Pictures: Razer Blade ultra-thin gaming laptop

By Amir Iliaifar Published April 20, 2015

Razer’s newest creation, the Razer Blade gaming laptop is a true innovation in portable gaming. Built to offer true big-rig PC power, with the convenience, style, and portability of a laptop. The Razer is the thinnest laptop of it’s kind, measuring in at under an inch thick, and weighing in at less than 7 pounds.

Big things do come in little packages though–and the Blade packs a legit gaming punch with an Intel core i7 CPU, NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M graphics controller and 2GB of dedicated video RAM. To top it off the Razer Blade features a 17-inch touchscreen monitor and true 1080p high-def resolution making it a serious contender for the ultimate portable gaming laptop.

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