Razer Blade 18 2024 - 300Hz MiniLED display in a still portable 18" package!
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- The 2024 Razer Blade 18 might be the largest Blade you can get, but compared to the competition with the same screen it still remains the most compact one, making it a lot more portable and flexible than its direct competitors.
And with Thunderbolt 5, and an amazing 300Hz MiniLED display, the refresh offers a lot more than just a spec refresh.
Please enjoy our video, and for much more in-depth information, please follow the links below:
EN-Review:
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Our Razer Blade 18 review unit comes with Intel's i9-14900HX, Nvidia's RTX 4090, 32 GB DDR5-5600 RAM, and a 2TB SSD.
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - Overview, Specs
1:20 - Chassis, Ports, Wifi, Webcam, Maintenance
3:26 - Keyboard, Touchpad
3:53 - Display
5:38 - CPU - Performance, System Performance
6:37 - GPU - Performance/Gaming - Benchmarks
7:08 - Fan Noise/Noise + Speaker Samples
7:47 - Battery Runtimes
8:03 - Summary
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Important to note, which is never mentioned in reviews, is that non US layout keyboards (like British or German layouts) on the Blades dont have secondary functions illuminated. Makes it impossible to work with in darker environments.
That's sucks why? I always buy the us layout anyway
You are right, I forgot to mention since we got a US layout anyways.
It is such a weird decision.
@@NotebookcheckReviews yeah for sure. I have noticed all reviewers always get US layouts from razer so the problem is never mentioned. When you are spending thousands on a premium machine you expect to have a proper lit up keyboard. Brands that cost half the price can do it so razer has no excuse other than being too lazy to fix it in my opinion
Hello! Please tell me what power does the RAZER BLADE 18 2024 CPU and GPU have in the Silent and Balance profile? And also what is the noise level in them?
I'd love to see a numpad on any laptop of this size. Super useful for getting work done, if you need that sort of thing.
I was waiting for this video :-) Thank you !
Hope you enjoyed it!
I got mine (300Hz MiniLED + 4090 RTX) and upgraded it with 8TB (4TB x 2) Crucial T705 M.2 NVMe (14,100 MB/s sequential reading, 12,600 MB/s sequential writing) and 96 GB RAM....Obviously I needed a new backpack and messenger bag for this. Screen itself is a lot better than Apple M1 Max and Adobe light room classic runs a lot faster than Apple M1 Max when loading a lot of images.
Nice, congrats to your new machine! Im kind of jealous of your storage setup! 😅
So the screen is fine? Are the blacks OK in windows? I'm.hearing some people.complaing on reddit but people sometimes complain a out nothing on reddit
@@cutthat4643 I have an LG OLED (42 inch TV) and black level in the movie is almost identical to me. Make sure turn on HDR on Windows 11display panel.
Please tell me what power does the RAZER BLADE 18 2024 CPU and GPU have in the Silent and Balance profile? And also what is the noise level in them?
Crucial 2x48GB RAM kit? Check the temperatures of the RAM. Users reporting it hitting over 100C under load.
Now I want to see 20 inch screen laptops
🤣 CES 2026
I too would like a laptop that can double over as my surf board
me too
32" for older people to see better.
@@adrianzaharia8885 A 32in All In One with a fold over screen cover that doubles as the stand, power cable holder and holds a wireless mouse and keyboard. It would probably sell.
It's a thing of beauty
For sure!
Are you able to do a 2023 blade 18 vs 2024 blade 18 full comparison video, and dont forget to include speaker samples haha
Thanks for a great video!
I'm planning to buy the 18" Razer Blade, however I haven't decided on which screen to choose. Where I live (in Sweden), computers with this price, aren’t displayed in stores - therefore it's hard to find references.
I'm a former MacBook Pro user, and currently working with architecture and rendering - should I go with the Mini-LED or 4K display?
Can you somehow test is you can connect it to an Apple Studio Display via the thunderbolt 5 port?
great video
Thanks for watching!
Nice review. I returned my Titan 18 for this because I needed that 300hz mini led with GSYNC. The panel on the Titan was just not up to my expectations for 5400 USD.
I liked it for games and entertainment, but it is not as flexible as the ones from Asus and Razer.
no wonder manufacturers don't give a damn about trackpads because reviewers don't give a damn talk about them
Can you compare with m3 max?
When will u review the new msi stealth 18 studio ?
Thank you so much for this video! What is recommended windows scaling on it?
I have it on 125% which works pretty well for me!
What I would like to know is if the lack of the number block which moves the keyboard to a centered position interferes with the touchpad? Do you have to turn the touchpad off for gaming purposes to not get wrist input all the time?
I have the 2023 Blade 18 model, and the touchpad palm rejection is non-existent when using the keyboard. I have to switch it off entirely when typing or gaming for long periods. Not sure if they updated it to fix that in the 2024 model
Backing what was said, my 2018 Blade 15 needs to run with the touchpad turned off for gaming.
I do think 17" and 18" laptops should have a number pad, but that's just personal preference. Damn near perfect desktop replacement here from Razer. Will only get better with newer CPU's and GPU's. The Golden Age of portable computing is starting.
Im very temped to get this but im concerned about the mini led screen issues im hearing about and might just get a rb16 oled for this reason or perhaps the 2013 rb18 the screen on that is excellent also but not mini-led or oled
What issues are you hearing about? In my opinion the MiniLED of the Blade 18, is pretty much the jack of all trades for the laptop.
@@NotebookcheckReviews commenter and people o. Reddit saying it blacks look washed out in windows desktop, noone has any issues with it in games where it looks amazing just in windows contrast and blacks are not good in hdr or out of hdr
@@NotebookcheckReviews See my post in this thread. There are definately issues which multiple people have now confirmed.
7:56, why no 7940HS number ?
When i am playing game in razer blade 16 4080 in bed, its overheated suddenly showed blue screen and went to bios screen, can you please tell, why its happened?
You should always put your notebook on a flat and sturdy surface. Fabric can severely limit air intake and can lead to overheating, which probably happened in your case!
I think Alienware do actually offer the horizon 18 backpack that fits the R2 quite snug
Do they really, I did not find anything on their site, ill check again! Thanks for the tip!
with the 4k display it's optimized and runs better
Been wanting to ask you a question. Since you are based in Germany, where do you get your laptops with english KB?
We usually get the germany keyboards, but for the Blade, they send us one with a US layout, so we can do the video a bit earlier!
This 'puppy' is an Irish Wolfhound! 🤣
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Which display do you prefer,the Blade 18 Mini LED or Blade 16 OLED?
Blade 16 OLED any day.
Hello! Please tell me what power does the RAZER BLADE 18 2024 CPU and GPU have in the Silent and Balance profile? And also what is the noise level in them?
In review
GizmoSlipTech Asus Scar 18 4090 with Mini Led Display (model 2024) The CPU outputted ~40-50W and the GPU outputted ~150W in Silent Mode and was incredibly quiet. BUT in other reviews (like on your channel in the Scar 18 4090 model (in the 2023 model), the CPU produced ~35W and the GPU produced ~55W in Silent Mode
Ultrabookreview had the same data as you for the 2023 model.
That’s why I’m clarifying everything about Razer.
Thank you in advance.
How are the speakers?
I just received my Blade 18 2024 last week. Really impressed so far. One thing is a bit strange, when you enable local dimming without HDR enabled in Windows colors, blacks and highlights look washed out and are a bit dimm. Without local dimming the colors and highlights "pop" but without the dark blacks. Is this normal a might that be a bug? With HDR and local dimming enabled the display is insane in games, but looks oversaturated in Windows. Greetings from Hamburg :)
I have exactly exactly the same issue on my flow 16 mini led it drives me crazy I have to turn off hdr in windows and then on again in games because games look amazing but windows desktop looks washed out, it helped to run the windows hdr calibrator to recalibrate the dark brightness
I also had this problem in my oled external monitor but windows hdr calibration fixed it on the oled, but never fully fixed it on the miniLED which is annoying
Windows is the problem not the laptop
@@frostgodx yes you could bring right the windows hdr still needs some work
I believe there is an issue with the Razer display. Several people have reported the exact same issue on Reddit.
What's the idle fan noise like? I ended up selling the Blade 16 from last year because it was never quiet even when idle and am curious if going bigger resolves that problem...
the cooling system on the 18 is significantly beefier than the 16 but the laptop itself is also a lot heavier than the 16 the 2023 blade 18 was probably the quietest laptop I've ever owned
My msi gt77 titan still rocks
No mention re the speakers which are excellent
Yep, they improved a lot from the last generation!
so far i observed that all larger blade's gpus seem to struggle getting past 150w in most scenarios contrary to its competition. This would make sense on small 14" but why implement this cap on such desktop replacements ? isn't max performance along with large display what makes them attractive?
I'll take that for better thermals and fan noise and 130w-150w is still very fast
From our testing it seems more like trying to juggle between CPU and GPU power draw.
For example in heavily GPU bound games (Alan Wake II) for example it will easily go beyond 150W, which is also why it is very competitive in this game.
As soon as the CPU is needed aswell, you will get lower wattages on the GPU, which is why it falls behind in those titles.
In Furmark it easily manages the full 175W for the RTX 4090, its just combined loads, where the larger competitors are doing quite a bit better!
@@NotebookcheckReviews yess in games it is done tastefully, but what about real world use like maybe exporting 4k 10 bit footage, rendering classroom scene on blender ? Here it would be big problem ig. would like to hear your thoughts on this.
What laptop do you use as your daily driver? :)
The Keyboard flex is extrem in this video
That is what you call extreme? :O
Whats the model of that backpack it looks nice (not the razer) which peak design is it?
That would be this one:
global.peakdesign.com/products/everyday-backpack?variant=29743300902956
@@NotebookcheckReviews thanks
Razer or Msi Titan which would be the choice? I cannot find a way to buy the Razer in Italy 😢
That is very hard to answer since both are very different. The MSI is quite a bit faster, but also a lot bigger.
The Razer is a little more "practical" and it's display is much more flexible.
Is it possible to have a gaming experience without feeling like being on a plane flight
Do you think it is worth getting the Razer Blade 18, even though its performance is lower compared to other laptops?
P.S.
I understand that it is not a good idea to buy a laptop now because the RTX 5000 series is coming out soon.
I would say yes since the form factor makes it so much more usable. If you want an 18" as desktop replacement and maybe even run it connected to an additional screen, I would probably go for the Alienware.
But if you want to take it with you and want 18, it's a tough package to beat. The ROG will give you a similar experience, but it is nowhere near as premium feeling as the Blade.
And if you need a laptop now, I would say go for it. It will be a while before you will be able to buy next-gen mobile GPUs.
Thank You for Your advice. I will certainly consider it when purchasing a laptop.
@@NotebookcheckReviewsrtx 5090 notebookw are coming in 7 months 😎👍👍
I have to say I am very happy with this laptop - the only issue i´ve had is, that my MiniLED screen had a dead pixel and it took voer a week for razer to finally send me the shipping label for the RMA even though I even bought RazerCareElite - so the Laptop is awesome but Razer itself is meh...
Would you mind keeping us updated how the whole situation plays out?
@@NotebookcheckReviews yeah - I’ll update u guys 👍🏻👍🏻
@@NotebookcheckReviews First Update:
The Laptop has been at Razer for 6 Days excluding the weekends and I have yet to recieve any information on my repair status or if it will be replaced. Only got the message (after I asked about the status) that they are sorry and don´t know and are waiting for an Info from the repair team... don´t know if I´ll ever get it back... :D
Can you please send the link of the wallpaper? You use awesome wallpapers on your videos!
These are from windows design.
Just google "microsoft design wallpaper" and it should come up!
I like these a lot as well!
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There wasn't a speaker sample😭
I know, my bad!
@@NotebookcheckReviews nah ur good, are you able to do a 2023 blade 18 vs 2024 blade 18 full comparison video, and dont forget to include speaker samples haha
Why there is no glossy option?
That is a question for RAZER!
son i am disappoint. should have had dual resolution 4K with Mini-LED. that was one advantage Razer 16 had over my Asus ROG Zephyrus DUO and Razer decided to give up this advantage ... 4K is such a ubiquitous resolution and Razer already had it with their dual resolution tech - why go back ? OK, OK i know why - simplicity for very little real world downsides but my OCD is not pleased by not having a "perfect" screen ... well anyway i feel better about not waiting for the 18" blade now and can enjoy my Zephyrus DUO finally.
pfff, can they do something with the psychedelic logo? apart from the logo you could easily mistaken this for a pro laptop -> aka we can order it as a company laptop ;)
I wish they would just etch it in like they do on the mercury versions!
@@NotebookcheckReviewsso much this. If I ever buy the black version, I'm gonna paint the logo with a white spray paint lol
An otherwise fine review catastrophically marred by the rather superficial treatment of how well the mini-led algorithm works. Blooming? Ability to keep up with movement? How does it handle star-fields? The conspicuous absence of these is...questionable.
Is there an official MiniLED Starfiel test? ;)
Jokes aside, tho, thanks for bringing it up. We will look into it for the next MiniLED laptops!
@@NotebookcheckReviews Why do you think local-dimming was disabled from the factory? Because it's Razer's bandaid fix for poor panels from BEO for both 2023 and 2024 models.
uhhh... the speakers?
Yeah, I kind of missed to record some samples.
Still waiting for a number pad on Razer since its 18inches.......
Hehe, I think 50% of the internet will agree with you. I personally do not mind, even tho I use the numpad if it is there!
I don't like the numberpad and like the central keyboard
I also don't like the Squeezed down Cursor Keys....looks like it was made for the fingers of a baby, even though most gamers would be using the "WASD" & all the keys around for FPS Games & more...still irritates me...
f off, let us have a choice. If you want to have a useless, ugly numpad, you can choose... literally any other 18" laptop.
@@Mido_ This is a "gaming laptop" buddy, having a basic keyboard layout on a large device is not sufficient for an immersive gaming experience. A number keypad provides you with a faster typing experience and other useful functions as well. Might be useless to you cuz your lack of knowledge and experience on how to use a numkey board properly.
make the display glossy
Yes sir!
I will never understand why they would combine a mini LED / local dimming or OLED screen with a matte coating, it completely negates the biggest advantage of these technologies which is deep blacks and high contrast and all of it doesnt really matter when you're looking through that foggy filter.
I'm regretting my oled panel after coming from an high end IPS panel which really was a lot better. I don't get the whole OLED craze right now when there are brighter-nit well calibrated IPS display options that have no burn-in concerns and get exceptional battery life.
@@meal_team_six complete opposite experience here, never once regretted switching any device from IPS to OLED. I have a OLED phone, monitor, laptop, TV, switch, steam deck, and hopefully iPad in a few days… even if the peak brightness tends to be a bit lower then high end IPS they just look better IMO. The deep blacks just make everything more contrasty. Plus have had exactly 0 issues with burn in, even on my OLED monitor that I use a fair amount for productivity stuff, think the whole thing is overblown unless u use it for productivity 8 hours a day
The majority of people do not want Glossy laptop screens in the real world. No one likes massive amounts of glare when trying to use a laptop with bright lights or sunlight shining. Only online do a small minority of loud voices complain about Matte screens.
@@TechnicolorTube still a matte panel looks like a massive pile of shit compared to a glossy one, espcially a micro LED or OLED screen. And what kind of gamer plays in direct sunlight lol
@@veYda25subjective
How can you buy a laptop for $4500 without numbpad, bad battery, bad 5mp camera
Even performance is not that peaked
Because you want something that is subtle, still very fast, with premium build quality and an awesome display!
@@NotebookcheckReviews MacBook would give you this for a better price
Nah at this price it’s gotta be OLED lol
Why? ;)
@@NotebookcheckReviews OLED is the best! ;)
18" and no numpad!?!?!? Wtf
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f off, let us have a choice. If you want to have a useless, ugly numpad, you can choose... literally any other 18" laptop.
That's what she said!
@@meal_team_six haha 😂
I have an external keyboard for my gaming laptop, and even I rarely use it. I don't see that as an issue.
First
Woop, woop!
@@NotebookcheckReviews what is the weight in kg of the blade 18? And how is it to put in perspective?
I am so fucking angry
Just make performance test on the razer blade in 1080 1444 4k
WTF with you guys
Can you elaborate?
Whilst this laptop is good
I can literally get a MacBook pro with M3 pro chip with 36gb and 2tb for less than $3500 and it's far better
The screen is significantly better on the Macbook. I own both. The Blade looks washed out and grainy in comparison.
What makes it better? First off, you can't get a MacBook in this screen size. You can't game on it. Some content creation workflows require Nvidia GPU, and you can not even calibrate the screen properly. I am not saying that MacBooks are bad, I just think that this: "if it's that expensive, i can also get a MacBook" argument makes any sense.
@@NotebookcheckReviews How dare you no mekbook de best!!!
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Jokes aside why do ya not do a speaker test lol unless razer told you specifically not to 😂
I know, shame on me!
As far as a speaker test goes, im sure they would have loved for me to do one since the speakers are actually really solid.
Plain and simple, I forgot to record the sample and finished the video while traveling ... 😐