I bought one of these last month and I was initially annoyed when video output through Thunderbolt did not work. However, after updating everything (Windows, firmware, Nvidia drivers, Synapse), everything works perfectly now. I love my Razer now. Honestly, 3070 Ti was just fine last generation, but with these new 4nm graphics chips, it's so much quieter now. There's finally a great gaming laptop that isn't a sweaty mess when it comes to everything else. I still think a MacBook Pro 16" is a better laptop for most people and is actually cheaper, but for those who want to game, the Razer 16 is the one to get, and if you look at the price to performance ratio, I think the 4080 model is the best bang for the buck.
You make some great points and I agree on the MacBook Pro front, I have a m1max 16" and its an amazing machine as long as you don't want to game! for everyday computing and work it is amazing.
It's worth it. They basically fixed all the real problems with the blade: overheating, speakers, and throttling. I got the $4,000 blade last year and I have experienced these problems personally. I am a little sad and I felt the proverbial punch in the gut of buyers remorse, but my machine is fine for everything I need to do and still performs great. It just seems like the blade took a huge jump in performance this year. The new blade is a great purchase and the model you have is priced well for a premium gaming laptop.
I know your pain. I just spent a small fortune on a blade 17 4k a few months before the new range was announced! I was convinced this get was going to be nothing special but how wrong I was :(
Got this exact model for 2.2k£ a couple of days ago, open box refurbished, pretty much new, benchmarks and temps check out, too, it's an amazing machine.
Thanks for the review. Today I ordered the Blade 18 with 4080, which I think is a sweet spot, which I will use for software development and occasional gaming. This year Razer really listened to the users and improved their design in many aspects.
@Mash IT by the way, you should install the new BIOS and MCU firmware (out since yesterday) which should add some new fan control option and fine tuning of the touch pad.
I did download it but I didn’t want to install it until I finished the review just to keep it consistent. I am half way through my deep dive so will show any results from the bios in that. I like the way the bios download now shows I synapse, saves me constantly checking razer support
Such a wonderful review, thanks for the highly detailed review sir! Thumbs up'd and subbed! I ordered the base model of this machine with the i9 RTX 4060, I hope it's still just as good as the 4080 in this!
I like Razer design. Clean, minimalist, the real pro vibe without showmanship. I am happy it's thicker to get more performance which is more important for long term use. If I were forced to find a con, I'd say the lack of numpad in a large chassis, the lack of secondary function backlit (in UK). And of course price. (For broke asses like me, Asus is still a sweet spot) But hey we can hope for black Friday lol
haha yeah, it hurts me each time I have to buy a review unit and we plough all the money we make on the channel into buying new models, it can be really difficult at times
I personally wouldn't have bought it if it did have a numpad because that would have meant the keyboard is off to the side and the speakers would probably be rear firing. Do not like that.
Solid review. I have the 4090 version with mini LED. It's a beast and achieved over 32K in Cinabench R23 with an undervolt and overclock. I obviously won't be pushing the laptop that hard all the time and enjoy just keeping it in balanced mode with the fans at max when gaming. I am disappointed in the fact that it doesn't have a built in ethernet port. I can say that I have seen games kick the CPU up to 100C which I also don't like, which is why I undervolted a bit to keep temps under control.
wow you have hit 32k? what UV are you using? I am at -0.125 and managed almost 31k. I am not overclocking, just undervolting I may try and push the cores some more but as we are wattage limited I don't think it will improve things much. Yes, the ethernet was my only real gripe which is actually pretty good if only 1 thing annoys me. And yes I get the odd spike to 100c on default settings but its less with my undervolt. I am half way through my deep dive video where I am recording all my tweaking of the CPU, hopefully that will be out next week
@@MashITTech I'm using Intel XTU and have the P cores undervolted to -.150V, Cache undervolted at -.095V, and the E Cores are undervolted to -.100V. I then cranked all the dials on Synapse in the overclock section to the max and let Cinebench rip. It was just 1 run and not a continues 10 minutes, but my exact score was 32,539. I was blown away by that. Looking forward to your deep dive video!
I bought the 15" Razer Advance model with the NVIDIA 3080 when it came out. It has been a great laptop, and never let me down, even when I hit the key hard to kill that last crystal clear monster. So I am on the waiting list for the new 16" 4090. As Grumpy said, it is pricey, and the heating issue is troubling. But I have used a cooling pad on the one I have now with no problems.
I love it! And no, you are not crazy! -- You got what you felt is the right laptop for you, so all power to you! I do have the M1 Max and the Razer Blade 15 OLEd [2022], and I find myself using the Razer blade more and more, just because of the 3D work I do, where it is better with video card that has cuda cores. The 2023 Razer blade and the 2024 [since they are almost the same], are great machines, but I think I'm sticking to my Razer Blade 15 Oled, for another few years, maybe a couple more before changing, since it is still meeting the needs I have, and what I through at it in terms of 3D work, or even video games from time to time! Great breakdown!
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Nice review! I am going to replace my M1 Max macbook pro with this unit. More versatile and that CPU is pretty astounding. Only reason I liked the mac was the audio, but it looks like Razer's much better this year (not the same level as Mac, but much improved in that area) so this becomes a solid choice
@@andyH_England Exactly. I find I'm constantly irritated with Mac because, I can do almost anything I want, if I want to jump through hoops. I can run the VMs I want for various studies I'm doing, but either I deal with the performance hit of the translation layer, or I hit application issues, for example. Obviously, gaming is possible, but far from ideal on the Mac (needing multiple subscriptions for most of the games). Only real reason I have it still is for facetime and such, but iPads do that role just fine and I have an ipad pro already, so the mac just becomes redundant. And 5-5.5 hours battery life is actually quite decent. I'm generally close to a plug and even at a coffee shop, a couple of hours is fine for my needs, so the razer is a solid choice this year. And I always loved their designs.
I do love Macs but find Mac OS really restrictive too and I come from a linux and unix background. M1 has just made things worse despite its amazing performance and battery
@@MashITTech yes, Apple silicon Macs are fantastic but for me, we see them prosper as ultrabooks but compromised as workhorses especially now intel has stepped up their game. Competition is good though.
I can't stop complaining about the prices this year, what's wrong with me? am I not the right customer for these or they are just heavily overpriced? (In my country the prices are more expensive by 50%)
@@Ghost-jx5hjYou have no knowledge of what money is because you would know how overpriced that is but you still depend on your daddy to pay your bills
For all the people who have small budgets, buy a medion erazer gaming laptop its reliable and they build their laptops very good based on performance ! They also have good upgradable options. Medion a germand brand
Looking very good, nice to see closer to a no-compromise machine. Battery life is not good enough for me though, so... I'm in the Ryzen (w/USB4) + miniLed waiting room here. Thanks for the review!
Yeah, I wonder if any one will be brave enough to make a Ryzen with USB4 and miniLED? It feels like every Ryzen release has been deliberately gimped! Its the same with Ryzen ultrabooks, only Lenovo is putting out any premium Ryzen U laptops when they are such great chips everyone should be using them!!!
@@MashITTech I have noticed the same thing about premium Ryzen machines. And I'm not satisfied with compromises so until someone makes something worthy I'll keep using what I have!
Thanks mate. I am half way through my deep dive video and will covering CPU tweaking in great detail! I hope to get the 18 soon too, love the 16 but I think the 18 may suit me better
@@MashITTech If you get an 18”, please do a series of reviews. The expanded enclosures are welcomed and I expect increased life expectancy due to efficiency cores and better cooling. Your reviews are very, very good. Keep pushing out content.
Hi there, love the channel and this video. Do you think it is worth upgrading to the 4080 or 4090 from a 3080 Alienware M17? Very tempted - but I get great performance, so might be better to skip a generation!
I wish there was an affordable spec of the Razer blade 16, I just love the whole quality of the build but I just wanna play games like Diablo 4 and do not need that much power.
Great review as always! Think I’m still leaning towards Alienware m18 or last years x17r2 with the qhd option. What do you think about the new m18? And you plan on reviewing it? I need to order something soon haha
The laptops really just solidly built. Its only missing 3 things to be perfect. Needs ethernet of course lol, Macbook like speakers , haptic touchpad, and an oled display. It would literally be perfect then.
yeah, they put the ethernet on the 17 and 18 so its a real shame the 16 is missing, and there is no reason for it as they increased the thickness on the 16. Speakers are a big improvement over the 15 but yeah, nothing beats the MBP16 speakers 😃
Unless I missed it, according to this, the two USB-C ports are both Thunderbolt? Does this mean both ports will go through the integrated rather than dedicated GPU if using a monitor? Could you test this? It was annoying seeing that happen on a bunch of laptops last year, speaking from experience as an m15 R7 Alienware owner. Companies really need to add a mini-DP port or another USB-C non thunderbolt port instead of just chucking more thunderbolt ports on there....
They are both thunderbolt 4. I have used high speed drives on both but not monitors! Let me check that for when I get in the office (having a night off tonight, the wife is feeling neglected 😂 )
@@MashITTech Ok awesome that would be great if you could test it at some point. Just would be a shame if it can't use G-sync over display port with a monitor because the iGPU is being used since its a Thunderbolt Port.
Shame they still can't sort out the problem with the secondary keys on the keyboard not lighting up except on the US keyboard layout. And no reviewers outside the US mention this in their reviews.
I try and mention this in every Razer Blade review! I also hound Razer constantly about it as it drives me insane!!! I feel like we are second class citizens yet still expected to pay the crazy razer prices
Great review. I'm almost decided on this unit. But one question. Does the screen go fully flat? If not how far does the screen go? I like that with my Lenovo X1 Carbon.
Thanks mate, unfortunately the screen does not go flat like the Lenovos and the thumbnail is pretty much the max the screen goes back. The only gaming laptops I know that go flat are the Lenovo legions
Hi may i know your custom profile for gaming? Do you switch CPU to boost and GPU to high? Do you also max out fan settings? Do share what is your best custom profile for gaming or do you stick to a balanced profile? 😎
Hi, thank you for your detailed video.. right now I am really confused whether i should go for this one or Alienware m16 (both 4060). Right now I am studying animation so display is pretty much essential for me since i have to draw and color. And could you please tell me about how RB's service quality is, I mean they and infamous for their customer service, is it still like that and how has their laptop had so many issues (I don't want to spend my money on something that bites me back)... Please help
That's a really hard call. I love that QHD screen, it is really beautiful but I prefer the X17 hands down over the m15r7. Personally I would take the X17
I got fooled by all these reviews which said that razer 16 is so much cooler. As soon as I started using mine it reached 100c. I even put cpu to low and increased fan speed as much as possible
Nice review, Does your left pawn rest get hot when you game? My 4090 version gets very hot when gaming. Also when I play Hogwarts I couldn't get high wattage consistently. It usually drops back to 100 watts after a while of playing. Is it an optimization thing from game developer or do you have the same issue?
Thanks mate. No my palm rest gets Luke warm only (and I have tested in all profiles). I don't play Hogwarts but have played hours of war zone and Apex and my GPU seems to sit between 150-170 even in extended sessions. How are your temps when it drops back to 100w?
@@MashITTech Just above 70 and it usually happen after about 40 minutes. I think it is the game's issue cuz it doesn't happen with other games and it sometimes wouldn't even respond to my left mouse click.
sir want to ask a small question. The legion 7 2021 has r7 5800h and cinebench r23 score 12000+ and the legion slim 7 2022 has 12700h and cb23 score 17000 what is the difference actually in games or other editing oerformances will it be just faster (obviously) or able to do the task that can't be done by 5800h or whata the difference? what do you think
I am now selling my Zephyrus G15 and ordering this machine ! Thank you for the review. Do you think it’s worth the extra $400 to order 4070 over the 4060 ? I currently have a 3060 in the g15 and am happy with its performance so I’m having a tough time choosing 4060 or 4070 variant.
Everybody clowns on the 4070 this year but it's actually a worthwhile upgrade from the 4060. According to UserBenchmark numbers, it seems like 4070 is 16% faster than the 4060, and considering the 11% price difference, that means it's worth it. The main issue is that going from 4070 to 4080 is a 43% performance difference for a 20% price difference, so there's an obvious performance gap there. Just as long as you understand that there are two tiers of performance improvement from 4070 to 4080, whereas there is one tier of performance improvement from 4060 to 4070, I think the 4070 is a good buy.
the 4070 is a bit of a rubbish option. My advice would be get the 4060 or save the extra for the 4080! 4070 isn't much better than 4060. 4060 is a nice boost over 3060 too so you should be happy with even that card :)
@@MashITTech thanks a lot! Tempting. Thanks for the review. Looks like a great all around tool for gaming and creative work. Can you do some Davinci testing on it?
great review! would this model support a dual monitor setup via the thunderbolt4 with a lenovo gen 2 hub? short on desk space so everything is connected to the hub but the power supply and the aforementioned thunderbolt4…currently using a lenovo t15
Sir. Good to see. More impressive intro/contents. just can you give me a small advise How will the legion 7 2021 5800h 3070 perform. Exactly the model you reviewed in 2021? I see legion 7 2022 6700m is not much performance uograde and 12800hx 3070ti is crazy expensive. So what do you think. Will it give a good performance in blender , davinchi, and games?
in my country(nepal) laptops cannot be directly brought from stores like bestbuy, amazon so we need to buy from shops laptops stores so they sell expensive
hey mate, add me to instagram and send me a message and we can chat about it. I still think the 2021 legion 7 is a great buy as I said the other day but I can easily answer any questions you have over a chat 👍
I cover everything from ultrabook to gaming laptop to peripherals. I just reviewed the new galaxy book3 360 before this one but there is not much else being released ATM
Is your blade 16 still running well after 4 months? After going through 3 laptops so far all with some sort of problem I've decided to order the exact same blade 16.
Which laptops have you been through so far? My blade 16 is still rock solid but I have to be honest I find myself using the blade 14 more atm despite it being nowhere near as powerful!
@@MashITTech 2 Alienware X16s and a Lenovo Legion 7i, I wanted the blade 18 but it had a screen flicker problem a while ago and while I've seen that they've released a fix I think some people might still be having the issue and after going through 3 laptops I'd rather sacrifice the bigger screen for one that has less chance of causing me problems, it also helps that its on sale on amazon at the moment.
wow that is some bad luck! I still haven't tried the blade 18 yet, I would love to get one in but I still have 5 laptops in the office that I need to review! The Blade 16 is a good choice, especially if its on sale, that was one of its only gripes being it is so expensive. I love the fact the CPU is unlocked and it works well in silent, balanced and custom as well as on a 100w PD charger!
@@MashITTech Yes I've seen you're other videos on it, it's grate that they let people who want to undervolt there laptop if they want which is more than I can say for a certain other company (Dell), I've never undervolted a PC before myself and I don't have the patience to try but it's great that it's there for the people who like to do that sort of thing.
It made a big improvement in performance on my blade 16 so was well worth the effort, if you want to give it a go just message me on insta and I will help you through it. I also managed to get hold of a Kingston fury 5600mhz kit which works perfectly at its rated 5600mhz speed unlike the alienware m16/m18 which run at 5200 👍
I bought a blade 16 4090 and its a beast. I was coming from desktop 3070. But temps at minimal work is at 60c but never crossed 90c even with heavy gaming. Is there anything i can do reduce temps on minimal work?
Well if money is no object then get the 16, it has a more powerful GPU and the CPU is better for video editing. It also has a bigger screen if you are editing on the go and an SD card slot. That said, since getting the blade 14 I have hardly used the 16! It is so much lighter and more portable, keeps quieter on idle than the 16 and has much better battery life. The blade 14 handles my davinci resolve multi 4k stream projects really well
GOOD REVIEW, Ethernet always will be the speed highway of multi-tasking networks VPN & various data tasks Razor relying on wifi 6 with no built in Sim? Not a power house or workstation for professionals do a review on the DELL PRECISION RTX its something I would look into👍
Hey, the Blade 14 2022 seems to have a better anti smudge coating? I have them besides and the Blade 14 is much more resistent to fingerprints. Putting my fingers on both, the Blade 16 immediately gets dirty.
Oh really! I have the 2021 blade 14 and it is a smudge magnet! I don’t have the 2022 to compare. I did notice it was about the same as the 15 and 17 from last year though
im thinking of getting a 4080, im between the legion pro 7, scar 16, what should i get, any other options? this seems a little overprice compared to the others
the legion pro 7 is probably the best value but the really cut out a lot of the good features this year so I am refusing to review it but although the blade 16 is a little more expensive I have been really impressed with it, a big step up from razer
Thanks for the review. I guess I'm waiting for Razer to bring the new Ryzen 7xxxX3D in a 16 inch like the one above. Anyone knows if thats something thats on razers roadmap?
One observation made in this review was about performance on battery life being excellent but I was taken aback when you said that intel are always excellent on battery. From my personal experience and also nearly every other reviewer intel's performance on battery is very poor... Were you getting mixed up with Ryzen 6000 series laptops by any chance? Or was that part actually just sarcasm that totally went over my head?
Sorry if I wasn’t clear, I was talking about the performance on battery not battery life or efficiency. Ryzen battery is MUCH better but ryzen (5000 and 6000, I havent tested 7000 yet) throttles the cpus more on battery so they don’t feel as snappy as intel. Battery life and efficiency as usual is dire with intel and this is something intel really need to improve. I had hoped when intel released the 12th gen the efficiency cores would help but it’s been some kind of intel joke!
@@MashITTech ahhh right okay yeah yeah that makes sense - tbh I think my brain is just having a slow day. Now that you've said that it makes total sense. Thanks for clearing it up🙂
is there a big difference between the 4080 and 4090? i got the 4080 in cart the 4090 is out of stock, total is 4,236.98 i added elite warranty, i think it would be great i do a lot of 3d modeling, was making up my mind between the legion and this one but they took some of the cool features out on the legion this year.. wonder how many hours i can get if im just coding on vs code.. was going to get the 18 inch but they don't have the mini led option for that one. that's a shame
The 4090 is approximately 10% faster depending on game/app. It also has the benefit of 16gb vram which will help for your 3d modelling. If you are just coding in VScode and switch to 60hz and tweak the laptop a little you will probably get 4-5 hours battery
@@MashITTech Yea thanks, i was going to get the 18 inch but thats almost 6000 if i get the warranty with it, and not sure if the 18 inch is mini led too. not sure if i should wait for the 4090 or just get it as it is - GeForce RTX 4080 - Dual UHD+FHD+ Mini-LED - Intel® Core™ i9-13950HX - 1 TB SSD - 32 GB - Mercury - US Layout
Razer is pricing this way too high. The Asus Zephyrus M16 with a 4090 is $500CAD cheaper than this model from Razer. I don't see anything here that justifies that higher cost.
the strange thing is, in the UK Asus is a similar price! I guess if there is a big difference then the Asus M16 could be the better option. I have to say though, I wasn't impressed with last years Asus build quality but performance was spot on
@@MashITTech So I can assume that a keyboard cover made for the 2022 blade 15 will fit on the blade 16 keyboard right? Also great review btw! Absolutely love ur content!
Gary is the other half of Mash IT, you may see him make the odd cameo but he does most of the editing whilst I write all the scripts and film the videos
it is larger and thicker but not by a massive amount. If the sleeve for the 15 is tight then the 16 will not fit but if there is some play it should fit fine
@MashITTech Hey thanks for the reply! Also, I've been scouring reddit, forums and videos, and the last big choice I have to make, for my budget is a 3080ti or 4060? The 3080ti is with a 144hz 4k uhd And the 4060 is with a 240hz qhd. At the moment, there's a couple of deals in Aus for some blades with those cards.
Does yours have crackling/popping speakers? After updating all the Realtek/THX drivers it crackles and pops from the left speaker. Drives me nuts. I've factory reset and paused all updates to see if it does it, and it sounds great before the driver updates.
@@gdraskovic yeah a bunch of firmware/driver updates have dropped over the last week and I no longer have any issues with audio or screen flicker after testing it without external monitor and speakers.
I know! U.K. and EU pricing is insane 😂 I just ordered the blade 18 after months of putting it off as it is another £3800 and that’s not even the 4090 version
I bought one of these last month and I was initially annoyed when video output through Thunderbolt did not work. However, after updating everything (Windows, firmware, Nvidia drivers, Synapse), everything works perfectly now. I love my Razer now. Honestly, 3070 Ti was just fine last generation, but with these new 4nm graphics chips, it's so much quieter now. There's finally a great gaming laptop that isn't a sweaty mess when it comes to everything else. I still think a MacBook Pro 16" is a better laptop for most people and is actually cheaper, but for those who want to game, the Razer 16 is the one to get, and if you look at the price to performance ratio, I think the 4080 model is the best bang for the buck.
You make some great points and I agree on the MacBook Pro front, I have a m1max 16" and its an amazing machine as long as you don't want to game! for everyday computing and work it is amazing.
How much better do u think . im considering upgrading from 3070ti asus m16
It's worth it. They basically fixed all the real problems with the blade: overheating, speakers, and throttling.
I got the $4,000 blade last year and I have experienced these problems personally.
I am a little sad and I felt the proverbial punch in the gut of buyers remorse, but my machine is fine for everything I need to do and still performs great.
It just seems like the blade took a huge jump in performance this year.
The new blade is a great purchase and the model you have is priced well for a premium gaming laptop.
I know your pain. I just spent a small fortune on a blade 17 4k a few months before the new range was announced! I was convinced this get was going to be nothing special but how wrong I was :(
are u still enjoying it ?
Dont worry. I have 4090 blade 16 and it still runs hot. It is at 60c while regular browsing but never crossed 90 even with heavy gaming.
Is the 2023 Blade 15 still experiencing those problems man?
Just got this. This will be my first gaming laptop in a decade. I wonder how the tech evolved.
Hope you enjoy it, I love mine
Got this exact model for 2.2k£ a couple of days ago, open box refurbished, pretty much new, benchmarks and temps check out, too, it's an amazing machine.
Thanks for the review. Today I ordered the Blade 18 with 4080, which I think is a sweet spot, which I will use for software development and occasional gaming. This year Razer really listened to the users and improved their design in many aspects.
I really want to get the 18 soon too 👍
@Mash IT by the way, you should install the new BIOS and MCU firmware (out since yesterday) which should add some new fan control option and fine tuning of the touch pad.
I did download it but I didn’t want to install it until I finished the review just to keep it consistent. I am half way through my deep dive so will show any results from the bios in that. I like the way the bios download now shows I synapse, saves me constantly checking razer support
The keyboard is too small on the 18 imo, they easily could've added a numpad there.
Such a wonderful review, thanks for the highly detailed review sir! Thumbs up'd and subbed! I ordered the base model of this machine with the i9 RTX 4060, I hope it's still just as good as the 4080 in this!
I want the Same one. Pls tell me its worth it
Got it few weeks ago - run like a beast, mainly doing 3D, rendering no complains. A bit loud when gaming but that's all. Lot of value for the money!
that's awesome how many hours of battery life you get?
@@angelanguiano4338 I haven't used it much with battery alone, but my guess is ~3hrs - charged at 80%, mixed with rendering and office task!
still enoyin it?
So far so good !@@warrenlee6847
I like Razer design. Clean, minimalist, the real pro vibe without showmanship. I am happy it's thicker to get more performance which is more important for long term use. If I were forced to find a con, I'd say the lack of numpad in a large chassis, the lack of secondary function backlit (in UK). And of course price. (For broke asses like me, Asus is still a sweet spot)
But hey we can hope for black Friday lol
haha yeah, it hurts me each time I have to buy a review unit and we plough all the money we make on the channel into buying new models, it can be really difficult at times
I personally wouldn't have bought it if it did have a numpad because that would have meant the keyboard is off to the side and the speakers would probably be rear firing. Do not like that.
Solid review. I have the 4090 version with mini LED. It's a beast and achieved over 32K in Cinabench R23 with an undervolt and overclock. I obviously won't be pushing the laptop that hard all the time and enjoy just keeping it in balanced mode with the fans at max when gaming. I am disappointed in the fact that it doesn't have a built in ethernet port. I can say that I have seen games kick the CPU up to 100C which I also don't like, which is why I undervolted a bit to keep temps under control.
wow you have hit 32k? what UV are you using? I am at -0.125 and managed almost 31k. I am not overclocking, just undervolting I may try and push the cores some more but as we are wattage limited I don't think it will improve things much. Yes, the ethernet was my only real gripe which is actually pretty good if only 1 thing annoys me. And yes I get the odd spike to 100c on default settings but its less with my undervolt. I am half way through my deep dive video where I am recording all my tweaking of the CPU, hopefully that will be out next week
@@MashITTech I'm using Intel XTU and have the P cores undervolted to -.150V, Cache undervolted at -.095V, and the E Cores are undervolted to -.100V. I then cranked all the dials on Synapse in the overclock section to the max and let Cinebench rip. It was just 1 run and not a continues 10 minutes, but my exact score was 32,539. I was blown away by that. Looking forward to your deep dive video!
Nice review! Waiting for the in-depth hopefully with some undervolting experiments. Thanks, as always :)
Already half way through that video, it should be out next week :)
I bought the 15" Razer Advance model with the NVIDIA 3080 when it came out. It has been a great laptop, and never let me down, even when I hit the key hard to kill that last crystal clear monster. So I am on the waiting list for the new 16" 4090. As Grumpy said, it is pricey, and the heating issue is troubling. But I have used a cooling pad on the one I have now with no problems.
what cooling pat are you using?
I'm happy they made it this upgradable. a very good machine.
I love it!
And no, you are not crazy! -- You got what you felt is the right laptop for you, so all power to you!
I do have the M1 Max and the Razer Blade 15 OLEd [2022], and I find myself using the Razer blade more and more, just because of the 3D work I do, where it is better with video card that has cuda cores.
The 2023 Razer blade and the 2024 [since they are almost the same], are great machines, but I think I'm sticking to my Razer Blade 15 Oled, for another few years, maybe a couple more before changing, since it is still meeting the needs I have, and what I through at it in terms of 3D work, or even video games from time to time!
Great breakdown!
Wow what a game changing review sir. Fully detailed. What an excellent intro of laptop. I have to say just excellent. Thanks
Thank you so much for the kind words and we really appreciate it. Moving to much larger office has allowed us to try and much the videos much more professional looking so really glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the review! Just ordered a Blade 16 today, with the miniLED display and RTX4090. I can’t wait to get it!
I really wanted to get a mini led in to test but they still haven’t showed up in the U.K. yet
Nice review! I am going to replace my M1 Max macbook pro with this unit. More versatile and that CPU is pretty astounding. Only reason I liked the mac was the audio, but it looks like Razer's much better this year (not the same level as Mac, but much improved in that area) so this becomes a solid choice
Yes, Razer is the Apple of Windows and a good choice if you are moving OS because you need more versatility.
@@andyH_England Exactly. I find I'm constantly irritated with Mac because, I can do almost anything I want, if I want to jump through hoops. I can run the VMs I want for various studies I'm doing, but either I deal with the performance hit of the translation layer, or I hit application issues, for example. Obviously, gaming is possible, but far from ideal on the Mac (needing multiple subscriptions for most of the games). Only real reason I have it still is for facetime and such, but iPads do that role just fine and I have an ipad pro already, so the mac just becomes redundant. And 5-5.5 hours battery life is actually quite decent. I'm generally close to a plug and even at a coffee shop, a couple of hours is fine for my needs, so the razer is a solid choice this year. And I always loved their designs.
@@mikerahl123 Enjoy!
I do love Macs but find Mac OS really restrictive too and I come from a linux and unix background. M1 has just made things worse despite its amazing performance and battery
@@MashITTech yes, Apple silicon Macs are fantastic but for me, we see them prosper as ultrabooks but compromised as workhorses especially now intel has stepped up their game. Competition is good though.
one more thing I love your reviews so understand channel for sure, the way you make your reviews are just on point and the past is perfect
Thank you mate :)
I can't stop complaining about the prices this year, what's wrong with me? am I not the right customer for these or they are just heavily overpriced? (In my country the prices are more expensive by 50%)
Poor
@@Ghost-jx5hjYou have no knowledge of what money is because you would know how overpriced that is but you still depend on your daddy to pay your bills
@@M7CKis your offer still valid?
They are overpriced but also you arent the right target
I don't like Razors products but am watching this for ur channel support!
Thank you, I really appreciate it
@@MashITTech no worries
Regarding the ethernet complaint, you can just get a Thunderbolt or USB-C dongle with ethernet and the problem is solved with a slimmer device.
that is true. But considering this blade 16 is the same thickness as the blade 17 that has the ethernet port is the only reason I moaned about it.
Wow❤❤this is the most helpful review!! looking forward to Alienware X16 review!!
Thank you mate! I keep checking my dell status page everyday waiting for dell to ship the damn thing 😄 hopefully not long now
@@MashITTech I ordered a x16 for $2200 USD with all the stackable discounts. Hoping the 4080 is sufficient.
Wtf! That is a mental price 😂 you are so lucky! Best price I could get was £3200 which is about $3900. I hate living in the U.K. 😢
I hope they make 2024 model options with both Intel and AMD. And having mug-switch.
For all the people who have small budgets, buy a medion erazer gaming laptop its reliable and they build their laptops very good based on performance ! They also have good upgradable options. Medion a germand brand
Looking very good, nice to see closer to a no-compromise machine. Battery life is not good enough for me though, so...
I'm in the Ryzen (w/USB4) + miniLed waiting room here.
Thanks for the review!
Yeah, I wonder if any one will be brave enough to make a Ryzen with USB4 and miniLED? It feels like every Ryzen release has been deliberately gimped! Its the same with Ryzen ultrabooks, only Lenovo is putting out any premium Ryzen U laptops when they are such great chips everyone should be using them!!!
@@MashITTech I have noticed the same thing about premium Ryzen machines. And I'm not satisfied with compromises so until someone makes something worthy I'll keep using what I have!
That intro is something else)
Thanks so much, we are really trying hard to up the review quality this year!
Great review and looking forward to more in depth testing. I am looking at the 18” and getting closer to purchase.
Thanks mate. I am half way through my deep dive video and will covering CPU tweaking in great detail! I hope to get the 18 soon too, love the 16 but I think the 18 may suit me better
@@MashITTech If you get an 18”, please do a series of reviews. The expanded enclosures are welcomed and I expect increased life expectancy due to efficiency cores and better cooling. Your reviews are very, very good. Keep pushing out content.
Hi there, love the channel and this video. Do you think it is worth upgrading to the 4080 or 4090 from a 3080 Alienware M17? Very tempted - but I get great performance, so might be better to skip a generation!
I wish there was an affordable spec of the Razer blade 16, I just love the whole quality of the build but I just wanna play games like Diablo 4 and do not need that much power.
Silly question, if I connect this Razer Blade 16 rtx 4080 to my TV (4K) would games look better compared to the Xbox series X? Just wondering :)
Great review mate. Like the design of the Razer but would like to se more color
Thanks mate, hopefully they will add the mercury colour later like on the blade 14
Great review as always! Think I’m still leaning towards Alienware m18 or last years x17r2 with the qhd option. What do you think about the new m18? And you plan on reviewing it? I need to order something soon haha
Haha I am just waiting for dell to send the damn thing 😂 I have an x16, m18 and m16 on order! Hope to get them soon
I wonder would 4060 140watt be an option compared to the underwhelming 4070, I can't afford the 4080
Yes, so far it seems 4060 and 4080 are the best cards to buy, I would rather a cheaper 3070ti over a 4070! Greedy Nvidia get worse each year
The laptops really just solidly built. Its only missing 3 things to be perfect. Needs ethernet of course lol, Macbook like speakers , haptic touchpad, and an oled display. It would literally be perfect then.
yeah, they put the ethernet on the 17 and 18 so its a real shame the 16 is missing, and there is no reason for it as they increased the thickness on the 16. Speakers are a big improvement over the 15 but yeah, nothing beats the MBP16 speakers 😃
10:25 the only reason why I would sacrifice fps for cooler and most importantly, quieter laptop to play without disturbing anybody :)
Haha when I am on my own its max settings all the way but if I gamed like that near my wife she would either kill me or the razer blade 🤣
Unless I missed it, according to this, the two USB-C ports are both Thunderbolt? Does this mean both ports will go through the integrated rather than dedicated GPU if using a monitor? Could you test this?
It was annoying seeing that happen on a bunch of laptops last year, speaking from experience as an m15 R7 Alienware owner.
Companies really need to add a mini-DP port or another USB-C non thunderbolt port instead of just chucking more thunderbolt ports on there....
They are both thunderbolt 4. I have used high speed drives on both but not monitors! Let me check that for when I get in the office (having a night off tonight, the wife is feeling neglected 😂 )
@@MashITTech Ok awesome that would be great if you could test it at some point.
Just would be a shame if it can't use G-sync over display port with a monitor because the iGPU is being used since its a Thunderbolt Port.
@@jonathanr4160 Was going to say according to Razers website it says only one thunderbolt 4 and one usb type c 3.2 gen 2 for the blade 16
How would you choose between Razer Blade 16 Mercury and Lenovo Legion 9i both with RTX 4080?
Shame they still can't sort out the problem with the secondary keys on the keyboard not lighting up except on the US keyboard layout. And no reviewers outside the US mention this in their reviews.
I try and mention this in every Razer Blade review! I also hound Razer constantly about it as it drives me insane!!! I feel like we are second class citizens yet still expected to pay the crazy razer prices
Alienware X16 4080 2023 or Razer Blade 16 4080 2023, which one should buy and best for buy, anyone help me?
Great review. I'm almost decided on this unit. But one question. Does the screen go fully flat? If not how far does the screen go? I like that with my Lenovo X1 Carbon.
Thanks mate, unfortunately the screen does not go flat like the Lenovos and the thumbnail is pretty much the max the screen goes back. The only gaming laptops I know that go flat are the Lenovo legions
@@MashITTech Thanks buddy.
Hi may i know your custom profile for gaming? Do you switch CPU to boost and GPU to high? Do you also max out fan settings?
Do share what is your best custom profile for gaming or do you stick to a balanced profile? 😎
Will send you this info when I get into the office
Hi, thank you for your detailed video.. right now I am really confused whether i should go for this one or Alienware m16 (both 4060). Right now I am studying animation so display is pretty much essential for me since i have to draw and color. And could you please tell me about how RB's service quality is, I mean they and infamous for their customer service, is it still like that and how has their laptop had so many issues (I don't want to spend my money on something that bites me back)... Please help
Should I go for m15r7 i9 3070ti 32gb ram qhd 240hz or x17r2 i9 3070ti 16gb ram fhd 360hz both for 1900$
That's a really hard call. I love that QHD screen, it is really beautiful but I prefer the X17 hands down over the m15r7. Personally I would take the X17
actually Camera is crisp and clear
Does the thunderbolt compatible for display port? For monitor?
would never buy this thing without the miniLED screen.
I got fooled by all these reviews which said that razer 16 is so much cooler. As soon as I started using mine it reached 100c. I even put cpu to low and increased fan speed as much as possible
there I definitely something wrong if you are hitting 100c on low cpu! add me on instagram and we can take a look together
Who here also prefers a centralized no numpad keyboard?
I do on a 15 or 16" laptop but also can appreciate a num pad on a large 18" laptop
Nice review, Does your left pawn rest get hot when you game? My 4090 version gets very hot when gaming. Also when I play Hogwarts I couldn't get high wattage consistently. It usually drops back to 100 watts after a while of playing. Is it an optimization thing from game developer or do you have the same issue?
Thanks mate. No my palm rest gets Luke warm only (and I have tested in all profiles). I don't play Hogwarts but have played hours of war zone and Apex and my GPU seems to sit between 150-170 even in extended sessions. How are your temps when it drops back to 100w?
@@MashITTech Just above 70 and it usually happen after about 40 minutes. I think it is the game's issue cuz it doesn't happen with other games and it sometimes wouldn't even respond to my left mouse click.
Please can you make a list of the games you played on the laptop
Apex, Warzone, COH3, DOTA2, insurgency sandstorm, pubg, wargame, Warhammer are the main games I play on it
sir want to ask a small question. The legion 7 2021 has r7 5800h and cinebench r23 score 12000+ and the legion slim 7 2022 has 12700h and cb23 score 17000 what is the difference actually in games or other editing oerformances will it be just faster (obviously) or able to do the task that can't be done by 5800h or whata the difference?
what do you think
Been waiting for this
Hope you enjoy it, we worked hard on this one :)
@Mash IT yeah great review I've been following your channel since the alienware early reviews
oh wow, I cringe when I look back at some of old videos, thanks for sticking with us :)
I am now selling my Zephyrus G15 and ordering this machine ! Thank you for the review. Do you think it’s worth the extra $400 to order 4070 over the 4060 ? I currently have a 3060 in the g15 and am happy with its performance so I’m having a tough time choosing 4060 or 4070 variant.
Everybody clowns on the 4070 this year but it's actually a worthwhile upgrade from the 4060. According to UserBenchmark numbers, it seems like 4070 is 16% faster than the 4060, and considering the 11% price difference, that means it's worth it. The main issue is that going from 4070 to 4080 is a 43% performance difference for a 20% price difference, so there's an obvious performance gap there. Just as long as you understand that there are two tiers of performance improvement from 4070 to 4080, whereas there is one tier of performance improvement from 4060 to 4070, I think the 4070 is a good buy.
the 4070 is a bit of a rubbish option. My advice would be get the 4060 or save the extra for the 4080! 4070 isn't much better than 4060. 4060 is a nice boost over 3060 too so you should be happy with even that card :)
Pretty exciting! What is the default windows scaling on the screen?
by default its 125% which gives lot of real estate but does make text quite small! By contrast last years 15 with QHD was set to 150%
@@MashITTech thanks a lot! Tempting. Thanks for the review. Looks like a great all around tool for gaming and creative work. Can you do some Davinci testing on it?
I sure can we use resolve. I will throw a couple of heavy projects on it and test it for the deep dive I am currently working on
great review! would this model support a dual monitor setup via the thunderbolt4 with a lenovo gen 2 hub? short on desk space so everything is connected to the hub but the power supply and the aforementioned thunderbolt4…currently using a lenovo t15
It certainly should but I don't have a Lenovo dock to test!
Sir. Good to see. More impressive intro/contents.
just can you give me a small advise
How will the legion 7 2021 5800h 3070 perform. Exactly the model you reviewed in 2021? I see legion 7 2022 6700m is not much performance uograde and 12800hx 3070ti is crazy expensive. So what do you think. Will it give a good performance in blender , davinchi, and games?
in my country(nepal) laptops cannot be directly brought from stores like bestbuy, amazon so we need to buy from shops laptops stores so they sell expensive
hey mate, add me to instagram and send me a message and we can chat about it. I still think the 2021 legion 7 is a great buy as I said the other day but I can easily answer any questions you have over a chat 👍
@@MashITTech Thank you so much sir for your advises to me . I am always greatful to be a MashIT family.
@@MashITTechsir i don't have ibstagram isn't there any other way to talk to yiu😔
Do you know how much better the 4090 is than this 4080? I can get a 4080 for 600 less on Amazon than 4090.
the 4090 is about 10-15% better plus has more VRAM, I would take the 4080 every time for the 600 saving
do you only cover the gaming type of laptops or others as well
I cover everything from ultrabook to gaming laptop to peripherals. I just reviewed the new galaxy book3 360 before this one but there is not much else being released ATM
I understand that the speakers are not a match for MBP16.
That’s correct. They are certainly good for windows laptops but nothing like a 16” mbp
i still don't know why laptop manufacturers still do not make water cooldr laptops
Is your blade 16 still running well after 4 months? After going through 3 laptops so far all with some sort of problem I've decided to order the exact same blade 16.
Which laptops have you been through so far? My blade 16 is still rock solid but I have to be honest I find myself using the blade 14 more atm despite it being nowhere near as powerful!
@@MashITTech 2 Alienware X16s and a Lenovo Legion 7i, I wanted the blade 18 but it had a screen flicker problem a while ago and while I've seen that they've released a fix I think some people might still be having the issue and after going through 3 laptops I'd rather sacrifice the bigger screen for one that has less chance of causing me problems, it also helps that its on sale on amazon at the moment.
wow that is some bad luck! I still haven't tried the blade 18 yet, I would love to get one in but I still have 5 laptops in the office that I need to review! The Blade 16 is a good choice, especially if its on sale, that was one of its only gripes being it is so expensive. I love the fact the CPU is unlocked and it works well in silent, balanced and custom as well as on a 100w PD charger!
@@MashITTech Yes I've seen you're other videos on it, it's grate that they let people who want to undervolt there laptop if they want which is more than I can say for a certain other company (Dell), I've never undervolted a PC before myself and I don't have the patience to try but it's great that it's there for the people who like to do that sort of thing.
It made a big improvement in performance on my blade 16 so was well worth the effort, if you want to give it a go just message me on insta and I will help you through it. I also managed to get hold of a Kingston fury 5600mhz kit which works perfectly at its rated 5600mhz speed unlike the alienware m16/m18 which run at 5200 👍
I bought a blade 16 4090 and its a beast. I was coming from desktop 3070. But temps at minimal work is at 60c but never crossed 90c even with heavy gaming. Is there anything i can do reduce temps on minimal work?
undervolt cpu by 125mV and cash CPU also you have option to undervolt GPU .. this what i made in my RB 16
Hello, for an editing purpose would you recommend the 16 or 14?
Well if money is no object then get the 16, it has a more powerful GPU and the CPU is better for video editing. It also has a bigger screen if you are editing on the go and an SD card slot. That said, since getting the blade 14 I have hardly used the 16! It is so much lighter and more portable, keeps quieter on idle than the 16 and has much better battery life. The blade 14 handles my davinci resolve multi 4k stream projects really well
@@MashITTech Thank you so much for the insight, i think i might go for the 14 since it seems to be easier to carry around
GOOD REVIEW, Ethernet always will be the speed highway of multi-tasking networks VPN & various data tasks Razor relying on wifi 6 with no built in Sim? Not a power house or workstation for professionals do a review on the DELL PRECISION RTX its something I would look into👍
I have always focused more on the consumer and gaming side but you make a good point so I will take a look at the Precision
Great machines but the WORST customer service for warranty claims. Just awful.
Hey, the Blade 14 2022 seems to have a better anti smudge coating? I have them besides and the Blade 14 is much more resistent to fingerprints. Putting my fingers on both, the Blade 16 immediately gets dirty.
Oh really! I have the 2021 blade 14 and it is a smudge magnet! I don’t have the 2022 to compare. I did notice it was about the same as the 15 and 17 from last year though
im thinking of getting a 4080, im between the legion pro 7, scar 16, what should i get, any other options? this seems a little overprice compared to the others
the legion pro 7 is probably the best value but the really cut out a lot of the good features this year so I am refusing to review it but although the blade 16 is a little more expensive I have been really impressed with it, a big step up from razer
Unfortunately Razers warranty and support is dreadful, a major reason not to buy one in my experience of having owned a few. And that price! wtf
Thanks for the review. I guess I'm waiting for Razer to bring the new Ryzen 7xxxX3D in a 16 inch like the one above.
Anyone knows if thats something thats on razers roadmap?
They certainly haven't mentioned it but Alienware is doing that on their X16 later this year so maybe razer will follow suit
are there similar machines that have a numpad on their keyboard?
for me this keyboard is a no-go
The legion 7i has the number pad 👍
@@MashITTech ♥
can you compare both 15 and 16
I will be doing comparison with the blade 15 soon then the 17
One observation made in this review was about performance on battery life being excellent but I was taken aback when you said that intel are always excellent on battery. From my personal experience and also nearly every other reviewer intel's performance on battery is very poor...
Were you getting mixed up with Ryzen 6000 series laptops by any chance? Or was that part actually just sarcasm that totally went over my head?
Sorry if I wasn’t clear, I was talking about the performance on battery not battery life or efficiency. Ryzen battery is MUCH better but ryzen (5000 and 6000, I havent tested 7000 yet) throttles the cpus more on battery so they don’t feel as snappy as intel. Battery life and efficiency as usual is dire with intel and this is something intel really need to improve. I had hoped when intel released the 12th gen the efficiency cores would help but it’s been some kind of intel joke!
@@MashITTech ahhh right okay yeah yeah that makes sense - tbh I think my brain is just having a slow day. Now that you've said that it makes total sense. Thanks for clearing it up🙂
Pretty nice but 4k is insane
Is the logo on the back of the monitor lit up? and can you customize the color of it?
yes it is lit in green. you cannot change the colour but you can have it static, breathing or off
Fancy intro
Its been ages waiting to buy a laptop n I'm getting old n not having the budget to buy one yet lol, amma give up I think xD
They seem to be getting more and more expensive each year!
@@MashITTech sad but true
No integrated numpad is always a killer for me
I prefer it without, more ergonomic
@@brandonsargent7105 Also, I have yet to meet a 16" laptop with numpad that actually has good sound. You need room for speakers.
Thank god razer allows upgradeability on these things. They were charging 600 dollars just to upgrae from 16gb to 32 LOL.
yeah upgrade prices are insane 🤣
is there a big difference between the 4080 and 4090? i got the 4080 in cart the 4090 is out of stock, total is 4,236.98 i added elite warranty, i think it would be great i do a lot of 3d modeling, was making up my mind between the legion and this one but they took some of the cool features out on the legion this year.. wonder how many hours i can get if im just coding on vs code.. was going to get the 18 inch but they don't have the mini led option for that one. that's a shame
The 4090 is approximately 10% faster depending on game/app. It also has the benefit of 16gb vram which will help for your 3d modelling. If you are just coding in VScode and switch to 60hz and tweak the laptop a little you will probably get 4-5 hours battery
@@MashITTech Yea thanks, i was going to get the 18 inch but thats almost 6000 if i get the warranty with it, and not sure if the 18 inch is mini led too. not sure if i should wait for the 4090 or just get it as it is - GeForce RTX 4080
- Dual UHD+FHD+ Mini-LED
- Intel® Core™ i9-13950HX
- 1 TB SSD
- 32 GB
- Mercury
- US Layout
Unfortunately there is no mini led on the 18” model 😢 fingers crossed they add it soon
I think the keyboard is just a deal breaker for me, unfortunately. Need more travel.
Why's the keyboard like that? `\` is on the left side, `#` is by enter, unnecessarily long shift key?
Its a UK keyboard! Don't worry, you will get the correct keyboard for your region
True that the trackpad looks comically big...
Can this laptop play Left 4 Dead and The Last of Us Part 1 or any and all PC games ?
of course, the laptop 4080 is a powerful card
Razer is pricing this way too high. The Asus Zephyrus M16 with a 4090 is $500CAD cheaper than this model from Razer. I don't see anything here that justifies that higher cost.
the strange thing is, in the UK Asus is a similar price! I guess if there is a big difference then the Asus M16 could be the better option. I have to say though, I wasn't impressed with last years Asus build quality but performance was spot on
@@MashITTech Interesting. The Razor with a 4080 is $4999 here, while the Asus M16 with a 4090 is $4499. The display on the Asus should be better too.
awesome, i cant afford this nontheless awesome.
it does not have ethernet port?
Afraid not
Alienware still inverted MOBO? They need to change that... Razer did it... So the others... So DELL, PLEASE!!! As always, Thank you for the info, Sir!
Is the keyboard larger than last years 15 inch blade?
No, it’s exactly the same as the 2022 blade 15 keyboard
@@MashITTech So I can assume that a keyboard cover made for the 2022 blade 15 will fit on the blade 16 keyboard right?
Also great review btw! Absolutely love ur content!
It certainly should be but when I get into the office I will double check them side by side to make sure there is nothing to stop it working 👍
@@MashITTech That would be greatly appreciated!
I hope Gary gets to use his new laptop someday 😂
I will let him use it when the 2024 Blade comes out 😂
who's gary
Gary is the other half of Mash IT, you may see him make the odd cameo but he does most of the editing whilst I write all the scripts and film the videos
is it simial dimensions to the RB 15? Like, will it fit in the sleeve made for the 15?
it is larger and thicker but not by a massive amount. If the sleeve for the 15 is tight then the 16 will not fit but if there is some play it should fit fine
@MashITTech Hey thanks for the reply!
Also, I've been scouring reddit, forums and videos, and the last big choice I have to make, for my budget is a 3080ti or 4060?
The 3080ti is with a 144hz 4k uhd
And the 4060 is with a 240hz qhd.
At the moment, there's a couple of deals in Aus for some blades with those cards.
Does yours have crackling/popping speakers? After updating all the Realtek/THX drivers it crackles and pops from the left speaker. Drives me nuts. I've factory reset and paused all updates to see if it does it, and it sounds great before the driver updates.
no not at all! is yours the 16 like mine or the 18? I will check what drivers I am running
@@MashITTech Mine's the 18
My 18 had that I returned it for that and screen flicker
@@gdraskovic yeah a bunch of firmware/driver updates have dropped over the last week and I no longer have any issues with audio or screen flicker after testing it without external monitor and speakers.
@@uziel317 I ended up returning it for 16 4090
why not 4090 version?)
I couldn’t get my hands on it! I waited for the pre-order and the 4090 went instantly to OOS despite waiting for an hour on razers site 😢
no mini led. my asus duo i16 m typeing on has it lol
How are you finding it? The mini led blade still isn’t available in the U.K. 😢
This laptop is a bit over priced to be fair but it’s spec’s. Almost make up for it
"as always with Intel performance on battery is fantastic"
That is a great joke right there my friend😂😂😂
Not battery life, the actual performance, it runs well on battery but only lasts an hour 😂😂😂
horrible pricing as always for Razer. You're paying 900 to 1k more for a product that performs just like the other brands with the same specs
Can´t be the Laptop of the year. No NumPad is a no go.
I don't mind no number pads on 15/16" but there is no excuse for it on the 17/18" at least Alienware have brought it back on the m18 this year
ethernet port?
are you serious?
wifi 6e is faster.
Yes! Most gamers will still prefer Ethernet. 6e may be theoretically faster but Ethernet is more stable with less packet drop
hotkey trackpad for sure.
haha yeah
I bought a razer blade 14 last year. And its totaly dead now. No support from razer. So sad dont buy razer products
Oh that’s terrible! Was it in warranty still?
a 4090 version in EU cost about $5500 🤡
I know! U.K. and EU pricing is insane 😂 I just ordered the blade 18 after months of putting it off as it is another £3800 and that’s not even the 4090 version
Honestly if samsung book ultra 3 had a 4080 version I would have gotten that one today@@MashITTech