2019-11-01 Tech Advisor

NOVEMBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 17

REVIEW

That design comes at a premium though, with the

Razer Blade Pro costing more than the likes of the

Aorus 15 X9 despite having less powerful internals.

You can get more powerful variants of the laptop with

RTX 2070 and 2080 Max-Q cards, but, again, there’s a

premium compared to other laptops in the market.

Game performance is decent considering the

entry-level RTX GPU, with the laptop offering 60fps+

in most game benchmarks, and the ray-tracing support

makes games look incredible without additional impact

to gameplay. You get a decent array of ports and

stereo speakers, too. However, the keyboard – while

colourful with Chroma lighting – is a bit of a let down

in terms of performance. Lewis Painter

Specifications

• 17.3in (1,920x1,080; 127ppi) Fast 144Hz 17.3in
  (diagonal) TFT display illuminated with LED
  technology


• Windows 10 Home (64-bit)


• 9th Generation Intel Core i7-9750H 6-core processor


• Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Graphics


• 512GB PCIe NVMe upgradeable to 2TB SSD


• 16GB dual-channel DDR4-2667MHz SODIMM


• 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Ports


• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Ports (Shared with
  Thunderbolt 3 Port)


• 1x Thunderbolt 3 Port


• 1x RJ45 – 2.5Gb ethernet


• 1x Power Port


• 1x HDMI 2.0b


• 1x UHS-III SD Card Reader

NOVEMBER 2019 • TECH ADVISOR 17

REVIEW

That design comes at a premium though, with the
Razer Blade Pro costing more than the likes of the
Aorus 15 X9 despite having less powerful internals.
You can get more powerful variants of the laptop with
RTX 2070 and 2080 Max-Q cards, but, again, there’s a
premium compared to other laptops in the market.
Game performance is decent considering the
entry-level RTX GPU, with the laptop offering 60fps+
in most game benchmarks, and the ray-tracing support
makes games look incredible without additional impact
to gameplay. You get a decent array of ports and
stereospeakers,too.However,thekeyboard– while
colourfulwithChromalighting– is a bitof a let down
interms of performance. Lewis Painter

Specifications

• 17.3in (1,920x1,080; 127ppi) Fast 144Hz 17.3in
  (diagonal) TFT display illuminated with LED
  technology


• Windows 10 Home(64-bit)


• 9thGenerationIntelCorei7-9750H6-core processor


• NvidiaGeForceRTX 2060 Graphics


• 512GBPCIeNVMeupgradeableto2TBSSD


• 16GBdual-channelDDR4-2667MHz SODIMM


• 3xUSB3.2Gen2 Type-APorts


• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Ports (Shared with
  Thunderbolt3 Port)


• 1xThunderbolt3 Port


• 1xRJ45– 2.5Gbethernet


• 1xPowerPort


• 1xHDMI2.0b


• 1x UHS-III SD Card Reader