Razer Blade 15 Advanced
What’s the story?
Razer makes some of the best gaming laptops on the market, and its latest machines take aim at competitive gamers who want every advantage in top esports titles. That’s no surprise given the firm’s pedigree in peripherals – they’ve spent years building the best gaming mice and keyboards around.
The Razer Blade 15 Advanced uses lightning-fast 360Hz displays with 2ms response times, so there’s hardly any difference in performance between these screens and the best desktop displays.
Is it any good?
Those 360Hz panels pair ace performance with excellent visuals, including 100% SRGB reproduction and high contrast – handy for seeing enemies lurking in the darkest corners. Alternative display specs are available: the 1080p, 240Hz variant has Nvidia G-sync for smooth gaming, and the 4K model is ideal for creative work.
Razer’s machines have the internals to keep up with those displays. They’re bolstered by Nvidia’s latest Geforce RTX 3070 Ti and 3080 Ti GPUS, which deliver extra cores and higher clock speeds than non-ti models, and they have 12th-gen Intel processors that have proven to be exceptional for gaming and working. There’s a lot to like around the rest of the specs too – like Thunderbolt 4 ports with charging, SD card slots, Killer Wi-fi 6 and crisp Rgb-lit keyboards.
The speakers are high-quality, and the 17mm body and 2.01kg weight mean this is slimmer and lighter than most 15.6in machines. The aluminium exterior does get warm in tough gaming situations, but it doesn’t bring too much fan noise.
The updated Blade 15 Advanced is not cheap: the most affordable model with a 12th-gen CPU costs £2800. There are also 17.3in and 14in variants, but for us that 15.6in model with the 360Hz screen is the esports sweet spot.
from £2500 / stuff.tv/15adv
Key specs
● 15.6in 1920x1080 360Hz /
2560x1440 240Hz / 4K 144Hz
● Intel Core i7/i9
● Geforce RTX 3060 6GB - 3080 Ti 16GB ● 16-32GB RAM
● 1TB SSD
● 1-4hr battery
● 17mm thick, 2.01kg