Razer Blade Laptop Updated with New IGZO Display, GPU
The Razer Blade laptop received an upgrade in the screen and GPU department.
Razer announced on Wednesday that the "world's thinnest" gaming laptop, the Razer Blade, now comes packed with an IGZO 14-inch LED-lit screen with a 3200 x 1800 resolution (262 ppi) and 10-point touch input. This mobile powerhouse is shipping in early April, but customers can pre-purchase the laptop now for a starting price of $2,199 USD.
"The Razer Blade sets the benchmark by which all laptops should be measured," says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder, CEO and creative director. "The Razer Blade, the world's thinnest and most powerful gaming laptop, now comes with the best 14-inch notebook display on the planet."
The specs show that this laptop features Intel's Core i7-4702HQ quad core "Haswell" processor, Intel HD 4600 integrated graphics and Nvidia's new GeForce GTX 870M GPU with 3 GB of DDR5 VRAM. Backing this hardware is 8 GB of DDR3L 1600 MHz memory and a 128 GB SSD. The 64-bit version of Windows 8.1 is the OS of choice.
Measuring just 13.6 x 0.70 x 9.3 inches, this laptop also comes with a 2MP webcam, an array microphone, built-in speakers, HDMI 1.4a audio and video output, three USB 3.0 ports, Dolby Digital Plus Home Theater Edition, 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI), a Razer Anti-Ghosting Keyboard with adjustable backlight, and Wireless AC and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity.
All of this hardware is backed by a 70 Wh rechargeable lithium ion polymer battery that delivers up to six hours on a single charge. The laptop is also Nvidia GeForce ShadowPlay, GameStream and Battery Boost enabled.
"The 14-inch Razer Blade embodies Razer's continuing drive to design the world's best gaming laptops for those that need insanely powerful performance, the thinnest form factor and the highest resolution screen to game anywhere, anytime. Razer sets out to do the impossible without compromising performance and, with the Razer Blade 14-inch laptop, users are able to do more than ever before on an ultra-portable system," boasts the company's PR.
To pre-purchase the updated Razer Blade now, head here. All in all, this laptop packs a pretty hefty punch if you're willing to dish out over two grand for a portable gaming rig.

I almost wish Razer had gone with an 860M instead, although I can understand why they didn't. I would've taken Maxwell, the additional gaming on-the-go battery life, and cooler/quieter operation if given the choice.
They're not the same people. The people who wanted a better GPU complained about the old Blade. They're happy now, but the people who want a cooler computer complain about the new one. The people who wanted a higher res screen complained about the old Razer. They're happy now, but the people who want better performance at a lower res complain about the new one.
As Lincoln said, you can please some of the people all of the time, or all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. Most companies get around this problem by offering different models and customization options. But I guess Razer is pulling an Apple and pretending the design they've come up with is the best for all of the people all of the time. That's probably why they catch flak here. Techies prefer to tweak the hardware to fit their preferences, not change their preferences to match the hardware.
I suppose they could turn down the resolution and game in 1600x900... but then you have to ask, "why are you paying $3200 for a "gaming" laptop with hardware it can't even use
This is endemic in the computer industry. Plenty of products with mismatched hardware just to throw out big numbers and flashy names, even if those products can't work together as well as a more modest build. 14" screen is bad enough... throw in the insane resolution, the under powered hardware for it, and the insane cost and you're looking at a marketing gimmick, not a gaming laptop.