Razer Blade 18 2024 goes on sale, with Thunderbolt 5, GeForce RTX 4090, and 300 Hz display

The Razer Blade 18 2024, Razer’s best 300hz gaming laptop to date goes on sale. The $3,099 starting price includes a mini-LED display, an Intel Core i9-14900HX, and a GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU. However, upgrading to faster GPUs incurs significant additional charges.

Buyers receive Core i9-14900HX, an GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD for this price. Additionally, the package includes an 18-inch, 300 Hz mini-LED display boasting a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels. You can dim the display in over 2,000 zones to boost the contrast ratio, and it reportedly reaches a peak brightness of 1,000 nits. Razer estimates an additional charge of $600 for the GeForce RTX 4080 laptop GPU.

If you want to order the best 300hz gaming laptop with the GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU, you will inevitably have to upgrade to a 2 TB SSD, and then pay a total of $4,499. There is a variant featuring 64 GB of RAM, a 4 TB SSD, and a 4K display with a 200 Hz frame rate, but it lacks the mini-LED backlight, reaching only 400 nits of brightness. A combination of 64 GB RAM and a mini LED display is not available.

The Razer Blade 18 2024 features a 2.2-centimeter thin, 3.1-kilogram metal housing and includes six speakers with three amplifiers, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, a keyboard with RGB lighting, and a multi-touch glass trackpad. Additionally, it comes equipped with a 5-megapixel webcam. The Razer Blade 18 distinguishes itself as one of the best 300hz gaming laptop by supporting Thunderbolt 5. This technology allows for data transfer at speeds of up to 120 Gbit/s.

Razer Blade 18 2024 price and release date

Razer unveiled both the Blade 18 and Blade 16 2024 models at CES 2024 in January. The new top-tier Blade model is now available on Amazon.com. Further, the starting price for the basic model has been set at $3,099, making it a significant yet promising investment for enthusiasts and professionals alike.