razer收購 RAM, 1TB of storage, and the RTX 4080. It currently costs $3,799.99; if you think that’s expensive, don’t even click on the RTX 4090 model, which is going for $4,499.99. For context, the most expensive QHD RTX 3070 Ti model of last year’s Blade 17 is going for $3,399.99 — a full $400 cheaper. I know that eight is technically a bigger number than seven, but that is still a comparable model to our test unit when it comes to the tiers they occupy in
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razer收購razer sold a QHD 3080 Ti Blade 17 for $3,999.99 (though this was discontinued in the US), which is $500 cheaper than the 4090 Blade 18. There is not currently a Blade 18 you can get for the price of last year’s QHD 3070 Ti models.Basically, these gaming laptops are getting better — but they’re also getting more expensive (and they have been for the past few generations).
razer收購razer Blade 18 benchmarksTitleFrames per secondRed Dead Redemption 2QHD96QHD (DLSS Quality)106FHD115Cyberpunk 2077QHD57QHD (ray tracing on Psycho)33QHD (ray tracing on, DLSS auto)108QHD (DLSS Auto)134FHD114Shadow of the Tomb RaiderQHD142QHD (DLSS on Balanced)167FHD176Horizon Zero DawnQHD134FHD148Assassin’s Creed ValhallaQHD107FHD136CS:GOQHD379FHD534Diving into the gaming performance, which is presumably the reason you’re here: the Blade 18 did well. At QHD resolution, it ran every game at over 60fps — even Cyberpunk 2077 with ray tracing on, which is bonkers. Peruse the provided benchmark chart at your leisure. But what kind of a performance penalty do you see when moving from the 4090 down to the 4080? The answer, as far as I can tell, is… not a big one. On many of the games we ran, the Blade 18 got a similar (and identical, in some cases) score to the Blade 16. (Our Blade 16 unit had this same Core i9 but an RTX 4090 inside.) In cases where the 4090 machine won, the deltas were generally in single-digit percentages. That often means frame rate increases of single digits — nothing that’s going to significantly impact most people’s gameplay. The Blade 16 is a smaller machine than the Blade 18, so things like cooling and power limits might be coming into play there. For what it’s worth, though, MSI’s Titan GT77 HX, which has an RTX 4090 and is enormous, is also only single-digit percentages ahead of the Blade 18 on many of these titles. All in all, the RTX 4080 is looking like a solidly better value than the RTX 4090 based on these results. Oh, the Blade 18 also put up a massive 43 percent increase in Horizon Zero Dawn performance over our Blade 17 review unit from last year (which had an RTX 3080 Ti). I’m just sharing that because I found it humorous. Anyway, games looked great on this QHD Plus screen, which reached 574 nits of peak brightness in testing (considerably more than the average gaming laptop) — and is also, I have to remind you, 18 inches, which is so big.This kind of machine is perpetually smudged. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeIn Premiere Pro, the Blade 18 finished our 4K export test in just over two minutes. It handily bested both the Blade 16 and the Titan on PugetBench, a synthetic benchmark that tests export and playback performance at 4K and 8K, scoring a 1,413. In fact, it also beat the recent M2 MacBook Pros (and that’s supposed to be, like, their whole thing). I’m scratching my head a bit at this result, I’ll admit. I even ran the test multiple times to make sure I hadn’t messed something up. My best guess would be, to borrow my earlier phrasing, cooling and power limits. Anyway, the takeaway: the Blade 18 is good at Premiere.Compared to the Blade 16, the Blade 18 is… coolerSpeaking of cooling, a pleasant surprise throughout my testing was that compared to the Blade 16, the Blade 18 is… cooler. The 18’s larger chassis, after all, doesn’t just lend itself to more pixels; it also has room for a fancier cooling system.
razer收購razer claims that this device’s cooling system is “thinner and more efficient than traditional heat pipe methods,” utilizing a vacuum-sealed copper chamber with deionized water as well as various special materials meant to reduce hotspots. So, it seems like that’s all doing something. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it cool — it certainly gets warmish during gameplay in the hinge area — but it’s not the worrisome fireball that I’ve found other thin gaming laptops (like the Blade 16) to be. The keyboard and palm rests largely stayed comfortable. The CPU did hit 100 (degrees Celsius) a couple of times while I played, but it was not spending nearly as much time there as the Blade 16 did and was largely hanging out in the mid-70s to mid-80s.The Blade has a CNC aluminum unibody with an anodized finish. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
razer收購razer BLADE 18 SPECS (AS TESTED)13th Gen Intel Core i9-13950HX, boost up to 5.5 GHz, 24 cores / 32 threads, 36MB of cache32GB DDR5-5600MHzNvidia GeForce RTX 4080 (12GB GDDR6 VRAM)1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4)18-inch QHD Plus 240Hz display, 16:10 (2560 x 1600)15.74 x 10.84 x 0.86 inches (399.90 x 275.40 x 21.90mm)91.7WHr lithium-ion polymer battery330W GaN power adapterWindows Hello built-in 5MP webcamThree USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, one Thunderbolt 4 (USB 3.2 Gen 2) Type-C with Power Delivery and Display Port 1.4 with Nvidia GPU output (charging with 20V USB-C chargers with PD 3.0), one USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port (supports DisplayPort via iGPU, charging with 20V USB-C chargers with PD 3.0 up to 100W), RJ54 2.5Gb ethernet, HDMI 2.1, UHS-11 SD Card readerWireless Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (IEEE 802.11a/b/d/e/g/h/i/k/n/r/u/v/w/ac/ax/az)Bluetooth 5.3To be clear, that doesn’t mean this laptop is quiet. It’s loud. You will hear the fans going — probably from across the room if you run the device at full power as you game. If you find that too annoying, you can swap to Silent Mode in
razer收購razer’s Synapse software.Charging port, ethernet, USB-A, USB-C, headphone jack on the left. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeLock slot, HDMI, USB-A, USB-C, SD on the right. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeSpeaking of battery life: it’s not great. I got three hours and 46 minutes out of this device, using it solely for Chrome multitasking and some streaming (with the discrete GPU off). On the one hand, it is better than what we saw from the Blade 17 last year (which makes sense since, if nothing else, the battery is bigger). And battery life isn’t as crucial on giant gaming rigs as it is in the ultraportable market. But 3:46 is still not great and somewhat mitigates the benefit of the Blade’s relatively thin and light stature. This device, while far from tiny, is compact compared to the Titans and Strixes of the world, at 0.86 inches thick and a hair over seven pounds. You’re not likely to find much thinner or lighter in the 18-inch gaming space, and I assume that portability will be at least some part of the appeal for people who are considering the product.While the Blade 18 is technically a new device, it’s currently the closest thing we have to a sequel to last year’s Blade 17While the Blade 18 is technically a new device, it’s currently the closest thing we have to a sequel to last year’s Blade 17. One of the most noticeable changes is that the touchpad has increased by 50 percent in size from the Blade 17’s touchpad. The new touchpad is 15.74 x 10.84 x 0.86 inches — it’s huge. It’s actually almost too big for me, to the point where I have to consciously reach in order to left-click with my right hand. I recognize that this is mostly a me problem. As with past Blades, this trackpad has a somewhat mushy click but is certainly responsive to gestures and quick to scroll.With an 88 percent screen-to-body ratio, the Blade makes efficient use of its screen real estate. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergePort selection is as good as it gets: there’s a 2.5Gbps ethernet port in addition to the USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, Thunderbolt 4, three USB-A, HDMI 2.1, and UHS-II SD card reader. The Blade 18 can charge via USB-C (up to 100W) if you don’t feel like carrying its dedicated 330W adapter around — though it’s fairly compact as gaming laptop bricks go. And yes: I know lots of people have erased USB-A from their lives, but speaking as someone who still has old gaming peripherals that they have no desire to dispense with, those ports make my life easier.The camera conveniently supports Windows Hello. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe 5MP webcam is another new feature, and it does look pretty good. It delivered a sharp, clear picture of me in a bright office setting where I look washed out on many laptop cameras. That said, it’s still a laptop webcam, and the picture remains somewhat grainy as pictures go. I’m honestly about as bummed about the lack of a physical shutter (the Blade 16 has one) as I am excited about the webcam’s quality.The 5MP webcam delivered a sharp, clear pictureThose are most of the new things, and the rest of this laptop is quite similar to big Blades past. This looks, for all intents and purposes, like a big Blade. The signature green logo is there on the lid. The black finish is smooth and a major fingerprint magnet. It’s not THIN, but in the grand scheme of things, it is thin. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeIt’s a bit confusing to me that
razer收購razer isn’t currently selling a 4K model of the Blade 18. It’s selling a 4K Blade 16, after all, and a bigger screen gets even more benefit from those extra pixels. But the fact that this particular unit has a QHD screen makes a great case for it — because while it’s possible that the RTX 4090 may be the right option for folks who want a 4K gaming experience, the RTX 4080 is absolutely the QHD buy. I could summarize my impressions of the Blade 18’s various components here, but I’m not sure they’re super important to most people shopping in this category. The bottom line is that if you want an 18-inch gaming laptop and don’t want it to be c
跟一般耳機相比，一副好的「電競耳機」能提供精準的聽聲辨位能力和高清晰麥克風。（圖／各品牌）
對於玩家來說，想在一場遊戲中贏得勝利，所需配備不只是一台高效能的電競電腦，電競周邊同樣是關鍵，才能相輔相成，近來又以電競耳機的話題度最高，周邊廠商戰力旺盛，各品牌相繼投入開發，究竟音質效果差在哪兒，讓重度玩家們願意花錢投資？
耳朵是玩家的第二副眼，聽聲辨位是電競耳機重要功能。圖為Sony INZONE系列。
相信很多人想問，一般耳機不行嗎？為何非得要「電競耳機」不可？其實只要是行家，都會告訴你，一副好的「電競耳機」真的很重要，跟一般耳機相比，最大差異就是提供精準的聽聲辨位能力和高清晰麥克風。
＜關鍵1＞聽聲辨位更精準 一般耳機無法比擬
在遊戲的世界裡，「耳朵」相當於玩家的第二副眼，尤其是射擊或大逃殺類型的遊戲，聲音影響勝敗，遊戲中的任何一個步聲、槍擊聲、爆炸聲，甚至只是因武器、彈藥造成的環境音效，都能成為玩家判定敵人位置的關鍵，「聽聲辨位」是一般耳機無法精細呈現的。另外，好的電競耳機在聲音的細節處理也會更細緻，讓玩家聽出各種混雜聲。 也正因為取向不同，拿電競耳機去聽音樂，對講究音樂的人來說，同樣不是一個好選擇。
＜關鍵2＞高清晰麥克風 團隊溝通無阻礙
電競耳機另一個重點是「麥克風」，打團隊遊戲時必須跟隊友們對話，為了讓彼此溝通順暢，麥克風的收音效果可不能太差。除了音質，也有一些使用上的細節不妨注意一下，像是能調整長度和角度，方便麥克風貼近嘴巴，收音更清晰；具備一鍵靜音切換或降噪功能，讓玩家在不需要講話時快速關閉聲音，以及不會收到多餘的環境音。
電競耳機需要清晰的麥克風，打團體遊戲，方便跟隊友溝通。圖為
razer收購razer Barracuda Pro。
當玩家一頭裁入遊戲世界，通常沒幾個小時是不會抽離的，因此電競耳機只靠酷炫外型絕對無法讓玩家傾心，「配戴舒適性」才是最重要。
．無線是主流趨勢 可跨平台使用
「耳罩式」為主流，除了舒適性，另一原因是擁有較大的空間配置，得以放入更大的驅動單體等元件，音質自然較佳。 現今市場的銷售走向，除了考量差異化需求，也會鎖定主力客層進行精準行銷。一般玩家為了方便性，愈來愈偏好無線款式，高階電競耳機主打支援多種無線連接方式，可對應不同裝置和遊戲平台。
．硬體搭配軟體 優化個人體驗
此外，時下電競耳機趨勢，不只是強調硬體，也訴求軟體整合，透過軟體來優化個人化的體驗設定，畢竟每一個人對聲音的要求和喜愛都不同，包括可調整遊戲音頻等，這部分則依個人需求而定。
不少玩家選購電競耳機會考量外型設計。圖為羅技G735。
Sony INZONE H9，建議售價8,290元。
Sony INZONE電競耳機以H9最旗艦，導入自家招牌1000X系列的降噪技術，可進一步隔絕電腦主機、風扇運作以及周圍的干擾聲音，打造更沉浸的遊戲體驗；同時也支援環境音模式，玩家可透過耳機上的按鈕，即時調整符合當下需求的聆聽方式。此外，耳機殼設計空氣導管，可控制和優化重低音表現。建議售價8,290元。
razer收購razer Barracuda Pro，建議售價8,099元。
razer收購razer Barracuda Pro不只是定位電競耳機，同時為外出娛樂打造，加入主動降噪ANC技術，進而消除外部噪音。透過SmartSwitch智慧切換雙無線模式，耳機能同時連接兩個設備，玩遊戲時，手機出現來電提醒時，只需要按一個按鍵就能接聽來電，不會中斷連線。麥克風採內置隱藏式設計。建議售價8,099元。
華碩ROG Delta S Wireless，建議售價6,490元。
華碩ROG Delta S Wireless是ROG系列的首款雙模無線電競耳機，具備2.4GHz與藍牙連接模式，可搭配多裝置及遊戲平台使用。搭載50mm驅動單體，加上傾斜12°設計，直接將音訊導入耳道，搭配ROG Hyper-Grounding技術，呈現高保真音質。支援快充功能，充電15分鐘就能擁有3小時電力。建議售價6,490元。
HyperX Cloud Alpha，建議售價5,990元。
無線電競耳機最重要的就是續航力，HyperX Cloud Alpha主打長達300小時電力，堪稱業界最長。機身上設計實體鍵，可快速調整音量、麥克風靜音和監聽功能，麥克風為可拆式，透過LED靜音燈設計，方便辨識麥克風的使用狀態。內建雙音腔技術，能將中、高音與重低音分開調音。建議售價5,990元。
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless，建議售價13,590元。
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless採用雙電池配置，優點是第一顆電池用完時，立刻能用第二顆電池供電，讓電力保持不中斷。SteelSeries也開發了Sonar Audio軟體套件，為遊戲玩家提供專業級可參數化EQ。內建新的AI驅動降噪麥克風呈現清晰音質。建議售價13,590元。
羅技G735，建議售價7,990元。
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