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Razer Blade 2023 edition
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Anyone buy a Razer laptop recently? I am curious about the build quality. I have had a few Razer's over the years and I have always loved the design and looks as well as the performance but the build quality always left a bad taste in my mouth considering the cost.
When I speak of build quality I mean the outer chassis, screen, charger. The one's I had you could push the metal body where the fans were and it would bend and make contact with the fans. The charger got so hot I felt it was going to catch fire, the screen always had really bad IPS backlight bleed. Have any of these things improved?
When I speak of build quality I mean the outer chassis, screen, charger. The one's I had you could push the metal body where the fans were and it would bend and make contact with the fans. The charger got so hot I felt it was going to catch fire, the screen always had really bad IPS backlight bleed. Have any of these things improved?
I have one that is a few years ago, and its top notch. I have no complaints on the build quality.
Razer has the 16 & 18 on Display at their store in London, Leiscter Square.
The new screens are awesome, it's really great to not see that bezel anymore. Apart from that it looks like it's a VERY similar size to the 15 just with 16:10 and a deeper main body with added weight. Personally the 16 & 18 are still desktop replacements meaning you can't really use it as a "laptop". I'm really curious/excited what they're planning to do with the 14. It will be a battle between asus rog Zephyrus g14(2023) & the Razer Blade 14(2023) when that comes out for me.
The new screens are awesome, it's really great to not see that bezel anymore. Apart from that it looks like it's a VERY similar size to the 15 just with 16:10 and a deeper main body with added weight. Personally the 16 & 18 are still desktop replacements meaning you can't really use it as a "laptop". I'm really curious/excited what they're planning to do with the 14. It will be a battle between asus rog Zephyrus g14(2023) & the Razer Blade 14(2023) when that comes out for me.
I love the dual resolution technology that the 16" offers. I wonder what the price point that will be. Probably more then what I'm willing to pay
yeah looks good would love to have played with it but it's locked down massively. It will probably cost you an arm and a leg and they haven't announced when they're releasing just taking in customer interest. But since the RAM and NVME are expandable you could probably save a lot of money going for the sku with less ram and storage and upgrading later, just lock in the gpu/screen you want. TBH I would only go with a 4070 anyways as anything bigger you just won't have the power budget to drive it.
Agreed, I have an older Razer that uses a 2070-ti and that offered a great balance of performance for a decent price.
As I feared
16"
3,600 up to 4,300. That's even beyond Apple prices
Surprisingly the 18" flavor while pricey makes sense in a twisted sort of way
16"
3,600 up to 4,300. That's even beyond Apple prices
Surprisingly the 18" flavor while pricey makes sense in a twisted sort of way
I would love to give an 18" Blade a try sometime, but for my lighter uses it would be like buying a Ferrari to drive to the mailbox. Way too much power for me.As I feared
16"
3,600 up to 4,300. That's even beyond Apple prices
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Surprisingly the 18" flavor while pricey makes sense in a twisted sort of way
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I could maybe justify spending 3,000 on a laptop but even that will be a hard sell to my wife. With pricing going up like that, I just cannot imagine these selling like hot cakes - yeah I get this is boutique vendor and high volume may not be their goal, but I still think sales be low
With the current economic situation all around the world, I can say for sure that they won't be selling like crazy
But I'm torn. I really wish that these become great and reliable devices. And that they sell well enough for Razer to produce next generations. But on the other hand, if they sell enough of these, prices will remain the same or even rise.
Since I have no plans on purchasing any of these laptops, I'm just gonna enjoy watching and reading reviews. Hopefully the are great. For the asking price, they really shouldn't have any flaws.
I was kind of hopeing to replace my Razer with something faster but family demands, higher cost of living, it makes harder to justify any purchase as this point
Here's the latest review from the Hardware Canucks. The 16" laptop is definitely a great machine, if you can swallow the high price
It really looks like Macbook but under Windows (bleh) and mostly gaming oriented
Pricing like Apple though
Why so expensive?! i wish they make like a Macbook Air M1 alternative, you know what i mean because MBA M1 is the best budget laptop i ever seen, i can get it for like 800 euros (EU here)
On Windows laptops, there are no real competitor against MBA M1, there are lower budget priced but nothing as ''sexy'' as Macbook or Razer Blade
Pricing like Apple though
Why so expensive?! i wish they make like a Macbook Air M1 alternative, you know what i mean because MBA M1 is the best budget laptop i ever seen, i can get it for like 800 euros (EU here)
On Windows laptops, there are no real competitor against MBA M1, there are lower budget priced but nothing as ''sexy'' as Macbook or Razer Blade
Razer is a company that produces gaming products, so its understandable that they have a gaming PC.
Get the MBA then. I'm not defending Razer, but just pointing out, that a MBA like laptop doesn't seem to fit their focus, i.e., gaming. Its a boutique manufacturer that doesn't sell high volumes of machines, like Dell, HP and Apple, so they generally have a higher cost associated.
I disagree, but you've already mentioned your distaste for windows and its not really the topic of this thread.
Here's a review of the 18" model
The 18" is drawing me in, truth be told. As this Yter mentioned he's getting older and the larger display makes life easier
The 18" is drawing me in, truth be told. As this Yter mentioned he's getting older and the larger display makes life easier
Apparently a lot of issues with the Blades. Mini-LED display has burn-in, which pictures show are really bad. Trackpads are mistakenly registering input due to poor palm rejection. Other displays have significant flickering.
The 18" does seem to be the better option with the additional fan. I am going to keep my eye on that model.
The 18" does seem to be the better option with the additional fan. I am going to keep my eye on that model.
I just googled this and so far I only found one reddit thread.
I'm not disputing what you're putting but do you have any other links that help describe the issue?
You have the Reddit thread, the reviews on Best Buy detailing the burn in issue, and on both Best Buy and Amazon discussing the flickering. I love their products, just stating what evidence I see online.
Like I said I'm not doubting you, I just want to read more info on it.
Technically LEDs don't get burn ins, but again, I can see how gutted the person in reddit is. I'm not doubting the issue, just looking for details
LG 5K gets burn ins. Not saying anything about Razer, since I know nothing about their new laptops
I wish they still sold the Stealth. It probably didn't sell well because gamers likely wanted more oomph than the 1650, but my gaming needs are modest and I loved the idea of being able to scratch my nerdy CUDA itch with an ultraportable.