Great port selection including Thunderbolt 5.

Powerful GPUs with a full GPU power limit even on the top-end RTX 5080 & 5090 models despite being thinner than most competing 18 inch gaming laptops.

Looks stunning yet understated.

Keyboard backlighting doesn't bleed around the keys.

Good upgradability; it has two SSD slots, two SO-DIMM RAM slots, and a replaceable Intel Wi-Fi 7 card.

No Mini-LED screen option.

Despite being thinner than other high performance gaming laptops, battery life is still basically non existent even for light use.

Razer's support is a nightmare to deal with and their return window is very short.

Extremely expensive, even for a desktop replacement 18 inch gaming laptop.

Despite the even higher price tag compared to last year's already high price tag, it's not very much of an upgrade at all from the 2025 model apart from the slightly better CPU.