Razer seems hell-bent on packing as much power as possible into its Blade lineup of ultra-thin laptops. The late 2019 Blade Stealth refresh introduces both Core i7 Ice Lake processors and a GTX 1650 Max-Q GPU for the first time ever in a 13-inch chassis size. The next smallest laptop with both an ULV Core U CPU and a GTX 1650 Max-Q GPU would be the 14-inch MSI Prestige 14.
Razer products typically launch at high starting prices and the newest Blade Stealth is no exception as illustrated by the table below. The $1800 asking price for the GTX 1650 Max-Q SKU is actually more expensive than the Blade 15 with faster GTX 1660 Ti graphics. In other words, you'll be paying a hefty premium for the super-thin form factor and portability of the Blade Stealth.
See our preview of the Blade Stealth Ice Lake to learn more about the changes and performance benefits that the refresh is expected to offer. Note that the discrete GTX GPU is the Max-Q version of the GTX 1650 and NOT the standard GTX 1650 even though the product page neglects to mention it. (Blade Stealth MX150 on sale now at Amazon)
Blade Stealth UHD Graphics 620 | Blade Stealth Iris Plus | Blade Stealth MX150 | Blade Stealth GTX 1650 Max-Q | |
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CPU/ GPU | 15 W Core i7-8565U Whiskey Lake-U/ Intel UHD Graphics 620 | 25 W Core i7-1065G7 Ice Lake-U/ Iris Plus | 15 W Core i7-8565U Whiskey Lake-U/ 25 W GeForce MX150 | 15 W Core i7-1065G7 Ice Lake-U/ GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q |
Dimensions | 14.8mm x 304.6mm x 210mm | 15.3mm x 304.6mm x 210mm | 14.8mm x 304.6mm x 210mm | 15.3mm x 304.6mm x 210mm |
Price | $1100 | $1500 | $1300 | $1800 |
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