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Fantastic price on an already reduced laptop.
One of the perks of this laptop is the build quality (Equivalent to Mac with full machined aluminium body)
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Razer Blade 14 Gaming Notebook
Display: 14" QHD 2560x1440 165Hz
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX (8C/16T, 20MB Cache, Up to 4.9GHz max boost)
RAM: 16GB DDR5 4800MHz
Storage: 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6
OS: Windows 11 Home
Network: Qualcomm WCN6856 Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 5.3 - I/O: 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen2, 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen2, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm Audio Combo - Webcam: IR FHD
Keyboard: Razer Chroma Per-Key RGB - RZ09-0427NEA3-R3B1
2 Years Limited Warranty
Razer Blade 14" 165Hz QHD Gaming Laptop R9-6900HX 16GB 1TB RTX3070Ti W11H $2699 Delivered @ Razer eBay
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Whats the percentage difference in FPS you would gain in L5P vs this?
25% give or take. Full powered 3070tis are 150w (125w+25w DB), this here is I believe 100w (90w+10w DB).
It's 15-20% depending on game for 100w vs 150w (3070 Ti vs 3070 Ti).
@brimmy11: I cant find a good 3070ti blade 14 review so im basing my values off timespy benchmarks for 100w 3080ti (~10500) inside the blade 14 vs the 150w 3080ti off the strix G15 (~13200), I believe the 3070ti sku would scale similiar here.
@brimmy11: "Target TGP continues to be limited to 100 W which is on the lower-end of the performance scale. The MSI Vector GP66, for example, comes with the same RTX 3070 Ti GPU as our 2022 Blade 14 but with a higher TGP target of 150 W for up to 15 to 20 percent faster graphics performance."
https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Ryzen-9-6900HX-debut-Razer…
That is in benchmarks, in gaming will probably be less.
100w 3070ti vs 140w 3070 5% performance I would guess
But you shouldn’t even be thinking about top fps if you are considering this. This is mainly for those who like to game at decent quality but also need the laptop to be portable enough for regular office work.
I agree, i'm just wondering how much of a hit it takes. Im contemplating cancelling my razer core x to buy this.
@maverickjohn: Egpus are also a special beast. They're not just plug and play and it's all rainbows, especially if you're using different scaling on your laptop monitor and desktop monitor.
I personally enjoyed my year long wander down egpu lane, but I probably wouldn't repeat it unless i couldn't have a desktop at home and absolutely needed a gaming laptop on the go. And it's definitely only for the techie.
@incipient: Its actually for my 2019 iMac. Im stuck having an eGPU plus either 6700xt or 6800 to provide power for a little gaming. the rx580x is just not powerful enough
Earlier this year I was able to buy L5i (non-pro) with 3070Ti. Now, you can't even get L5i with 3060 (3050 max only).
I think Lenovo is struggling with their graphics card supply at the moment. Even my L5i took 1.5 later than the ETA so it was 3.5 months for it to be delivered.
All the 3070 versions of the Legion Pro (both intel and AMD) have been OOS for more than a month now on LenovoAU and their ebay store. Wish someone had an ETA on when they would be back in stock.
Razer gets there blades right with there gpu/size configurations but youre paying for it.
JB HiFi have this same laptop for $4699 lol
Price match? hehe
They don't price match online listings especially listings with sale/coupon codes. Even if they did, I doubt they would take $2000 off! Getting a price match these days from JB even if the price match is accepted and warranted is like pulling teeth at some places. I'm an old fart and I remember when JB first expanded 20+ years ago into the type of store it is now, they were known for you walking off the street and haggling on price for cash, they encouraged it. If you ask some of the staff for a price match now, they act like you just insulted them. Company has gone downhill and their standard prices have slowly been getting less competitive.
@Justin9mm: I agree with this sentiment. Theyve become very commercialised. I remember there first store in east keilor hahah
@Justin9mm: I’ve had good price match experience with JB-Hi chat on their website. They send you a special link to a discounted price and you just checkout.
How's the battery life? Good enough for uni? Also will be used for photo/video editing
https://www.techradar.com/reviews/razer-blade-14-2022
8 hrs normal 3-4 hrs of gamingSeems quite acceptable for extended periods of off wall action, probably need to take an hour or two off that benchmark run for a more realistic representation of workloads.
My Blade is garbage for battery life. At this price range Macbooks will probably best suit your needs but only if you don't want to game on the side. Otherwise you'll definitely need to charge during a full day of uni
Yeah, I was looking at something like the Blade on the Windows side, since I've been using Windows my whole life, but I could always use Parallels or something to run Windows on the MBP.
Ignore this guy. The Blade 14's have a really good battery life compared to their Intel chipped ones because the Ryzen chip is a lot more power efficient.
I was seriously eyeing off the 14 buy ending up getting a 17 in the Black Friday specials just because I needed more screen real estate, but if you google reviews for the 14, you'll see it's almost unanimously praised for battery life + power + portability.
The only negative everyone agrees with is the $, and that's taken care of in this special.
@Ruddaga: I’ve got a Razer Blade 14 5900HX with GTX 3080 (2021). I’m lucky to even get 2 hours on battery just browsing the internet, listening to spotify and watching youtube.
@BaNaNaSk1N: Yeah I'm referring to the newer chip model reviews. Not sure what the previous model reviewed at
I've got the model before this and battery life is atrocious (Ryzen 9 5900HX). 4 hours max on battery with nearly everything turned off or down, with very light work duties and that'd be an absolute stretch. Obviously an older chip but I wouldn't believe a doubling in usable battery life.
I would never ever buy a Razer. This brand will stay in my blacklist.
OK, thanks for sharing.
say why or go away
I will answer for them, some of their products are questionable and downright bad quality, it really depends on what it is from Razer but a bad experience or two will make you feel like this.
Obviously it's due to Razer's lack of QC/QA.
Razer laptops have had reliability issues over the years. I remember LTT covering this at some point (every staff got gifted razer blades for their christmas party, most died within a year). I haven't heard of anything stellar regarding their support in hardware issue cases either.
Razer do make great mice though (just don't look at the nearly malware tier software though)! Viper mini, naga, pro, basilisk are all good especially their price compared to the logitech equivalents.
I had a Razer Blade Stealth 2017. Just out of warranty, I ended up with a swollen battery. Had the battery replaced, then about 8 months later the SSD started dying. Replaced that and gave it away.
Have a keyboard and mouse which haven't had issues though.
I had a Razer (Lycosa) keyboard that went through 7 warranty replacements, before even Razer gave up and downgraded me to a different model altogether and gave me a mousepad to cover the price difference between the 2 keyboards. They didn't even offer me an upgrade like other companies do in this type of situation.
Also had a Razer Kraken, where one pad would randomly turn off (so sound only from the other pad). Not wanting to go through what I did for the keyboard, sent it back for a full refund.
The only Razer products I've not had issues with are mice and mouse pads.
Spicy pillows. If you want your battery replaced prepare to send it half-way around the world and be without your laptop for a month.
I will only ever buy Razer. That brand will stay at the front of my purchase list.
Source - I've owned multiple blades and they've all been awesome.
And also, everyone rags on their support, but when I had an issue earlier in the year with my out of warranty Blade (ended up fixing it myself was a driver issue when I reinstalled windows) I had multiple people from their support crew contacting me to make sure it was all good and if they could help in any other way.
"I had multiple people from their support crew contacting me to make sure it was all good and if they could help in any other way"
That's mainly the issue, all they were ever going to offer are email conversations and Reddit posts to pretend they care. Emails and texts are free, you see. It's both lucky and a shame for you it's not a hardware issue, otherwise, you would probably see what they really are.
Actually I think the main issue is, the laptops Ive had all work fine still and. I haven't needed to worry about hard ware issues.
I prefer to go on my own experience rather than the band wagoning of the negative sheeple online. When I have a bad experience I'll be happy to change my tune but till then, I'll keep enjoying those finger print chassis 😅
@Ruddaga: I feel like we are talking about different things. I was talking about their warranty and ACL guarantee support and you are saying you are fortunate because nothing wrong has happened to your Razer products. BTW, I don't take anyone seriously when they use the word "sheeple"
I used to work at a computer store and we'd always get Razer laptops in. Supposedly Razer support would refuse to fix things, cite that there is no issue when there clearly was and would charge a hefty diagnosis fee - not giving the device back until it was paid. Sounds awful, I would stay away.
I second this. Simply because they offer ZERO warranty here in Australia and obliviously disrespect the ACL once their already pathetic 1-year warranty ran out. Laptops are big purchases, especially the high-end ones, get something with a real warranty and ACL guarantee and save yourself troubles down the road. I see fanboys got irritated, funny to think that I was one of those until I got screwed by this shitty company and an even shittier retailer who sold the laptop to me.
I didn't/don't like the brand either. But had to go with Razer blade (not the exact model - the 15 inch one) because it's pretty much the only brand that offered a 4k OLED display with a touch screen along with a 2080sc.
It does have a fan noise problem though. Still, one of the best display I've seen on a laptop.Also, even though they QC is not that good, it "feels" solid.
For my RB Stealth, I opened it up and redid the thermal paste which helped the temps drop by about 10c under load. On idle it stopped the laptop sounding like an airplane.
I also bought some new Thermal Grizzley paste to redo it a few months ago. Still couldn't find time to sit down and do it.
16Gb of memory is a weird choice for this laptop
Yeah you pay this money, you would probably expect they coughed up that extra 16GB.
Soldered too, so no upgrades possible.
At least it's DDR5
Its probably why its only 16gb. But i dont see a need where it requires more than 16gb. Especially the Ram is one of the fastest available.maybe 32gb could have been included if it was ddr4 2666mhz but is it really better than having this?
@maverickjohn: Doing a quick google search it looks like the 16GB DDR5 is pretty much on par with 32GB DDR4 and in some cases beating out the 32GB DDR4 in performance, so yeah it is technically better to have 16GB DDR5 over 32GB DDR4.
@Justin9mm: That's not how RAM works…
@jkim: We are talking about gaming here..
https://techuda.com/16gb-ddr5-vs-32gb-ddr4-gaming-performanc…
@Justin9mm: Dude, that's NOT how RAM works.
When you DON'T need more than 16Gb, capacity makes 0 difference to performance.
When you DO need more than 16Gb, the performance traits of the RAM itself does NOTHING, and it's the performance traits of the swap device that determines final performance.
Comparing 16Gb xxx vs 32Gb yyy, the capacity part is IRRELEVANT from performance perspective.@jkim: So Returnal on PC for example requires a minimum of 16GB RAM but the recommended requirements list 32GB RAM. So you're telling me there is no difference to performance having 16GB of DDR4 vs 16GB of DDR5 for this game?
@Justin9mm: I didn't say that.
I don't know Returnal, how it allocates memory, or on what basis they made these recommendations.Let's say (hypothetical numbers to keep calcs easy), the OS consumes 1Gb incl all necessary background services, and a given game consumes 14Gb.
So if you are running the game by itself, total consumption = 15Gb.
Then the perf difference will be determined by the perf characteristics differential of the RAM itself.However, let's say you launch a comms service at the same time, and it consumes 2Gb.
Then total consumption is 17Gb, in which case something needs to go into swap.
This is when the perf characteristics differential of the RAM itself is negligible enough to be irrelevant, as the storage device the swap space lives on will be much slower than RAM and that's what will ultimately determine the actual performance.Hence, having 32Gb is a safeguard for these types of scenarios and having DDR5 over DDR4 does NOT "make up" for this safeguard, so the argument that being DDR5 makes up for shortchanging 50% of RAM capacity doesn't fly.
@jkim: Thanks for the info. I wasn't debating, was genuinely asking because I didn't know :)
@Justin9mm: Yes, virtually none. Maybe 5% more FPS at the most.
You need to understand that just like storage, the most important feature is the amount.
Let's put it this way, if you have 800GB of personal files on your computer, do you think it would be better to store it on a super fast 500GB SSD or a slow 1TB spinning hard disk drive? One may be slow and clunky but the other one can't even fit your files.
If I need 20GB of RAM, I need 20GB of RAM. 16GB of "fast" (note it's not even that fast) RAM is useless to me.
@dogsryummy: I understand, so really at the end of the day for current standards, having this soldered 16GB DDR5 is not really great gaming wise and probably should of given the 32GB headroom? LOL
@maverickjohn: Yes, yes it is
@maverickjohn: Ram Quantity >>>> Ram Speed.
Ram speed makes negligible differences in real world use.
You will see many more laptops will ddr5 soldered now because non-soldered ddr5 is reaching the point of too much latency. I think 4800 or 5200 was the max for non-soldered so pretty stock jedec speeds.
I picked this up last time it was this price. I’m very happy with the purchase. By far the best thing windows laptop I’ve owned.
How is the cooling on these? Especially being 14 inches. I assume it's going to be quite hot?
The video Linked above by Brrrt is a good resource to watch
Hmm this or pay $600 more for the 3060 alienware posted yesterday 🤔
I have last year's model with the 5900HX and 3070. Great laptop.
Me too and I love it
God damn it, I wanna banana and a 3060 laptop for $1000.
Definitely price match with JB HI-FI and add 5 years warranty because Razer QA can be a hit or miss. Trust me it's worth every dollar on a purchase like this
I don't think JB would price match an eBay listing with a coupon code.
Correct they do not. Especially when it's a $2000 difference haha
Out of curiousity, is the RAM slotted or soldered on this laptop?
Fairly certain its soldered on.
So no hope for 32GB upgrade :(
Nope but note its a ddr 5 ram at 4800mhz.
@maverickjohn: Doesn’t help much if you need the extra capacity
@FireRunner: For me ive always felt even 8gb was enough so not sure what will use 16gb but seems ok for most of the population. Obviously wont cater for all. But faster new gen ram makes more sense for most users. Its just a shame its soldered as it stops the potential of the enthusiasts adding more
@maverickjohn: 8GB is very tight nowadays. Even for non-gaming tasks, it can be filled up very quickly.
16GB is the new norm. If you do things like video editing then you’d want at least 32GB
Even as a 14", it is 1.78 kg just the laptop. With the power brick, this will be heavier in terms of portability.
No laptop even comes close to having the same amount of gaming performance for the weight and dimensions except for maybe the G14, and even that is a fair bit weaker in some titles.
Needless to say you shouldn't buy this laptop if you won't be gaming on it often.
My plan is to ditch my desktop which is old with GTX 1660S.
Replace it with a portable gaming laptop and attach two 144hz monitor to it. That's why I am considering Razer B14 3070Ti.
Need to figure out if attaching two monitors is possible without losing any performance.
Does this mean new one coming soon?
This only released a few months ago. So unlikely
A new one will almost certainly be announced at CES 2023 in January
Ryzen 9 7940HX + RTX 4060/4070/4080
Yeah but seems to have a june or so launch period
@maverickjohn: I'm not so sure about that, the 2022 Blade 14 was first made available in February of this year, I expect next year's timeframes to be similar.
Lenovo have a problem with making their laptops widely available on time but I think Razer just doesn't ship enough volume to have that problem.
two words from me: quality control
I had 2 Blades thus far (17 Pro withy RTX 2080S, 17 with 11800H / RTX 3060) and each of them had issues.
RTX 2080S one had screen flicker and audio static when running on battery power
RTX 3060 one - Synapse software screwed itself so bad it was re-installing itself every system restart. I tried a few things, all to no avail, and support could be best described as "retarded"design is great, I wanted to like those machines, but ended up getting rid of both within 2 months of purchase.
I have renounced myself as a king of gaming laptops, sold everything including very recently purchased L5iP (12700H / 3070 Ti), got Xbox Series X and if I get another laptop that would be when 40X0 mobile series get released, and fall to a serviceable price level
Did you return the laptop or sold them? Where did you buy from?
second one was returned as it was bought on eBay (Micsoroft store)
first one I sold on to a guy who uses it stationary most of the time
Centrecom and Scorptec have this for $2999.
Both of these don't offer extended warranty that's why I went to jb to price match and they refused saying its way below price. Was keen on getting the warranty because of Razer's QC issues.Try a different store. 6 months ago I got $1500 knocked off my Razer blade 15.
2 stores said no and a 3rd did it without issues.
Obviously added the extra warranty too and now I'm stress free
Can anyone find this in a store at this price?
As someone who has had a 14" gaming laptop before (2022 Alienware x14), while the form factor is pretty neat, gaming regularly on a 14" laptop display is very miserable at a normal viewing distance. It won't matter much for games like Stardew Valley, but for online competitive games which dominate the steam charts, its a real eye strain to spot enemies or read chat sometimes.
Based on my experience I would only consider a 14" gaming laptop again if I took it to work/school regularly so portability was important, and at home I would have it docked to a far larger monitor. For me as I already have a gaming desktop at home, and a work laptop it doesn't make much sense. I ended up selling mine and just using the XPS 17 9720 I already had work to game on occasionally since it has a RTX 3060 anyways.
Have razer 14 3070 for more than a year. Battery bloated in 13 months. They gave free battery.
Just last week my GPU 3070 was dead.
Luckily CPU and onboard GPU still working but no external monitor since 3070 is dead.
Sad. Good looking Laptop but my old 3060 Zephyrus 14 lasted longer.I have had issues with several past laptops. Issues with screen, fan, etc.
Asus were the best for support, HP and MSI were OK, Acer weren't great.On the other hand my desktop has lasted longer than any gaming laptops…
Bloody good price. Bought one earlier this year for $3.4K and thought it was a great deal. Still do.
PHENOMENAL build quality. Chassis is propely premium. Super light work horse that you can take anywhere and not look like too much of a nerd.
Perfect laptop for me. Great for work when travelling, on the plane, moving around. Screen good enough for photo work also. Battery life good enough when you turn off RGB and d-GPU, able to have a fantastic gaming experience outside of home also, or in bed.
Will upgrade again once the next gen comes out an goes on sale.
How do you turn off the dedicated gpu?
Blade has a MUX switch. If you leave Optimus on, it will automatically disable the d-GPU when not under significant load.
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You know other brands have their pricing all over the place this year when a Razer seems a good deal. Seriously what happened to 3070ti legion deals? No shortage of L5P 3070 deals from yesteryear but this year they seemed to all but disappeared.
Of course given the slim & portable 14' chasis, dont expect anywhere near a proper 15.6' 6900hx/3070ti performance levels with that 100w 3070ti but you get what you pay for in the build quality, thats not to mention at this form factor you are competing not with Legions but Zephyrus G14s and Alienware X14s.