If youve seen a Razer laptop before, youve pretty much seen the Razer Blade 16.
Not that theres anything wrong with the traditional Razer design.
A 16-inch form factor can sometimes feel unwieldy, especially if youre traveling regularly.
All of thats to say, things feel a little thicker here than they do in other slimline machines.
Features
Whats left to upgrade when you dont have boosted components to play with?
Razers implementation has been crafted bySamsung, packing a whopping 240Hz refresh rate and all the usual certifications.
OLED panels like this are still new, but theyre already particularly special to use.
My OLED screen came out of the box a little dusky.
It came pre-packaged at a particularly low brightness, and needed some tweaks to the color profile.
Even at this first glance, though, I was impressed.
Combined with the larger 16:9 aspect ratio, this is a particularly good-looking panel, as are most OLEDs.
Underneath that screen youve got pretty much the same keyboard as youll find on previous Razer Blade laptops.
Similarly, weve still got half-sized arrow buttons - a little more egregious when considering the Blades gaming focus.
The trackpad takes up the rest of the space.
Youre getting one USB-C capable of running Thunderbolt 4 with a 100W power delivery system as well.
You might not need it too often if you plan on working away from your desk.
I was actually surprised by the battery life in the Blade 16.
Thats much more than you could expect even from a less power-hungry Blade 14.
Each side of the main deck hosts a THX-certified speaker with plenty of robust power.
A FHD webcam is a welcome addition where many gaming laptops are still content at 720p.
Youll also be able to make use of Windows facial recognition as well.
This is a $4,000+ gaming laptop - of course its going to run well.
However, if youre spending more thinking youll get consistently better performance youll want to think again.
But you just dont need to spend this kind of money to get there.
Should you buy the Razer Blade 16 2024?
The Razer Blade 16 is an impressive gaming laptop and Ive thoroughly enjoyed my time with it.
But its going to be out of reach for many.
This years iteration is even more expensive than previous models, and those releases were already hitting upper ceilings.
Its a slick, slimline build but its by no means the most portable.
Theres better overall value for money elsewhere, though.
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