I'm a sucker, I'll admit, but I'd be tempted to pick up this Razer Blade 14 for $1,799.99 (was $2,799) at the official Razer Store today if I were looking to pick up a new machine.
Yeah, it's expensive. Yeah, it's a soon-to-be older model. But I'd still buy it. Why? Well, personally I think Razer laptops are easily some of the best gaming laptops you can buy right now, speaking from personal experience and this price cut brings this model down to its lowest-ever price. It's definitely not the gaming laptop deal I'd recommend for those on a budget... But I'm tempted for sure.
Why I'd buy this Razer Blade 14 deal
I'm one of those suckers that really, really digs the Razer aesthetic
I'll admit, this particular Razer Blade 14 is a bit of a niche pick. Not only is it super expensive, but it's rocking an older RTX 3080 GPU under the hood - a component that's now been firmly superseded by the latest RTX 4080. Despite this, I still can't stop looking at the Razer Blade 14 longingly.
The main reason for this is my own personal experience with Razer laptops. You see, I'm one of those suckers that really, really digs the Razer aesthetic - to the detriment of common sense, my bank balance, and arguably performance too.
I bought the older Razer Blade Stealth 13 a while ago as my personal machine, and honestly, I can't imagine going back to the usual bulky and plastic gaming laptops that are arguably better value buys. The understated black aluminum chassis and compact, bag-friendly form factor have absolutely spoilt me.
The GTX 1650 Ti inside my laptop just doesn't cut it for anything outside casual gaming anymore
At the time, the Razer Blade Stealth 13 was perfect - it was super light, looked fantastic, and featured enough power to get by. Surprisingly, it was fairly cheap too as I managed to snag one of the 2020 models just as they were earmarked to be replaced with a new 2021 model.
The issue, however, is that in 2023 - the GTX 1650 Ti inside just doesn't really cut it anymore for anything outside super casual gaming. As you probably already know, the RTX 3080 in the discounted Razer Blade 14 featured on this page absolutely blows the GPU inside my machine away when it comes to performance. Despite this huge jump in performance, the Blade 14 isn't that much bigger than the Stealth 13 either, which is what has really caught my eye.
Overall, I don't regret buying the 13-inch model - I did after all buy it at a time when the Blade 14 hadn't even been released - but if I were to pick up a machine now, I would try and make the budget stretch and get the Blade 14.
These are more sensible choices...
With all that said, this Razer Blade 14 is still eye-wateringly expensive (even after a $1,000 price cut). If you want some more 'sensible' choices, here are some other similar gaming laptop deals from other brands that I would recommend today.
If you're still on the fence about my recommendation, you can head on over to my Razer Blade gaming laptop deals page for more advice - and today's best prices on other models.
