![]() Synapse also allows setting keyboard macros and has a gaming mode, which disables the Windows key and other shortcuts that can interrupt your gameplay.įor performance, the app provides Balanced, Silent, and Custom profiles, the latter allowing individual tuning of CPU and GPU power profiles. Changing the keyboard backlighting is the obvious reason to use it: The Chroma Studio section provides presets and full custom modes, where you can create all kinds of effects, layers, and patterns. Razer’s Synapse app adds lots of value to the Blade 14. The Alienware x14 R2 is slightly smaller and lighter (0.57 by 12.7 by 10.3 inches, 3.96 pounds) the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA402) is similarly sized but lighter (0.7 by 12.3 by 8.9 inches, 3.6 pounds) and the MSI Stealth 14 Studio is larger but slightly lighter (0.8 by 12.4 by 9.7 inches, 3.8 pounds). Moving to a modern 16:10 screen aspect ratio hasn’t changed the Blade 14’s size much versus the 16:9 original, at 0.7 by 12.2 by 9 inches (HWD) and an even four pounds. It supports static and breathing patterns, but you can turn it off, too. The green Razer logo on the lid is backlit independently of the display. Our test model is black, but the $2,799 model is white. The chassis feels supremely solid and exhibits no flex whatsoever. It’s just three parts: the lid and the top and bottom halves of the chassis. The Blade 14’s quintessential Razer design starts with its CNC aluminum chassis-no stamped metal here. A 1TB SSD is standard across all models, and both the RAM and SSD are upgradable after purchase. The $2,799 top model sticks with an RTX 4070 and bumps up the RAM to 32GB. Our model’s only upgrade over the base model, which has an RTX 4060 and 16GB of RAM, is the RTX 4070 GPU. Its Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 graphics chips also deliver a 140-watt maximum graphics power rating, which even some 17-inch gaming laptops can’t match. AMD's Ryzen 9 7940HS processor that’s standard across all Blade 14 models has eight cores and can boost to 5.2GHz numbers that should make even desktop fans look twice. The new Blade 14 impresses for the same reason as the original Razer Blade 14: It packing powerful components into a svelte build. High Design: Classic Razer With the Latest Tech Razer’s impeccable aluminum chassis and customizable features are clues that this little gem doesn’t come cheaply, but for on-the-go gaming, the Blade 14 is as premium as it gets, earning our Editors' Choice award for ultraportable gaming laptops. ![]() This 14-incher (starts at $2,399 $2,699 as tested) pairs AMD’s AI-enhanced Ryzen 9 7940HS processor with a high-wattage Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics card to perform like a much larger machine. As Razer’s smallest gaming laptop, you could never tell the Blade 14's size purely from the benchmarks. ![]()
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