Razer spent the majority of its E3 2021 keynote advertising the power behind the newest iteration of its Blade gaming laptops, but how does the new Blade 14 compare to the current market? While not looking to corner the gaming market, the Dell XPS 15 series consists of six different models with asking prices similar to the three Blade 14 variants.
Since it was founded in 2005, Razer has always prioritized the gaming market and the Razer Blade 14 is no exception. At 16.8mm thick, Razer is selling the Blade 14 as the most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop. The XPS 15 series features a 15-inch screen and is an effective multipurpose laptop for creatives who need to edit RAW image files and video.
The XPS 15 is not advertised as a gaming laptop, but each model above the $1,199 base version does come equipped with an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti. On its own merits, the 1650 Ti is a great card for editing photos or videos and for users not concerned with playing graphically demanding games on a laptop. However, the 1650 Ti will start showing its age long before the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 in the Razer Blade 14’s base variant. Running high-end games on the XPS 15 will also cause the system to produce far more heat than the Blade 14, due to the current XPS 15 models not supporting a comparable vapor cooling system. Running games on the XPS 15 will also adversely affect the laptop's battery life. A controlled test of the XPS 15 battery performed by Dell put it under nine hours when streaming 4K video. In contrast, the Blade 14 is advertised as being capable of providing up to twelve hours of power.
The Blade 14 is the first of Razer’s gaming laptops to utilize an AMD processor. Sporting AMD’s eight-core Ryzen 9 5900 processor, the base Blade 14 model offers more computing power than most of Dell’s XPS 15 models, which max out with the eight-core Intel i9-10995H processor in the most expensive model. However, a performance on par with Razer’s newest laptop also puts the XPS 15 at well over $2,000. In comparison, the base Blade 14 costs $1,800, although those wanting the best and powerful model will end up paying closer to $2,800.
Looking at each of these products, consumers need to keep in mind what they’ll be using the laptop for. The XPS 15 is a multipurpose laptop made to handle the dynamic needs of creators and is capable of handling the workload of editing video and large image files. The Razer Blade 14, while its components will allow it to fill a similar role, is first and foremost a gaming machine. Dell's XPS 15 can do just about any job users need it to do, and the new set of XPS machines coming out later this year could significantly shrink Razer's Blade 14 lead.
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