Razer has once again updated its flagship gaming laptop line, the Razer Blade 17. Razer adds 7 new models of gaming laptops to the Razer Blade 17 lineup with new CPUs and GPUs.
The Razer Blade 17 uses Intel’s latest CPU configuration and the NVIDIA RTX 30 Series flagship GPU.
Design
In terms of design, the Razer Blade 17 has not changed much compared to the previous model. Even so, Razer added a layer of CNC aluminum chassis on the body with an anti-fingerprint coating. This aims to minimize fingerprints on the device that make colors not solid.
Specs
6 new models of the Razer Blade 17 are powered by an Intel Core i7-11800H CPU with a boost clock speed of 4.6GHz. Then, there is one Razer Blade 17 model that uses a Core-i9 11900H CPU with increased performance up to 4.9GHz.
In terms of GPU, the Razer Blade 17 uses Nvidia’s flagship RTX 30 Series GPU, starting from the RTX 3060 model with 6GB VRAM to the RTX 3080 which has 16GB VRAM.
With these specifications, the Razer Blade 17 gaming laptop is capable of running the latest games such as Cyberpunk 2077 and Star Wars Squadron with 4K quality.
Features
In terms of storage, the 7 new Razer Blade 17 models use a 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD. Razer also provides 16GB RAM in the 6 Razer Blade 17 models and 32GB RAM in the top model.
For the display, Razer provides 3 screen options on the Razer Blade 17, QHD, FHD, and 4K panel screens. Refresh rates also vary, from 165Hz to 360Hz.
Razer claims that all Razer Blade 17 models have a stable temperature even the heavyweight games are on with maximum graphics quality. The innovation behind this feature is all thanks to the vapor chamber cooling system which is able to keep the Razer Blade 17 cool.
Price and Availability
The Razer Blade 17 is marketed starting from $2,299.99 according to the specifications. For those of you who are interested in acquiring the Razer Blade 17, you can order it on the Razer official website.
