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Razer strops its Blade gaming laptop for 2018

The slim, powerful Razer Blade gaming laptop is getting its biggest design overhaul to date.

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For the new version of Razer's flagship laptop, the 14-inch display in the Blade is getting an upgrade to a 15-inch screen, while keeping roughly the same footprint. In fact, Razer says the Razer Blade (2018) is the "world's smallest 15.6-inch gaming laptop."

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