Razer Blade Stealth Laptop Adds 8th Gen i7 CPU

Ashley Allen / 7 years ago

Razer’s impressive slimline Blade Stealth laptop now comes with an 8th Gen i7 Intel processor. Specifically, the new Blade Stealth contains an Intel Core i7-8550U. Indeed, the processor boasts a 1.8 GHz base clock and a 4.0 GHz boost clock. In addition, Razer’s laptop features a 13.3-inch 3200 x 1800 resolution LED display, a 512GB M.2 SSD, and 16GB of RAM. Finally, the PC includes Killer Wireless-AC internet, plus USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 support.

Razer Blade Stealth 8th Gen i7 Edition Specifications

Display details

IGZO 16:9 aspect ratio, with LED backlight, up to 178° wide viewing angles
13.3″ QHD+
3200 x 1800
Touch Screen

Processor

Quad-Core 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Processor with Hyper-Threading 1.8 GHz / 4.0 GHz (Base/Turbo)

Storage

512GB (PCIe M.2)

Memory

16GB RAM Dual-channel onboard memory LPDDR3-2133MHz (Fixed)

Graphics

Intel® HD Graphics 620

Operating System

Windows® 10 (64-Bit)

Wireless

Killer™ Wireless-AC (802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.1)

Input & Output

Thunderbolt™ 3 (USB-C™)
USB 3.0 port x2 (SuperSpeed)
Multi-point touchscreen interface
HDMI 2.0a audio and video output

Web Camera

720p camera

Audio

Built-in stereo speakers
3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
Array microphone
Dolby® Digital Plus Home Theater Edition
7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)

Keyboard

Black models: Powered by Razer Chroma™ with anti-ghosting
Gunmetal models: White backlighting with anti-ghosting

Security

Trusted Platform Module (TPM 2.0) security chip embedded

Power & Battery

Compact 65W USB-C power adapter
Built-in 53.6Wh rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery

Price and Availability

The Intel 8^th Gen Razer Blade Stealth is out in North America now, priced $1,699. The laptop arrives in Europe (including the UK) later this year; UK and Euro prices, however, are unknown.

In contrast, the US price puts the Razer Blade Stealth in a similar bracket to the 14-inch Razer Blade Pro. The Razer Blade, though, features a GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card. Therefore, you’re mostly playing for the Stealth’s low-profile. Even so, I’m sure many professionals will see this as a fair trade-off. However, gamers are best advised to opt for the Blade Pro over its Stealthy sibling.