaming laptop screens, although 1440p is an increasingly popular choice among PC gamers looking for a new standalone monitor. This is the year that Razer and other manufacturers will make it an option – and it won’t cost too much.

State-of-the-art Blade laptops will be equipped with Nvidia’s new RTX 3000 series graphics chips and will therefore be easy to run most games on a 1440p high refresh rate screen. The Blade 15 Advanced (Razer’s name for the most powerful variant) with the RTX 3070 and a QHD screen with G-Sync will cost $ 2,499. You will be able to customize this model with up to a special variant of the RTX 3080 that has an incredible 16GB of VRAM. The larger Blade Pro 17 will start at $ 2,299 and feature the RTX 3060.

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Razer is still using GTX 16 series chips for its most affordable Blade 15, which will start at $ 1,499 and will be equipped with the Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti. It is customizable with up to RTX 3070 for $ 1,999. All models will be available for pre-order starting today at the Razer online store, with the basic Blade 15 and Blade Pro 17 arriving first on January 26. The Blade 15 Advanced will be released in February.

The company is adhering to 10th generation Comet Lake Intel processors for this round of Blade laptops. Low-cost configurations of the Blade 15 will offer the six-core 10750H. The Blade 15 Advanced and Blade Pro 17 each feature Intel’s eight-core Comet Lake 10875H processor.

All models will feature Thunderbolt 3 ports and a newly added HDMI 2.1 output for 4K resolution at up to 120 frames per second. Apart from these two ports, the I / O varies depending on the computer you receive. The basic models of the Blade 15 have an Ethernet port, while the advanced variants do not. However, Razer makes up for it with a UHS-III SD card reader, Windows Hello IR webcam, support for 20V charging via USB-C and support for Bluetooth 5.2 and the new Wi-Fi 6. The Blade Pro 17 has all the features above.

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Another noteworthy change that Razer is making in every respect is user-replaceable RAM and storage. Previously, only a few models had parts that could be repaired by the user. In addition, Razer added a second M.2 slot (up to 4 TB of total storage in both slots) so you can simply add storage to what you already had, instead of being forced to replace it.

Okay, that was too much. In case I lost you with the spec dump, I made a table that shows what each model offers and the price.