Razer Blade 2014 (RZ09-0116)

portability, usability

price

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Excellent performance ; Stylish, compact design ; Several configurations

It costs a lot ; Gets pretty hot ; Standard sound

When it comes to compact gaming laptops that can handle the best games around and still be used on a coffee shop table, the field is a pretty narrow one – and the Razer Blade 14 might just be the best of the current crop, if you can handle its...

Gorgeous design ; Brilliant, bright screen ; Quiet while gaming ; 802.11ac Wi-Fi

Poor value ; Unnecessary features ; Runs extremely hot ; Paltry storage options

Razer has done it again, crafting the most gorgeous gaming laptop we've ever seen, but impractical hardware features make it difficult to justify the premium.

Sleek, slim and light design ; Impressive all-round performance ; Crisp, fast keyboard ; Decent battery life and screen

Pricey considering the hardware ; Components are better elsewhere ; Some missing connectivity features

It's undeniably expensive, but with impressive power in a good-looking, robust and compact package, the Razer Blade 14 is a great portable gaming laptop

Gorgeous looks, with the funky keyboard LEDs on or off ; Impressive gaming potential when hooked up to the Core ; Fantastic screen if you shell out for the QHD model

Battery life isn’t the best ; Core is an expensive add-on ; Touchpad is a little on the small side

Why choose between style and stamina, and playing Skyrim with all the fancy effects? The Blade does both – as long as you invest in the Core

The new Razer Blade boasts the same beautifully thin design, but adds a sharp 3,200x1,800 touch display and advanced Nvidia graphics.

The battery life is worse than last year's model's. Adding more SSD storage can turn this into a pricey laptop.

Razer’s newest gaming laptop trades ultralong battery life for a fantastic screen and even better graphics. It’s a trade worth making: this is the best Razer gaming laptop, and the best thin gaming PC anywhere.

Great build quality ; OLED screen is gorgeous ; Thunderbolt 4 on both sides

Cheaper gaming laptops offer better graphics ; Uncomfortable keyboard

The Razer Blade Stealth is confused about what it wants to be. It's priced as a premium ultraportable and looks like one too. But as a gaming notebook, it's quite underpowered for the price. While the OLED screen is beautiful, Razer needs to work on...

Desktop-grade performance in a tiny clamshell frame ; Good battery life ; Slick design ; Gorgeous 3K display...

...but you’ll never need 3K resolution ; Expensive

The Razer Blade is the best gaming laptop you can buy.

Incredible screen for HDR gaming OLED 240Hz looks excellent Great port selection Decent 1080p webcam Clicky keyboard to type on

Surface temperatures are hot Touchpad has palm rejection issues Battery life is poor

“The Razer Blade 15 now comes with the best gaming laptop screen I've ever tested.”

Fast and powerful ; Great 3,200 x 1,800 display ; Slim, compact and attractive

Expensive ; Screen resolution can undercut performance ; Shorter battery life than the 2013 model

Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan describes the 2014 Razer Blade as a "no-compromise" gaming laptop, and that's almost accurate. Between the machine's screaming graphics performance, its thin chassis and that new QHD+ touchscreen, I was hard-pressed to find a...