Display & Keyboard

Then those bezels are thick, just there is one aspect Razer has nailed with this brandish: its quality.

Base level models of this laptop come up with a 12.v-inch 2560 x 1440 display at 234 PPI, upgradable to a 4K display at 352 PPI for a few hundred dollars. Both displays employ IGZO-TFT LCD technology and all models, whether 1440p or 4K, come up with a touchscreen except the most affordable base unit.

Information technology's great to see Razer chucking loftier resolution displays into all Blade Stealth models. At this size and price indicate yous'd typically receive a 1080p display, which is adequate but non exactly grade-leading. With the Blade Stealth, however, the 1440p display in my review unit was sharp and easy to read, packing more clarity than a standard 1080p panel. Occasionally I ran into Windows scaling problems, every bit this display basically requires 150% scaling to exist readable, just Windows has improved significantly in this expanse with recent releases.

While the 1440p display is already sharp and leads to amend battery life and functioning, there is a reason to upgrade to the 4K display: a wider gamut. The 1440p option only supports 70% of the Adobe RGB spectrum (roughly equivalent to full sRGB coverage), whereas the 4K display has 100% Adobe RGB support, according to Razer's figures.

As I received a 1440p model to review, my display testing revolves around this unit and how information technology conforms to sRGB. By default, the Razer Blade Stealth implements annoying dynamic dissimilarity, nonetheless this is related to Intel's Display Power Saving Engineering and can exist disabled in the Intel Hard disk Graphics Command Panel.

The Blade Stealth's 1440p brandish is slightly to a higher place average as far as 13-inch-class laptop displays are concerned. The panel is capable of 330 nits of height brightness, which is enough to compensate for the display's glossy blanket in high-glare situations. A contrast ratio of effectually 1100:1 is proficient for an LCD, while viewing angles were outstanding.

This panel covers 98.vi% of the sRGB spectrum and 75.vii% of the Adobe RGB spectrum, beating Razer's claims. Color accuracy is respectable without being outstanding; the display is not strictly sRGB accurate, merely information technology's similar in accuracy to other laptops of this form. This is mostly due to an inaccurate white indicate, which is too blueish and pushes the display's color temperature above 6504K. If this was closer to the correct betoken, the display would perform similarly to the all-time laptop displays, such equally the Surface Volume.

Thanks to SpectraCal's CALMAN five software, it was possible to calibrate this brandish to a very authentic level.

The keyboard on the Razer Blade Stealth is fantastic. Each primal is fairly sized and spaced, making it piece of cake to quickly beginning typing on this laptop. Tactile feedback is splendid thanks to great travel distance and solid though not particularly clicky keyswitches. Merely put, this is 1 of the best notebook keyboards I've tested in recent years.

Razer is a market leader in RGB LED-lit accessories, so it'southward no surprise to see the Blade Stealth includes a fully-RGB keyboard with individual lights in every key. Different some laptops that only support zoned RGB lighting, the Blade Stealth allows you to customize the colour of every single key using their intricate Chroma software. There are besides several presets that pulse the backlight, bike through colors, and even perform cool effects.

The backlights can become very bright, making the RGB effect visible even in wide daylight, though the backlight brightness level is customizable to either relieve bombardment or reduce glare at night. The one downside to this backlight is that secondary key functions, such as punctuation on the number keys, is not illuminated, which can get in difficult to blazon in a dark room.

The trackpad included with the Bract Stealth is large and responsive, leading to a great mousing experience. Razer has sensibly opted for a Synaptics touchpad here, which is an excellent slice of hardware that performs well. I had to plow up the sensitivity for it to track at a decent speed, though this isn't unusual for most laptops; I like a fast, authentic trackpad and that'southward what you can achieve with the Blade Stealth.