All About That OLED Screen
The Blade 15's new display is the star of this show, and in short, it looks absolutely stellar. What was already a nice display has been transformed into perhaps the best screen you can get on a laptop, thanks to this Samsung-developed 4K OLED touch panel.
Brilliant Colors
The colors seem to pop off the screen, looking almost impossibly vibrant, but more realistic than if you just cranked up the saturation. The blacks are deep and true, looking like you can fall into their depths if you're not careful. It creates a really stunning contrast with the brightness of the colors, and makes you want to stare at it just to soak it in.
Accurate Enough for Most
For creative professionals, the main takeaway is that this is a very viable display, with minor caveats. It looks fantastic and generally has high color gamut coverage across Adobe RGB, DCI-P3, and sRGB.
It's Touch, Too
On this laptop, the 4K resolution definitely helps matters, as everything is super-sharp. (You'll want to be sure text scaling is turned up, or all text will appear way too small.) The screen also features touch technology, which proves useful at times, though I'm hesitant to smudge up such a pretty display.
Same Premium Exterior
The slick build, all black and in aluminum, is unchanged, though Razer also offers a pretty hot-looking white version, without the OLED screen. The signature neon-green lid logo is present, and I wish Razer went the same route it did with the Blade Stealth, which has an etched logo that's a lot less garish and more professional.
A Comfy Keyboard...
As with past models, the keyboard on the 2019 Blade is comfortable for typing and includes a number of advanced features. The keys support "anti-ghosting" (simply put, they can handle multiple-key mashing) to prevent input jams in frantic gaming moments.
...With Some Fancy Features
They're also individually backlit. This allows you to customize the backlighting color and effect on each key, enabling an infinite variety of light patterns and animations to play out across the keyboard. It's only limited by your patience with programming it.
The Left-Side Ports...
The left flank holds two USB 3.1 ports, the headphone jack, and the power jack.
...and the Right Ports
The other edge is more varied, with an HDMI video out, a mini DisplayPort connection, another USB 3.1 port, and a USB Type-C port with Thunderbolt 3.