CES 2016: Hands On With The Razer Blade Stealth And External GPU

worw If you are a gamer, you have likely heard of Razer and they brought with them a new machine to CES. The Razer Blade Stealth is an ultrabook that boasts high-end gaming capabilities thanks to an external peripheral called the Razer Core.

The laptop, which has a 12.5 in screen, QHD and UHD display options, up to a Core i7-6500U, the only RAM option is 8GB, and your choice of 128-512GB of storage; the laptop is 0.52-inches thick and weighs in at 2.75 lbs. There are two USB 3.0 ports, one type-c connector with Thunderbolt support; it is this port that connects to the external GPU.

The Core, this is the name of the external GPU box, has a 500w power supply and it supports nearly any GPU on the market; officially Razer says it supports any single card that is full-length and double-wide. The benefit here is obvious, a powerful ultrabook for the road and when you come home, connect it to the GPU for high-end gaming. Of course, it remains to be tested if there is any sort of performance bottleneck with this type of configuration.

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In my limited time playing with the machine, the build quality was good but the keyboard was a bit short on travel for my personal preference but I’m sure it’s something you can get quickly adjusted too. Also, because I have been looking at OLED displays and laptops with smaller bezels, the display could be improved a bit and the bezel slimmed down.

The Razer Blade Stealth is available now with a starting price of $999 but the Razer core does not have a price or release date at this time.

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