The Blade Stealth, the latest offering by computer manufacturer Razer, is the company's response to the needs of the worker-by-day, gamer-by-night populace.
Dubbed "The Ultimate Ultrabook," this new laptop houses a Skylake Core i7-6500U CPU that gives 2.5 GHz (base speed) and 3.1 GHz (turbo speed), 8GB LPDDR3 RAM, PCI Express SSD, Intel dedicated GPU, and Thunderbolt 3 port with 10 Gbps speeds. It is also offered with two display options to choose from, either a 2K or 4K display.
Razer released this latest model in their line of gaming laptops following its unveiling at the Consumer Electronicshow in January. The maker, it seems, does not want to make things too complicated, which is why there are only a handful of options – because many are already at their best.
Starting with the display, one can choose between a QHD screen that offers 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution (70 percent Adobe RGB) or 4K screen that gives a 3840 x 2160 pixel resolution (100 percent Adobe RGB). Both are 12.5 inches in size, with 16:9 ratio, LED backlight, and offer a 170-degree wide viewing angle.
Storage space options are 128GB and 256GB for the 2K display variant, while the choices are 256GB and 512GB for the 4K variant.
The Blade Stealth is preloaded with the Windows 10 64-bit version, Wireless AC, Bluetooth 4.1, 2 USB 3.0 ports, 2MP webcam, 3.5 mm headphone/microphone combo jack, HDMI 1.4b audio and video output, and built-in stereo speakers.
The keyboard is a Chroma anti-ghosting keyboard with backlight, and together with the Trackpad, backlighting and fan control can all be configured through its Razer Synapse software.
This new gaming laptop is only 1.25 kg (2.75 lbs.) and measures 0.52 inch (13.1 mm) high x 12.6 inches (321 mm) wide and 8.1 inches (203 mm) deep. Battery is a non-removable lithium-ion polymer and is rated at 45Wh.
Now, the laptop itself contains an Intel HD Graphics 520, which is enough to get the work done. However, this will not suffice during intense gaming, so the company is also offering the Razer Core that gives the Razer Blade Stealth an external graphic card.
The Razer Core can accommodate a single double-wide, full-length, PCI-Express x16 graphics card and uses a Thunderbolt 3 port to sync with the Stealth. It also contains four additional USB 3.0 ports, a gigabit Ethernet port and has its own power supply. An AMD Radeon or NVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics card can be used.
The Razer Blade Stealth starts at $999 and the highest configuration can fetch up to $1,599.99. However, the Razer Core has no price available yet. Shipping will commence on March 21.
