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    Review of the 2015 Razer Blade QHD+

    Discussion in 'Razer' started by Pcguy07, Feb 10, 2015.

  1. hfm

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    Unity
     
    hfm, Feb 27, 2015
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  2. ChrisAtsin

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    Alright, Windows scaling can very frustrating. I have matlab that "unscales" every time I left click -_-
    I like the sharpness of QHD+ so I put up with it.
     
    ChrisAtsin, Feb 27, 2015
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  3. Pcguy07

    Pcguy07 Notebook Geek

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    I have stayed at native resolution (3200 x 1800). I have noticed a few more scaling issues here and there, but easy enough to live with.
     
    Pcguy07, Feb 28, 2015
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  4. hfm

    hfm Notebook Prophet

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    Yeah.. I could potentially live with Unity's blurriness, but it looks much better at a lower native resolution. It's not like it's unusable at HiDPI, but it does look like a complete mess. It's literally THE last app that is a huge issue.
     
    hfm, Feb 28, 2015
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  5. LVNeptune

    LVNeptune Notebook Virtuoso

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    You referring to the IDE Unity? Or the ACU game.
     
    LVNeptune, Mar 1, 2015
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    rimark Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Pcguy07, I just ran firestrike and got a score of 4971. Anyone know why there's a discrepency in scores between mine and yours? Using the QHD version as well. Could it be SSD usage? I've loaded quite a few games and only have about 30gb left of the 256gb model.
     
    rimark, Mar 24, 2015
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    have you set power options to high performance?
     
    Avs21, Mar 25, 2015
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  8. rimark

    rimark Notebook Enthusiast

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    That may be it.. I remember setting it to high performance during my CPU torture test AFTER I did the benchmarks. Weird though, I would never think to blame the power profile or whatever for throttling when on AC.
     
    rimark, Mar 25, 2015
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  9. Pcguy07

    Pcguy07 Notebook Geek

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    I had high performance set as the profile, just like rimark suggested!
     
    Pcguy07, Mar 26, 2015
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    Yup, that was definitely it!

    Got 6239 on the last test, I can live with 2% discrepency.. Must be all the junk I already put on my computer, haha.
     
    rimark, Mar 26, 2015
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    Thanks for the review! These were the details I was missing from other reviews. Perfect!
     
    dark_skeleton, Jul 6, 2015
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    Hey guys - finally got my Blade 15 256gb and I think this is finally the one I'm going to keep! Of course, with that being said, there had to be at least one issue, right? I've seen a few posts about this but wanted to check back with everyone on it. I have the same issue I've seen some others mention - when I tilt the laptop to anything more than 30 degrees, I being to get a clicking sound coming from the bottom. When I level it out again, the noise stops. Is this something I should be worried about and consider sending it in for repair/replacement? Or is it just par for the course and try to keep it level? Any advice would be appreciated.
     
    Trigger10, Jul 28, 2015
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    ledzepp14 Notebook Evangelist

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    have that clicking noise as well. i guess it's normal. they used cheap plastic on that part.
     
    ledzepp14, Jul 29, 2015
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    Take it apart and tighten the screws that secure the fans. Worked for me, mine was a bit more than just a click though.
     
    hfm, Jul 29, 2015
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    for me it's the plastic strip that i think houses the wireless antenna.. right at the bottom of the display panel. i think that's what the other poster meant also.
     
    ledzepp14, Jul 29, 2015
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  16. Burnas

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    Are you guys kidding me? After using the blade 2015 for 5 months I got some clicking noise even without tillting the rig.. Sent an email to Razer support and after that 1 email they gave me an RMA. After reading this post I'm thinking I sent the rig back for a **** loosened screw???

    Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk
     
    Burnas, Aug 15, 2015
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    I'm just saying that was my particular issue, might not fix every fan noise issue. The fan on the right (looking at it through the keyboard not flipped over, GPU fan I think) would make this buzzing/fast clicking sound unless I put it at like a 45 degree angle on my lapdesk. I thought the fan blade was hitting the housing or there was a bearing problem. I even bought a new fan from ALi Express thinking it was the fan. Turned out I idiotically changed the wrong fan the first time I did it. So I went to change the correct one and low and behold, the screws were a little loose under the rubber caps that go over them. I tightened them up and problem was solved. Quiet as a mouse now. At least I have an extra fan laying around in case one dies. :)
     
    hfm, Aug 16, 2015
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  18. Burnas

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    Firstly, I didn't know u can get fans for the blade from Ali Express so thanx for that. Secondly, if your using a lapdesk (as do I) does the rubber feet of ur blade still exist? And thirdly, my clicking was on the left side of the blade. You should know I had all 3 blades(2013,14 and now 15) and they ALL made clicking sounds at some point(the RMA on the 2013 edition said they changed all the pipes and the m.2 sata ssd...). I love the blades but man it feels like Razer doesn't have ANY quality control there..

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    Burnas, Aug 16, 2015
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    Correction, 2013 edition didn't have m.2 ssd.

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    Burnas, Aug 16, 2015
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    Yeah, the rubber feet are fine. Using a lap king lap desk. Surface looks a little like tread to allow good air flow.

    The fan definitely wasn't cheap. It's about the only place I could find it.
     
    hfm, Aug 16, 2015
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