The Razer Blade 15 (2022) refreshes the iconic gaming laptop with the latest hardware, but don’t expect to wander too far away from a power outlet.
The Razer Blade 15 (2022) is the latest refresh of Razer’s iconic gaming laptop and is unquestionably one of the best gaming laptops released this year, though the price tag remains as steep as ever. To start, the refresh comes with all-new Intel Alder Lake mobile processors, Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti and Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti GPUs, and DDR5 RAM, so this is a big step up from the Razer Blade 15 (2021) in terms of performance. That performance comes at the price of battery life, though, which is all but non-existent thanks to that voracious Alder Lake processor and 105W TGP GPU. The price is as eye-watering as ever. While there are cheaper gaming laptops in this class, the Blade 15 is a premium piece of kit for anyone looking for some gamer eye-candy to go along with that best-in-class performance. Even with all that power and sleek design, it’s really stretching the bounds of reason to charge as much as a high-end gaming desktop for the privilege, especially on the lower end of the configuration spectrum. Still, if you have the money to spend and don’t mind your gaming-on-the-go being shackled like Margott to a power outlet, you should definitely give the Razer Blade 15 (2022) a look. The Razer Blade 15 (2022) is available now in the US, UK, and Australia, among other regions globally. The starting configuration comes with an Intel Core i7-12800H, Nvidia RTX 3060 GPU, 240Hz-refresh QHD (1440p) display, 16GB DDR5-4800 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. It sells for $2,499/£2,599/AU$4,549. The configuration that TechRadar reviewed (listed on the right) is available for $2,999/£3,299/AU$5,799. The most powerful configuration, with a Core i9-12900H, Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti, 144Hz 4K display, and 32GB DDR5-4800 RAM with 1TB SSD, is available for $3,999/£4.
