Razer has initiated a pause on its laptop sales to the United States as the impact of impending U.S. tariffs continues to be felt globally.
It’s official — as of today, Razer has stopped selling laptops like its latest Blade 16 in the United States. CGMagazine’s review of the Razer Blade 16 says the laptop “is one of the best gaming and creative laptops you can buy if cost is not a consideration,” but the model is now completely unavailable on the U.S. store. When asked if tariffs were the reason for the sudden halt in consumer purchases in the U.S., a spokesperson for the company told VGC, “We do not have a comment at this stage regarding tariffs.”
A configurator for purchasing the new Blade 16 — with pricing reported to reach more than $4,000 with selected components — was available until the Internet Archive’s last listed screencap of the site on April 1. As of April 9, the link is unavailable, replaced with the Razer mascot Sneki Snek, also shown searching for the Blade 16.
Interestingly, while console sales such as the Nintendo Switch 2’s pre-order availability are reportedly affected in both Canada and the U.S. due to growing concerns over tariffs, the pause in direct-to-consumer laptop sales appears to only impact the U.S. version of the Razer online store.
When accessing the site through a Canadian IP address, the laptop configurator remains accessible. However, on the U.S. storefront, clicking the “laptops” section leads to an empty page — though laptop skins are still available for purchase. A screencap of the website from today can be seen below.
While Razer has not directly inferred tariffs are the cause of the stoppage, the US Trump administration announced (and put into place) broad-ranging tariffs on China, Taiwan, and others that make laptop components, with China receiving a 104% tariff on imported goods according to the New York Times.
While Razer laptop sales remain paused in the U.S., it remains to be seen for how long.
