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The Razer blade 17 has had another refresh for 2019 with upgrades to improve performance and now features a more refined chassis similar to the Razer blade 15. Our sample features a i7 9750H and RTX 2070 Max Q with a retail price of  £2679.99 – is this the ultimate thin gaming laptop for 2019?

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Specifications:

  • Screen Type: 17.3″ Full HD, 1920 x 1080, IPS, 144Hz, 100% sRGB, 16:9 aspect ratio, matte screen
  • Screen Resolution: 1920×1080
  • Back light: LED
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i7 9750H (2.6 GHz up to 4.5Ghz base)
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 Max-Q Design (8GB GDDR6 VRAM)
  • Storage: 512GB M.2 SSD (NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4)
  • Memory: 16GB dual-channel SO-DIMM (DDR4, 2666MHz), Max Supported up to 64GB
  • Operating System: Windows 10
  • USB Ports: 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports, 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Ports (Shared with Thunderbolt 3 Port), 1x Thunderbolt 3 Port
  • Network Wireless: Wi-Fi 6 (Intel AX200) (802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
  • Ethernet: 1x RJ45 – 2.5Gb Ethernet
  • Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5
  • Display Ports 1 x HDMI 2.0b
  • Dimensions 395 x 260 x 19.9 mm (WxLxD)
  • Weight 2.75 Kgs with battery
  • Card Reader: UHS-III SD Card Reader
  • Webcam: HD webcam 720p
  • Keyboard: Razer Chroma RGB
  • Touch pad: Glass Touch pad with Microsoft Precision Touch
  • Battery: 70.5WHr lithium polymer battery

This laptop uses the new hexa-core i7-9750H processor and has a base clock of 2.6GHz but is rated to turbo boost up to 4.5GHz under load on a single core. The i7-8750H it replaces was rated at 2.2GHz but with a turbo boost up to 4.1GHz under load. During testing I saw a maximum all core boost clock speed from the i7-9750H in the Razer Blade Pro 17 of around 4.29Ghz.

The 16GB of memory is DDR4 and runs at a speed of 2667MHz. The GPU-Z screenshots show both the Intel integrated graphics and the dedicated Nvidia RTX 2070 Max Q. The RTX 2070 Max-Q features 8GB of GDDR5 memory and has a default clock of 1080MHz and a rated boost clock of 1305MHz. However, during testing I did notice the boost clock peaked at 1890MHz and managed to maintain near to this impressive boost clock most of the time.

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Hands on with the new Razer Blade Pro 17 (2019) https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/dominic-moass/hands-on-with-the-new-razer-blade-pro-17-2019/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/dominic-moass/hands-on-with-the-new-razer-blade-pro-17-2019/#respond Fri, 24 May 2019 10:59:42 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=413562 We had the chance to catch up with Razer this week and get an early hands-on with the new Razer Blade Pro 17, complete with Intel 9th Gen CPUs and Nvidia RTX graphics.

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Following on from Intel's launch of its new 9th Gen Mobile processors, we've seen a slew of new laptops announced from the likes of ASUS, MSI and Gigabyte. We're still waiting for widespread availability of these new machines, so when Razer offered us the chance to get an early hands on with its new Blade Pro 17 (2019), we couldn't say no.

Over the last 12 months, Razer has been essentially re-launching its entire range of laptops. First we saw the new Blade 15, with slim bezels and a more ‘professional' design than the previous Blade 14, and sure enough six months later the Blade Stealth 13 got the same treatment. The final piece in the puzzle is the Blade Pro 17, and now Razer has a complete product line-up where each laptop is immediately recognisable as being from the same Blade family.

With the new Blade Pro 17, that again manifests itself with slimmer bezels and a smaller overall footprint, while it's also lighter than ever – this machine weighs 2.7KG, while the first Blade Pro from 2016 came in at 3.5KG. You will also notice the new, large trackpad – similar to that of the Blade 15. I have to say, having used both, the glass surface and Windows Precision driver makes for one of the best, if not the best, trackpads on any laptop around.

The headline feature of the new machine, however, is definitely the new hardware. Razer waited until Intel's 9th Gen Mobile announcement to re-launch the Blade Pro, and it has outfitted the machine with the hexacore i7-9750H (2.6GHz base/4.5GHz Turbo). I asked Nicholas Dembowski, Razer's Product Marketing Manage for Europe, why Razer stuck with a 6-core CPU, instead of the new 8-core i9, and he told me they feel ‘at the moment, it's the perfect fit for the 17-inch and it delivers enough power to not be a bottleneck for the RTX cards – even the 2080.' Interestingly, Nicholas didn't rule out a future iteration with the i9, but for now Razer seems happy with 6-core CPU.

As for graphics, here we find the only differentiating factor between the new Blade Pro 17 models. Razer is introducing 3 SKUs, but they are all exactly the same bar the graphics chip – there are options for RTX 2060 Max-P, and then RTX 2070 and 2080 Max-Q. I got to play with a 2070 Max-Q model, and after about 15 minutes of 1080p Ultra gaming in Battlefield V, the GPU was running at 70c with the core clock hovering around 1600MHz, while the CPU bounced between 3.6-3.7GHz across all cores, with temperatures around 87C.

That's not bad at all for a machine that's only 19.9mm thick, and part of the new model's gaming prowess comes from its cooling configuration. Razer has stuck with the vapour chamber used in the Blade 15, but it has also added two extra fans to the underside of the laptop – so four in total. We did run into some thermal issues with our Blade 15, so it will be interesting to test this further in a full review.

Other features to note include the display, and I have to say here I do find some of Razer's decision making a little confusing. The Blade Pro 17 obviously has a 17.3in panel, and it's a 1920x1080p resolution with a 144Hz refresh-rate. That sounds like a great combination for gaming, but at this screen size I think a higher resolution option is really going to help things – especially for any professionals who might want to buy this machine to get work done on the go.

What makes things confusing is that both the new Blade 15 and the Blade Stealth – a 13-in laptop – have 4K options, but the Blade Pro 17 does not. Nicholas didn't get too drawn on this subject, saying Razer was focusing on providing the 4K OLED for the Blade 15 and FHD 144Hz for the Blade Pro – but he also didn't rule out a 4K panel for the 17in model in the future. We'll have to wait and see.

Elsewhere, Razer has implemented a generous I/O selection, with 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports and then 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports – one of which is also a Thunderbolt 3 port. Impressively, there is still an Ethernet port and this is even a 2.5Gb connector instead of the more standard 1Gb. Professionals will also be glad to see a full-size SD card reader and HDMI 2.0b video output.

Rounding things out, there's also Wifi 6 – 802.11ax – support, courtesy of Intel's AX200 adapter, while storage defaults to a 512GB NVMe SSD, though Nicholas was keen to stress there is a spare M.2 slot inside which can support up to 2TB PCIe or SATA drives. This sits alongside 16GB of DDR4 2667MHz memory (upgradable to 64GB). Lastly, the battery is a 70.5Whr cell.

All in all, I have to say the new Blade Pro 17 is looking quite impressive. It still packs a punch, despite being thinner than ever, and Razer's signature anodised aluminium chassis looks and feels fantastic. With prices starting at £2399.99 for the RTX 2060 model, it's far from cheap, but it may well be one to look at if you want a premium 17in gaming laptop.

KitGuru says: The new Blade Pro 17 brings the line right up to date, with a design refresh and the latest hardware. From our hands on testing it also runs pretty well considering the slimmed-down chassis, but we'll have to wait for our full review before coming to any concrete conclusions.

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Razer relaunches the Blade Pro, ‘the desktop in your laptop’ https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/gaming-rig/matthew-wilson/razer-relaunches-the-blade-pro-the-desktop-in-your-laptop/ https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/gaming-rig/matthew-wilson/razer-relaunches-the-blade-pro-the-desktop-in-your-laptop/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:50:55 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=309389 Razer has been teasing a reveal for a few days now, using an image that looked a lot like a gaming desktop and ultra-wide monitor. However, when it came to ‘unveil the shadow', Razer's Min-Liang Tan pulled back the curtain to reveal… another laptop. This one is a little different though, as Razer has crammed …

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Razer has been teasing a reveal for a few days now, using an image that looked a lot like a gaming desktop and ultra-wide monitor. However, when it came to ‘unveil the shadow', Razer's Min-Liang Tan pulled back the curtain to reveal… another laptop. This one is a little different though, as Razer has crammed a desktop-class CPU and GPU into the ultra-thin 17.3-inch Razer Blade Pro.

The new Razer Blade Pro is supposed to be ‘the desktop in your laptop'. It weighs in at just 3.5kg at just 22mm thick. It even packs a mechanical keyboard- not a full sized one like you may find on some laptops these days, but an all-new ultra low-profile mechanical keyboard, using Razer's own Green switches.

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The new Razer Blade Pro is powered by an Intel Core i7 Skylake processor, 32GB of DDR4 RAM and a desktop-class GTX 1080 with 8GB of GDDR5X VRAM. It also comes with a 4K G-Sync display and up to 2TB of PCIe storage. All of that desktop-class hardware is going to need a decent cooling system behind it, so the Blade Pro comes with a ultra-thin vapour chamber design to help draw heat out to the fans as quickly as possible.

The price will sting a bit though, with it starting at €4,199 in Europe and sitting at just over $5000 in the US. If you can't quite stomach that price, you could always get the 14-inch Razer Blade, which now comes equipped with a GTX 1060 at the same price as the last generation.

KitGuru Says: The Razer Blade Pro is an impressive piece of hardware, with a lot of power packed in under the hood. Those ultra low-profile mechanical switches could also make a huge difference for those seeking a better typing experience on the go. However, the price puts it pretty far out of reach for many.

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