Razer’s latest Blade gaming laptops now available starting at £2699

At CES, Razer unveiled its latest Razer Blade 18 and 16 laptops, powered by RTX 50 graphics. Now, both are up for pre-order. The new Razer Blade 18 utilises the world's first dual-mode laptop display with 4K/240Hz and 1080p/440Hz modes, while the new Razer Blade 16 is Razer's thinnest laptop ever. 

Here are some of the key features for the new Razer Blade 18 (2025):

• Big Screen Experience Made Faster: The world's first 18″ dual mode display letting you switch seamlessly between UHD+ 240HZ for detail and FHD+ 440Hz for maximum speed.
• The Most Powerful Laptop Graphics: Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU – Unlocking the maximum Total Graphics Power (TGP) available for the most demanding tasks and games.
• Latest Desktop-Grade Processing: Intel® Core™ Ultra 200HX series processors give gamers, creators, and professionals enthusiasts level performance for consuming and creating on the go.
• 280W of TPP (Total Package Power): Pushing mobile compute to the max with our most advanced thermal engineering solution ever.
• Desktop Features Made Portable: Bringing advanced connectivity, enhanced audio-visual experience, and gaming keyboard features to portable computing.

Here are some of the key features of the smaller Razer Blade 16:        

• Reimagined Design
  • The thinnest gaming laptop ever designed by Razer achieving a slim 0.59-inch profile at its thinnest point.
  • New thermal hood design that effectively manages thermals with a new vapor chamber cooling solution that covers 57% of the motherboard and features 0.05 mm thin exhaust fins for greater heat dissipation.
• Peak AI-Powered Performance
  • Features up to a NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5090 Laptop GPU, with 24 GB of GDDR7 VRAM and pushes up to 160W of maximum graphics power.
  • First Blade First Blade 16 to be powered by an AMD Ryzen™ processor, up to an AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370, with an NPU that features up to 50 TOPS for access to Copilot+ experiences, including powerful image creation tools with Cocreator, live translations when watching international content with Live Captions, and improved Windows Studio Effects to boost their presentations.
  • Packs a crystal clear QHD+ 240Hz OLED display offering Calman Verified color profiles and a blazing fast .2ms response time.
• Best-in-Class Experience
  • Redesigned keyboard with a deeper 1.5mm travel distance, for 50% more travel vs the last generation Blade 16, and ~63g of actuation force for a more responsive typing experience.
  • Upgraded 6-speaker audio system for a richer listening experience featuring THX™ Spatial Audio.

Both the Razer Blade 18 and Razer Blade 16 models are now available for pre-order, but you'll need deep pockets to afford one. The Razer Blade 16 is starting at £2699.99, while the Razer Blade 18 is starting at £3099.99.

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