Razer announces the 2016 edition of the Blade Pro-- a 17-inch gaming laptop the company claims can push desktop-level performance despite a unibody CNC aluminium chassis all of 2.2cm deep.
To provide such performance the Blade Pro carries an Intel Core i7-6700HQ processor and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPU armed with 8GB of GDDR5X VRAM, together with 32GB DDR4 RAM and up to 2TB of PCIe SSD storage. Meanwhile the display is multitouch-capable, and handles 3840 x 2160 resolution with 170-degree viewing angles and 100% Adobe RGB gamut.
Connectivity comes through x3 USB 3.0 ports, card reader and a Thunderbolt/USB-C jack, and a 99-watt-hour battery provides the necessary power. The cooling system is rather interesting, since it is described as "the world's thinnest manufactured vapour chamber cooling solution." The keyboard is also special, since it uses the same mechanical technology found in the Razer iPad Pro keyboard case, while the touchpad is an oversized number complete with clicky buttons and and a hardware scrollwheel.
Also announced by Razer is the European availability of a pair of recently announced gaming machines-- the 12.5-inch Razer Blade Stealth ultraportable and the 14-inch Razer Blade gaming laptop.
The Razer Blade Pro hits the market on November 2016.
