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Razer Is Back to Selling One of Its Laptops Despite Tariffs

The Razer Blade 16 has reappeared online, but only in one configuration.

Tech company Razer made headlines earlier in April when it temporarily stopped selling all its laptops and the newly announced laptop stand. Although the company did not comment on the change, it seemed likely it was tied to President Donald Trump’s heavy tariffs on Chinese-made goods.

As of Friday, the Razer Blade 16 has reappeared on Razer’s website — kind of. The only model of the Razer Blade 16 for sale at this time is the one that comes with the Nvidia RTX 5080, an AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, 2TB of storage and 64GB of RAM for $3,799. If you attempt to change any of those specs using Razer’s configurator, the website either throws a 404 error or says that the laptop with that particular configuration is still out of stock.

A representative for Razer did not respond to CNET’s request for comment.

Per The Verge, Razer has also altered its configurations. If you attempt to equip the Razer Blade 16 with an Nvidia RTX 5090, it locks the laptop into 64GB of RAM and 4TB of storage. However, review units that many reviewers used were equipped with an RTX 5090, 32GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage.

As of Friday, the 14- and 18-inch Razer laptops and the laptop stand are still listed as out of stock and attempting to use Razer’s configurator still throws errors. Customers will have to wait for the rest of the stock to reappear if they don’t want that one particular configuration of the Razer Blade 16.

What changed?

At the time that online laptop sales were first paused, Trump was increasing China tariffs almost daily, culminating in a 145% tariff increase on Chinese goods as of last Friday.

The president’s stance seems to have softened a little since then. The administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from being affected by tariffs, which may account for Razer slowly bringing its laptop sales back online.

The exemptions had other effects as well. Nintendo had initially delayed its Switch 2 pre-orders due to tariffs, and reversed course late this week with pre-orders now starting on April 24.

Laptop maker Framework, which had increased prices due to the tariffs, also lowered prices on some of its laptops after the exemptions.

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Rideable Horse Robot Viral Video: The Real Story Behind It

Kawasaki’s Corleo robot horse is just a concept right now, but a thrilling hype video makes it look like a blast to ride.

If you’ve ever watched a video featuring a Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog and wanted to saddle it up and ride it, then Kawasaki has a concept robot that’ll make your heart flutter — and it’s part horse, part leopard, part robot and all wild. Too bad you can’t actually buy one.

The Kawasaki Corleo is a four-legged rideable robot, the answer to the question: «What if we put legs on an all-terrain vehicle instead of wheels?» Kawasaki released a video showing what the concept would look like if it were fully realized.

The trippy video features the Corleo and riders galloping through a forest, running across a field, leaping over rocky terrain and trotting across a snowy landscape. The video appears to be primarily computer generated with Lord of the Rings-worthy scenery.

Kawasaki is known for its motorcycles and ATVs, but the international company has its hands in everything from railcars to industrial equipment and robotics.

Kawasaki unveiled the forward-thinking Corleo for the Osaka Expo 2025 in Japan. It’s a 2050 concept model for a future mode of transportation. The expo’s theme is «designing future society for our lives.» The event officially opens on April 13.

Corleo incorporates some nifty design ideas, including independent legs, a hydrogen engine and steering through weight shifting.

«While preserving the joy of riding, the vehicle continually monitors the rider’s movements to achieve a reassuring sense of unity between human and machine,» Kawasaki said.

Kawasaki didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on its plans for Corleo.

For now, Corleo is just a model capable of limited movement, so your sci-fi dreams of riding across rugged mountains on a kick-butt robo-steed will have to be put on hold. Perhaps 2050 will bring us a world full of leggy, rideable robots. Somehow, that feels more achievable than a bunch of flying cars.