New Razer Blade Pro (FHD / 1060)

Just wanted to add on that my razer blade pro came with a samsung PM961.
Not a PM951.

Notebookreview said theirs came with a PM951. So, i guess mine is slightly newer.

 

@sashimi101 doesn't changing the HDD void the warranty?

 

Hey @sashimi101 glad yours came with the better SSD. Can you confirm that with certainty, and let people know where/when you bought it from, etc. . so people are more aware of their options?

Cheers

 

Yes, i can confirm i got a PM961 with 100% certainty. I bought it on black friday from razer's website. Its still at the sale price right now.

For warranty, you can refer to what Razer has to say about it from their FAQs.
http://support.razerzone.com/gaming-laptops/razer-blade-pro-fhd/
The gist is that they did not say definitively that it voids the warranty.

 

I just received mine and got the PM 961 too. Bought directly from Razer's website with the $400 discount.

First impressions good; shipping was more than prompt with FedEx, sufficient and well packaged, everything is working as it should; battery, ac adapter, display, keyboard, ports that i'm currently plugged in so far, and the software is as per what it should be.

But definitely give it a thumbs up so far in terms of the product quality; as for customer service, definitely room for improvement but ain't horrible as some make it to be.

Gonna be trying out Ghost Recon in a min...
Update: gaming experience well worth it. smooth and realistic experience. material quality still feels "almost there but not yet".
There's definitely the fan taking off like a "jet" feeling. However, only when under stress while gaming or rendering. Probably would do better with headphones. But with such rendering quality, speed, and control, a fan takeoff is probably justified.

Half a decade into the product line, it seems there's now a reason not MBP.
*The chassis paint, especially where my palm rests is "still not quite there yet". Keyboard feel is good but can be improved. Also where the material feel is concerned.

 

anyone got a whole suite hardware monitor to recommend?

 

To all the RBP FHD model owners out there. Have any of you guys noticed/heard of the QC issues that are plaguing the Blade 14" models present in the RBP FHD version? I'm just worried that this thing will break down couple months down the line due to some crappy motherboard/power adapter issues that seems to be a problem in many of the blades.

 

I have not had any problems with mine yet. Only had minor light bleed on the right hand side which is not noticeable. About 1 month in.

Rise of the tomb raider temps for my unit are:
CPU: 60 to 70 degrees Celsius
GPU: 70 to 80 degrees Celsius

 

Given the number of notebooks sold per model offered by the different manufacturers; Dell Alienware, or MSI, such QC issues abound; QC issues are not unique to Razer. I'm currently typing this from my RBP FHD 1060 and can say that the level of confidence that it can last the next several years running full tilt, playing heavy graphics games, and fulfilling everyday practical needs, is achieved. Can the build quality be improved upon? Defnitely, it is not as well shaved and rounded as a Macbook but i think it got it within closing range. Given the stats offered and the thin physical profile, i don't think OCing or heavy benchmarking was ever in mind for such a product. There are certain designs meant for running things really hot and there are those that are not. The RBP FHD is the latter.

Is this the best value laptop for its offered stats? Certainly not.
Is this a stunning, unique product? Yes, i think so. The 1080p 120hz, powered by the 1060GTX is beautifully balanced given the thermal output and ability to play GRW at high with 60-80FPS consistently.

 

not sure but 10 dead cpus here this week on 2016-2017 models. cpu fuses blowing due to spikes on the one phase rail of cpu controller, sometimes taking out the inductor with it on that phase(seen some black ones). sometimes can repair it, sometimes cpu is dead from the assumed said spike

 

would be better suited to use overvoltage/current protection on output to controller or input to protect against transients rather than rely on fuses everywhere which dont always protect from those spikes and if they do, render the machine useless until repaired. with overvoltage/current protection that shuts down the MOSFET when condition is detected, isolating everything down the line from the spike, at worst youd just get shutoff during those conditions and boot right back up rather than totally dead and need repaired.
edit:but those type of protections are expensive and no one wants to take the more expensive protection and reliability assurance these days. rather try to get away with the bare minimum.

 

That sounds awful. How did they miss something like that? It should have been caught in QA imo.

 

i dont know. i sometimes feel like im doing prototype testing for somebody else

 

The whole thing is starting to feel like a 5-year-long beta test of a product ._.

 

i will no longer be repairing them after the end of this year.
edit: had near enough of it.

 

It's not like I don't understand you - it's absurd how many points of failure there are on these.

 

Is this specific to Razer systems? or other OEMs do the same?

 

I am not familiar with all manufactures devices. so i cant say. I can only say of what I see.

 

pbhenry, do you have any RB 2017 motherboard s available? This guy from São Paulo needs to replace his and they are hard to find. Thanks.

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I do not. At this point I rarely have any available for resale. what is wrong with it?

 

GPU dead on arrival and he has no address in the US for an RMA, so I recommended contacting you.

 

Ever heard about evga sc laptops and msi ge73ve series? I guess not!

 

Or, use an airbar instead?

 

I've been seeing this laptop for around $1700 and I figure $1600 isn't too far off but MAN, some of these reviews really give me pause. It's a damn shame too because this laptop ticks all the boxes for me and would be a nice replacement for my logic board failure mbp pro 17.

 

I finally bit the bullet on this machine. I love the design. That trackpad position is what sold me. No other machine has that layout. I really wish it had facial recognition like the surface pro or a fingerprint sign in or something. I don’t like the dongle/ding-a-ling for charging...again a port like the surface pro would be ideal, or the square one like the 4k version would have been better than the ding-a-ling. I’m still putting it through its paces to test performance. Will know in a couple days if It lives up to my expectations.


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Benchmark from my optimized RBP FHD 1060:

http://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/11281383