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Want to buy a Razer gaming laptop without the usual premium prices? Amazon is happy to do this. The retailer is selling a 2020 version of the Blade 15 Base for $ 1,100 today (Feb. 21), a whopping $ 500 off the original price. The release gets you a still very respectable 2.6 GHz Core i7 processor, 16 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 1660 Ti graphics card, a 256 GB SSD and a 144Hz 1080p display.
Buy Blade 15 Base from Amazon – $ 1,100
While this doesn’t have all the benefits of the Blade 15 Advanced, this Base spec should be enough to handle many modern games with solid frame rates. You won’t always find a 144Hz panel at prices like that, we’d add. Throw in modern connectivity like WiFi 6 and Thunderbolt 3 and it’s a great deal if you like Razer’s aesthetic or just want balanced performance.
This particular specification has its limits. You don’t get ray tracing with the GTX 1660 Ti, and that 256GB of space won’t hold more than a few modern games at best – an external SSD could be a must-have if this is going to be your full-time gaming PC. And of course, this won’t satisfy you if you’re looking for AMD Ryzen-based portables like ASUS ‘ROG Zephyrus G Series. However, at $ 1,100, Razer’s system should be powerful enough for occasional gaming or just a productivity machine with a little more power than usual.
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