Razer have announced a couple thing this afternoon, adding to their current product stack. Fans of external GPU enclosures and gaming laptops will be happy to hear that Razer have revealed their new iterations on those two things among their product stack.
First up is the new Razer Blade. Releasing worldwide in early June (though you can probably try to get one from the United States using something like Australia Post’s Shop Mate service), it only has a US pricing starting at $1899.99 USD, but price will go up if you opt for higher end specifications, naturally.
The Razer Blade features:
- 8th Generation Intel Core i7-8750H Processor (6 cores/12 threads at 2.2GHz/4.1GHz)
- 15.6″ 1080p 144Hz IPS display or 4K (3840×2160) IPS capacitive multi-touch display
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or GTX 1070; both Max-Q Design
- 16GB Dual-Channel system memory with up to 32GB maximum support (DDR4 2667MHz)
- Up to 512GB PCIe SSD, 2TB maximum support
- Built-in 80Wh rechargable lithium-ion polymer battery, NVIDIA Optimus support
Next up is the Core X, Razer’s latest external GPU enclosure which allows for laptops to enjoy the benefits of a high-end graphics card without having to replace any of the internal components (but it’s mainly meant for ultrabooks). Like the Razer Blade, Australian pricing has not been released but can probably be sourced like the laptop from services like Shop Mate. It is set for a worldwide release in early June and has a US pricing of $299 USD.
The Razer Core X features:
- Connection to PC via Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps cable included)
- Support for up to a 3-Slot wide, full-length, PCI-Express x16 graphics card
- 500 Watts mac GPU power support
- Razer Core X Inner Dimensions
- Length: 12.99″/330mm
- Height: 6.29″/160mm
- Width: 2.36″/60mm
- Compatible withNVIDIA GeForce, Quadro and AMD Radeon graphics cards
The Razer Core X (and even the Core V2) are also now compatible with MacBooks that have the latest version of the Mac OS High Sierra.
