Razer's updated Blade14 didn't need to change anything, but the laptop updates some core issues of the original design in a big way.
Razer Blade 14 MSRP $2,600.00 Score Details DT Recommended Product “Better from top to bottom, the 2023 Razer Blade 14 is one of the best gaming laptops you can buy .” Pros Cons Almost immediately, last year’s Razer Blade 14 catapulted to the top of our best gaming laptops ranking. Razer could have phoned it in on a follow-up, bumping the specs while keeping everything else the same, but it didn’t.
The main reason why is that you can upgrade the memory and storage yourself, up to 64GB and 4TB, respectively. This is a huge improvement over last year’s model, though that does mean you have fewer configuration options out of the gate. The model I reviewed came in matte black, which is the only color you’ll find the cheaper RTX 4060 model in. You can pick up the RTX 4070 configuration in Razer’s Mercury White for a $100 upcharge, as well as a bump to 32GB of memory. Thankfully, you can upgrade the cheaper model on your own. Unlike the previous version, the 2023 Razer Blade 14 has both user-upgradable memory and storage — a big step forward for Razer.
Great ports, poor access The Blade 14 has a solid selection of ports — dual USB-4 Type-C connections and dual USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, which are split evenly across both sides of the laptop. You also get a full-sized HDMI 2.1 output and a headphone jack, which are becoming shockingly rare in gaming laptops these days.
Chart-topping IPS We’ve seen a huge bump in the quality of laptop displays over the past year, but the Razer Blade 14 hasn’t quite caught up. It doesn’t reach the heights of a machine like the ROG Zephyrus M16, but it also doesn’t meddle in bog-standard IPS territory like Lenovo Legion Pro 7i. It’s a very good display that’s just a hair shy of great.
So, where does it fall short of great? Contrast. At most, I measured a contrast ratio of 1,200:1, which is typical IPS territory. It would’ve been great to see a mini-LED or OLED option as we saw on the recent Razer Blade 15 for cinematic games and movies. It’s definitely not a dealbreaker, though. This display is markedly above most laptops on the market, even if it doesn’t quite reach the heights of some higher-end displays we’ve seen over the past year.
The AI machine Although I’ll get to my standard benchmarks next, it’s important to highlight all of the AI hardware inside the Blade 14. In addition to DLSS 3 with the RTX 4070, this is the first time we’re seeing AMD’s Ryzen AI on a laptop. The Ryzen 9 7940HS comes with a dedicated AI processor that, right now, is used to accelerate Windows Studio Effects.
Efficient Ryzen The Razer Blade 14 marks the debut of AMD’s Ryzen 9 7940HS, which steps down the power compared to the pinned HX parts we saw in a machine like the Asus Strix Scar 17. For more general-purpose use, both of AMD’s recent laptop chips shoot ahead of the competition from Intel in PCMark 10.
You shouldn’t expect the same performance out of a larger 16-inch laptop with similar specs, but the Blade 14 gets shockingly close considering its size. If you crack the GPU and CPU up, it can match most larger machines, too. Battery life for the full day Battery life isn’t usually too important for a high-end gaming laptop like the massive MSI GT77 Titan, but it’s a huge factor for the ultra-portable Blade 14. And the 2023 Blade 14 is up to the task, even with its relatively small 68.1-watt-hour battery.
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