Which, in turn, felt very similar to the Razer Blade 15 of previous years.
Disclaimer:This review was made possible with a review unit provided by Razer.
The company did not see the contents of the review before publishing.
It took a lot of rubbing with a microfiber cloth to get this lid clean enough for photos.
You also get the upgraded (and very impressive) dual-MiniLED display.
More concerning, though, is just how sharp this laptop is.
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All that’s changed on that front is a new toggle for the local display dimming.
This display looks amazing.
By default, Razer has tuned this display to DCI-P3, making it well-suited to creative work.
There’s a solid number of ports on this laptop, and a full-sized SD card slot is a nice addition. No Ethernet, though.
Overall, it’s just a good screen.
It’s a beast, and there’s very little it can’t absolutely smash its way through.
you might’t reasonably call the Blade 16 slow by any metric.
If you’re looking for the best performance for your price, this laptop is sadly not that.
It runs great, but considerably cheaper laptops consistently outperform it.
I never had any issues using the Razer Blade 16 to do anything I wanted.
The display on the Razer Blade 16 is pretty great. That’s all there is to say, really.
In a vacuum, it’s an absurdly powerful PC.
Running aWindows Battery Reportreturned an estimated longevity of just over four hours, which does feel accurate.
Almost too massive, actually, as your wrists can activate the touchpad on accident while typing.
Razer nailed the displays for the Blade 16, with a vibrant and accurate OLED panel on my review model.
Unfortunately, the keyboard isn’t as universally amazing.
This keyboard isn’t bad; it’s just boring.
It feels fine for regular typing, but these weaknesses are especially noticeable when gaming.
The rear vents exhaust a lot of heat, which warms the bottom of the display panel (and concerns me regarding long-term OLED panel health).
The Razer Blade 16 (2024) has an FHD front-facing camera that is… average.
Color reproduction is great, but detail is lacking, and the camera struggles a lot with dynamic range.
There’s also a physical camera shutter, which is always nice to have.
The bottom panel feels rock solid, but it was basically impossible to clear these smudges, and these rubber feet do little to keep the Blade 16 planted on a desk.
The rest of the audio is handled by a quad-speaker system, which surprised me.
It gets very loud, enough to drown out the noisy fans, and sounds quite good.
Bass is still a little lacking, but clarity and detail are both great for a Windows laptop.
This is a very fast and consistent PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD.(Image credit: Windows Central)
That lack of reliability definitely drags the Blade 16 down a bit.
It’s an awesome laptop, and the savings make it all the sweeter.
If you’re all-in on Razer, this laptop is the perfect centerpiece style and features-wise.
The Blade 16 impresses in Cinebench… But Lenovo’s last-gen Legion laptops do better.(Image credit: Windows Central)
The Blade 16 barely bested the Legion Pro 7i in CrossMark, but still fell behind the last-gen Blade 18 and even the Alienware x16 R1.(Image credit: Windows Central)
Once again, the Lenovo Legion Pro 7i just barely pulls ahead of the Blade 16.(Image credit: Windows Central)
Both the Legion Pro 7i and Legion 9i soundly beat the Blade 16 once again in PCMark 10.(Image credit: Windows Central)
More well-placed ports and Razer’s proprietary charging port. I would’ve liked rear-facing ports, but these work well.
Razer’s laptop performs well in 3DMark, but those results, unfortunately, don’t always translate to better performance in games.
One area in which the Blade 16 does impress is battery life, with Razer’s optimizations clearly having a positive effect.
It’s not an all-day work machine, but the Razer Blade 16 certainly does better than most other high-power gaming laptops.
This touchpad is great, and the keyboard looks nice, but the typing and gaming experience isn’t amazing.
A thicker top bezel makes room for an average camera, Windows Hello facial recognition sensors, and a dual-array microphone. There’s also a physical privacy shutter.
Razer Synapse is a solid hub for your Razer products, but it wasn’t always reliable on the Blade 16.
The Razer Blade 16 would be far more compelling with a lower price across the board, but it’s hard to look past Lenovo’s offering as it stands now.
Razer clearly knows how to make great hardware, but at this level, it’s hard to recommend a laptop that underperforms versus competitors that cost $1,000 less.
