Who doesn’t like a good gaming monitor or even a laptop for gaming? Razer doesn’t stop with the non-stop news coming from the many companies at CES 2019. Today they have announced the Razer Raptor gaming monitor and new Blade 15 Advanced Model. While I’ve seen a few of the laptops in the wild. New news of one that has an RTX 2080 sounds like something many laptop users would be excited for.
Razer Co-Founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan says, “Razer has worked alongside partners in the past to bring the Razer experience to monitors, but the full potential was never fully realized. We have decided to tackle this space on our own and are very excited to expand our presence to include desktop displays.”
While I’m in the market for a new monitor the new Razer Raptor gaming monitor will be priced at $699.99 MSRP and is scheduled to be available later this year from Razer.com in the U.S. and Canada. Now if you’re looking for the specifications for the monitor you can read them below.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Screen Size: 27 in.
- Resolution: WQHD (2560 x 1440p)
- Panel Type: IPS
- Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
- Response Rate: 4 ms with Overdrive, 1 ms with Motion Blur reduction, 7 ms typical
- Gaming Modes: FPS / Racing / MMO Mode / Streaming
- Viewing Angle: 178 Degrees (H/V)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
- Brightness: up to 420 Nits
- Color Gamut: 95% DCI-P3
- HDR: Yes
- Height Adjustable Stand: Yes, w/ 90-degree tilt for easy port access
- Connectivity: 1 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x DP 1.4, 1 x USB-C (supports DP1.4), 2 x USB 3.0 Pass Throughs
- Included Cables: 1 x Power, 1 x HDMI, 1 x Display Port, 1 x USB-C (also supports DP and Power Delivery), 1 x 2 USB-A 3.1
- Dimensions w/ Stand: 24.15″ (613.4 mm) W x 15.29 in. 19.23 in. (388.4 mm – 488.4 mm) H x 7.46 in. (189.4 mm) D
- Weight w/ Stand: 25.4 lbs. (11.5 kg)
Now that we know what the monitor is all about. What about the new laptop that was announced as well? Here are the full stats below, but the prices for the different versions are quite steep.
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Specifications:
- 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Processor (6 Cores/12 Threads, 2.2GHz/4.1GHz)
- Display Options:
- 15.6-in. IPS Full HD (1920 x 1080) 144 Hz, matte, individually color calibrated
- 15.6-in. IPS 4K (3840 x 2160) 60 Hz, capacitive multi-touch, individually color calibrated
- Graphics Options:
- NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6 GB GDDR6 VRAM)
- NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 with Max-Q Design (8 GB GDDR6 VRAM)
o NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 with Max-Q Design (8 GB GDDR6 VRAM)
- Storage Options: Supports up to 2TB SSD
- 256 GB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4)
- 512 GB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4)
- 16 GB Dual-Channel system memory (DDR4, 2667 MHz), 64 GB maximum support, including XMP memory modules
- Windows® 10 (64-bit)
- Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) and Bluetooth 5
- Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C)
- USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB-A) x 3
- HDMI 2.0b audio and video output
- Mini Display Port 1.4
- Anti-ghosting keyboard powered by Razer Chroma™
- Razer Synapse 3 compatible
- Built-in front firing stereo speakers
- 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
- Windows Hello built-in IR webcam (1 MP/720) with array microphone
- Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) security enabled
- Compact 200 W/230 W power adapter
- Built-in 80 Wh rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery, NVIDIA® Optimus™ support
- 0.70 in. / 17.8 mm (Height) x 13.98 in. / 355 mm (Width) x 9.25 in. / 235 mm (Depth)
- [GeForce RTX 2060] approx. 4.56 lbs. / 2.07 kg
- [GeForce RTX 2070] approx. 4.63 lbs. / 2.10 kg
- [GeForce RTX 2080] approx. 4.72 lbs. / 2.14 kg
Price:
FHD(144Hz)/i7-8750H/RTX 2060/16GB/512GB – $2,299.99
FHD(144Hz)/i7-8750H/RTX 2070/16GB/256GB – $2,399.99
FHD(144Hz)/i7-8750H/RTX 2070/16GB/512GB – $2,599.99
4K(Touch)/i7-8750H/RTX 2070/16GB/512GB* – $2,899.99
FHD(144Hz)/i7-8750H/RTX 2080/16GB/512GB – $2,999.99
Mercury Edition:
FHD(144Hz)/i7-8750H/RTX 2060/16GB/512GB* – $2,349.99
FHD(144Hz)/i7-8750H/RTX 2070/16GB/512GB* – $2,649.99
