RAZER BLADE 18 GETS INTEL CORE ULTRA 9, PRICES UP $500
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Razer has updated its Blade 18 gaming laptop with Intel's Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor and Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti graphics. The base model starts at $4,000, a $500 increase from the comparable 2025 configuration.
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