Compare Razer Blade 18 vs Razer Blade 17 Mid 2021
Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
4K 120Hz
4K 165Hz
4K 240Hz
FHD
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
Construction
Battery | Capacity
91.7WHr
70.5 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
Camera | Front
FHD IR Camera w/ Windows Hello
Material
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
T6 CNC Aluminum, Anodized
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
4-mic array
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
Stereo speakers, 4 drivers in total
Dimensions
Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
6 mm
Size | Depth
275.4mm / 10.84"
260 mm / 10.24 inch
Size | Height
21.9mm / 0.86"
19.9 mm / 0.78 inch
Size | Width
399.9mm / 15.74"
395 mm / 15.55 inch
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
2.75 kg / 6.06 lbs
Display
Aspect Ratio
16:10
Brightness
500 nits
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
17.3"
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD (1920x1080), QHD (2560x1440), or 4K UHD (3840x2160)
Viewing Angle
178 degrees
Function
Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
THX Spatial Audio
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Per-Key RGB powered by Razer Chroma
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 10 Home
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touch Screen
Available in 4K 120Hz
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touch for multi-touch gestures
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync
Performance
Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
16 or 32 GB, 2x SO-DIMMs
Memory | Type
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR4 3200Hz
Power Supply
230 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)
Production
Debut
2021-07-14
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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