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Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Antonio G. Di Benedetto

Reviewer, Laptops

Reviewer, Laptops

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    Somehow, the Blade returned.

    After playing red light, green light with Blade 16 sales, Razer is finally selling all versions of its latest gaming laptop. Those who choose to study the Blade can pick from configurations with the RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, or our $4,500 review spec with an RTX 5090 GPU.

    Razer never responded to The Verge about the gap in availability, but we can all take one big guess for the reason.

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    It’s a return to form for Razer, but only a modest upgrade from Nvidia.

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    The modular laptop keeps getting better, for new and existing owners alike.

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    Acer’s new gaming laptops seem budget-friendly, but they don’t have US prices or launch dates.

    Acer announced four new gaming laptops for its entry-level Nitro line, each configurable with Nvidia RTX 5060 or 5070 Ti GPUs, but none of them have US pricing or availability. Likely due to tariff uncertainty, Acer’s press release says, “US availability and pricing to be announced closer to local availability.”

    We don’t know when that will be, but for now Acer announced EU pricing (see image gallery).

    <em>The Acer Nitro V 16S AI starts at €1,299 <em>with an RTX 5060 and AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 CPU</em>. It’s expected to arrive in August</em>.
    <em>The Nitro 16 AI will start at €1,399 <em>with an RTX 5060 and AMD Ryzen AI 5 340</em>, </em><em>shipping in July.</em>
    <em>Acer’s Nitro 16S AI (yes, it’s different than the Nitro V model) will start at €1,399 <em>with an RTX 5060 and AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 CPU</em></em>,<em> and is also expected in July</em>.
    <em>The larger, 18-inch Nitro 18 AI will start at €1,499<em> with an RTX 5060 and AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 CPU</em>. It should ship in August</em>.
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    The Acer Nitro V 16S AI starts at €1,299 with an RTX 5060 and AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 CPU. It’s expected to arrive in August.
    Image: Acer