Ultimate gaming laptop performance ; Classy design ; Huge screen improves immersion ; Can double up as a laptop for content creation

Absurdly expensive ; Abysmal battery life ; Too heavy for on-the-go gaming

The Razer Blade 17 (2022) is a monstrously powerful gaming laptop with a wonderfully high refresh rate that should please even the eSports crowd. But an absurdly expensive price will likely put off most, especially when it’s possible to find similar...

Astounding performance ; Superb style and build quality ; Bright, crisp 17-inch display

Battery life isn't great ; Quickly attracts fingerprints ; It costs an awful lot

The Razer Blade 17 (2022) goes all in on the internal specs, especially when it comes to the graphics power – it's simply one of the best performing gaming laptops around, and it looks superb too. The only major downside is that it's going to cost you...

Outstanding performance ; Beautiful, modern design ; Fantastic keyboard layout and size ; So quiet we thought it was broken

Incredibly expensive ; Disappointing battery life

Excellent gaming performance ; Great selection of ports including 2 x Thunderbolt 4 ; Sturdy robust design

Excellent gaming performance ; Great selection of ports including 2 x Thunderbolt 4 ; Sturdy robust design

The Razer Blade 17 is a big and robust laptop with a stunning 240Hz QHD display and a great selection of ports. Its Intel 12th generation i7 CPU and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU make it a powerful performer in games.

Great QHD performance ; Runs cooler and relatively quietly ; Still among the best keyboard / trackpad combo

Lousy battery life ; USB-C charging limited to 54W ; Expensive ; Still the same ol’ design

Razer’s 2022 Blade 17 comes bearing a few welcome cosmetic changes. The more head-turning tweaks are its more powerful components like the 12th Gen Intel CPU and Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti, which yield impressive performance.

Comfortable keyboard ; Great speakers ; Strong performance and graphics ; Solid battery life

Annoyingly expensive ; Tired design ; Dim display

The Razer Blade 17 packs strong performance, great speakers, and decently long battery life, but its dim display and egregiously expensive price point gives us pause.

Incredibly powerful (Nvidia Studio) ; Modern design with great keyboard ; Plenty of ports

Very expensive ; Battery life is disappointing

The Razer Blade 17 (2022) is one of the most powerful laptops in the world right now and is crammed full of the very latest hardware. This means it's expensive and likely overpowered for most folks, but the result is the ideal workhorse for 3D artists...