and Synapse always shows it's dedicated GPU, doesn't matter whether you enable Optimus through BIOS or dedicated GPU :) I'm sad this device doesn't have Advanced Optimus at this price point. Moreover, my unit has annoying coil whine. Need to turn but perhaps I'll buy it again if they sort out the problems.
This is great, but what I'd really like to see is a comparison of the Zephyrus G14 different versions. It'd be fascinating to see how the 4060, 4070, 4080, and 4090 compare when they're all constrained by the same chassis.
I was lucky to get a G14 4080 the 1 day it was available, and I like it. QHD+ Games are running at 5-8% less fps than the 4090 numbers I've seen in reviews and it's $800 less, much much faster than 4070 numbers. I think that's the sweet spot in terms of GPUs this generation, and I'm not surprised that Nvidia and the manufacturers did send only 4070 and 4090 to reviewers so nobody knows how much of a better deal is the 4080. If you want to play 1080p I think the 4060 with a decent TGP is the best deal.
@@Mace1094 Not that I know, I've been looking everywhere before pulling the trigger. You'll find some 3Dmark results thought, and between 100-120W the 4080 and 4090 are almost the same.
@@RockyScenes the keyboard side is just a little warm, barely noticeable when playing. Most of the hot air comes out by the sides, not much from the vent under the screen. However the unpainted aluminum bottom is quite hot in the center when playing. You can't have it on your lap, it's really too hot.
Thank you so much for comparing against last year blade 14. I think the only reason why you'd go for 4070 is for DLSS3 and FG. For solo player story games I think it's better future proofing with the those but glad my 2022 blade 14 is still amazing.
Great review as always. I'm waiting for the review of Yoga/Slim Pro 9i, especially for the 14-inch. Although it's not a gaming laptop per se, I think it's a better comparison to the Blade 14.
I mean, it is by no stretch the fastest 14" gaming laptop by your own admission since the G14 with a 4090 would smoke this, making the title entirely inaccurate.
Don't forget upgradeability, which will always be a massive advantage for the Windows side (Apple will always solder everything). And the absurd pricing for high-end models.
@@nocommentarygaming2644 THIS. Games keep getting bigger and bigger, both W and Mac need a lot of RAM when you go past simple web browsing. Can't see Apple ever making an upgradable laptop that can game but hey, we also never thought they'd make lower-end iPhones 🤔
Great performance + Great Battery life! Damn the 8 core 7940HS was hanging with the 24 core i9-13950HX is some benches! Can't wait for budget 7840HS/7940HS laptops! Pheonix Range APUs is killer!!
I was lucky to get my hands on a G14 4080. The 7940HS is great but I get nowhere near the 10 hours battery life he showed, more like 6 hours working with Outlook, Teams, and a web browser, (silent profile, 50% brightness, 4080 deactivated). And I believe the battery is a little bigger than the Blade 14. My Macbook Pro M2 is doing 10 hours of real use, also a lot less than all the Apple fanboy reviewers are saying...
@@freddumartin7878 It depends on what the software is doing behind the scenes. You cannot compare your numbers with this YT playback test numbers. The Asus TUF A16 managed 12hrs of video playback with the 7940HS and 90Whr battery and 12hrs of web browsing as per Notebookcheck's test. Macbook is using an SoC which has advantages and disadvantages.
Yup well said, running hot with a browser and a few tabs. my 2022 14" broke after 4 months. WIFI chip died and took out mobo with it. I didn't even get to play any games on it. I had it replaced on warranty, but this will be my last Razer product. Design is awesome but I would expect more quality from a 2500$ product
Would love to see some coverage of the new 14" Lenovo Legion Slim 5! Seems to be very well thermally engineered with great specs balance, plus an OLED screen.
They put the wrong GPU for that price. Not only 4070 is a meh upgrade over 3070, but it also still has only 8GB of VRAM which makes it even more insulting considering the price. This is supposed to be a high-end experience for a high-end price and you get a mid-range GPU with entry-level VRAM capacity. Honestly, this is mainly Nvidia's fault, but I don't understand why Razer didn't go with 4080 here.
The real problem is that it's totally useless to boost the 4070 with 115W. It's been proved that with around 100W 4070 already released its full performance. So the rest of 15W just turned out to be nothing but heat
I just returned the blade 15 rtx4070 and pre-ordered the zenbook pro 14 from xoticpc with a 4tb ssd, 32gb ram, grizzly thermal past and the rtx4070. Returned the blade 15 due to size & reliability, would have loved to get a blade new 14 w/ bestbuy warranty and upgraded 4tb ssd and ram, but that would be 1k+ the cost of the asus
your sacrificing performance with the zenbook pro 14, its also hotter and louder then the g14 and it way more expensive, the g14 will always remain as the best 14 inch gaming laptop, the msi studio stealth 14 is the second best 14 inch gaming laptop
@marcdave9521 In comparison to razer, the g14 build quality is a big step below. I also HATE the white. I'm hoping the zenbook is nice. I'll be using it for design/ architecture work more than gaming. I'll also be upgrading all the components, including adding thermal paste
@@marcdave9521 G14 rtx 4070 timespy: 11557 Zenbook Pro 14 OLED 4070: 11437. The G14 does go up to a 4090, so I'll give you that. Buildquality and OLED screen is beautiful though, and a bit bigger as well at 14,5 inch. It's not louder than the 6800s 2022 model, haven't heard the 2023 version ramp up yet.
@@monkeyballer32 Just unpacked mine. Nicest pc laptop I've ever gotten my hands on, a lot faster than the x13 i used before. Build quality is topnotch and the screen is amazing. Fans are a bit loud under load, but that's it.
You have a misunderstanding in regards to this generation's dynamic boost . The problem is that virtually there will be zero conditions in which either the 4070 class and below line of laptops will be able to power up to 140 watts of their advertised TDP in games. Nvidia has place a voltage limit at the curve in which the diminishing returns of performance per watt are at a set point. Dynamic boost has always worked the same way; you will always see a wattage of above 115 watts in games but if you are GPU bound, then you would be granted 140 watts. The controversy is that this is literally impossible to happen for the 4070 and below line of GPUs.
Great Review, but please ,you guys need to add the Asus Zenbook pro 14 Oled 2023 to this comparison. The laptops that the blade is in catogory with are the lenovo yoga pro 9i 2023/slim pro 9i both the 16" and 14" , and the Asus Zenbook pro 14 Oled 2023. these laptops are in the same class, that's build quality , looks , fit and finish and geared to the same audience: that someone who need the performance but needs the sleek professional looks of these
I just want hoping that the Blade 14 had 2 M.2 slots like the Blade 16 with limited single sided chip only. It turns out, impossible over space limitation, unless redesign the Blade 14, just like how ASUS managed the Rog M16 & G16 with 3 blade fan & RAM Upgrades. Looks like I will have a next year version for improved design, upgradibility & software features.
I just bought one of these blade 14s and noticed that i’m not getting even close to the battery life you got. 10 hours?! I’m barely getting 2 hours at best with just web browsing and that’s after putting it on best power efficiency, and switching it to 60hz. i’m starting to think it’s a battery problem??
It's so disappointing to see that in 14:33, 120W 4080 in RB16 beats every other laptops in the list, while the 14 who claimed as 140W only comes with a 4070...
Color accuracy is fine but isn't it a shame that even now laptop displays are lagging behind desktop monitors so much in spec... Asus seems to be the only one providing an oled panel, that too in a non gaming system. There are some mini led panels about but they are very shy about telling people about it
how? Msi unveiled the 240hz oled panel on theirs. Gigabyte has always had 4k 60 oled options. Asus gives you a 1080p to 1600p 90hz to 144hz oled on the 3050/ti vivobooks. Etc. Seems pretty damn close to desktop monitors
@@siyzerix yeah they are on very niche models.. Do you see an rog/alienware/legion boasting about a mini led or oled panel on something running a 4060? Most of the regular panels struggle to produce even 300nits..
@@vivekvs1992 I see the nitro 5 at $1000 pack a QHD 165hz 100% srgb panel. And most laptops around that price have FHD or QHD 100% srgb panels being around 300 nits or more. And even asus has their vivobook pro's running OLED 90hz or 144hz 1080p panels and are around $1000 to $1500. Then there's the gigabyte aero 16 and aero 5 with 4k oled's and 3070ti's with the aero 5 packing the 150w variant. And now tell me, does the desktop space boast affordable OLED options? Where's the affordable glossy IPS displays on desktops? Where's the cheap high refresh rate desktop oled's? If desktop's were ahead, you'd be seeing at least those options? But you don't. And thats the issue nobody brings up.
I'd like to see the 2023 Alienware x14 compared to this laptop. Seems like they would have similar build quality but a big difference in price even with comparable 4060 gpus
Compare the current price of last year's 3070ti and this year's 4070. Then compare the performance of them at similar wattage. Boost for 3070ti and non boost for 4070. You'll see you're paying more for a gain of 10fps or less at 1440p, which is the screen it has.
16:10 display Brighter panel compared to the horrendous 330-350 from last model Webcam upgraded with a privacy shutter Upgradable RAM and storage Larger touchpad Just to name a few Also comes in Mercury
I agree the 'copy and paste' keyboard is a shame, particularly since this year's version is a little thicker. I don't mind the weight (the materials will make it heavy, and it's better than a lighter but plastic chassis). I'm glad the display is 16:10 and also that it's offered with AMD processors. I also don't mind being capped at the 4070, and the price to go from 16gb to 32gb of RAM is very reasonable. USB 4 is also very welcomed and the fact that both usb c ports are the 4 spec is excellent. It's just, we've been complaining about this keyboard for awhile now. There's no excuse not to improve it after all this time. At the price, we shouldn't have to settle for anything subpar, and the fact is that Razer's keyboards are subpar.
Im glad they solved so many problems of the last gen, but this laptop is way less appealing when comparing to the 4080 and 4090 equipped Asus Zephyrus g14 which is in similar price range. Sure the Blade has better build quality but the performance gap from 4080 onward is huge and Asus has an even bigger advantage with miniLED options.
I guess I don't get how you praise this laptop at all? It made some improvements over the 2022 Blade 14 sure, but it's a $2700 laptop that is beating the 3070ti Blade 14 by a small margin. The biggest issue is that the $1700 G14 basically does the same thing, while $2500 gets you the 4080 G14 that smokes the Blade 14. The higher model G14's also offer a superior mini-led panel. I love Razer and own a Blade 14 2022, but this pricing is insane. There isn't a single reason you should buy the Blade 14 over the G14, normally paying the $200-300 Razer tax was worth the build quality upgrade, but a $800 difference is a joke. At $2700 the Blade 14 is grouped with gaming laptops in an entirely different performance bracket.
razer is notorious for having quality issues with their laptops, it's like the reason they're charging so much is so that they can cover the cost of replacing them with a 2nd unit. Basically you're buying 2 laptops, it's to be expected to have problems on the first one and you send it back and they give you the 2nd one
yeah my razer blade 15 2019 couldnt be detected in synapse for 5 entire months until an update rolled around and i could finally change more rgb besides just turning it on or off and changing the brightness.
Their biggest problem righ now is that, apart from the removable 2x sodimm, the G14 offers a far superior alternative for the same price. Personally I prefer the G14 Magnesium alloy chassis and you can get a 4080 for the price of a Blade 14 with a better screen, better battery life and overall superior construction QA and customer support.
I agree with what you said until your last 2 points. ASUS has notoriously inconsistent QA and infamously poor customer support. In my personal experience Razer is much better than ASUS in those regards. Still the 2023 G14 seems to be a better buy than the 2023 Blade 14 if you're in the market for such a device.
@@andymofoincross i suppose as poor as Asus' customer support is (and I have 1st hand experience with it), their network is wider than Razer which i believe is what attracts people.
@@andymofoincross I just ordered my first Razer laptop with this year's Blade 14- interested in seeing how it feels compared to everything else. I previously had and returned the Asus G14 4080 model due to QA issues (which may have affected performance- the MSI Stealth 14 4060 laptop gave me better gaming performance!). There's no perfect machine out there, but having tried multiple new small form factor laptops this year, 4060 and 4070 seem to be where it's at for 13" and 14" laptops and the 4080 and 4090 that Asus crammed into the G14s seems pointless due to them being unable to use their full power and throttling.
@@andymofoincross I guess it will depend on the geographical region. I.E. in the EU ASUS has spare parts readily available and you can buy a new battery, charger or even the screen on some models way past the mandatory 24th month of warranty. I guess QA will vary on the model, however, RAZER is famously also horrible on QA, so I guess the moral of the story is we should always buy from a certified seller that accepts returns like in the EU where you have 14 days to return items purchased online, no questions asked, and, ofc, immediately exchange the product if something is not quite right.
I'd take the blade's design and aluminium chasis over the g14 any day of the week but it just isn't worth it when you can get better specs and performance in a cheaper and still decent machine.
Pretty disappointing that it’s limited to the 4070. I don’t care so much about the outright performance, but the 8gb of Vram not being enough for 1440p or even 1080p in some titles moving forward. I was expecting to spend 3000$ on this laptop, but with a 4080 12gb model. Now I’m going to have to reconsider my next device.
No way the battery lasts as much as they're saying. You should actually test it instead of sharing their numbers, because those aren't even close to reality.
7945HX is the fastest APU for laptops. It's also very efficient but it is using AMD's chiplet architecture which means high "idle" power draw and trash battery life.
I'm currently on a business trip and my 2022 RB14 died jsut a few days out of it's warranty. Razer have been verytaccomodating, wich is a relief. Although as I can't be here for 2-3 more weeks without a system I actually purchased the new Zenbook Pro 14" Oled. I really think you need to take a look at this unit. Bang for buck it seems miles ahead of the 2022 RB14. It certainly has some short comings but it's a way better buy vs the 2022 RB14. So far the only thing I'm missing is the Chroma keys. Take a look at this laptop I think you will be surprised.
"So I'm doing my spring cleaning, and I found last year's Razor 14 laptop". Casually pulls out a Razor 14 inch laptop with 3070ti, and tosses it aside. Wow, someone has a lot of PCs....
"Razer, give us something different and easier to work with" It's a cable, dude. big whoop. show me some competing cables that are different and easier to work with. any suggestions?
For the battery life, why does Razer rate 2022 11 hours but 2023 10 hours…while the result in the video says 2023 10 hours(ok) but 2022 8 hours(what?)?
@@andyH_England i think we can change it from “some reviewers” to “almost every other reviewer”…So far this is the only reviewer that says the battery life is improved (others even say the new generations (G14 & RB14) are debuffed in terms of battery life
you need to optimize to get more battery life, one easy way is decreasing max processor state to cripple cpu power, you could get 15 hours if you wanted.
never trust a high-end GPU model in a slim form factor notebook. If those GPUs could run at max power in such slim chassis, big sized gaming notebooks wouldn't exist as their cooling solutions would be overkill
No because the 7800X3D cannot beat a 7700X in CSGO despite having way more cache. CS GO depends solely on clock speed and the 7940HS has a 5.2Ghz single core boost which the blade 14 was probably unable to hit in that particular bench.
@@DeepteshLovesTECH Wait, I'm confused. If 7940HS cannot beat 6900HX, while the new model provides better thermal performance, and it's not the cache issue (HX to HS), then what did Ryzen improve this year?
Does anyone know if there is a program that lets you enter your pc/laptop specs and then give you are rough estimate on how it should be performing in games? New to pc-gami g and just got a new laptop. Honestly need all the help I can get 😂 pretty overwhelming
Razer has good cosmetics... but it quite expensive and is heavier than other laptops. Personally, I would go with Zephyrus G14 or the Flow X13.... There are many even cheaper options out there....
Am I the only one who would rather have a 165hz screen and/or a ryzen 7 instead of only 1tb of ssd? I just fail to see how is that enough in 2023 when 10 4k videos practically fill it up. 2tb should be minimum with a 4tb option. We buying these laptops for editing in mind aren't we? Some don't care about carrying a dongle for storage but they break, get lost, unplug, and they're far slower.
Just swap it to whatever you want. I'd rather not overpay for a part that can be easily changed after purchase. Same with RAM, if I can switch it post purchase, I'll buy it with the lowest amount available. But a cpu and screen? Those last until the laptop retires.
@@Havanu81he difference between 165hz to 240hz is minimal to unnoticeable. Same goes for a R7 to a R9. Double the ssd space is extremely noticeable and will make a laptop last much longer than a 5% faster screen/cpu. I'm sure nobody complains about having 16gb of RAM and a 2k display instead of a 4k display and 8gb on a laptop.
Yeah but with zero chance to go from 16gb to 32gb or more in RAM. Absolutely no chance for me to even think about the older model. On to next year I guess lol
Looks like a really good laptop...but not for this price:) I'm waiting for the full review of the lenovo yoga pro i9 16'. Unfortunately all of the reviews was make on the early version:(pre-production).
... no, absolutely not ! I mean, don't spare them, and be hard on them ! Such a pricey laptop MUST be compared to the Macbook industry standard ! And if the webcam on this laptop is like crap, then you should say, that it is crap compared to the Macbook. The same goes for the speakers. IT IS CRAP, right? when compared to the sound coming out of all the Macbooks. It has "the same" price tag the Macbooks have - yet, it is pretty far from their quality level. ... RAZER needs to hear this. Perhaps then and only then, something is going to happen with their scandalously overpriced products, their mediocre quality, and the tragic customer support which is underlining all of it. You know, once I was a passionate customer of Razer, while now I'm falling into the group of former Razer customers ... ... after that tragic 2022 Razer Blade 14, I was awaiting this year's model with great expectations. ... I have need of a small, portable, yet highly performing 14 inch laptop now. I checked the Razer Blade 14 reviews and because of what I've heard, I also decided to check the other brands. And after my thorough market analysis, I came to that decision to get the Zenbook 14 Pro and you may be asking why : well, because it is simply a better product. ... in my own personal head to head comparison, there are 9 pros and 9 cons for the Razer Blade 14, while there are 12 pros and 6 cons for the Zenbook.
My 4070 is limited to 80W at all performance modes for some reason, still troubleshooting with Razer, at least you're able to get 100! 😅
and Synapse always shows it's dedicated GPU, doesn't matter whether you enable Optimus through BIOS or dedicated GPU :) I'm sad this device doesn't have Advanced Optimus at this price point. Moreover, my unit has annoying coil whine. Need to turn but perhaps I'll buy it again if they sort out the problems.
This is great, but what I'd really like to see is a comparison of the Zephyrus G14 different versions. It'd be fascinating to see how the 4060, 4070, 4080, and 4090 compare when they're all constrained by the same chassis.
I was lucky to get a G14 4080 the 1 day it was available, and I like it. QHD+ Games are running at 5-8% less fps than the 4090 numbers I've seen in reviews and it's $800 less, much much faster than 4070 numbers. I think that's the sweet spot in terms of GPUs this generation, and I'm not surprised that Nvidia and the manufacturers did send only 4070 and 4090 to reviewers so nobody knows how much of a better deal is the 4080.
If you want to play 1080p I think the 4060 with a decent TGP is the best deal.
@@freddumartin7878is there an article or video on this comparing the different GPUs in the G14? Would love to see the benchmarks
@@freddumartin7878 how are the temps/keyboard heat? hot?
@@Mace1094 Not that I know, I've been looking everywhere before pulling the trigger. You'll find some 3Dmark results thought, and between 100-120W the 4080 and 4090 are almost the same.
@@RockyScenes the keyboard side is just a little warm, barely noticeable when playing. Most of the hot air comes out by the sides, not much from the vent under the screen. However the unpainted aluminum bottom is quite hot in the center when playing. You can't have it on your lap, it's really too hot.
Thank you so much for comparing against last year blade 14. I think the only reason why you'd go for 4070 is for DLSS3 and FG. For solo player story games I think it's better future proofing with the those but glad my 2022 blade 14 is still amazing.
do you still have your blade? do you still like it?
@@LIFEOFSTUFFEDANIMALShi! I still have it. It's still good =)
@@walterliou8729 Sweet, thinking of moving from mac
Great review as always. I'm waiting for the review of Yoga/Slim Pro 9i, especially for the 14-inch. Although it's not a gaming laptop per se, I think it's a better comparison to the Blade 14.
I mean, it is by no stretch the fastest 14" gaming laptop by your own admission since the G14 with a 4090 would smoke this, making the title entirely inaccurate.
Another banger vid, ty guys for the consistent quality reviews!
Just imagine how much more Apple would dominate the laptop industry if their M series chips could game. Thats really the dream computer.
If apple had a monopoly over gaming, they would increase their laptops by $1000 each😂😂
Don't forget upgradeability, which will always be a massive advantage for the Windows side (Apple will always solder everything). And the absurd pricing for high-end models.
@@nocommentarygaming2644 THIS. Games keep getting bigger and bigger, both W and Mac need a lot of RAM when you go past simple web browsing. Can't see Apple ever making an upgradable laptop that can game but hey, we also never thought they'd make lower-end iPhones 🤔
Lenovo charges ~$133 USD to upgrade from a 4060 to 4070 with the Legion pro 5 in Australia
It's razer price gouging
PLEASE share the songs used for this video!!! Absolutely delicious.
Great performance + Great Battery life! Damn the 8 core 7940HS was hanging with the 24 core i9-13950HX is some benches! Can't wait for budget 7840HS/7940HS laptops! Pheonix Range APUs is killer!!
I was lucky to get my hands on a G14 4080. The 7940HS is great but I get nowhere near the 10 hours battery life he showed, more like 6 hours working with Outlook, Teams, and a web browser, (silent profile, 50% brightness, 4080 deactivated). And I believe the battery is a little bigger than the Blade 14.
My Macbook Pro M2 is doing 10 hours of real use, also a lot less than all the Apple fanboy reviewers are saying...
@@freddumartin7878 Switch to 60hz.
@@freddumartin7878 It depends on what the software is doing behind the scenes. You cannot compare your numbers with this YT playback test numbers.
The Asus TUF A16 managed 12hrs of video playback with the 7940HS and 90Whr battery and 12hrs of web browsing as per Notebookcheck's test.
Macbook is using an SoC which has advantages and disadvantages.
I'm surprised that he got those numbers. Some other reviewers I watched are reporting much worse battery life from the Blade.
@@laszlobertapercy5210 it goes automatically to 60Hz on battery.
I bought a Razer back in 2015 that has always ran like a hot toaster.
Seems like they still can't prevent such thing.
Yup well said, running hot with a browser and a few tabs. my 2022 14" broke after 4 months. WIFI chip died and took out mobo with it. I didn't even get to play any games on it. I had it replaced on warranty, but this will be my last Razer product. Design is awesome but I would expect more quality from a 2500$ product
Would love to see some coverage of the new 14" Lenovo Legion Slim 5! Seems to be very well thermally engineered with great specs balance, plus an OLED screen.
First the TDP claim issue, and now this - good job Razer.
They put the wrong GPU for that price. Not only 4070 is a meh upgrade over 3070, but it also still has only 8GB of VRAM which makes it even more insulting considering the price. This is supposed to be a high-end experience for a high-end price and you get a mid-range GPU with entry-level VRAM capacity. Honestly, this is mainly Nvidia's fault, but I don't understand why Razer didn't go with 4080 here.
The real problem is that it's totally useless to boost the 4070 with 115W. It's been proved that with around 100W 4070 already released its full performance. So the rest of 15W just turned out to be nothing but heat
Where has this been proven where can I see this, because I’m between the Asus Zenbook pro 14in oled and this blade 14
@@vicati7536jarrods tech has a video on high power 40 series gpus
bro just found a Blade 14 lying around while spring cleaning 😂
Isn't the G14 with a 4090 the fastest 14 inch gaming laptop? Also, the Zenbook Pro 14 looks like a way better deal with that funky OLED screen.
I just returned the blade 15 rtx4070 and pre-ordered the zenbook pro 14 from xoticpc with a 4tb ssd, 32gb ram, grizzly thermal past and the rtx4070. Returned the blade 15 due to size & reliability, would have loved to get a blade new 14 w/ bestbuy warranty and upgraded 4tb ssd and ram, but that would be 1k+ the cost of the asus
your sacrificing performance with the zenbook pro 14, its also hotter and louder then the g14 and it way more expensive, the g14 will always remain as the best 14 inch gaming laptop, the msi studio stealth 14 is the second best 14 inch gaming laptop
@marcdave9521 In comparison to razer, the g14 build quality is a big step below. I also HATE the white. I'm hoping the zenbook is nice. I'll be using it for design/ architecture work more than gaming. I'll also be upgrading all the components, including adding thermal paste
@@marcdave9521 G14 rtx 4070 timespy: 11557 Zenbook Pro 14 OLED 4070: 11437. The G14 does go up to a 4090, so I'll give you that. Buildquality and OLED screen is beautiful though, and a bit bigger as well at 14,5 inch. It's not louder than the 6800s 2022 model, haven't heard the 2023 version ramp up yet.
@@monkeyballer32 Just unpacked mine. Nicest pc laptop I've ever gotten my hands on, a lot faster than the x13 i used before. Build quality is topnotch and the screen is amazing. Fans are a bit loud under load, but that's it.
You have a misunderstanding in regards to this generation's dynamic boost . The problem is that virtually there will be zero conditions in which either the 4070 class and below line of laptops will be able to power up to 140 watts of their advertised TDP in games. Nvidia has place a voltage limit at the curve in which the diminishing returns of performance per watt are at a set point. Dynamic boost has always worked the same way; you will always see a wattage of above 115 watts in games but if you are GPU bound, then you would be granted 140 watts. The controversy is that this is literally impossible to happen for the 4070 and below line of GPUs.
Great Review, but please ,you guys need to add the Asus Zenbook pro 14 Oled 2023 to this comparison. The laptops that the blade is in catogory with are the lenovo yoga pro 9i 2023/slim pro 9i both the 16" and 14" , and the Asus Zenbook pro 14 Oled 2023. these laptops are in the same class, that's build quality , looks , fit and finish and geared to the same audience: that someone who need the performance but needs the sleek professional looks of these
The prices are not for the same people.
I just want hoping that the Blade 14 had 2 M.2 slots like the Blade 16 with limited single sided chip only. It turns out, impossible over space limitation, unless redesign the Blade 14, just like how ASUS managed the Rog M16 & G16 with 3 blade fan & RAM Upgrades. Looks like I will have a next year version for improved design, upgradibility & software features.
This is not the fastest 14" , get your facts right.
*13th gen P-series is seeing a huge battery life boost, but not the H-series*
I just bought one of these blade 14s and noticed that i’m not getting even close to the battery life you got. 10 hours?! I’m barely getting 2 hours at best with just web browsing and that’s after putting it on best power efficiency, and switching it to 60hz. i’m starting to think it’s a battery problem??
Me, too. I really dont know, whats happening. Maybe 2.5 hours, if I am very conervative. :(
@HardwareCanucks what is the song playing throughout this video? It's so good!
It's so disappointing to see that in 14:33, 120W 4080 in RB16 beats every other laptops in the list, while the 14 who claimed as 140W only comes with a 4070...
I'd buy if they were on sales more.
You never see 140 W from 4070 in any laptop on the market and in reality they are 105W max and then performance flatline.
You dont change what doesn’t need to be changed. The design is the most beautiful there is of any laptop in the market.
It's interesting to see that other reviewers get way worse battery life on this year's version. thanks for the review!
Color accuracy is fine but isn't it a shame that even now laptop displays are lagging behind desktop monitors so much in spec... Asus seems to be the only one providing an oled panel, that too in a non gaming system. There are some mini led panels about but they are very shy about telling people about it
how? Msi unveiled the 240hz oled panel on theirs. Gigabyte has always had 4k 60 oled options. Asus gives you a 1080p to 1600p 90hz to 144hz oled on the 3050/ti vivobooks. Etc.
Seems pretty damn close to desktop monitors
@@siyzerix yeah they are on very niche models.. Do you see an rog/alienware/legion boasting about a mini led or oled panel on something running a 4060? Most of the regular panels struggle to produce even 300nits..
@@vivekvs1992 I see the nitro 5 at $1000 pack a QHD 165hz 100% srgb panel. And most laptops around that price have FHD or QHD 100% srgb panels being around 300 nits or more.
And even asus has their vivobook pro's running OLED 90hz or 144hz 1080p panels and are around $1000 to $1500.
Then there's the gigabyte aero 16 and aero 5 with 4k oled's and 3070ti's with the aero 5 packing the 150w variant.
And now tell me, does the desktop space boast affordable OLED options? Where's the affordable glossy IPS displays on desktops? Where's the cheap high refresh rate desktop oled's? If desktop's were ahead, you'd be seeing at least those options? But you don't. And thats the issue nobody brings up.
7:05 that was an impressive finger snap
PLEASE tell me the background song!
Wow! What a great review. Thank you for putting this out. Always love your reviews. Very informative! You are the best!
Great Video !
Looking forward to that Zephyrus G14 review! Will it be the 4090 SKU?
I'd like to see the 2023 Alienware x14 compared to this laptop. Seems like they would have similar build quality but a big difference in price even with comparable 4060 gpus
Compare the current price of last year's 3070ti and this year's 4070.
Then compare the performance of them at similar wattage. Boost for 3070ti and non boost for 4070.
You'll see you're paying more for a gain of 10fps or less at 1440p, which is the screen it has.
16:10 display
Brighter panel compared to the horrendous 330-350 from last model
Webcam upgraded with a privacy shutter
Upgradable RAM and storage
Larger touchpad
Just to name a few
Also comes in Mercury
I agree the 'copy and paste' keyboard is a shame, particularly since this year's version is a little thicker. I don't mind the weight (the materials will make it heavy, and it's better than a lighter but plastic chassis). I'm glad the display is 16:10 and also that it's offered with AMD processors. I also don't mind being capped at the 4070, and the price to go from 16gb to 32gb of RAM is very reasonable. USB 4 is also very welcomed and the fact that both usb c ports are the 4 spec is excellent. It's just, we've been complaining about this keyboard for awhile now. There's no excuse not to improve it after all this time. At the price, we shouldn't have to settle for anything subpar, and the fact is that Razer's keyboards are subpar.
Year after year Razer manages to fumble something while also releasing products at a price point that does not have any room for any shortfall.
Will there be any videos about the Asus Zephyrus g14 laptops of 2023?
Me who uses Davinci Resolve, uses 900p, probably gonna cap refresh rate to 120 anyways: "I see this as an absolute win!"
Also it's a ton cheaper now since the 24 model already came out.
Whatever you say about the RB14, a thumb up is guaranteed from me because there are just so few reviews.🎉
Im glad they solved so many problems of the last gen, but this laptop is way less appealing when comparing to the 4080 and 4090 equipped Asus Zephyrus g14 which is in similar price range. Sure the Blade has better build quality but the performance gap from 4080 onward is huge and Asus has an even bigger advantage with miniLED options.
Your paying for a significantly nicer and premium aesthetic. Not necessarily performance.
Can you take a review on Acer Helios 18 or Triton 17X in the future? Thank you.
I guess I don't get how you praise this laptop at all? It made some improvements over the 2022 Blade 14 sure, but it's a $2700 laptop that is beating the 3070ti Blade 14 by a small margin. The biggest issue is that the $1700 G14 basically does the same thing, while $2500 gets you the 4080 G14 that smokes the Blade 14. The higher model G14's also offer a superior mini-led panel. I love Razer and own a Blade 14 2022, but this pricing is insane. There isn't a single reason you should buy the Blade 14 over the G14, normally paying the $200-300 Razer tax was worth the build quality upgrade, but a $800 difference is a joke. At $2700 the Blade 14 is grouped with gaming laptops in an entirely different performance bracket.
Would love to see it compared to the Asus x13 with the 4070
Have you tested it with MSFS ?
Razer will always be on the top 3 when it comes to gaming laptops.. always a well-rounded package
Well rounded package for a stupid amount of money
for 2499$ it better be
razer is notorious for having quality issues with their laptops, it's like the reason they're charging so much is so that they can cover the cost of replacing them with a 2nd unit. Basically you're buying 2 laptops, it's to be expected to have problems on the first one and you send it back and they give you the 2nd one
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Razer Barracuda X vs razer Barracuda Pro
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yeah my razer blade 15 2019 couldnt be detected in synapse for 5 entire months until an update rolled around and i could finally change more rgb besides just turning it on or off and changing the brightness.
i do think delivering the same performance with better battery life is a worthwhile upgrade for a laptop
The RGB driver(whatever the name] is really important (based on my experience with AMCC… thought Razer and ROG have better software development
How long until the battery becomes a pillow?
Their biggest problem righ now is that, apart from the removable 2x sodimm, the G14 offers a far superior alternative for the same price. Personally I prefer the G14 Magnesium alloy chassis and you can get a 4080 for the price of a Blade 14 with a better screen, better battery life and overall superior construction QA and customer support.
I agree with what you said until your last 2 points. ASUS has notoriously inconsistent QA and infamously poor customer support. In my personal experience Razer is much better than ASUS in those regards. Still the 2023 G14 seems to be a better buy than the 2023 Blade 14 if you're in the market for such a device.
@@andymofoincross i suppose as poor as Asus' customer support is (and I have 1st hand experience with it), their network is wider than Razer which i believe is what attracts people.
@@andymofoincross I just ordered my first Razer laptop with this year's Blade 14- interested in seeing how it feels compared to everything else. I previously had and returned the Asus G14 4080 model due to QA issues (which may have affected performance- the MSI Stealth 14 4060 laptop gave me better gaming performance!). There's no perfect machine out there, but having tried multiple new small form factor laptops this year, 4060 and 4070 seem to be where it's at for 13" and 14" laptops and the 4080 and 4090 that Asus crammed into the G14s seems pointless due to them being unable to use their full power and throttling.
@@andymofoincross I guess it will depend on the geographical region. I.E. in the EU ASUS has spare parts readily available and you can buy a new battery, charger or even the screen on some models way past the mandatory 24th month of warranty. I guess QA will vary on the model, however, RAZER is famously also horrible on QA, so I guess the moral of the story is we should always buy from a certified seller that accepts returns like in the EU where you have 14 days to return items purchased online, no questions asked, and, ofc, immediately exchange the product if something is not quite right.
I'd take the blade's design and aluminium chasis over the g14 any day of the week but it just isn't worth it when you can get better specs and performance in a cheaper and still decent machine.
What would you suggest for zephyrus g16 vs m16 for 4070 4060 gpu with budget below 2K$
Tbh, I’m only interested in 14”, so comparing to other 16” is pointless for me. But cool info, appreciate the effort.
Did they fix battery bloat, touchpad software, and overheating issues??
I had to return my 2021 Blade 14, 4x. Each one had a different issue. lol
voice and image looks like not exactly synchronised.?
Will you review the Lenovo Slim Pro 9i?
What's the display response time on this version? I have the 2022 blade 14 and the screen response time is very slow.
M18 or M16 Advantage edition ?
Pretty disappointing that it’s limited to the 4070. I don’t care so much about the outright performance, but the 8gb of Vram not being enough for 1440p or even 1080p in some titles moving forward. I was expecting to spend 3000$ on this laptop, but with a 4080 12gb model. Now I’m going to have to reconsider my next device.
Zenbook Pro 14 (UX6404) please!
Why is this so expensive? Legion and Zephyrus laptops with similar config and better battery life are cheapers
I would love to see the blade 14 go full amd
The only BIG UA-camr with real criticism. Everyone else just fanboys on Razer
No way the battery lasts as much as they're saying. You should actually test it instead of sharing their numbers, because those aren't even close to reality.
Razer should have put the 7945HX in this to completely eliminate competition.
7945HX is the fastest APU for laptops. It's also very efficient but it is using AMD's chiplet architecture which means high "idle" power draw and trash battery life.
@@DeepteshLovesTECH the idle power draw can be fixed with proper drivers.
then kiss your laptop goodbye, because even intel's 13980HX cpu will actually get better battery life than 7945HX, TWICE the SOT.
Isn’t really the “fastest” 14 inch laptop when we have the G14 with a 4080 and 4090 is it?
I'm currently on a business trip and my 2022 RB14 died jsut a few days out of it's warranty. Razer have been verytaccomodating, wich is a relief. Although as I can't be here for 2-3 more weeks without a system I actually purchased the new Zenbook Pro 14" Oled. I really think you need to take a look at this unit. Bang for buck it seems miles ahead of the 2022 RB14. It certainly has some short comings but it's a way better buy vs the 2022 RB14. So far the only thing I'm missing is the Chroma keys. Take a look at this laptop I think you will be surprised.
The Machine... not more words.
"So I'm doing my spring cleaning, and I found last year's Razor 14 laptop". Casually pulls out a Razor 14 inch laptop with 3070ti, and tosses it aside. Wow, someone has a lot of PCs....
That ad spot was really fucking weird
i must be an odd one out cause i have been running razer products since 2018 and have never had a problem with synapse
I wonder when they'll update the razer book series
"Razer, give us something different and easier to work with"
It's a cable, dude. big whoop. show me some competing cables that are different and easier to work with. any suggestions?
I wonder if the 140w marketing claim will land razer in a class action lawsuit.
Waiting for folks to review Lenovo Slim Pro 9i 14 and 16.
who finds last year's blade 14 when cleaning up, well not me.
For the battery life, why does Razer rate 2022 11 hours but 2023 10 hours…while the result in the video says 2023 10 hours(ok) but 2022 8 hours(what?)?
It is weird as some reviewers have been saying that this year Razer's battery life is nowhere near as good as this review?
@@andyH_England i think we can change it from “some reviewers” to “almost every other reviewer”…So far this is the only reviewer that says the battery life is improved (others even say the new generations (G14 & RB14) are debuffed in terms of battery life
@@crearg8259 yea all other reviewers got half of what he got. Around 5-6 hours max.
you need to optimize to get more battery life, one easy way is decreasing max processor state to cripple cpu power, you could get 15 hours if you wanted.
never trust a high-end GPU model in a slim form factor notebook.
If those GPUs could run at max power in such slim chassis, big sized gaming notebooks wouldn't exist as their cooling solutions would be overkill
I love to hate the dry jokes and I keep coming back for more. :)
I can see a 20% bump in price and it's still 6900HX, don't know what will happen with 7xxx and RTX 4xxx... OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
I did spring cleanup and no laptop for me...
I think CS:GO FPS is due to the larger L1-L3 cache of 6900HX compared with 7940HS, since it’s more CPU-intensive than the other games.
No because the 7800X3D cannot beat a 7700X in CSGO despite having way more cache.
CS GO depends solely on clock speed and the 7940HS has a 5.2Ghz single core boost which the blade 14 was probably unable to hit in that particular bench.
@@DeepteshLovesTECH Wait, I'm confused. If 7940HS cannot beat 6900HX, while the new model provides better thermal performance, and it's not the cache issue (HX to HS), then what did Ryzen improve this year?
Does anyone know if there is a program that lets you enter your pc/laptop specs and then give you are rough estimate on how it should be performing in games? New to pc-gami g and just got a new laptop. Honestly need all the help I can get 😂 pretty overwhelming
Razer has good cosmetics... but it quite expensive and is heavier than other laptops. Personally, I would go with Zephyrus G14 or the Flow X13.... There are many even cheaper options out there....
Am I the only one who would rather have a 165hz screen and/or a ryzen 7 instead of only 1tb of ssd? I just fail to see how is that enough in 2023 when 10 4k videos practically fill it up. 2tb should be minimum with a 4tb option. We buying these laptops for editing in mind aren't we? Some don't care about carrying a dongle for storage but they break, get lost, unplug, and they're far slower.
Amazing video as usual tho. I'm quick to complain but fail to complement your great job as usual ❤
Just swap it to whatever you want. I'd rather not overpay for a part that can be easily changed after purchase. Same with RAM, if I can switch it post purchase, I'll buy it with the lowest amount available. But a cpu and screen? Those last until the laptop retires.
@@Havanu81he difference between 165hz to 240hz is minimal to unnoticeable. Same goes for a R7 to a R9. Double the ssd space is extremely noticeable and will make a laptop last much longer than a 5% faster screen/cpu.
I'm sure nobody complains about having 16gb of RAM and a 2k display instead of a 4k display and 8gb on a laptop.
@@JoselitoBurrito 1. Take screwdriver. 2. Replace NVME. 3. Replace RAM. 4.Done.
Razer, kindly ignore his complains about the cord.
Why isn't the speaker compare to the MacBook a fair comparison? It's a thinner and cheaper machine.
i like optical keybo switch:
who else feels like this would be viable *without* the 4070?
So buy last year’s model. Got it!
Isn’t that the obvious choice in general since it’s a higher chance that last year’s is most likely on sale
Yeah but with zero chance to go from 16gb to 32gb or more in RAM. Absolutely no chance for me to even think about the older model. On to next year I guess lol
Looks like a really good laptop...but not for this price:)
I'm waiting for the full review of the lenovo yoga pro i9 16'. Unfortunately all of the reviews was make on the early version:(pre-production).
All Razer's laptops seems be faulty... they will never learn.
*Definitely Razer Tax! NOT RTX Tax!*
Razer laptops are always getting expensive and reliability and quality going down each year
... no, absolutely not !
I mean, don't spare them, and be hard on them ! Such a pricey laptop MUST be compared to the Macbook industry standard ! And if the webcam on this laptop is like crap, then you should say, that it is crap compared to the Macbook. The same goes for the speakers. IT IS CRAP, right? when compared to the sound coming out of all the Macbooks. It has "the same" price tag the Macbooks have - yet, it is pretty far from their quality level.
... RAZER needs to hear this. Perhaps then and only then, something is going to happen with their scandalously overpriced products, their mediocre quality, and the tragic customer support which is underlining all of it. You know, once I was a passionate customer of Razer, while now I'm falling into the group of former Razer customers ...
... after that tragic 2022 Razer Blade 14, I was awaiting this year's model with great expectations.
... I have need of a small, portable, yet highly performing 14 inch laptop now. I checked the Razer Blade 14 reviews and because of what I've heard, I also decided to check the other brands. And after my thorough market analysis, I came to that decision to get the Zenbook 14 Pro and you may be asking why : well, because it is simply a better product.
... in my own personal head to head comparison, there are 9 pros and 9 cons for the Razer Blade 14, while there are 12 pros and 6 cons for the Zenbook.
2 year lifespan included at no extra cost😂
Can i have your old (2022) Blade? :)
Am I the only one that hates razor's logo?
Me too, looks like a child toy
I am with you, tacky