The 2018 Razer Blade is an incredibly slick and good-feeling laptop, but it’s held back by some flaws that are tough to ignore. Razer is clearly at the top of its game with the latest Blade, but the rest of the gaming laptop world is clearly catching up.

FOR

• Beautiful new design
  
• Excellent screen
  
• Fantastic performance
  

AGAINST

• Heats up under pressure
  
• Poor battery life
  
• Surprisingly dense
  
• No Windows Hello