The Razer Blade 16 is the ultimate gaming laptop designed to compete with the MacBook Pro. I appreciate a gaming laptop that maintains a sleek, professional appearance, and the latest Blade returns to a thinner and lighter design after the previous generation became somewhat bulky. The top-tier configuration features the new flagship Nvidia RTX 5090 laptop GPU, priced at $4,499.99, which is $200 more than the 4090 model.
While I have had the opportunity to test the new Razer Blade 16, my initial review unit suffered from significant hardware issues and was replaced by Nvidia, who supplied the Blades for RTX 5090 testing. Although the replacement unit has not displayed the same performance problems or noisy speakers, it has experienced a few random bluescreens. Currently, I am in discussions with Razer for troubleshooting. However, I continue to evaluate this laptop and reflect on my impressions. This is a glimpse into my ongoing assessment.
Unlike a MacBook Pro, the Blade 16’s black is actually black. Like a MacBook Pro, it’s quite the fingerprint magnet (but it cleans up well).“>
I am impressed with most of the hardware in the new Blade, particularly its 16-inch, 2560 x 1600 OLED display.
