Razer announces the new version of the portable Razer gaming, renovated both from the hardware configuration point of view, both in terms of the price, less than the previous model.
New CPU Intel i7 Skylake, GPU Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M with 6GB of RAM Display 14″ QHD+.
Razer renews gaming laptops range presenting the updated version of the Blade, the model with screen 14″ empowered, first, the processor with the integration of the Intel Core i7 6700HA based on Skylake architecture that takes the place of the previous Intel i7-4720HQ.
The storage compartment now makes use of the fastest SSD PCIe memory with cuts of up to 512GB, while the allocation of RAM memory always includes 16GB, but the modules are now DDR4 type. Closes the framework of the main news section GPU revisited, the chip is the Nvidia GeForce 970M, but the allocation of onboard memory is equal to 6GB.
To mention, in addition, the keyboard equipped with RGB lighting system improved and the presence of a USB connector type C. Thanks to the presence of the Thunderbolt connector 3, the new Razer Blade is able to connect to the Razer Core, the external box comprising tab discrete video and power supply that provides the ability to expand the computing power of the GPU integrated into the handset, offering desktop-class performance.
Full specifications of the new Razer Blade include :
- Display 14.0″ IGZO QHD+, 16: 9 ratio, 3,200×1,800, LED-backlit, capacitive multitouch.
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M (6GB GDDR5 VRAM, Optimus Technology).
- CPU Intel Quad Core i7-6700HQ core processors with Hyper-Threading Processor 2.6GHz / 3.5GHz (Basic / Turbo).
- Chipset Mobile Intel PCHM 100-series chipset, HM170.
- RAM memory dual-channel 16GB (DDR4, 2133MHz).
- Operating system: Windows 10 (64-Bit). Storage: 256GB SSD (PCIe M.2) or 512GB SSD (PCIe M.2).
- Wireless Interface: Killer Wireless-AC 1535 (802.11a / b / g / n / ac Bluetooth® 4.1).
- Input and Output: touch-screen multi-point interface, 2.0MP Webcam, anti-ghosting keyboard with backlight Chroma, Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), 3 USB 3.0 ports, HDMI 1.4b, port combo 3.5mm headset / microphone.
- Audio : Built-in stereo speakers, microphone, Bluetooth 4.1, Dolby Digital Plus Home Theater Edition, 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI).
- Additional functions: Razer Synapse with programmable keyboard, Kensington Security Slot, integrated security chip Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0).
- Power and battery: compact power supply from 165W 165W Compact, battery to re 70Wh lithium polymer.
- Approximate size: 17.9 mm (height) x 345 mm (width) x 235 mm (depth).
- Approximate weight: 1.93 kg.
The model 2016 Razer Blade reserves last positive news for prospective buyers: it is offered at a lower price than the previous version. Razer Blade is sold at $1,999 for the version with 256GB SSD and $2,199 for one with 512GB SSD, the 2015 versions were attention proposals to $2,399 and $2,699.
It is certainly a product that can be described as economic – and neither are most of the high-end gaming laptops – but the remodeling of the list price (which will hopefully also be repeated in the European market – appears acceptable. The Pre-orders have started today, and the first deliveries are scheduled for April.
- Intel Core i7-4720HQ 2.6 GHz
- 16.0 GB DDR3L SDRAM
- 256.0 GB 1.0 rpm 256.0 GB Solid-State Drive
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