Razer Blade 16 (2025) Review: Slim yet Powerful

The keyboard has gotten a few noteworthy changes. The keys have a 1.5 mm travel distance, giving them a tactile and mechanical feel. The actuation feels heavy, though I like the precision it adds. Razer has also added five macro keys on the right underneath the power button and “dual-LED” RGB backlighting. That means pressing and holding the Function or Shift keys will light up the secondary function of each key that has one. It’s superfluous, yes, but I have to admit it’s neat. The expansive, glass touchpad is great as well. I’ve had problems in the past with misclicks and palm rejection, but that’s all been ironed out. Razer used to offer two display options, one of which was a 4K panel, but now there’s just one option: an OLED 240-Hz screen with a 2,560 x 1,600-pixel resolution. Interestingly, with the RTX 5090 onboard, this feels like the first display that could produce better frame rates at that high resolution. The OLED panel is fantastic in terms of image quality. It’s impres ... Read full article.