- The all-new Razer Book 13 is the first productivity-focused PC from the brand.
- Its design, specs, and price pit it up against high-end ultrabooks.
- The base-level model starts at $1,200 and will be available directly from Razer.
In 2016, Razer launched the first Blade Stealth laptop. This gaming PC didn’t feature an in-body graphics card. Instead, you would connect it to the Razer Core accessory which could house a graphics card of your choosing. This allowed you to get powerful gaming graphics when you needed them, but also get portability when you didn’t.
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Today, Razer is launching a new laptop that takes things a step further: the Razer Book 13. Unlike the Blade Stealth series, the Book 13 is built with productivity in mind exclusively. As such, it’s the first effort from Razer to move into the ultrabook market, rather than gearing its products only towards gamers and creatives.
Granted, you could still game on the Book 13 if you wanted. It has no dedicated GPU but will support all of the Razer Core accessories.
Razer Book 13: Specs and photos
| Razer Book 13 | |
|---|---|
| Processor | 11th-gen Intel Core i5 or Core i7 4 cores / 8 threads Hyper Threading |
| Graphics | Intel Iris Xe integrated No dedicated GPU |
| Wireless | Intel Wireless-AX 201 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Display | 13.4-inch Touch and non-touch models Matte and glossy finishes 1,920 x 1,200 or 3,840 x 2,400 resolutions |
| RAM | 8GB or 16GB LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 256GB or 512GB PCIe M.2 |
| Ports | 2 x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) + Power 1 x USB-A 3.2 1 x 3.5mm headphone jack 1 x full-size HDMI 1 x MicroSD card slot |
| Power | 55Wh 4,602mAh 65W adapter |
| Audio | 2x upward-firing speakers Quad-mic array |
| Keyboard | Per-key RGB Chroma lighting |
| Touchpad | Glass |
| Camera | 720p webcam, top of display Windows Hello support |
| Dimensions and weight | 151.15 x 295.6 x 198.5mm 0.6 x 11.6 x 7.8in 2.95lbs / 1.34kg (non-touch model) 3.09lbs / 1.40kg (touch model) |
Price and availability
Looking at the design, specs, and pricing of the Razer Book 13, it’s clear Razer is gunning towards the ultrabook market currently dominated by Dell with its XPS 13 series. At the same time, it’s also gunning for some of the MacBook Pro market, to which the Book 13 owes some of its design inspiration.
The non-touch, FHD+ version of the Book 13 will start at $1,200 / €1,300. That will come with the Intel Core i5 (11th-gen) and 8GB of RAM. The upgraded model with a touchscreen display, a Core i7 processor, and 16GB of RAM will start at $1,600 / €1,700. The all-out model with a UHD+ display and 512GB of storage will likely push the $2,000 mark.
The Razer Book 13 will be available this month from Razer.com and Razer-authorized retailers.
