For the original German review, see here.

The Razer Blade Stealth series gets a processor upgrade from the Intel Core i7-7500U to the Intel Core i7-8550U, which is the most current and 8th generation also called Kaby Lake refresh. The number of cores has been doubled to four, and we can also measure a 50% performance increase in the multi-core operation of the Cinebench benchmark. Yet not all four cores are running at the turbo speed of 4 GHz under full load, but they are throttled to 3.7 GHz. We will explain this behavior in more detail in the Performance section.

Otherwise, the outsides of the Razer Blade Stealth remain largely unchanged, except for the case that is 0.7 mm (~0.03 in) thicker and a slight weight gain of 20 grams (0.7 oz) compared to its predecessor. The robust and high-quality unibody aluminum case, whose form and looks have remained the same, is equipped with one USB 3.0 (Type-A) connection on each side. An HDMI 2.0 port is still located on the right side, while the Thunderbolt-3 port, which also functions as the connection for the power supply is on the left.

You can choose between two color options of the case with a different keyboard backlight on the Razer US website. You can either pick the Blade Stealth in black, with the bright green snake logo on the display lid and the Razer-Chroma keyboard backlight with 16.8 Million colors that you can combine individually, or the case in a gunmetal color with a modest gray Razer logo and the keyboard with a white backlight. In Germany, you can currently find only the first model in the shop.