Compare Razer Blade 18 vs Gigabyte AERO 14 OLED 2023 vs IdeaPad Pro 5i GEN 8 14

Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
2.2K
2.8K

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 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 + 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C + 2 x USB 3.2 + 1 x HDMI 2.1 + 1 x SD Card Reader + 1 x Audio
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
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) (Triple band) 2x2 + Bluetooth v5.2
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1

Construction

Battery | Capacity
91.7WHr
63 Wh
75WHr
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
FHD (1080p ) Webcam, Support Windows Hello Face Authentication
IR FHD Camera with ToF Sensor
Colors
Twilight Silver
Arctic Grey Frost Blue
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Material
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
CNC aluminum
Metal
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
Dual Microphone Array
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2x 2W Speaker
2 x 2W Speakers; Dolby Atmos® Audio

Dimensions

Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
275.4mm / 10.84"
220.8 mm / 8.7"
221 mm / 8.7 inch
Size | Height
21.9mm / 0.86"
17 mm / 0.67"
from 15.99 mm / 0.63 inch
Size | Width
399.9mm / 15.74"
311 mm / 12.3"
312 mm / 12.28 inch
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
2.1 kg / 4.63 lbs
1.43 kg / 3.15 lbs

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
16:10
Brightness
500 nits
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
16 inch
14"
Display Type
IPS
OLED
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3
100% sRGB
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
90 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
2.8K 2880x1800
Viewing Angle
178 degrees

Function

Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
DTS:X® Ultra Audio Technology
Fast Charging
Rapid Charge Express
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4050 Laptop GPU 6GB GDDR6
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 6 GB Laptop GPU
HDR
VESA DisplayHDR 600 True Black
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Home / Pro
Windows 11 Home / Windows 11 Pro
Processor
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
Intel® Core™ i7-13700H / i5-13500H
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Yes
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync

Performance

Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
1.7 mm, N-key Rllover
Memory | Capacity
16GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-5600MHz
LPDDR5
LPDDR5
Power Supply
130W
Up to Type-C 65W
Storage
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
1x M.2 SSD slots (Type 2280, supports 1x NVMe™ PCIe® Gen 4.0x4)
PCIe M.2 : 512 GB / 1 TB

Production

Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)

Reviews

Neofiliac score
97%
69%
81%
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
  • Narrow bezels
  • Decent port selection
  • Reasonably powerful for its class
  • CNC chassis
  • Good port selection
  • Better built than the IdeaPad Slim 5i
  • Optional discrete graphics
  • H-series CPU
Cons
  • No 4K display
  • Too expensive
  • More power than the thin chassis can handle
  • Long-term reliability concerns
  • Soldered memory
  • i5 model uses 12th-gen chip
  • Touchpad not elegant
  • No OLED found in the IdeaPad Slim
  • Not the most durable thin and light laptop

Price

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