Razer is upgrading the 2022 Blade 14’s two USB-C ports to USB 4

The Razer Blade 14 gaming laptop sits in a black space, opened to the view to show off its 14-inch screen.

The software update is available for all 2022 Blade 14 laptops, whether it’s black, silver, or pink. | Image: Razer

Razer’s 2022 Blade 14 gaming laptop now comes in silver, making it look even more MacBook-like. But in bigger news, the company is releasing a software update for all 2022 Blade 14 models that upgrades its two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports to the more feature-rich USB 4 spec along with Thunderbolt support.

It’s unheard of that ports on preexisting laptops can get better (unless you have a modular Framework Laptop), and it’s even rarer that laptops with AMD-based CPUs like this one have Thunderbolt support since Thunderbolt is an Intel technology. Acer’s 2022 Nitro 5 with an AMD processor is the only other one that comes to mind.

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