Razer confirmed: Gaming laptops will become more expensive in 2022

2021 was a dark year for the tech world, especially in the hardware industry. Nothing is too bad to end this year, but we can not be happy about next year. We already know that the shortage of chips and other raw materials for making electronics will not improve significantly next year, while market demand will still be much higher than before the Corona outbreak. Now there is new bad news from the PC market next year, according to which Razer has confirmed the increase in the price of gaming laptops in 2022.

Rising prices for gaming laptops in 2022

Early next year, both Intel and AMD will introduce a new generation of their laptop architectures. Based on this, the high-end processors of the 6000 Red Team Raizen with the Rembrandt code and based on the Zen 3+ architecture are on the way, and on the other hand, the blue giant of the twelfth generation Core processors from the Alder Lake-P family, which have the hybrid architecture of Golden Cove and Gracemont cores. They provide much better performance and performance than current designs.

In addition to the new CPUs, we expect the introduction of new Nvidia and AMD graphics with updated architecture. The AMD Radeon RX 6000M chip is rumored to be based on 6nm lithography, and Nvidia, meanwhile, is working on a mobile version of its flagship RTX 3080 Ti graphics chip. But the fact is that this increase in performance of new processors is not limited to this area, and unfortunately will cost more for users.

مDelayed Razer, The well-known game equipment manufacturer has announced that due to the significant increase in the price of parts, the next generation of the company’s gaming laptops will be launched at a higher price, and the flagship Blade series will also be included in this price increase. Razer will introduce Blade laptops with AMD processors this year, and will likely unveil new models based on the AMD platform early next year.

According to Razer’s current list, the company’s most expensive Blade laptop is priced at $ 3,700. This device is equipped with a Core i9-11900H processor, RTX 3080 graphics, a 17-inch 4K display with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, as well as 32 GB of DDR4 RAM. The cheapest member of the Blade 15 family is priced at around $ 1,800 with a Core i7-11800H processor configuration, RTX 3060 graphics and a 144Hz Full HD display. There is also a model based on the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX Blade 14 series with RTX 3070 graphics, which retails for $ 2,200.

The next generation of Razer gaming laptops is expected to be unveiled at CES 2022. Just when Intel and AMD as well as Nvidia will introduce their new products. The component price increase mentioned by Razer CEO is not limited to the CPU and GPU, but also includes DDR5 memory and displays.