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    Razer Blade (2014_model)_Reviews

    Discussion in 'Razer' started by Digital1337, Apr 11, 2014.

  1. xerojin

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    xerojin, May 8, 2014
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  2. IceStorm

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    Ouch. CNET says the same about the battery - 4.5hrs of regular websurfing. The screen's that power hungry?
     
    IceStorm, May 8, 2014
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  3. hfm

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    Probably a browser in the battery rundown test using the dGPU instead of iGPU.
     
    hfm, May 8, 2014
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  4. Pu239

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    Honestly, I think they're just quoting the other review. They didn't offer any other real metrics. Probably come later.
     
    Pu239, May 8, 2014
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    How do you set it to use integrated gpu for a browser?
     
    xerojin, May 9, 2014
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  6. HTWingNut

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    I doubt it defaults to using the dGPU for browser. Maybe Flash is using it, but unlikely also, it usually defaults to iGPU.
     
    HTWingNut, May 9, 2014
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  7. Natadiem

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    4.5 h is what i guess with full light and light internet browzing
     
    Natadiem, May 9, 2014
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  8. Zeelobby

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    Stock mine defaulted to dGPU for internet explorer. Which I immediately turned off. I imagine most of these tests are done with the stock browser.

    Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
     
    Zeelobby, May 9, 2014
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    On the 2013 Blade, IE is set to integrated under the nVidia control panel and cannot be changed. Sounds like it isn't "stuck" on the 2014 Blade.
     
    IceStorm, May 9, 2014
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  10. Digital1337

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    Digital1337, May 9, 2014
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    Agreed--completely worthless.
     
    CrazyTasty, May 10, 2014
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  12. PapaSmurf6768

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    Has anyone taken this thing apart yet to check for SSD slots? I'm still deciding whether to go for the 512GB or save and get the 128 and expand later.
     
    PapaSmurf6768, May 10, 2014
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  13. Nyceis

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    Definitely not a second one on the easy to access side of the mobo. I have looked.

    Highly unlikely there is one on the underside but I'm not about to take out the whole thing.


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
     
    Nyceis, May 10, 2014
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    IGN Review is up. A solid review and I agree with him about a few points. The screen resolution is overkill and the touchscreen is a waste in my opinion (I hate fingerprints on my laptop screen). I would've been happy with a 1080p screen for less money, but overall, I'm very happy with this laptop. The fingerprint issue seems a little overblown.
     
    tjmaxwell, May 14, 2014
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  15. CrazyTasty

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    I don't see what the issue is with the touchscreen and HiDPI display. They are both, in a way, optional, other ther than the fact that they affect the price You can set your resolution to 1080p and never touch the screen.

    8.2 seems fair, but I wouldn't call it "impractical."

    I most disagree with the assessment of battery life. He claims 4-5 hours for general computing--you can easily get 6 in "power saving" mode--and less than an hour for gaming--I'm getting about 1.5 hours. He calls this "on the lower side of the spectrum" for gaming laptops.What sort of gaming laptops are on the upper side of this spectrum? I've had Alienware and Falcon Northwest laptops that run for maybe 30 minutes on battery.
     
    CrazyTasty, May 15, 2014
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    I agree. It almost seems like he is forgetting that the laptop can be used for things other than gaming. In many cases, the HiRes screen is better. When gaming, just change the resolution.
     
    mturkel99, May 15, 2014
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    the high res and touchscreen is why I bought it. I do photography, software development and games. I honestly hate having a dozen devices when the blade does all the stuff I need (almost). I've been using windows 8 since dev beta and the touchscreen is super necessary, increases productivity quite a bit IMHO. I actually get quite annoyed using a win 7 machine cause it just takes too long to do anything.
     
    Pu239, May 15, 2014
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    I haven't had much time to do anything yet, but I just downloaded dark Souls (first one) and it's smooth as butter at 3200x1800 with dsfix set at the same.
     
    hfm, May 15, 2014
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    Any comments on ghosting, coil whine, power brick noises, or the heat?
     
    TFDeBoer, May 15, 2014
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    hfm, May 20, 2014
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    Where are the *actual* reviews? It's been weeks already.
     
    HTWingNut, May 22, 2014
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    Atreiya, May 23, 2014
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    Yay. Cnet. "Here's the Blade. It has a screen and a keyboard. The End."
     
    HTWingNut, May 23, 2014
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    Wait it has a keyboard? Looks like I need to return mine. :p
     
    hfm, May 24, 2014
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  26. Atreiya

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    Hehehe - well, it does seem hard to find any seriously in-depth reviews, so I'll take what I can get. :p
     
    Atreiya, May 24, 2014
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    Still no reviews? Thanks for the user reviews, but it would be good to see an in-depth review from one of the majors.
     
    HTWingNut, Jun 16, 2014
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