CES 2022 is underway, and the technology world is full of exciting announcements Among them is the news that Razer will unveil more gaming laptops, including the new Razer Blade 17

Razer promises that the Razer Blade 17 will be "the fastest laptop for gamers and creators" alongside its 14- and 15-inch models In other words, if you want to play PC games on the go, Razer is vying for your attention With that in mind, here's everything we know about the Razer Blade 17 2022

The Razer Blade 17 starts at $2,699 for the entry-level model and goes up to $4,299 for the top-of-the-line option that comes with all the bells and whistles money can buy

All six Blade 17 models are set to be available at "select retailers" in Q1 2022 Pre-orders will open on Razercom and Razer stores on January 25 That means the laptop will arrive between then and the end of March

As its name suggests, the Razer Blade 17 features a 173-inch display and is available in FHD or QHD configurations Available variants include QHD with a refresh rate of 165 Hz, FHD with up to 360 Hz, QHD with up to 240 Hz, and UHD with up to 144 Hz

The laptop also features eight speakers (up from four) with 360-degree sound by THX Spatial Audio This means that you can enjoy fully immersive audio no matter what you are doing, as long as you use analog headphones or the built-in speakers

The famous Razer Chroma RGB keyboard is back, with all the customization you'd expect from a Razer machine The glass touchpad has been improved and offers Microsoft Precision Touch for multi-touch gestures

As for ports, the Blade 17 will include three USB-Type A ports, two Thunderbolt 4-compatible USB-C ports, an RJ-45 25GB Ethernet port, a dedicated power port, an HDMI 21 port, a UHS-II SD card reader It is The idea is to be able to connect the laptop to just about anything without having to rely on a dongle

Finally, the Blade 17 will feature a CNC milled aluminum chassis, a revamped keyboard design with slightly larger keys to provide ergonomic typing, laser-cut speakers, a new hinge design, and a thinner profile than before The Razer also features rubber feet Razer also added rubber feet and created additional ventilation channels for improved cooling and ventilation

The most exciting aspect of the Razer Blade 17 is its inclusion of the recently announced NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series laptop GPUs (up to RTX 3080 Ti) These include a 2nd generation RT core for ray tracing and a 3rd generation Tensor core for DLSS and AI, plus 16GB of GDDR6 memory

According to Razer, this is the fastest GDDR6 memory ever installed in a laptop, and the 3080 Ti is capable of delivering better performance than a desktop TITAN RTX

The Razer Blade 17 also features a 14-core 12th generation Intel Core H-Series processor, the i9-12900 This particular processor can offer speeds of up to 50 GHz The three least expensive Blade 17 models come with 16GB of 4,800MHz DDR5 memory, with the option to upgrade to 64GB The three more premium models come standard with the same 32GB of RAM, with the option to upgrade to 64GB

Other hardware includes an 82Whr battery powered by a compact 280W charger, Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, Bluetooth 52, a 1080p webcam, and a 1TB SSD upgradeable up to 4TB and can accommodate up to 4 TB of PCIe and SATA SSDs

The Razer Blade 17 comes preinstalled with Windows 11 and a number of gaming perks offered by the new OS These include DirectStorage, Xbox GameBar, and Xbox Game Pass

The laptop also takes advantage of the NVIDIA Studio platform, which allows creators to take advantage of RTX acceleration in over 70 creative apps Also available are NVIDIA's own Omniverse, Broadcast, and Canvas apps

Razer also promises to include fourth-generation Max-Q technologies including CPU Optimizer, Rapid Core Scaling, and Battery Boost 20 All of these are designed to improve performance, battery life, and efficiency for an overall superior experience

From the looks of things, the new Razer Blade 17 is going to be a pretty impressive refresh of the previous model With the latest and greatest mobile GPUs, a 12th generation Intel Core CPU to match, and the latest gaming enhancements with Windows 11, there should be a lot of great things this laptop can handle

The only downside is the price At $2,699 for the base model and $4,299 for the most expensive UHD model, it is not a casual purchase Still, there are plenty of people willing to pay that much, especially considering how difficult it is now to get a desktop RTX 3080 Having a laptop GPU instead is not quite the same, but it's better than having nothing