Razer Blade 15 Advanced gaming laptop review: extreme power, slim, sleek – and also good for work
- Razer’s 2019 iteration of its Blade 15 gaming laptop comes with Nvidia’s new RTX GPU and is slimmer than ever
- Its incredible power delivers silky smooth gameplay, though it does get very hot and loud
The 2019 iteration of the Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop packs Nvidia’s new RTX GPU (graphics processing unit) under the hood in a slimmer “Advanced Model” that shaves a couple of millimetres off the less powerful basic model. We test out this latest version to see how it fares for play – and work.
Hardware
Crafted from a single slab of aluminium and with a black anodised finish, the Razer Blade 15 is a high-end gaming laptop that looks as premium as its price. There is nothing unobtrusive about it, from the backlit, triple-headed snake logo on the lid to Razer’s trademark USB-A ports tinted in neon green.
A range of peripheral ports run along both sides: HDMI, Mini DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3, 3.5mm audio and those USB-As. Razer says you can connect to up to three monitors at once by using the HDMI, Mini DisplayPort and Thunderbolt 3 ports for a super widescreen experience.
The laptop comes with a matt 15.6-inch, full-HD screen flanked by slim bezels on the top and sides. A 4K OLED touch screen option is also available but currently offered only in selected markets. The display itself is available in 144Hz or 240Hz options, which should eliminate any motion blur and screen tearing.
The inclusion of an infrared camera is a huge convenience, allowing users to log in via Windows Hello facial recognition.
