Razer Certifies First Ubuntu Laptop, $5,399 Blade 18 Nears Linux Support
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Updated · Phoronix · Jul 9
Razer Certifies First Ubuntu Laptop, $5,399 Blade 18 Nears Linux Support
1 articles · Updated · Phoronix · Jul 9
Summary
Razer is putting the Blade 18 RZ09-0582 through Ubuntu certification, marking the company’s first officially supported Linux laptop after years of dormant plans.
The 18-inch model pairs Intel’s 24-core Core Ultra 9 290HX with Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090, and testing on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with Linux 7.0 reportedly ran smoothly with official Nvidia drivers.
Pricing underscores the machine’s premium positioning: the reviewed 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD configuration sells for $5,399, while a 128GB version reaches $6,999 and a lower-end model starts near $3,499.
Razer still has no announcement on bringing Synapse to Linux, and the community OpenRazer and Polychromatic tools do not yet support this Blade 18 for RGB controls.
The move revives a Linux push first discussed publicly in 2017 by CEO Min-Liang Tan, suggesting Razer now sees ongoing Ubuntu support as strategically important.