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Dave James

Razer's Blade gaming laptops have lost their edge

Razer Blade gaming laptops.
Dave James, mostly hardware. Mostly
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This month I have been mostly... messing around with mobile machines. From gaming handhelds to laptops, I've had my mitts on some fun machines recently. And some frustrating ones, too. The Ayaneo Kun was almost the best gaming handheld, but slightly missed the mark, and the HP Transcend 14 has turned my head for affordable laptops.

I've been a Razer Blade laptop guy for a long time. There's something about that matte black gaming MacBook aesthetic I really dig, and I've been consistently recommending them as the money-no-object premium gaming laptop de jour. But that I can do no longer; their keen edge having been dulled by an expanded waistline, a stagnation of style, and the fact other manufacturers have caught up and even surpassed the classic design.

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