FEBRUARY 2021 PCWorld 13RAZER BLADE 15 AND
RAZER BLADE PRO 17
Many, many gaming notebooks will roll out
featuring Nvidia’s latest 30-series mobile GPUs,
the Razer Blade 15 and Razer Blade Pro 17 (go.
pcworld.com/b157) among them. And while
Razer’s promotional images of both look
amazing, it’s the sheer variety of display options
that catch our eye. Razer allows customers to
choose from 1080p, 1440p, and 4K, all at high
refresh rates. The sweet spot? A 165Hz, 1440p
display option paired with a GeForce RTX 3070.
Count us in. —Mark Hachman
ACER PREDATOR XB273U
NX MONITOR
Display technology rocked at CES 2021: We
saw the first wave of (pricey) HDMI 2.
monitors, the rise of 1440p screens on
notebooks, and ultra-fast refresh rates
becoming the norm on gaming laptops. The
highlight for me was Acer’s Predator XB273U
NX (go.pcworld.com/x27u). Its 1440p
resolution is PC gaming’s sweet spot right
now, offering a tangible visual upgrade over
1080p without requiring a $500-plus
graphics card to power it. You may still want a