Razer shaves a bit off the price of a Razer Blade 15, and while the new dual-storage version cuts a few corners on extras, it keeps the premium look and feel.
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The Razer Blade 15 was one of our favorite midsize gaming laptops of 2018, but also cost a lot. A new version, keeping the name but making some hardware and design tweaks, is now available at a lower starting price of $1,599.