Razer Blade 18 - 2024

Overview

The Blade 18 delivers for its subset of deep-pocketed enthusiasts seeking a sleek and premium big-screen gaming laptop. However, its short battery life and sky-high price hold it back from top marks.

-- As reviewed by PCMag

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8.4

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Last revision on January 12, 2025

Reviewers Liked

Powerful graphics performance
Mini LED display with 300-Hz refresh rate
Loads of upgradable memory and storage
Full-power 175 W TGP graphics
Thunderbolt 5 port

Reviewers Didn't Like

Middling battery life for typical work
Expensive starting price and prohibitive as tested

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Expert reviews and ratings

The Razer Blade 18 is an outstanding gaming laptop. It has a fast Intel Core i9-14900HX CPU, which you can pair with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, 4080, or 4090 Laptop GPU, giving you plenty of processing power to deliver smooth gameplay in demanding AAA games. You can choose between a 300Hz QHD+ Mini LED or a 200Hz 4k+ display; both provide incredible responsiveness and smooth motion with almost no ghosting in fast-paced titles.

By RTings on October 19, 2024

The Razer Blade 18 is a giant gaming laptop with as much power as it has girth. While a laptop in the literal sense, this 18-incher is more for gamers who can afford a premium desktop alternative. You won’t want to lug it around, but if you need to go to a LAN party you’ll have a powerful laptop that handle any game.

By Tom's Guide on September 26, 2024

The Blade 18 delivers for its subset of deep-pocketed enthusiasts seeking a sleek and premium big-screen gaming laptop. However, its short battery life and sky-high price hold it back from top marks.

By PCMag on July 24, 2024

Razer sticks to its plans with the monstrous Blade 18 and doesn't change the fundamental design for its 2024 refresh. Instead, it makes incremental improvements and delivers an ultra-powerful 14th Gen Intel HX processor with the latest Wi-Fi 7 tech and Thunderbolt 5 USB-C standard. The RTX 4090 inside is still the most powerful GPU you can get in a laptop, and it performs best in the Blade 18 (2024) with zero issues running any game you can think of. It'll cost you a fortune, but Razer isn't ripping you off — it's still the best gaming laptop in the world.

By WindowsCentral on July 23, 2024

Thunderbolt 5, mini-LED, and Wi-Fi 7 help to distinguish the 2024 Blade 18 from yesteryear. Performance hunters, however, will find no major differences between the 2023 and 2024 models.

By NotebookCheck on June 05, 2024

Between the Thunderbolt 5 port, the vivid, ultra-fast display, and the RTX 4090 GPU, the Razer Blade 18 is a beast of a laptop that’s built for the future. It’s already tearing through most modern games, and it’s hard to imagine there’s much you could throw at it for a while it can’t handle. Except, maybe, a 10-hour workday away from an outlet.

By Wired on May 10, 2024

Razer Blade 18 - 2024

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