Razer Sharpens The Blade

Razer have announced that the Blade, their gaming laptop has received an update, in fact it has been completely redesigned from ground up, the system is made specifically for enthusiasts and power users who want desktop performance but don’t want to sacrifice portability.

“The original 17-inch Blade was the first laptop that truly blended power and portability in a PC,” says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. “We’ve taken that approach another step further with the new Razer Blade Pro. The thermal engineering behind it is staggering. It’s incredible how far we’ve come, from having one product and a small team, to today, with a full catalog of gaming systems and a large group of engineers and designers pushing what a portable gaming machine can do.”

Additionally, the Razer Blade Pro is the first notebook to utilize Razer’s Ultra-Low-Profile Mechanical switches. Each switch features a true actuation and reset point. Presses are registered with 65 grams of force, mimicking the feel of full-size mechanical keyboards. The keyboard and trackpad are also Powered by Razer Chroma. This technology unlocks a virtually endless array of dazzling lighting effects that can be customized by the user or synced to display in-game events.

The full specs for the machine are here:

• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 (8GB GDDR5X VRAM)
• Intel® Core i7-6700HQ Quad-Core Processor (2.6 GHz / 3.5 GHz)
• 17.3-inch IGZO UHD G-SYNC, 16:9 ratio, 3840 x 2160, with LED backlight, with capacitive multi-touch
• Windows® 10 64-bit
• 512 GB SSD RAID 0 (2x 256 GB PCIe M.2) / 1 TB SSD RAID 0 (2x 512 GB PCIe M.2) / 2 TB SSD RAID 0 (2x 1 TB PCIe M.2) options
• 32 GB Dual-Channel System Memory (DDR4, 2133 MHz)
• Anti-ghosting individually backlit ultra-low-profile mechanical keyboard
• Killer DoubleShot™ Pro:
• Killer™ Wireless-AC 1535 (IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.1)
• Killer™ E2400 (Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000)
• Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C™)
• USB 3.0 port x3 (SuperSpeed)
• HDMI 2.0 video and audio output
• SDXC card reader
• Built-in stereo speakers
• Dolby® Digital Plus Home Theater Edition
• 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
• 3.5 mm headphone/microphone combo port
• Built-in webcam (2.0 MP)
• Array microphone
• Razer Synapse enabled with programmable keyboard, trackpad, backlighting, and fan control
• Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) security chip embedded
• Kensington™ security slot
• Compact 250 W power adapter
• Built-in 99 Wh rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery
• Approx. Size: 424 mm (Width) x 11 in. / 281 mm (Depth)
• Approx. Weight: 3.54 kg

If you want to buy your own, you can do so direct from Razer, right here.