Compare Razer Blade 18 vs ThinkBook 16p GEN 4 vs Lenovo ThinkBook 15p

Variants
RTX 4060
RTX 4070
RTX 4080
RTX 4090
RTX 4090 + 13980HX
2.5K
3.2K
FHD
UHD

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 USB Type-C + 2x USB Type-A + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x Audio
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 1x HDMI 2.0 + 1x RJ45 + 1x audio combo + 1x SD
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 5.1
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

Construction

Battery | Capacity
91.7WHr
80 Wh
57 Wh
Battery | Type
Lithium-ion polymer battery
Camera
Windows® Hello built-in IR 5MP Webcam
FHD IR / FHD RGB
Camera | Front
720p slim camera with ThinkShutter
Colors
Storm Grey
Mineral Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
180° lay-flat
Material
CNC Aluminum, Anodized Black, backlit green Razer logo
3-Side Metal Covers (A/C/D) + Mylar B-side Cover
Dual-tone anodized aluminum top cover with diamond cut edges
Microphone
Built-in array microphone
Dual-array microphones
Speakers
6 speaker array (tweeters x2, sub x4)
2 x 2 user-facing harman/kardon® speaker
2 x 2W HARMAN-branded speakers with Dolby Audio

Dimensions

Bezels
Top 9mm, L/R 3.7mm, Bottom 9.25mm
Size | Depth
275.4mm / 10.84"
249.5 mm
Size | Height
21.9mm / 0.86"
19.9mm
19.9 mm
Size | Width
399.9mm / 15.74"
359 mm
Weight
3.2kg / 7.05lbs
from 2.1 kg
1.90 kg

Display

Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Brightness
500 nits
400 nits
Display Backlight
WLED
Display Color Depth
10-bit
Display Diagonal
18 inch
16"
15.6 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS
Refresh Rate
240 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
FHD or 4K UHD
Viewing Angle
178 degrees

Function

Audio
THX® Spatial Audio
Fast Charging
Yes, RapidCharge
Graphics
Up to NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060
NVIDIA GTX 1650 with Max-Q 4GB GDDR6 graphics with Dynamic Boost or 1650 Ti with Max-Q 4GB GDDR6 graphics with Dynamic Boost
Keyboard Backlight
Per key RGB Powered by Razer Chroma™ N-Key rollover keyboard
Yes
Operating System
Windows 11 Home
Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Home
Windows 10 Pro
Processor
Up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processor
Up to 10th Generation Intel Core i7 processor
Security
Default Smart Power On, ThinkShutter, Firmware TPM 2.0
Thermal Solution
Vapor Chamber Cooling
Touchpad
Precision glass touchpad
Variable Framerate
NVIDIA G-Sync
Weather Resistance
MIL-SPEC tested

Performance

Battery Life
Up to 6.6 hours
Key Travel
1.1 mm membrane, 65G actuation
Memory | Capacity
Up to 64GB (16GB max from factory), 2x DIMM
8/16/32 GB
Memory | Type
DDR5-5600MHz
DDR5
DDR4, 2933MHz
Power Supply
135 W
Storage
1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4), Dual M.2 Slot – Supports Dual Sided M.2
512GB Dual SSD
2x up to 1TB M.2 PCIe (1 onboard + 1 open slot)

Production

Accessory
Docking: ThinkPad USB-C Dock Gen2 / Hybrid USB-C Dock
Availability
2020-10
Debut
2023-01 (CES 2023)
2020-09-29

Reviews

Neofiliac score
97%
72%
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
  • Metal chassis
  • Utilitarian build
  • Good price for a competent work horse
  • Dual DIMM + dual M.2 slots
  • Beautiful 4K display
  • Excellent productivity and content-creation performance
  • Good battery life
Cons
  • No 4K display
  • Too expensive
  • More power than the thin chassis can handle
  • Long-term reliability concerns
  • Somewhat ugly lid
  • Uninspiring feature set
  • Lacks Thunderbolt 3 or 4 ports

Price

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