Razer Blade Puns

So I have been in search of a gaming laptop that would be able to play games well, and also double as a laptop for university I bought some other brands that are praised and all of them had some major issue.

These are the laptops I've purchased but had to return:

• Asus Zephrus G15 - Worst laptop I've ever used, keyboard was very cheap requiring hard presses for some the keys to activate such as the tab key and space key, lighting on the keyboard looked very cheap as well, and the Armoury Crate software simply didn't detect my laptop as a device about 2 hours into using it, making the keyboard shortcuts the only way I could configure the laptop. Seriously I've used $500 laptops that felt way better to use than this.
• HP Omen 16 - This laptop was great, all of the features and software worked great, and quality was good. The biggest issue was the battery life, it lasted 1.5 - 2 hours max while doing things such as browsing the web or watching videos even after undervolting the CPU, not usable for a laptop in my opinion.

I wanted to also try out the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro but that is unavailable literally everywhere, and I'm not a big fan of the design of that laptop. MSI has the same issue of being very hard to find.

I purchased a Razer Blade 14 first before returning it, thinking that I could find something that is equal but for a lesser price. After testing out different laptops that I was able to find and buy, I've come to the conclusion that nothing beats a Razer when it comes to the features, and usability of the laptop. The keyboard feels better than any other laptop I've used, lighting is great, look and feel is quality, performance is top notch, speakers are good, and software was surprisingly good compared to others.

The only other laptops that come close in quality is MacBooks which are great for everything but playing games, and being able to plug in devices without dongles.

TL;DR: Despite battery bloat issues, other laptop brands have issues that make simple everyday usage a pain.

I've watched several YouTube videos from your popular gaming laptop channels and have read some short articles going over the changes for Razer Blade laptops for 2022; and none of them are at all complete. So I've rewatched the all the CES coverage videos and dug a little deeper to get a more clear picture of what to expect from these laptops. We all know about the 12th gen Intel chips and the addition of the Ti series 30 series gpu's from Nvidia.

What I've gathered from my research:

Razer Blade 15:

*Keyboard: snappier switches (no more mushy feel?) and larger keys

*Cooling Upgrade: Vapor chamber has more liquid for more thermal capacity. Fans have been redesigned with higher performing (and more efficient) blade design. Rubber Feet below the chassis has been moved and split to allow better air intake with the addition of more vents

*1080p camera

*New GaN charging brick (230W for 15, 280W for 17)

*New 2yr warranty on batteries

Razer Blade 17:

*All updates above with the addition of:

*8 THX Certified Speakers (up from the previous 4), with a new up & down firing speaker design

*New Speaker grill design (unknown if this will effect sound quality)

*Larger 84 Wh Battery (if this is important to anyone)

As additional notes, the power supply provided with the Blade 17 is 280W, while the the Blade 15 gets a 230W. This gives us an idea of the TGP difference the 15 and 17 models have.

What I'm particularly interested in finding out, is if the screens will still have the sub-par peak brightness of 315'ish nits? I hope not! What are your guys thoughts of the full suite of modifications and changes this year for the Blades?

Reading reviews online it seems like every Razer Blade laptop eventually succumbs to battery bloat. Looking for evidence of the contrary. Does anyone have a Blade that they have used on a regular basis and that hasn’t bloated after 2 or more years?

I have a 2011 MacBook Air that is long overdue for an upgrade. I want to be able to play my pc game library on the go while still having the portability Im used to with my Mac. Looked around and decided to go with Razer but after seeing the amount of widespread battery and general quality issues, are older Razer blades any better?

Would like to go with a late 2016 or 2017 model at the moment but figured I should ask the community. I'd plan to use the device for at least 5 years minimum (probably longer frankly)

Edit: I can pick one up for 400 usd, Which even IF it only lasts 5 years is INCREDIBLY better value than a new razerblade even if I don't have any issues and get 10 years out of it (even though those odds frankly aren't in my favour) Also, before telling me to buy a new blade and cross my fingers, the new blades have so many quality issues and I'm far better off getting a MacBook since it will never go back to the apple store SINCE I WONT NEED TO GET REPAIRS (and with razer's pricing, an m1 max mbp seems like a way better deal). Also, idc what your stance on me not wanting a new blade is, ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS HOW THE BUILD QUALITY COMPARES TO THE NEW ONES

I recently pre-ordered the Razer Blade 14, which is a laptop that I've been looking at for a while. Honestly one of the reasons that I jumped on it now was a promo that came up on Razer.com.

Razer 14 Promo Banner

The language used in the banner seems to imply that upon qualifying preorder, I would receive a "gift" of the exclusive DeathAdder V2 X. This is made even more clear on the next page.

Full Promo Info

The "(worth $79.99)" clarification seemingly supports my understanding of a ~$80 gift on purchase of a ~$2300 laptop.

I decided to jump on the opportunity and pre-order the Razer Blade 14. I did not receive any mention of the mouse in the confirmation email, and I decided to reach out to support to confirm my eligibility.

Email from Razer support

Am I alone in not understanding how this is made clear? It seems obvious to me that the mouse is a bonus included with a preorder purchase. I don't even care that much about the mouse it just seems weird and a sour introduction into the "Razer family".

Edit 1:

Only update I have gotten from Razer is that my preorder that was supposed to ship today has been delayed :)

I'll let you guys know what the support team says thanks for all the replies.

Edit 2:

The support team reached back out and confirmed that I am not going to receive a mouse. Cool.

Im looking at buying a razer blade, I found 2 pretty good deals for each which Ill link down below but Id like some help deciding between both.

14 inch deal : https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gaming/pc-gaming/gaming-laptops/razer-blade-14-gaming-laptop-amd-ryzen-9-rtx-3080-1-tb-ssd-10227414-pdt.html

15 inch deal : https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gaming/pc-gaming/gaming-laptops/razer-blade-advanced-15-6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i7-rtx-3070-1-tb-ssd-10227809-pdt.html

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Hey, I recently got a Razer Blade 14 but I can't daily drive it due to the lack of Thunderbolt support.

Selling for $2000cad shipped in Canada, I can do $1900 Local Meetup in at Richmond Hill Centre. Pending

Condition: Pretty much new in box

Specs: Ryzen 9 5900HX, RTX 3070, 1440p 165hz, 16GB Ram, 1TB SSD

How confident are we the dang thing won’t have serious battery or other issues though… anyone care to comment?

My wife’s blade 15 1660 has been pretty bad. Persistent fan issues from synapse locking them at 2000rpm+, consistent sound issues with certain types of headphones, etc.

Howdy hey,

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Looking to sell stuff to pay for unforeseen adulting expenses. So sorry for the long post. I hate to see this stuff go but life happens. Anything you buy would really help and I greatly appreciate it!

Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or shoot me offers. I really need to sell everything, thank you so much! Prices marked include shipping to the CONUS.

PM Me!

• Logitech G613 Wireless Gaming Keyboard - $50

  • Seldom used, in great condition.

• GTX 1080 Founder's Edition - $450

  • Used but works great. It will come with the card only. I have since upgraded to the 3080FE.

• Razer Blade 15 Advanced 2019 (RZ09-03018E52) - ***$1100*** SOLD

  • Windows 1
  • 15" 1920x1080 144hz
  • GTX 2080 Max-Q
  • i7-9750H 2.60GHz
  • 1TB NVME
  • 16GB RAM
  • Comes with 2x Internal Batteries
  • Comes with 2x Wall Chargers
  • Has debrand skin applied to the top and the inside wrist rest area
  • Does have a few scuffs here and there on the edges but no dents

• Ryzen 3950x Build (NO GPU) - $1100

  • AMD Ryzen 3950x
  • Gigabyte x570 Aorus Master
  • 32GB Crucial Ballistix 3200 CL16
  • Corsair H100 RGB Pro XT AIO
  • Inland 512GB NVMe Drive
  • PowerSpec 850w 80+ Gold Fully Modular PSU
  • Fractal Design Meshify C case with tinted tempered glass

• HTC Vive - $550

This was bought new from Micro Center when it was released. I am the original owner since day one. It has been used seldom since purchase. Adult owned and smoke free home. Pup doesn't want to part with it but I have to pay for his treats somehow**.**

It comes with everything but the battery bank for the wireless adapter. Any battery bank should work just fine.

• HTC Vive HMD with upgraded lenses for clarity, less of a screen door effect

• Extra Lense film protectors

• Deluxe Audio Strap

• Wireless Adapter

• Vive 'n Chill fans

• 2x Leather face pads (sanitized)

• 2x Thinner foam face pads (hand washed)

• 1x Thicker foam face pad (hand washed)

• HMD Skin

• 2x Wand Skins

• 3D printed wireless battery pack mounted to HMD

• DVI to HDMI

• All other original equipment like earbuds and original strap

• [Storage and Memory](http

So Razer have announced their 2022 line along with their hefty price tags. What's the consensus on this new lineup?

Personally I think the decision to stick with a 16:9 display is a bit disappointing, but I can understand why they have kept it that way, likely keeping 16:10 for their more productivity-focused Razer Book line.

Judging by what you've seen, would you consider this year a worthy upgrade over the 2021 line? Or would you recommend potential buyers look for discounted 2021 models.

Cheers!

Source: https://press.razer.com/product-news/ces-2022-blades/

Been on the fence between these laptops for the last few days.

Specs for the XPS 15 Laptop XPS 15 9510

i7-11800H

3050 Ti

16 GB

512 GB SSD

15.6 OLED (3456 x2160) Touch 400 Nit

4.31lbs

$2410.56 CAD

Specs for the Razer Blade 14

Razer Blade 14 RZ09

Ryzen 9 5900HX

RTX 3070 8GB

16 GB

1 TB SSD

14 in IPS (2560 x 1440) 366 Nit, 165 Hz

3.92 lbs

$2,523.98 CAD

Just looking for a laptop that I can game once in a while and mostly do productivity on. I been traveling between two cities a lot and I can't carry my desktop with a RTX 2070 all the time. The most intensive games I play are Genshin/Valorant/Fortnite so I don't play anything too crazy. Any thoughts or suggestions?

I don't know if this has been posted already so just in case, Razer has made available a firmware update for several Razer Blade models.

You can find the link here:

On a side note, I still believe that Razer should make this available via Synapse. I came across this link yesterday after looking for an update for my Basilisk Ultimate as I was having some weird issues.

By the way you can find the page with the latest firmware for Razer peripherals here:

Hi all, I'm selling this open box, new EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra 12GB (model number is 12G-P5-4877-KL). Unfortunately the box is no longer sealed because I didn’t put it up high enough and my 3 year old opened it… (he loves fans and anything that spins). I haven't powered it on, so it's still brand new.

This is the newest revision and has 3% more CUDA cores and 2GB more VRAM than the regular 3080 10GB. In terms of performance, it’s better than a regular 3080 and slightly less so than a 3080 Ti. It is an LHR card.

I have not registered it with EVGA. I can provide receipts to allow you to register it and potentially do the EVGA Step Up program if you’d like. Looks like Step Up is a no go due to new requirements. The warranty will still transfer though.

I'm looking for $1600 total (including shipping, insurance, PayPal fees, etc.). Sold to u/WNer for asking price

Timestamps: https://imgur.com/a/tX2dZIw

Also, it's a long shot, but I'd also be willing to trade for a 2021 Razer Blade 15 laptop. I'm looking for one with an RTX 3070 or 3080, a QHD 165hz screen, and a 10th gen Intel CPU (i7 or i9).

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Went out for dinner came back to my laptop disconnected from wifi. When I opened the networks tab I couldnt find a single network. I did every step that Razer told me to do including uninstalling the drivers which I now know was a mistake. Im wondering what I should do at this point since they want me to send the laptop to them and I need it for school. Est time for repair was 2 weeks according to them along with fees.

I was thinking of buying razer blade 14 then i saw saw old threads on razer blade 15 lifespan most of them were saying that its lifespan is not good 😕.

• Total budget (in local currency) and country of purchase. Please do not use USD unless purchasing in the US:
  Gonna have it around $3000 CAD, in Canada
• Are you open to refurbs/used?
  no
• How would you prioritize form factor (ultrabook, 2-in-1, etc.), build quality, performance, and battery life?
  good cpu performance!
• How important is weight and thinness to you?
  looking for a thin gaming laptop
• Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
  n/a
• Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
  light gaming, but do need to satisfy most of the requirements of AAA games
• If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
  general steam AAA games
• Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?
  no
• Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

I am about to get into bachelor computer science and I am looking forward to getting myself a new laptop. After doing the research, I think I will make a choice from Legion 5 or ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 or Razer Blade 5.

I do play AAA games in my free time, not heavily gaming but I have the need. Plus, I hope I can have my computer working smoothly and sensitively for the following 5 years. My dell inspiron 15 3578 do slow down on the 4th year; and a lot of battery issues.

I think most of the gaming laptops can have similar CPU and GPU and RAMon their specifications manual. So I have no clue if there would be any potential shortage. Would Lenovo and AUSU become very slow? Razer looks much more expensive? I guess I am lacking such experience. Please help. I have no idea which one to choose. Plus, and other suggestions are welcomed as well!

Thanks a lot!

I have a Blade 15 from the mid 2021 refresh with an i9-11900H and a 3080 GPU (4k screen). For the first few months things were fine (mediocre, 6-7 hours) in terms of battery life. But in the last 2 months or so, I've noticed horrible battery life (usually around 1-1.5 hours) because my GPU is constantly cycling high and low usage on idle. CPU is around 5-10% with nothing running. Afterburner is showing the GPU constantly cycling between about 400MHz to 1200MHz multiple times per second.

In task manager, "System" is taking up the 5-10% CPU and will say "GPU - 1 Copy" cycling at the same rate that the frequency cycles in Afterburner (and power usage will say either "High" or "Very high"). After a few searches, some people are saying this is normal but it most certainly is not. The laptop is hot, runs for an hour on battery, and is constantly running up my GPU at medium/high usage every second and I need help figuring out what is causing this. Thank you!

Edit: looks like it's ntoskrnl.exe. Still don't know why though...

Edit again: Afterburner is set to zero during this observation but I'll check to see if it's running in the background...but I'm certain it's not.

Hello r/hardwareswap Got a few things for sale here! Local is near Hartford, CT

*Edit price drop

So.. I’ve got a MacBook Pro 2019, 16” i9, AMD 5500m 8GB, on which I do most of my work. I’m running both macOS and Bootcamp/Windows 10 on it. I’ve recently managed to get everything up and running for gaming in Windows. It was kind of hacky, but after watching many youtube clips and reading lots of reddit threads I got it working. Everything works ok now, although the fans need to run at full blast at all times while gaming, and they’re kind of loud. However, since my apps for work are all OS independent I’m questioning my need for a mac at all. It’s an old habit to use Macs, since the build quality of Mac laptops is, and has always been top notch, which make them good choices as PC laptops as well.

My question: If I were to replace my Macbook Pro with a 2021 or 2022 Razer Blade 15 Advanced instead, would I get disappointed when it comes to performance and fan noise, compared to what I’ve got now? I’ve heard the build quality of the Razers are up there with Apple, and I’m willing to pay extra for that since I hate the plastic feel of most other PC laptops.

Anyone has the official razer blade wallpapers. I bought a razer blade advance but reformatted to do a clean install. The only wallpaper i find online or razer website is the vortex. But in slideview theres other 3 more variation of it. Would someone please share it

NEW YEARS SPECIAL! Like tittle says I have those 2 got them as gifts thought I’d give the good people of Reddit a chance at them before posting on marketplace The Razer laptop retails for $3400 would like $2800 shipped via goods and services or $2700 cash or best offer

The dji retails for $1400 would like $900 shipped or $800 local cash - SOLD TO U/ignitus_quam for asking

Willing to trade razer for bnib MacBook 16 m1 max or other bnib apple items shoot me a message with what you got

Only shipping to high trade reputable accounts

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Happy New Year!

Hello,

I'm selling my Razer Blade 15 2020 with a 4k display, an RTX 2070, 32 gb ram, and 512 GB SSD for $1200. I purchased it about half a year ago and have decided to move on because I don't need the 4k display. I purchased it with 16 gb of ram, but have upgraded it to 32gb. There are almost no blemishes or scratches on the laptop surface.

Timestamp: https://imgur.com/a/PgnVrv1

This is the Amazon link for the laptop: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08D1H19G9/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

It's currently on sale for $1618 before tax, but that model only has 16 gb of ram, whereas mine is upgraded to 32 gb. I also have the original box and the charger. Will take local cash or verified paypal + shipping. Thanks!

P.S. I have the invoice if you need proof I bought it only half a year ago.

New laptops on the website with 12th gen processors and RTX 30 series cards