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Aug 16, 2023

How to upgrade the storage on the Razer Blade 16 (2023)?

If you need more storage for your favorite games or files, you can add a bigger SSD to your Razer Blade 16 (2023) in a few simple steps. The Razer Blade 16 (2023) is one of Razer's newest gaming

If you need more storage for your favorite games or files, you can add a bigger SSD to your Razer Blade 16 (2023) in a few simple steps.

The Razer Blade 16 (2023) is one of Razer's newest gaming laptops and a great laptop to consider buying in general. It's up there with the best gaming laptops since you can max it out with up to an RTX 4090 GPU, 32GB RAM, and a 13th-generation Intel Core i9-13950HX CPU. You also can add up to two 1TB SSDs for 2TB of storage. Of course, buying storage upgrades through Razer is expensive, adding $1,600 more to an already costly laptop, so if you want to add your own storage and upgrade your SSD, you can in a few steps.

Working inside the Razer Blade 16 (2023) requires you to purchase some tools and supplies. You'll need to have a T5 Torx screwdriver to get inside your laptop and a pry tool to lift the cover off. Other than that, an anti-static wrist strap is also a good purchase, since using one helps avoid damage to your laptop caused by static electricity. Of course, a USB drive is needed to reinstall Windows on your new laptop. Keep in mind, the Razer Blade 16 (2023) uses the bigger 2280 M.2 SSD form factor. We included some materials for you to consider below.

As we mentioned to start, you'll want to consider backing up your data before you restore your SSD. There are many popular solutions, and paid apps. We have some suggestions below.

Once you have all those supplies, you can get started with the process of upgrading the storage on the Razer Blade 16 (2023). You'll need to carefully remove screws, take the bottom cover off, and follow the steps below.

Some configurations of the Razer Blade 16 (2023) have two SSD slots. There's a secondary SSD (usually not slotted or loaded unless configured) you'll see on the top when the casing is removed, and a primary SSD to the right side of that under a heat shield. If you want to remove the primary SSD, and a secondary SSD is already installed as extra storage, you'd have to remove the secondary SSD to get to the main SSD. But if you're only replacing the secondary SSD, this won't apply to you. We divided this guide up for you should you want to replace one, the other, or both.

That's it! Once you have replaced the bottom cover, make sure you plug your laptop into power. If you removed the primary SSD without cloning it, you'll need to reinstall Windows from fresh and restore your files through OneDrive. Check out Windows 11 installation guide for steps on how to do that.

The Razer Blade 16 is one of the most powerful laptops on the market, featuring a 24-core CPU and an Nvidia GPU that can use up to a whopping 175W of power.

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