I've covered major sales events like Amazon Prime Day for eight years, so I have a good idea of what deals are actually worth writing about. There are, after all, plenty of mid deals or full prices masquerading as savings during these events, which we always do our best to avoid.
When it comes to gaming laptop deals, this is the best I can recall ever seeing. Razer's laptops are some of the best on the market today, and the biggest drawback is usually the elevated pricing. Razer knows what it has, and it doesn't sell its laptops cheap.
While pricing has dropped over time on its Blade 15 released in 2023, you can still expect to pay around $2,800 for a model with a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13800H processor (CPU), NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop graphics card (GPU), 16GB of upgradeable DDR5 RAM, a 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe solid-state drive (SSD), and a 15.6-inch QHD display with 240Hz refresh rate and NVIDIA G-Sync.
Amazon held the exclusive deal for the first half of Prime Day, but it's since dried up for day two. Fret not if you missed out; Best Buy has taken over, offering the same Razer Blade 15 configuration at the same $1,200 discount. That brings the total down to $1,600, and it's not expected to last long.
That puts the premium Blade 15 at a price much closer to the mid-range market, and it should absolutely be seen by any gamers, creators, and enthusiasts who want a feature-laden PC with strong performance.
Recent updates
July 18, 9:41 AM ET: Confirmed this deal is still live at Best Buy, but don't know for how long.
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Best Buy is keeping this monster gaming laptop deal alive
Razer makes some of the nicest hardware on the market, extending from gaming laptops to accessories and peripherals. We gave out a Windows Central Recommended Award in our Razer Blade 16 (2024) review, stepping up to a Best Award in our Razer Blade 14 (2024) review. Though we haven't reviewed this generation of the middle sibling, we have plenty of experience testing and using previous Blade 15 models.
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While Razer is usually a go-to brand for enthusiasts with deep pockets, sales events like Prime Day can help narrow the spending gap. After spending the past eight years covering these types of events, I can say that this is one of the best deals on a gaming laptop I've ever seen.
Razer's most recent Blade 15 launched in February 2023, and it remains a top choice for anyone who wants modern performance hardware, a high-res and responsive display, and a sleek design padded with premium features.
The discounted model that I'm highlighting here includes a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13800H with 20 cores and a Turbo frequency up to 5.2GHz, an NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM (upgradeable), 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD (also upgradeable), and a 15.6-inch 2560x1440 (QHD) display with a sizzling 240Hz refresh rate, NVIDIA G-Sync compatibility, and 100% DCI-P3 color reproduction.
This combination of hardware is enough to tackle all of the most demanding modern games, and the display has plenty of headroom for high framerates in competitive and well-optimized titles. This is a configuration that's easy to recommend to many PC gamers; it doesn't have any weak areas, and it's not overkill for general use.
Beyond stellar performance hardware, the Blade 15 has some tasty premium features. Wi-Fi 6E is included for fast and reliable wireless internet, and it has dual Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, a UHS-II SD card reader, three USB-A 3.2 (Gen 2), and a 3.5mm audio jack. That's enough for connecting your favorite laptop accessories, and the mix should also work well for design and creative professionals.
The gaming laptop weighs just 4.4 pounds (2.01kg) with an all-aluminum body, and the black finish with per-key RGB keyboard lighting can be as aggressive or as subdued as you'd like. It even has an IR camera for facial recognition through Windows Hello.
Amazon held the exclusive deal on the first half of Prime Day, and it's now gone dead at the retailer. Worry not if you missed out, for Best Buy has taken over. It's available for all shoppers — though signing up for a Best Buy Plus or Total membership can get you some sweet perks like free two-day shipping and extended return windows — at the same $1,200 discount. That brings the total down to $1,600 at Best Buy.
There are a lot of gaming laptops on sale during Prime Day, but this is the one I'm recommending to everyone.
