THE 13-INCH ULTRAPORTABLE MEETS
GAMING
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the general style has stayed the same. On the outside,
this Stealth is the identical twin of the one we reviewed
earlier this year. That’s not a bad thing, though: It’s a
sleek, modern-looking, and well-built ultraportable
laptop. The previous Stealth saw a bit of a redesign,
keeping the traditional machined-aluminum build but
trimming down the bezels and going for a sharper,
squarer look.
All of that is present here, making this version just as
easy on the eyes as the previous model. The Razer logo
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the lime-green version of the logo. The body measures
0.6 by 12 by 8.3 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.1 pounds,
a fraction thicker and heavier than the previous model
(0.58 by 12 by 8.3 inches, 2.8 pounds). Considering the
upside to including discrete graphics, the small uptick
in size is worthwhile.
The rest of the build is as premium as we’d expect. The
touchpad remains one of the best (if not the best)
among Windows laptops, and the keyboard is solid. The
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or hard when pressed, but the keyboard is well made.
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although—as on the last Stealth model—Razer switched
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helps to improve battery life. You can customize this
single zone of lighting through the Synapse software,
choosing between 16.8 million colors and a wide array
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Razer Blade
Stealth 13
(Late 2019)
PROS Thin 13-inch
laptop genuinely
capable of 1080p
gaming. Premium
construction,
including top-notch
touchpad. Admirably
quiet while gaming.
Good battery life.
USB-C with
Thunderbolt 3
support.
CONS Premium price.
Not the fastest on
CPU-intensive media
tasks.
BOTTOM LINE:
Combining the 13-inch
Razer Blade Stealth
with a gaming-ready
GPU makes for a very
appealing hybrid of
sleek ultraportable
and capable gaming
laptop. There’s
nothing else quite like
it on the market right
now.