CES 2024: Razer launches trio of new Blade gaming laptops

At CES today, Razer unveiled its latest round of Blade gaming laptops. The Blade 16 is the world's first laptop to feature a 16-inch OLED display with 240Hz refresh rate, but that isn't the only standout here. There is an even more powerful Blade 18 model on the way, and it is the world's first laptop to feature an 18-inch 4K/165Hz display. 

The Blade 16 ships with an OLED display, or you can opt for a display with Dual Mode technology, allowing you to switch between 4K at 120Hz and 1080p at 240Hz. This way, you can utilise the higher resolution for productivity and media viewing and then switch to FHD at 240Hz for ultra smooth gaming.

The new Blade 16 also boasts powerful hardware under the hood. The laptop can be equipped with an Intel Core i9-14900HX processor and up to an RTX 4090 GPU, which could make this a good desktop replacement candidate while keeping a fairly slim profile.

The new Blade 14 is a Ryzen-powered laptop, utilising one of AMD's new ‘Ryzen AI' series of laptop processors, which feature an NPU to aid with AI workloads. In this case, you'll get one of AMD's best with the Ryzen 9 8945HS. On the graphics side, the Blade 14 can be shipped with up to an RTX 4070 and on the display side, you'll be getting a QHD/240Hz panel.

The new Blade 16 is available starting today, starting at £3,099.99. The Blade 14 will be going up for pre-order on the 23rd of January but no price has been announced yet.

The Razer Blade 18 isn't launching until later this year but it is aiming to impress. It will ship with a 4K/165Hz display and offer Thunderbolt 5 for connecting extra storage, high-resolution displays, docks or other devices. A specific CPU and GPU combo has not yet been announced, which could mean that we'll be seeing yet-to-be-announced hardware under the hood.

KitGuru Says: We'll have to wait and see the final price tag for the Blade 14 but with the Blade 16 at over £3000, we expect the Blade 14 to be pretty expensive. 

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