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New Razer Blade Gaming Laptop More Powerful Than Ever

February 3, 2015 by Adam Neaves

Razer, leading specialists in connected devices and software for gamers have today unveiled their latest gaming laptop, which is more powerful than ever.

The Razer Blade Gaming Laptop, offering the world’s thinnest and lightest 14-inch gaming notebook, is now packed with the latest processors from Intel and NVIDIA, more memory and a stunning best-in-class QHD+ display. It comes including the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M (3GB GDDR5 VRAM) and state-of-the-art IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) display panel technology providing unmatched color and image quality. The ultra-portable laptop features 16GB of fast 1600MHz DDR3L memory and includes solid-state storage with options for up to 512GB. With speeds of up to four times faster than traditional notebook hard drives, the system boots quicker and launches games faster.

The powerful graphics card comes powered by the next-generation NVIDIA Maxwell architecture, which delivers increased performance, advanced graphics technologies and improved power management. With NVIDIA Optimus Technology the Razer Blade automatically transitions between NVIDIA graphics and Intel HD Graphics 4600, seamlessly and in the background, improving performance and battery life. With its superior processing power, giving active speeds of up to 3.6GHz, this Hyper-Threading technology provides eight virtual cores for improved gaming performance. Hyper-Threading technology provides eight virtual cores for improved gaming performance. Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO stated:

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

Two of the new blades are available, which include:

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
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Price: Starting at $2199