The Razer Blade 14 (8/10, WIRED Recommends) blew me away after I tried it proper round when Starfield got here out. Razer is thought for its high-end gaming laptops, and the slim, aluminum chassis on this laptop computer has the identical luxe construct high quality we have favored it for prior to now. However the 2,560 x 1,600 IPS, G-Sync-compatible show is what caught my consideration. Even at 30 to 40 p.c brightness, it felt shiny and vivid, with blacks so darkish it is as if the display screen disappears in darkish rooms. It isn’t fairly what you’d see in an OLED show, nevertheless it was shut sufficient that it fooled me for hours whereas I flew by way of house. Better of all, the 240-Hz panel permits for ultrahigh frame rates for the smoothest gameplay.
Inside, the Blade 14 comes geared up with the highly effective AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS. There’s a barely newer model with the Ryzen 9 8945HS, however you probably will not see a lot of a distinction in efficiency. You additionally get 16 GB of DDR5 RAM, a 1-TB NVMe SSD, and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop computer GPU (upgradeable to an RTX 4070). The RTX 4060 is decently highly effective, however the RTX 4070 is a respectably robust GPU that may assist energy by way of even demanding video games like Starfield. It additionally has a USB-C and USB-A port on each the left and proper of the laptop computer, making it handy to plug in peripherals. It comes with a full-size HDMI port too. It contains a big charging block, which you may want for charging whereas enjoying power-hungry video games, however you possibly can cost it through USB-C if you have to prime it off whereas working. It is expensive, however the Blade 14 routinely dips to $2,000, which is nice worth.
Specs to search for: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060/4070 Laptop computer GPU, 16 GB DDR5, 1-TB NVMe PCIe SSD, 14-inch 2,560 X 1,600 IPS show with 240-Hz refresh price.
