How does the 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo port work exactly? I have a Steelseries Flux-Pro it and comes with a single 3.5mm input to 2x 3.5mm plug. Basically 1 for mic and 1 for sound, will my headset still have mic functions if I were to just plug in the 3.5mm jack alone?
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Segment from IGN's Alienware M14 review concerning fan noise vs. Razer:
Other less desirable elements pervasive in the gaming laptop realm and carried over to the Alienware 14 include a fairly noisy fan system. During gaming sessions, the fans run at full blast, drawing cool air from vents on the bottom and blowing it out the back. This is a stark contrast to the Razer Blade, which generates a fraction of the noise. But in exchange for the constant buzz of the fans, the Alienware 14 maintains a cool surface temperature for lap use -
Although, to be honest, speaking from my brother's M14, that model's temperature has a lot, and I mean a lot, to be improved on, in my opinion. The heat on both surfaces is crazy for his unit now. Hope my unit can convince him to get the 14' Blade too =P -
John, thanks for the great info about the Blade 14. I am most curious about the battery life for normal office tasks n light surfing. I would be happy if it can squeeze 5 hours.
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
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i haven't run extensive tests for all day office use. will see what i can do. just always on network, 30-40percent backlight (plenty bright!), kb lights off (mine don't work anyway), and word processing, email and internet browsing ok? will give you a guesstimate later tonight or tomorrow.
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heat is important, but where the heat is localized is more important. as i've said, the hotttest temps are located in the very back of the blade 14 in the middle, b/w the two fans. when on my lap i keep the blade balanced on my legs with the fans unblocked on the inside of me legs. the outer most sides of the bottom and the bottom front stay relatively cool. The hot air from the fans is blown upwards towards the screen primarily. so you don't get hot hair blowing on you at all. the top of the blade gets hot as well b/c of this, but only the very back of the unit, again not near the keyboard or trackpad.
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I feel razer could take ANOTHER page from Apples book and put some intakes on the side and back of the notebook. By all means keep the bottom intakes for gaming sessions but also include some side intakes for those times we are just watching youtube on the couch.
PS. Not saying apple owns the right to these component placements or that they even did it first. But they did articulate it with beautiful clarity, in a way that is memorable to people so everyone think they did it first......thats the trick with apple, they dont copy they steal. So anyone who comes after them looks like they are copying even though it is simply something that makes sense. I love it that Razer is also thinking about how they articulate their ideas and designs to the buyers. Not jus ticking up engineering accomplishments like MSI and gigabyte. Boom! steel series keyboards-tick. Boom 4 hDDs-tick. Boom-swappable optical drive. Now they have to buy it? -
Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
they have a small gap due to the feet against hard surfaces. however usually one of the best way to improve the cooling is just to raise the notebook a little bit
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Apple shouldn't sue Razer if they are planning to do it. I don't believe they will though, as Kara points out.
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Steve jobs admits some or even most of apple's ideas came from other sources, like Xerox PARC. But what apple does with these ideas is apple's genius.
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im all in favor of more cooling, so if they do it and it lowers temps, Im happy
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is that the inside of razer blade 14 ?
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
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This is the R2. rest of the gallery by Havoc501 here : http://s3.photobucket.com/user/Havoc501/library/Razer Pictures?sort=3&page=1
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
those tapes are sexy
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Do any 17' Blade or future Blade Pro owners have experience with using one together with a notebook cooler? Looking to get one and would appreciate any input.
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Yeh, they have come a long way if the render of the 14 is indicative of the real thing. Kudos to them.
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Cooler Master NotePal U3 Notebook Cooler :: TweakTown
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I might go with this cooler if ever I do decide to get one. I really like the looks and design of it, especially with how it matches with the Blade. Honestly, I don't want to ruin the beauty of having a Blade with a really industrial looking cooler. Whether it helps slightly or not, it still does anyway.
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Where ever the hotspot is i suppose, maybe in the middle where the CPU and GPu are located. The 3rd fan was useful in the M18x and other laptops with more than 2 coolers.
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Does the blade or blade pro have any overclocking options in Bios? according to this thread it is quite easy to overclocking the 4700MQ using intel XTU.
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Can you tell me your window's experience index (WEI) on your 14''?
Also how's the range on the killer wifi NIC?
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So I just woke up to a shipping confirmation this morning saying that delivery will be for tonight!!!! WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW! Ordered mine on 6/13 for the 512GB 14inch blade. Shipped from Ontario CA US on 6/18.
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im curious to know why most people want 512g of space? what do you have that takes so much space lol? i'm usualy fine with 256
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Grats on you guys getting laptops, if it's the Blade 14 please post CPU/GPU load and idle tests
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I picked it so I could load it up with my videos to edit. Plus I had a 256gb before and I always scramble around to create more space.
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I noticed a slight change on my order status page for the 512GB model:
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Can you tell me about the intergrated webcam and speakers? How good are they? Next to gaming I would like to use it as my daily driver, so that also means Skype sessions. Thank you for your answers in advance. I'm also curious about fan noise while idle and under load as I'm (sadly) sensitive to noise.
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Can someone comment on the integrated camera and the mic? Is it pretty good for Skype calling?
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to those who already got their blade, i was wondering if you were planning on posting any video review on youtube
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I use the 750GB spinner as a weekly incremental backup of the entire SSD.
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Just got it! Fresh in box!
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I may do a short vid tonight. my replacement with working backlights comes in tomorrow.
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its Christmas in june
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Grats to everyone! Seems they're shipping a huge bulk. Mine arrives on the 22nd on the East Coast, then having it shipped again abroad for myself
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I am happy for everyone who's ordered this and looking forward to their own personal reviews, I'm literally checking this every hr during work and off work
I thinking this may be the next laptop for me
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Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!
im so waiting for a video of the babe and more benchies
New Razer Blade & Razer Blade Pro
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