Razer adds the world's first 240Hz OLED display to its Blade 16 gaming laptop
Jan. 8, 2024The Razer Blade 16 could finally bring the OLED to the battle arena
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OLED screens have graced some of thebest gaming laptopsbefore now, but they’ve typically been more of a beauty feature for content creators than a performance-friendly addition. Yes, the contrast is incredible and it makes for some of the most immersive gameplay in the business, but if the speed can’t keep up - which historically it hasn’t - then the overall experience is going to be hampered. If Razer and Samsung really have cracked the code here, we could be seeing the first of many OLED panels on high performance machines.
Of course, the OLED Blade 16 is going to be the most expensive of the bunch, but there’s plenty of power under the hood to keep that screen warm. The Blade 16 will be available with graphics running up to anNvidiaRTX 4090 at full 175W TGP. Meanwhile, the brainwork is all handled by Intel’s CPUs maxing out at an overclockable i9-14900HX (with a top clock speed of 5.8GHz). If you’re not fussed about that premium screen, Razer will also be launching more variants of the new Blade 16 with the dual-mode Mini LED we saw last year.
The Razer Blade 16 will release on January 18, starting at $2,99.99.
Of course, there’s a whole roster ofRazer laptopsheading our way this year. We’ve had a new look at the new Razer Blade 14 for one. TheAMD-powered device will feature new Ryzen 9 8945HS CPUs with up to an RTX 4070 GPU and start at $2,199.99. Pre-orders will be available from January 23, with a February release window.
Similarly, the new Razer Blade 18 is also on the way, though with a longer wait for this particular release date any information we have is more of a tease at this stage. We do, however, know that the Blade 18 will sport a 4K 165Hz 18-inch display with Thunderbolt 5 embedded. That means multiple 4K displays and super speedy docking performance to boot.
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