Compare Razer Blade 18 vs Razer Blade 17 Mid 2021 vs MSI Summit B14
Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
4K 120Hz
4K 165Hz
4K 240Hz
FHD
Touch
Non-touch
Connectivity
Ports
3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports + 1 x Thunderbolt 4™ (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port + RJ45 - 2.5Gb ethernet + HDMI 2.1 output + UHS-II SD Card Reader + 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
2x Thunderbolt 4 + 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen2 + 3x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 1x RJ45 (2.5Gb) + 1x Audio combo + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x UHS-III SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6E, IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az, Intel AX211 Bluetooth® 5.3
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.1
Construction
Battery | Capacity
91.7WHr
70.5 Wh
82 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
Camera | Front
FHD IR Camera w/ Windows Hello
IR HD camera
Colors
Ink Black
Material
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
T6 CNC Aluminum, Anodized
Aluminium
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
4-mic array
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
Stereo speakers, 4 drivers in total
2x 2W Speaker
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
6 mm
Size | Depth
275.4mm / 10.84"
260 mm / 10.24 inch
219 mm
Size | Height
21.9mm / 0.86"
19.9 mm / 0.78 inch
15.9 mm
Size | Width
399.9mm / 15.74"
395 mm / 15.55 inch
319 mm
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
2.75 kg / 6.06 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:9
Brightness
500 nits
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
17.3"
14 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
IPS
Gamut
100% Adobe RGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1920x1080), QHD (2560x1440), or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
FHD (1920x1080)
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
THX Spatial Audio
Graphics
Intel Iris Xe graphics
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Per-Key RGB powered by Razer Chroma
White
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10
Processor
11th-gen Intel Core i7 U-series
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Available in 4K 120Hz
Available in FHD
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touch for multi-touch gestures
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync
Performance
Battery Life
16 h
Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
16 or 32 GB, 2x SO-DIMMs
Up to 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR4 3200Hz
DDR4 3200MHz
Power Supply
230 W
65 W
Storage
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
1TB PCIe 4 x4 NVMe SSD + 1 open slot, up to 4TB in total (2-sided SSDs supported)
1x NVMe M.2 SSD by PCIe Gen4 x4
Production
Debut
2021-07-14
2020-09-03
Reviews
Neofiliac score
97%
Pros
- Understated styling
- Rather compact for the large 18-inch display
- Premium construction
- No numeric keypad
- Great speakers
- Good port selection
- Dual memory slots + dual M.2 slots
- Full sRGB coverage and full AdobeRGB coverage
- Quieter than last year's Blade Pro RTX 3080
- Very good gaming performance
- Fast Wi-Fi 6E
Cons
- No 4K display
- Too expensive
- More power than the thin chassis can handle
- Long-term reliability concerns
- Loud fan noise when gaming on manual Turbo mode
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