Razer is teasing major display upgrades for its Blade 16 and Blade 18 gaming laptops ahead of a full unveiling of the updated laptops at CES next week.
The Blade 16 features what Razer says is the world’s first 16-inch 240Hz OLED panel co-developed with Samsung, while the Blade 18 will feature a 165Hz 4K LED panel with G-Sync.both panels Karman Follow Individually calibrated at the factory. Like current Blade display options, 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut is displayed.
The Blade 16 currently comes with two display options. It comes with a dual-mode Mini-LED panel that can run at 1920 x 1200 (240Hz) or 4K (120Hz), or a 240Hz 2560 x 1600 LED panel.
The Blade 18’s panel update is a more straightforward trade in resolution and refresh rate. The current Blade 18 has a 2560 x 1600, 240Hz panel with G-Sync. The upgraded panel boosts the resolution to 4K, but reduces the refresh rate to 165Hz. That’s a pretty good deal, me. It’s great that the high refresh rate, 3ms response time, and G-Sync support eliminate screen tearing and allow for smooth gameplay even at 4K resolution.
Blade’s pitch has always been, “What if there was a gaming laptop that looked like a MacBook Pro?”By factory-calibrating all panels, reducing motion blur, and emphasizing 100% DCI-P3 support, Razer may be trying to tempt people who want one machine for gaming. yeah and To switch photo or video editing from Apple.
That may be a tall order for several reasons. First of all, MacBook Pro is bright — Up to 600 nits in normal use, peaking at 1600 nits in HDR mode. Razer doesn’t provide brightness information for either display, but True Black 500 certification for the 16-inch OLED only requires an overall maximum brightness of 300 nits and a peak center brightness of 500 nits. Most of Razer’s current display options are up to 500 nits. Also, the Razer Blade runs hot and loud, while the MacBook Pro doesn’t.
Razer plans to announce further updates for the Blade 16 and 18 at CES 2024.