Razer Blade 18 (2023) Review - Is Bigger Better?
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Razer has made their Blade gaming laptop bigger than ever, with a large 18” model this year, but is bigger better? Find out in this review!
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Razer Blade 18 (2023) Review Timestamps:
0:00 Is Bigger Better? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
0:08 Design & Build Quality
0:47 Size & Weight
1:15 Laptop Specs
1:31 1440p Camera & Microphones
1:42 RGB Lighting
2:07 Keyboard & Touchpad
2:46 Speakers & Latencymon
3:13 Ports
4:13 Getting Inside & Internals
5:03 SSD & SD Card Speed
5:17 Wi-Fi Speed
5:23 Upgrade Options
5:36 Battery Changes
6:38 Battery Life
7:08 Thermals & Software Modes
7:59 Temperatures / Clock Speed / TDP
9:19 Game Performance in Different Modes
9:34 Cinebench CPU Performance (On & Off Battery)
10:28 Keyboard Temperatures
11:00 Fan Noise
11:49 New 18” Screen (Color/Brightness/Response Time)
13:31 Screen Flicker Problem
14:55 3 Game Comparison (1440p & 1080p)
17:05 3DMark & Content Creation
18:00 BIOS
18:15 Linux Support
18:29 Price & Laptop Deals
19:19 Blade 14 & 15 Coming Soon!
19:49 Blade 18 Worth It?
20:49 ASUS Scar 18 Instead?
20:56 Blade 18 RTX 4080 vs RTX 3080 Ti
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13:31 UPDATE there's a fix for screen flicker: mysupport.razer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9748 I have confirmed this resolved the issue for us.
6:40 I said 4 and a half hours battery life, that is correct, the graph is incorrect, which I also used to base the percentages on, which are also incorrect. I have updated the graph for future videos, however the value should be 273 mins. So it's actually 16% more battery life from a 12% larger battery vs last year's Blade 17, still an improvement, but no where near as much as I said based on the incorrect graph.
Advanced Optimus might disappear after updating the Nvidia drivers, you can fix that here: jarrods.tech/how-to-fix-razer-blade-18-missing-advanced-optimus/
Thanks for the clarification!
Hey @Jarrod'sTech can you make a review of g18 4080, which is really popular at this moment or aw m16? I guess lot of ppl that want to make a purchase now is torn between those 2 :) I am leaning to the g18 but im afraid of coil while that lot of ppl are reporting and gpu temps are hot, I would like if you could check that for us? Is it just few bad examples or a standard?
At the lowest settings, absolute bare minimum how much battery life can we expect?
@@dusanljesevic3979 yes M16 2023 I am waiting. The 4070 model is available for preorder at bestbuy for 1999 which is pretty cool. I am waiting for the 4090 model with miniLED screen and AniMe matrix lid.
What's best laptop under 1.5-1.8 lac for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
It’s unfathomable to me that an 18” laptop can be sold without a numpad.
I think its basically modelled after the design of the Macbook Pro which doesnt come with a numpad
What's best laptop under 1.5-1.8 lac for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
Not everyone uses their gaming laptop for gaming. I would never own a laptop without one.
@@Samdevaylegion lenovo
I personally don't like numpads so im really happy with this.
The smaller form factor of a laptop was the one that caught my eye, but after seeing the posts on how powerful the Blade 18 can go (Rivals or Beats an RTX 3090/i9 12900k from some posts I've seen), I'm excited for the bigger machines. What's really nice is how much they improved over the previous generations, the battery level cap, actual CPU overclocking, bright displays, and I'm pretty sure what's left is just to improve battery consumption. I've read that Windows has an issue with swapping to E-Cores, causing massive battery drain.
Yes but main reason is their node 10nm so huge power consumption in single core tasks or light tasks.
Soon meteorlake laptops will give us huge improvements on efficiency later this year.
50% better performance per watt than 13 gen.
Yeah, I’ve seen the leaks for that and it has me very hopeful. I just would like a desktop replacement with the battery life of a MacBook. We may soon hit that reality, hopefully sooner than rather than later
@@LAFadhel main game changer is 18A node(angstrom era) in 2025.
New transistors design knows as RibbonFET with power via backside power delivery technologies
(everyone is using FinFet since 2012 to now)
@@LAFadhel one new leak from red gaming tech channel.
I have never imagined this.
Now intel has new type of cores which can act as both performance cores and efficient cores. Example:- if your cpu has 24 cores so on light tasks it will work as efficiency cores for better battery and when huge performance needed it will act as P cores.
So need of Efficiency cores.
Way faster, less latency, huge ipc gains, huge efficiency gains.
You can check his channel.
@@HDRPC Oh, I'll have to look into that. Been eyeing the gaming laptop market since maybe 2019. One thing I cannot wait to happen is 240W+ USB-C Charging. Also, Thunderbolt 5/USB 4 Gen 2. If Razer can make an Intel Blade 18 or even an AMD variant with great battery life, I'd get one as soon as I can.
I didn't understand from the video: when you overclocked the CPU for testing, did you also undervolt it? If not, you might try it and see if it goes above 40W and sustain it.
Everyone has their preferences. It's all about how you use it.
There’s an obvious joke to be made here, but I don’t know if I have the guts to say it…😊
@@Agent-iq3sz can't yours withstand 😶
@@Agent-iq3sz penis joke🤭
@@Agent-iq3sz Well.. That's what she said.
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hey jarrod i also have this model is it common for a bump on the top pass the keyboard? you have to look real close but i see that yours also has it so i'm wondering if its a defect or is it the way it was manufactured
Really wish Razer would improve their keyboard quality... And an 18 inch without a numpad seems crazy
Came here to stand next to my numpad brothers and sisters; THERE ARE DOZENS OF US.
Seriously, I don't understand why folks hate numpads; I can't live without 'em.
@@FesterSilentlyI hate numpads so much that I'll never buy a laptop that has one, like ever. The numpad on laptops is often right next to the enter key, and that makes it hard to know where the enter key and arrow keys are without looking down at the keyboard. (Unlike on desktop keyboards, the is no space separating the numpad from the normal keys.) Also, on laptops with a numpad, the touchpad is shifted to the left, and that makes using that ''lap''top on your lap feel awkward.
A bigger laptop to me means a bigger/a more immersive screen.
Numpads are stupid
Thanks for the review(s)! I can’t wait to see more.
I’m currently waiting for my Asus Scar 16, but I’m thinking about canceling the preorder, because of the coil whine issues. I don’t know what to do. Did you had any issues with the new Asus laptop(s)?
Hey Jarrod, thanks for testing the laptop with Ubuntu. I bought the same spec Blade four days ago and after hours of trying to fix the speakers issue, I couldn't (although I'm experienced in Linux OS). Most probably, the processor is pretty new, the drivers don't seem to be supporting the new generation yet. Having used it as a daily driver for my software development setup, migrating from a well-speced MacBook Pro feels like some sacrifice on screen resolution, but nothing else beats it in terms of performance. For my developer usage based on tools like VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA, terminal emulators and many Chrome processes, the battery lasted more than two hours with relatively moderate brightness. I, personally, do not intend to use it for gaming, but rather for my professional work. An RTX 4080 easily allows me to plug three 4K displays (120Hz, 60Hz, 60Hz), plus the laptop screen, and they all work well. The headphone jack works though, and also a Bluetooth earbud. Would recommend developer folks like me. As an additional suggestion, instead of carrying that small-but-still-big charger, get a USB-C charger from Razer and a Thunderbolt 4 dock for a full-fledged setup.
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I have the 2021 Razer Blade 17 and are considering upgrading to this. One of the biggest issues with that one was that the front edges of the chassi where the wrists rests where razor (pun intended) sharp so I had to put some tape on it. It's hard to tell from this video but there appears to be a small bevel to to make it rounder. Is that correct?
how does the screen compare to the fHD of the 2022 17" model? what about the nits?
What is the 3rd small fan cooling? I don't see heat pipes from cpu/gpu going to the 3rd fan.
Awesome job testing it with the lid closed, but I'm curious how the 4090 version would do.
what do you think jarrod except cou and gpu everything is same with 12gen laptops
What did you need? The speakers didn't work out of the box at 18:25?
So good to hear that Razer now offer an option to limit battery charging! I wonder if this is offered on the 16 inch 4k variant. I'm personally happier with thicker laptops if better thermals. Compared to many laptops they're still pretty slim.
My 2018 Asus TUF did that lol
@@Legitti yup, lenovo gigabyte & Dell also offer this option. The only one who doesn't is HP. HP offer a form of it on their business machines, but not on their consumer machines, premium devices included.
Looking at the battery charge, I'm surprised that AMD has lower time when gaming on battery. Multiple units show that Trend. Would've expected intel to be worse; or does Intel cap the performance and wattage when on battery morese than AMD to acheive this? Or is it more about the gpu?
What is the point of the 3rd fan in the razer? Cooling the battery?
In the case of the RTX 4080 GPU and 32 GB RAM, which one would you prefer for day-to-day use: Razer Blade 18 or Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (2023)?
I have the Asus Scar 17 SE with the i9 12950HX. I get consistent scores of about 18.5-19K in R23, not sure how you achieved 23K?
I was thinking of getting the Blade 18 (QHD 240Hz panel) but the screen flickering is getting to me. Has Razer and Intel dealt with it yet? I don't see any reddit posts which would suggest they have fully fixed it.
Would you say this is a better machine than the Titan?
Would you do a comparison of all the big devices for example: Alienware M18 vs Blade 18 vs Scar 18 vs GT77 Titan vs GE78 HX?
YES
I would to include the msi ge raider 78hx , even tho it has a small screen , 17inch it's by no means a. Small laptop so yeah
@@almostdead9567 Yeah added it
IMO razer blade is the best overall if price is not an issue. It does sacrifice a bit of performance (about 5-10%), but it provides very unique gaming laptop experiences. I would personally pay for this uniqueness.
yes, I have both 4090 models. the Titan feels and looks too cheap. returning it
Great review! I knew you'd come around to the bigger is better idea! Really, the Blade 16 and 18 are still more portable than any of the competitors at the same TDP, especially when factoring in their small laptop size--that's why I'm glad they them thicker this year, thick enough to really be in the same high performance space vs other notebooks. Though they still aren't as powerful as the highest end laptops for sure--at least they aren't massively slower now, so the trade off for better portability is worth it for someone like me.
I like that options exist, it's still not for me personally, but now that I know the Blade 14 and 15 aren't going anywhere it's good to have more choice.
What's best laptop under 1.5-1.8 lac for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
I have the 17 inch version of this laptop from last year. Tbh I prefer bigger laptops so I’m glad Razer went bigger!
It’s not really bigger though. Just got it’s chin deleted so make space for the bigger aspect ratio. Unless you meant the thickness.
Me too 3070 ti 12800 16 gb ram
Are able to use the 17 inch laptop on an airplane table tray , would the 18 inch be too big to fit ?
@redcloud2992 it's a big machine I doubt it will fit.
@@MaDFroG88 even if it overlaps the tray I wouldn’t have an issue but thank you for your feedback !!! I want the 4090 performance of the Blade 18 but the size of the Blade 16. Most comparisons that I am seeing on UA-cam are with the Blade 18 4090 & Blade 16 4080 in which the blade outperforms but I wonder if the Blade 16 4090 would get better FPS than the blade 16 4080. I’ve been made aware that there is an extra fan in the 18.
I wonder how this performs on a secondary tv sized screen. frames per second wise in like. halo infinite.
I have a new Alienware x14 and just started experiencing the screen flickering this past week. I've reformatted, upgraded/downgraded drivers, everything. The only thing that helped was disabling optimus and running only on GPU
That sounds like a recipe for poor battery life. And it means that it's an Intel software issue in both Windows 11 and the Linux Intel Iris Xe Mesa drivers in the kernel itself.
That might keep me from buying or even considering buying an Intel laptop for a while (even for other people).
I was wondering if it would affect other laptops, if it's software based and Intel, then no real reason it would only be limited to the Blade 18 🤔
0:42 "there's a big space i'on front in the middle to get your finger in"🤣🤣🤣, i zoned out and thta like caught me off guard.
That intel cpu is insane. My Ryzen 6800H is already more powerful than I need a cpu to be and that intel is 2x the performance of that.
The 18" nowadays is basically the 17" from several years back, when they had significantly bigger bezels. I know I have on my ASUS V752VM from 2016. 17" screen, but I bet that the laptop size is about the same as this 18", as the bezels seem huge (not a problem for me though, but it does show its age). I don't think it needs specialized bags, the one meant to carry 17" laptops should fit this fine.
And just 4 kg with the charger included is pretty good for a big laptop like this. You can see the "blade" in the name with this.
Hopefully the new 14" and 15" will still have 120w TGP and retain the thin and light chassis and with Phoenix for best battery life.
Your old games benchmark is very helpful actually, for example, I did watch your videos 3 years ago before buying my Area 51-M and now I can easily see what would be the performance gain if i go for a laptop upgrade 👍
I understand it takes time to make but do you think you can add the usual game performance comparison list in you future reviews?
We always include the 3x game comparison in reviews and that won't change :) maybe in future we will change to 3x newer games, but it will take months to build up enough data to replace it.
What's best laptop under 1.5-1.8 lac for 3-4 year of reliable heavy use
~~~Best thermals and no heating
1. Data science graphics
2. Computer networking
3. Cloud computing
~ Need graphics equivalent to 3070TI or better
~ Need performance nearly same or better than 12700H
I need bit better battery life as I travel.. average battery life would do
Thoughts on Laptop MSI katana GF76 12UG-414BE 17.3inch (1,8k price)?
Buying my first gaminglaptop.
Love the vids btw
do you think it would help gaming 1% lows and overall gaming performance to simply disable half of the cores/hyperthreading so it doesn't have to spread the available power to too many cores and to help thermals, or would it hurt more than it helps?
That would be interesting. But normally if a games isn't well optimized and only use 1-3 cores the other cores won't draw a lot of power so I don't think this would have much impact.
It might in some games, but not sure, because I turned off all E cores the other day while troubleshooting a different laptop and in tombraider at least it resulted in lower performance. Depends on the game though. Suppose after all the GPU comparisons are done, I could just retest one of the laptops with cores disabled to find out, just not sure how much interest there is in such a video.
There is interest.
Does this have a mux switch? Or do all of the 40 series cards have advanced Optimus?
Yes it has a mux switch. It's required for Advanced Optimus to work.
Do you know if you can connect it to an Apple Studio Display via the thunderbolt port?
I have an MSI66 12th gen and cannot get more than 3.5 hours and that is with all settings turned down to save battery life.
I’m so glad you mentioned the flickering problem. You are literally the only review that discusses it. I returned two of the 18” 4090 just for the flickering problem. Although discrete GPU fixes the flickering during normal use, the screen still flickers in game, which makes it completely unusable. I’m waiting for a 16” 4090 now, do you know if the problem also exists on the 16” model? Thanks!
Since it's obviously a software issue, it should still be present on the 16".
@@kennetha6594 Looks like we’ll just have to stay away from the intel software and wait it out 🫠
Oh we didn't have it flicker in games on dGPU mode, that's how we did all our game benchmarking and it was ok, maybe it varies, not sure what the deal is there but hopefully fixed soon. We just got the Blade 16 with 4090 yesterday, haven't opened it up yet but will mention if it's present in its review.
@@JarrodsTech looking forward to the 16” review! If you don’t mind would you please also briefly mention the thermal performance compared to the 18”, I’m worried the smaller chassis is going to struggle with the 4090, thanks!
I returned Blade 18 4090 the next day due to flickering issues as well. Same observations actually - dGPU mode made it less frequent/visible in normal use, but it was still present in games. Also, when I recorded the issue with my phone I could clearly see pixel-wide vertical lines in at least 2 places on the screen that looked like bad pixels (maybe some out of sync issue related to flickering, not sure).
I had the same screen flickering problem with my 2019 blade 17. I noticed it really bad with grey screens or windows start screens or things of the like.
I fixed it by turning off all the battery savor settings on the Intel integrated graphics program (I can’t remember the programs name). Hope that helps someone!
I think it might have had something to do with screen refresh rate but idk for sure.
Is it better deal to buy 12700h/3070 Ti on discount now or just pay more and wait for 13900k/4070 or 4060? For sure i am not going to buy 4080 laptop. Do you think 13900k+ Gpu series 4000 will be having a better temps tham 12700/Gpu series 3000? Laptops 2022 got now good prices. Any good Advice 🙂 iam thinking about helios 300 - 2022
Not related to the vid.
I have rtx3050ti i5 10thgen lenovo5.
The gpu is at 65°C when playing valorant. Just want to know if its within the normal gpu temp and whats the normal gpu temp when playing fps game
I guess I'm confused. I just watched this Blade 18 video, and his Titan GT77 video. According to these videos, the thinner blade stays cooler, quieter, has faster screen response time, bigger screen, and beats the game FPS benchmarks than the GT77 which has that massive fan on the back. And the 4080 blade is $500 cheaper than the 4080 titan.
So, is there any reason to get the titan over the blade 18?
Finally we came to realise that 17 inch is not enough, it is so silly that most of of the laptops today are max 17 inch, it is becoming to look like with phone era when 5 inch was cosidered a big phone, strangely enough we moved just recently from 15 to 16 and now from 17 to 18, there are a lot of us power users, like programmers, 3d designers, video editors who really want a bigger screen and i am one of those, going without a numpad for a 18 incher is a no go lol.
I would like to see comparisment - 4080 laptop VS 3080TI desktop.
How often do you use numpad though? As desktop user with multiple full-sized keyboards across decades, I mostly used it for keybinds and occasionally some calculations. Recently it started bothering me how limited space I have for mouse, the space that numpad occupies. As a developer, I'd rather see TKL layout, and only HP OMEN does that to some degree. In speak of which - I dislike power button being just somewhere on the keyboard.
this keyboard is my biggest nightmare, small arrow keys, no numpad and demon posessed power button.
i use numpad on daily basis but prefer it to be on the left side. but in laptop it doesn't matter since the keyboard width is bound to the laptop's width. the decision make no goddamn sake.. just W H Y ?
As a desktop user, I just looked at my keyboard and realized I don't have a fullsized keyboard with a numpad, so that shows how much I must care about a numpad even on my desktop.
Kind of feels like they took a 16" platform and added a bigger screen and better cooling.
Not a terrible thing. My only annoyance is the single thunderbolt port, but that won't matter to a lot of people.
Decent effort from Razer here. Can't wait to see your Scar review!
If only the price wasn't in the stratosphere :(
17", not 16".
I suspect that Intel told their OEMs that the latest chip will run hot and need a larger bulkier chassis to work as intended. Hence the wholesale move to an 18-inch display to accommodate the cooling needed. That does mean prices rise even further than inflationary pressures.
@andyH_England The move to 18 inch screens is for the 16:10 aspect ratio, literally almost nothing to do with cooling as GPU power limits have not been increased compared to last year.
Didn’t he mentioned on 3:55 that there 2 USB-C That function as TB, connected to the GPU?
Means:
2 x TB - GPU
1 x Hdmi - GPU
?
Jarrod bruh its so good to see your channel growing exponentially. Been following you when you were like only 13.8k followers. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for your support bruh!
Hello , quick question
What is the similar desktop counterpart of this 4080mobile?
Is it 3090desktop?
Prob around 3080-3090 or lower since 4090 laptop is 3090-ish level
Absolutely loving my Blade 18 i9-13980HX/4090/64gb 5200mhz/2tb nvme. 22000 TimeSpy 6002 Speed Way. RT Ultra on Ultra everything with amazing FPS. Expensive ($5k) but worth every penny. The keyboard is nice but could be better. However I use a controller for gaming. The build quality is very good. I’m good now until the 60 series comes around.
Update:
Razer updated the PL limits and the CPU can go 160w boost and runs 65w with 165w+/- on GPU in Hogwarts. Best R23 so far was 33400.
I love how razor laptops look, since they are basically gaming macbooks. They even share that macbook pricing... Sure it is a premium product but dang are they hard to justify lol.
210W total TDP is pretty weak compared to the other high end laptops. I know some people on Reddit have reach higher scores even with the Blade 16.
I cannot believe G-Sync doesn't work with Optimus enabled. This makes no sense to me, at least when on the dGPU.
The keyboard is terrible given the extra space. They should do better here, even if they skip the numpad.
also i was just talking to you about it on reddit just curious if this is across the board or its only our models so i can know if i should get it exchanged
Seems like 16 inch models are fine.
Also what the diff between 4080 pc and 4080 laptop? How to find that out by myself?
This computer is nice, If possible, I'd undervolt and underclock this thing to allow more stable power for GPU and lower temps tbh.
Im interested in an 18 inch laptop for my pro audio studio. Would you give info on whats quieter between this (blade 18) the asus scar 18 and the zephyrus duo 16 (with the ryzen 16core cpu)?
1:50 "All the keys and secondary functions get lit up"
Based off past blades, regions such as the UK don't get all the keys lit up, particularly the secondary function keys, which could be very likely this year again.
Oh really !!
just buy the us version
@@JarrodsTech Yes unfortunately!
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Looks like Razer's laptops are nearly at the peak of their features now compared to previous models! Battery limiter and overclocking through Synapse is great! I think Razer is confident in their laptops pushing their absolute highest performance this year. Although, I don't think the Blade 18 is for me since it's a bit too big and very expensive. But I can't wait to see this year's Blade 14!
Agreed 100%. I have a Razer 17 and overclocked it through Synapse. I love how Razer made it easy to push there gaming laptops to the limit. I paired mine with a cooling pad so I’m not worried about it overheating. I have played games at high-ultra settings 100+fps for hours without losing performance or overheating!
I wonder why there is no 18 inch laptop with 4k display. Its ridiculous. Most offer only 1 display option which is qhd
Thanks for testing if the HDMI gets 12 bit + 120hz + G-Sync. I’d love it if this can be a test included with all reviews going forward! ❤️
which tvs and monitors for decent money is 12 bit? even LG's top ranging C2 oled is 10 bit. 12bit might be another 5-10 years from now.
We've done it for at least the last 6 months and it's not going anywhere :) Our LG B9 only goes up to 120Hz, but I'd assume if it can manage that 144Hz is probably ok too.
Hi, I've just seen this vid now. I used to own a 2017 razer blade pro 16 inch, and the screen flicking issue was solved in intel graphics settings when I turned off the display battery saving options. That was a while ago and the software had different interface compared to now.
0:38 is that the normal notepad in Windows? How do you set that thing to black? Can that even be done in Windows 10 or is it only on 11?
It is just notepad. You just need to change the theme.
@@JarrodsTech how do you set it to dark mode in Windows 10? I have my laptop set to dark mode but my notepad is still white
Just curious, would it be possible to mention the noises and sounds that come from the laptop? For example is there any coil whine? Or do the fans have a whistle or more of a woosh sound?
sounds like a fan dude not a car
He did the fan test lol did you watch the video at all
I mention if there is anything I notice, you can hear how the fans sound at 11:00
Jarrrrrroood bbrro, what time will you post review of 4060 - 4070 tomorrow? when??? so excited bro!!!!
When will AMD variant laptop be released?
I was surprised that a laptop this big doesn't have numpad
What in the world you will need a numpad on your laptop man :) You really on cheap drugs :)
Still can't believe they made a laptop that big with no num pad and no mini-DP and is probably well above $4k
The battery life chart says 393 minutes for watching UA-cam which is 6 and a half hours but you mentioned 4 and a half hours? Is the chart wrong or just a slip up
Also will you be able to review the blade 16 with the dual mode screen?
Updated in pinned comment.
Really impressed with how razer is keeping the internals cool while literally restricting airflow vents to the fans
I'm torn between the Razer Blade 18 and the ROG Strix 18, what do you recommend?
Thanks for another awesome review. Really hoping you can get your hands on the new Aorus 17x. I have one ordered and just waiting for stock to get it. It looks like Gigabyte has addressed the problems from the 2022 model so I'm hoping this is a good purchase!
I've asked Gigabyte for the new ones as it looks like a nice redesign vs last year, just waiting on them to have availability in my country
Get me one too lol
@@justswitched8841 Right? If I was Mr. Beast, I totally would! 🤣
All of these amazing gaming laptops have one thing in common that after a year passes, and you need a new battery and can't find one in your region and you'll have to import it from somewhere else. You'll end up paying a ridiculous amount in taxes and import duties. I had to get a genuine acer predator 15's battery from poland. And it cost me alot.
ouch
Where you living bro even in Iraq worst place in the world we have replacement battery's and components of high end laptops and desktops.
Where are you from? Genuine question since you mentioned Poland. If your country is within EU there should be no problem, but I guess that's not the case
Where im from (malaysia) we never get the right models came in. If it did came in, the price is xxxx over the msrp in usa lol
Bullshit comment. Depends heavily on where you live. Can get a replacement battery for Razer Laptops as low as 50€ here.
For gaming mainly with a little bit of email work and such, would you rather the QHD+ IPS panel or Dual Mini-LED one? I wanna get the 4080 one and cant decide which panel is right for me!
Man once you are on mini led, cant look back, really. I sold my blade 14, bought à macbook pro for that and the battery , now i hope this year blade 14 got mini led 16:10 and 32gb of ram, and now i could see that it would be my dream laptop.
I really enjoyed my razer blade
@@theomonnier7899 OLED in the MSI 67HX is THE BEST HANDS DOWN
Fan placement is my only issue.when I use it on my lap I'm afraid it will block fans and overheat
The 18" form factor is ridiculous. Just because the laptop is thin does not mean it will fit in any reasonably sized bag. I had the blade 17 from 2019 and while it was a very similar thickness and weight compared to the MacBook pro 16 I also had at the time, the blade didn't fit in any of my computer bags. Who is a computer like this for?
My three gripes with the Blade 18 are, it has only one thunderbolt 4 port, no dedicated left/right mouse buttons (which seem to be a trend with majority of the manufacturers) and the absence of a number pad, like wth?! It's 2023 people! All that free real estate, isn't really free I guess .. sigh.
Waiting on your ROG 18 review. It's definitely between the ROG 18 and the Titan just because they have number pads! 👀at you Razer.
I don’t have any of those NVIDIA control panel setting on my new Blade 18. Is there something I have to do to enable those? 12:18
I did have it before I updated my driver in GeForce Experiences. It disappeared after but I don’t bother to turn it off in BIOS since the performance is already good enough for me.
@@alexxdl3728 yeah I ended up going into bios and making the 4090 the dedicated GPU. After that all of those options popped up
This happened to me once too, go into the BIOS and manually swap the MUX switch to dGPU, go back and put it on optimus and it might be back
Hey thanks for all u do! Do you know of any upcoming sales on gaming computers? Any retailer is fine. Thanks again!
I don't. It will also depend on what country you're in. We update our site with any good sales we see: gaminglaptop.deals/ (US only)
@@JarrodsTech thanks for the response. I live in the US as well
@@JarrodsTech thanks for this resource. Would you recommend a Dell G15 or MSI GF63? I watched your reviews, so has your opinion changed about the Dell G15? I wanted to purchase it for my son, but not if it has issues. Any laptop under 1k would be ideal. Thanks a bunch
@@JarrodsTech Why do you have a deals website for the US only? It is weird considering you're Australian and you don't have a website for people from there.
Since its heavy as scar 18, I would like to see their performance comparison.
Can't wait to see Strix Scar 18 review.. :)
Hey guys i never had a laptop in my life can someone suggest me a good budget gaming laptop? I am soo confused on what to buy there are variety of options, I just want a gaming laptop that is suitable for school purposes and gaming.
Thanks for this video bro
How come it is not 99wh battery at this size?
I think I like the MSI Stealth a little better for my needs. The size of the keyboard is ridiculous on this and you can get the same specs, plus an additional 32GB (64GB total) for $500 less.
The max battery charge limit is essential on a laptop like this which essentially acts as a desktop replacement. I had used my 2017 blade pro for work during the pandemic and burned through 2 batteries (the original, and a replacement) due to having it plugged in for practically 16+ hours a day for both work and gaming. I ended up building a desktop for work after getting the third battery just to save it from the same fate.
Sitting at 95-100% charge and constantly charging is a death sentence for these high voltage, high capacity batteries.
That doesn't sound normal
@@kiyoponnn Razer batteries the last few generations have been the definition of "spicy pillow". I imagine that's why they started putting fans in them.
We would appreciate if u could add 2560•1600 gaming performance with 1080p and 1440p as mostly the new laptops are coming with 16:10 aspect ratios
I wish they plumbed the Thunderbolt port to the iGPU not the dGPU for displayport.
This would allow for running 7 external monitors using only cheap 3 way MST adapters.
When using an eGPU the iGPU wouldn't be responsible for running any external monitors but the dGPU could run 4.
I also wish that they sold the grey model with to spec and had an option for bo ram so that I can add a 96GB kit without having 32GB or 64GB that I need to resell.
Can you please do a Update video on " External Monitor Boosts Laptop Gaming Performance!?" which you did 2 years ago ? now that MUX switch became a Must n also beneficial ... need to know whether an external monitor still provides better performance ... with the 40 series laptop cards
friend you asked a question and answered it at the same time, with mux you will not get fps boost on external monitors
I reckon only in cases of thermal throttling, there is advantage where the laptop doesn't have to put wattage in keeping the screen on.
The purpose of plugging in the monitor is to bypass optimus. If you have a mux switch, you can do this without the monitor.
Anyone know what graphics card I need to run World of Tanks at 4K or 1440p?
Is Razer offering 4k Razer Blade options this year??
Nice review hopefully i get one in future or for my birthday
LOL P cores when gaming are same MHZ as e cores.
Maybe since the CPU is properly unlocked, we can get better speeds on P cores by disabling the E. I mean 8 cores at 4ghz will for example will perform better in GAMES than 24 cores at 2ghz. Clock speed and single core performance matters. Thoughts?
The one and we know about jarrod review is he always dare to say not good if laptop is not good. And always have their own opinion about the unit Itself, "its not like common review says, its your decision"
Respect Jarrod 💯
estimates of when the latest Legion series will come out ?
Is battery replaceable???
Hey Jarrod i have a Blade 18" aswell and got the same Flickering issue. But here is something new to add for you: I never opened the Intel Software. First Time i got it was after updting NVidia Drivers. Secound Time after a Reset it happend the First time in Synapse. I am now in a bad situation i am not Sure if i want to keep a 5200€ Laptop with a bug or should i send it back :-( Till Razer support was not the Best in the past i dont know how long it would take till they fix it. I would use the Blade 18" for my work aswell as for Gaming so a lowered Batterylife with NVIDIA only is bad for me. Sidefact: I also have a Blade 16" here and there it did not happen till now. In now will start it and try to reproduse the Problem on the 16" with opening Intel software to cofirm if its a 18" only problem.
Thx for your Amazing work. You inspired me to do Laptoptesting aswell, but i do it atm only for myself!
On my Blade 16" i can not get the screen to flicker like on the 18" (same Panel Config both QHD 240hz)
Hey Guys for everyone who is interested in Informations about the Blade 18" Flicker Problem. I now also have the Problem of Fickering in some Games with optimus turned off in BIOS. In Windows all is fine after closing the Game. I contacted the Razer support but thats for a "normal" customer like a day in Hell. I let you know when i have more information.
@@mathiasbossmann6323 Thank you for your work! BTW try to turn off G-sync in the Nvidia control panel since it helps with the in-game issue under discrete GPU setting. It seems like a mixed problem with G-sync and integrated GPU involved.
Will you review the 16 inch razer as well?
Yes. I plan on reviewing it as well.
I have some Razer Nommo Pro speakers and the THX makes everything sound thin and just strange, the logo is all over the speakers as if it is some next gen audio device.
It does make the speakers feel bigger, wider and more surrounding but at the cost of feeling thinner and less bassey. So I just turn it off and use my own settings.
I guess Razer just really like THX and so on.
Personally i love that there is no number pad. I don't use them, don't like them and i think they are uncomfortable since the keyboard gets shifted slightly to the left.
Jarrod 3070ti vs 4070 as you promised. Will the legion 7 2022 3070ti 12800HX be good how will it compete against the conpetition
Ah yes have that laptop
Wouldnt expect much of a jump from 3070ti to the 4070 but we will have to wait.
In your opinion, which laptop is better for gaming Razer 18 or Asus scar 18? Which laptop is more reliable?
Scar in every single way except build quality and speakers. But I don't think those things deserve an extra $1000.