This is a really lovely machine. Every element just exudes quality, and it's a joy to use. The build quality is excellent. The case is sleek and elegant and feels solid and expensive, and the screen is beautiful with a narrow bezel that maximises the viewing space.It boots with the Razer app starting up but there's no other bloatware apart from Windows defaults.With previous laptops I've found that the trackpad is too easy to hit with the heels of my palms and makes typing annoying, but I haven't had that problem even once with this computer. I suppose my only criticism is that the keyboard is quite heavy to type on, even though I'm used to using a mechanical keyboard, but being heavier is perhaps partly why it produces less typos and random inputs than ... MoreThis is a really lovely machine. Every element just exudes quality, and it's a joy to use. The build quality is excellent. The case is sleek and elegant and feels solid and expensive, and the screen is beautiful with a narrow bezel that maximises the viewing space.It boots with the Razer app starting up but there's no other bloatware apart from Windows defaults.With previous laptops I've found that the trackpad is too easy to hit with the heels of my palms and makes typing annoying, but I haven't had that problem even once with this computer. I suppose my only criticism is that the keyboard is quite heavy to type on, even though I'm used to using a mechanical keyboard, but being heavier is perhaps partly why it produces less typos and random inputs than every other laptop I've had.The sound quality is impressive if inevitably a little thin, and very loud if you want it to be. It's lovely to game on, the colours are rich and vivid and it's fast and responsive despite spell effects and feedback. There's zero screen lag and new zones fill in instantly. The fans aren't the quietest, but certainly not unbearable.I picked this up in an amazing deal and every time I use it I feel like the luckiest person alive.

Amazing

Razer has the best build quality in gaming laptops hands down. The fans are quiet and don't make that annoying whining noise most laptops make. The keyboard is crisp. The screen is beautiful, bright enough, and colorful with no noticeable pixel-ghosting. Track pad is smooth and accurate. And thermals are fine. Performance is amazing. I think the 3070ti is a much better option. The 3080ti version is 800 dollars more for what? About 5% performance increase? No thanks. I do wish for more battery life though. But I guess this is typical for a 17 inch gaming laptop. You might get around 2 hours or so watching youtube. And for this price it really should have come with 32gb of ram. But that's beyond me. Overall, if you have the money and want something that is both sleek ... MoreRazer has the best build quality in gaming laptops hands down. The fans are quiet and don't make that annoying whining noise most laptops make. The keyboard is crisp. The screen is beautiful, bright enough, and colorful with no noticeable pixel-ghosting. Track pad is smooth and accurate. And thermals are fine. Performance is amazing. I think the 3070ti is a much better option. The 3080ti version is 800 dollars more for what? About 5% performance increase? No thanks. I do wish for more battery life though. But I guess this is typical for a 17 inch gaming laptop. You might get around 2 hours or so watching youtube. And for this price it really should have come with 32gb of ram. But that's beyond me. Overall, if you have the money and want something that is both sleek and powerful, get this Razer.

Awesome Laptop for Creators

I really like this laptop. I mostly use it for digital photo editing and for some video editing as well. I wanted a screen that would present accurate color. This one even though it's not OLED it does give you accurate color at 144hz refresh rate so there's no need for a separate screen just for photo or video editing. it's 17.3 so it's large enough to do work. This will work with a thunderbolt drive and the CFExpress cards I use so file transfers are fairly quick. The 2.5GB NIC card Should be fast enough for most people's needs. I do wish it was 10GB but it will be great for what I do. I work with a lot of a large files from my Canon R5. I like that its windows based so I'm able to use it for my regular tech work as well. The Microphone is awesome I get compliments ... MoreI really like this laptop. I mostly use it for digital photo editing and for some video editing as well. I wanted a screen that would present accurate color. This one even though it's not OLED it does give you accurate color at 144hz refresh rate so there's no need for a separate screen just for photo or video editing. it's 17.3 so it's large enough to do work. This will work with a thunderbolt drive and the CFExpress cards I use so file transfers are fairly quick. The 2.5GB NIC card Should be fast enough for most people's needs. I do wish it was 10GB but it will be great for what I do. I work with a lot of a large files from my Canon R5. I like that its windows based so I'm able to use it for my regular tech work as well. The Microphone is awesome I get compliments on it daily in Zoom meetings. The Web Cam is 1080 HD while it's not as good as some it still does a good job. The speakers are ok but are still a little bit tinny side but does have great spacial audio separation. Since Windows 11 has hello there was no need for a fingerprint reader since it performs facial recognition to logon. The spacing on the keyboard is a bit smaller than others I've used but you get used to it after a week or two of using it, it's no big deal as others would have you believe. I have the 32GB memory version which is very good. Overall, I'm very happy with this laptop it's a true desktop replacement.

Best laptop I've ever owned (with a few caveats)

With so many options, it was not a clear-cut decision to go with the Razer Blade Advanced 15. The cost is high and I heard horror stories with customer support, hardware and software issues, etc. with buying a Razer. The reason I bought the laptop from Best Buy was because of the long return time (I think 45 days) thus if I experienced a problem within this period, I could return it.I will say that my experience with the laptop in the last 45 days has been mostly great. I did discover two dead pixels in the screen although when I contacted Best Buy support they offered me a 10% discount to compensate me for the issue which I felt was reasonable and accepted it. Aside from that, the laptop has been great. It is true that it is a finger print magnet but really not a ... MoreWith so many options, it was not a clear-cut decision to go with the Razer Blade Advanced 15. The cost is high and I heard horror stories with customer support, hardware and software issues, etc. with buying a Razer. The reason I bought the laptop from Best Buy was because of the long return time (I think 45 days) thus if I experienced a problem within this period, I could return it.I will say that my experience with the laptop in the last 45 days has been mostly great. I did discover two dead pixels in the screen although when I contacted Best Buy support they offered me a 10% discount to compensate me for the issue which I felt was reasonable and accepted it. Aside from that, the laptop has been great. It is true that it is a finger print magnet but really not a huge deal in my opinion. I would say that it runs hot but considering the hardware I am not surprised and when comparing it to the Alienware laptop, it handles the heat MUCH better. There is a specific spot where it heats up (right above the keyboard between the F4 - F9 keys but doesn't really affect the keyboard or other areas of the laptop. I've been using a laptop stand which absolutely helps with heat management and airflow.I LOVE the keyboard. I feel that the speakers are really good (I've been complimented on the sound). The screen resolution is amazing (even w/ the dead pixel), and it has the best trackpad I've ever used on a PC laptop. Lastly, I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the webcam as I heard it was poor but it has been the highest quality webcam I've ever had on a laptop.I thought that the placement of the ports would bother me as I like to have the majority in the back of the laptop (like my previous Alienware) but they have been surprisingly not bothered me.Overall, I would say that so far this has been the best laptop I've ever owned. Let's just hope I don't have something break and have to deal with their customer support LOL!

Great Quality Laptop

I have had a number of laptops over the years, but this is one of the best I have had. The Razer implementations of GeForce graphics technologies has been awesome. I remember the days when integrated graphics in the CPU and a dedicated chip would cause all kinds of headaches for users, and with this it seems to have gone the way of the dinosaur. Switching between Optimus and dedicated graphics on this model is not on-the-fly; you do need to reboot after each switch. And it does trip off BitLocker hardware change monitoring, so you will need a BitLocker recovery key if you utilize that.Why I would take a star off this one is two major points: the price tag and the battery. While Optimus helps, I would have hoped laptop battery tech would have gotten to a point ... MoreI have had a number of laptops over the years, but this is one of the best I have had. The Razer implementations of GeForce graphics technologies has been awesome. I remember the days when integrated graphics in the CPU and a dedicated chip would cause all kinds of headaches for users, and with this it seems to have gone the way of the dinosaur. Switching between Optimus and dedicated graphics on this model is not on-the-fly; you do need to reboot after each switch. And it does trip off BitLocker hardware change monitoring, so you will need a BitLocker recovery key if you utilize that.Why I would take a star off this one is two major points: the price tag and the battery. While Optimus helps, I would have hoped laptop battery tech would have gotten to a point where you could switch over to a lower power hardware configuration and have all day power to the device (if not the full horsepower). And that the lack of battery run time comes at a $4k price tag for just 3 hours of battery time (if you are lucky) is a little annoying. Hopefully on next generations of the laptop this can be remediated.

Please read this before buying

I really wanted to like this laptop (Razer blade 17 2022 with QHD 240 hz and 3080 ti) but do not recommend buying. This is first product review I have ever written but felt compelled to write one. Bought this 3 different times:1st: bought it directly from Razer website. Came defective with dead pixel and graphics card. Discussed with Nvidia first. Thought stuttering and screen glitches may have been software or advanced optimus related. Troubleshooted windows 11 and reinstalled. Updated graphics card drivers. Entered bios to discrete GPU only. Did everything. Still issues with it with screen flickering during gameplay and overall stuttering including on UFO stutter test. Razer's customer service was worst I've ever experienced. Each time they would contact me with ... MoreI really wanted to like this laptop (Razer blade 17 2022 with QHD 240 hz and 3080 ti) but do not recommend buying. This is first product review I have ever written but felt compelled to write one. Bought this 3 different times:1st: bought it directly from Razer website. Came defective with dead pixel and graphics card. Discussed with Nvidia first. Thought stuttering and screen glitches may have been software or advanced optimus related. Troubleshooted windows 11 and reinstalled. Updated graphics card drivers. Entered bios to discrete GPU only. Did everything. Still issues with it with screen flickering during gameplay and overall stuttering including on UFO stutter test. Razer's customer service was worst I've ever experienced. Each time they would contact me with different support agent with a different case number. Eventually was able to return.2nd: bought it from Bestbuy since totaltech member. Everything really smooth. Incredible QHD screen and G-sync made everything really smooth. The best gaming experience I've had. However, the panel came in with dead pixel. Unacceptable for $4,000 laptop. Returned it soon thereafter.3rd: No dead pixels this time. Again everything running smoothly. Best gaming experience I've had. Would get hot so I had cooling pad which helped while gaming. Also did a lot of work on it including microsoft word and excel, etc. 17.3 inch screen made huge difference. Used this extensively for more than a month. Best laptop I ever had. Then suddenly had blue/green artifact on screen. Took it to Bestbuy Geek Squad right afterwards. They believed this was a hardware issue. Reseted PC with them and issue persisted. Luckily was able to return since had 2 month return policy.I am honestly not sure why critic reviews are really good for this laptop. Perhaps they receive good review units. Or they do not use this laptop for a long enough time. I cannot believe a $4,000 laptop has such poor reliability and that Razer has poor laptop quality control. Please do not buy because I had 3 of these laptops and cannot be coincidence to have so many faulty units.

Review of Razer Blade 17 Core i7 16GB 1TB SSD RTX 3060 17.3 inch 360Hz Windows 10 Gaming Laptop

Good Points: Overall, this is a great laptop and I'm happy with my purchase. I gave it a 9 overall due to couple of niggles and a 9 for value for money, just because it was 1500 GBP for an 18 month old laptop. Any vendor has to work very, very hard to get 10s from me and it's got one for performance! See below :-)It has a quality feel to it. I use a Macbook for work, that is my comparison point, and the Razer is almost as good! It looks great in black.Performance-wise ... I've been playing Dirt 4 on max settings and it runs v smoothly. Tetris Effect, Terra Invicta, all my Steam games run perfectly.The screen is very good, the build quality is great, seriously great, no rattles, wobbles, flappy bits ... totally solid physically. The fans don't come on much when ... MoreGood Points: Overall, this is a great laptop and I'm happy with my purchase. I gave it a 9 overall due to couple of niggles and a 9 for value for money, just because it was 1500 GBP for an 18 month old laptop. Any vendor has to work very, very hard to get 10s from me and it's got one for performance! See below :-)It has a quality feel to it. I use a Macbook for work, that is my comparison point, and the Razer is almost as good! It looks great in black.Performance-wise ... I've been playing Dirt 4 on max settings and it runs v smoothly. Tetris Effect, Terra Invicta, all my Steam games run perfectly.The screen is very good, the build quality is great, seriously great, no rattles, wobbles, flappy bits ... totally solid physically. The fans don't come on much when not gaming.I put another 1TB SSD in the spare M.2 slot and installed Fedora (I'm typing this in Fedora) and I'm super impressed with how well everything works.Improvement Points: My biggest issue is the trackpad. If "tap to click" is turned on, the size and placement of it means that as a touch typist, the ball of my right thumb is *constantly* generating phantom clicks and mouse movement. Without this issue, Design score would be a solid 10. I cannot change my hand position enough without serious ergonomic problems. I will solve this with kb shortcuts to enable/disable the trackpad, but still ...The battery seems to drain very quickly in Fedora, even with basic use and Optimus keeping the 3060 on light duties, but I have not had it on battery in Win10 so that might just be a Linux thing.At 2.2kg it's a little on the heavy side (maybe 400-500 grams heaver than my Mac) but tbh, for a 17 inch gaming laptop with 2 GPUs ... I'm not complaining.

Review of Razer Blade 17 Gaming Laptop Intel Core i7 16GB 1TB SSD RTX 3070 360Hz FHD 17 Inch Windows 10

Good Points: For what I paid, the specification list is incredible. A 130W Rtx 3070 and i7-11800H make this an excellent value.Plays games fantastically well.Screen is decent, excellent response times and ultra fast refresh rate make (older) games very smoothImprovement Points: I hate the fact that you can only between 60 and 360HZ, as an owner of the late 2020 base 15 model. The battery life is horrendous at 360hz and at 60hz it’s far better, but the screen looks too choppy for me. A 120hz middle option should have been present in synapse.Other point is that razer are notoriously known for implementing sub par batteries that are subject to swelling. For the money I paid it’s not the end of the world. Also keep in mind that razer don’t have a repair centre in ... MoreGood Points: For what I paid, the specification list is incredible. A 130W Rtx 3070 and i7-11800H make this an excellent value.Plays games fantastically well.Screen is decent, excellent response times and ultra fast refresh rate make (older) games very smoothImprovement Points: I hate the fact that you can only between 60 and 360HZ, as an owner of the late 2020 base 15 model. The battery life is horrendous at 360hz and at 60hz it’s far better, but the screen looks too choppy for me. A 120hz middle option should have been present in synapse.Other point is that razer are notoriously known for implementing sub par batteries that are subject to swelling. For the money I paid it’s not the end of the world. Also keep in mind that razer don’t have a repair centre in the UK, making the razer support system terrible, so you don’t want to fall into trouble with the machine.

Support is awful

This laptop ran great until I encountered a software issue that's made it impossible to do anything but get on the internet. I can't download or update anything, I can't run any of my games, and the internet will go out after awhile for no reason if I leave it running for longer than an hour or so. I have been trying to get support to help me and they've been abysmal. I am in a loop with them because system resets or image restores give me back partial ability to do things like download updates and each time the problem gets minorly better before deteriorating again they force me to go through everything again. Meanwhile I am unable to play any of the AAA titles I have in my Steam library and have been locked out of those for about a month, now. When it did what it ... MoreThis laptop ran great until I encountered a software issue that's made it impossible to do anything but get on the internet. I can't download or update anything, I can't run any of my games, and the internet will go out after awhile for no reason if I leave it running for longer than an hour or so. I have been trying to get support to help me and they've been abysmal. I am in a loop with them because system resets or image restores give me back partial ability to do things like download updates and each time the problem gets minorly better before deteriorating again they force me to go through everything again. Meanwhile I am unable to play any of the AAA titles I have in my Steam library and have been locked out of those for about a month, now. When it did what it was supposed to do I loved it, and now I am fighting to get someone from the company to look at it. Considering when I had an Alienware they had someone out to my house within the week when I had an issue with my motherboard I am extremely frustrated. I saw so many recommendations for this laptop and to have this issue and still have it a month later is just . . . beyond.I mean, if you can get one that doesn't disintegrate because of software issues like mine has then yeah, good laptop, but the support is awful and I shouldn't have to fight so hard for them to look at something that is still under warranty. This should last me two years, not six months. I'm very angry I spent so much to basically have a paperweight. Thanks, Razer!

Worst Laptop Experience Ever

The worst experience I have ever had with a laptop and a company's customer service. I will NEVER buy from razer again.Currently in the process of trying to get a refund and get something else. I had a hard crash and display issues my second time booting up. Razer support had no solutions and couldn't tell me if the issues were indicative of an issue with the laptop (if this is a common thing I feel bad for razer owners everywhere).The 1 star is only representing that it can indeed run games at high settings well, so it does that when it isn't just blue screened.I really want to reinforce that the crashing and driver issues started with NOTHING installed complete blank and crashing on second boot. Even after clean installing reinstalling updating etc etc with ... MoreThe worst experience I have ever had with a laptop and a company's customer service. I will NEVER buy from razer again.Currently in the process of trying to get a refund and get something else. I had a hard crash and display issues my second time booting up. Razer support had no solutions and couldn't tell me if the issues were indicative of an issue with the laptop (if this is a common thing I feel bad for razer owners everywhere).The 1 star is only representing that it can indeed run games at high settings well, so it does that when it isn't just blue screened.I really want to reinforce that the crashing and driver issues started with NOTHING installed complete blank and crashing on second boot. Even after clean installing reinstalling updating etc etc with the drivers no improvement, and Razer has 0 offerings. Basically been told sorry that sucks nothing we can do, nowhere I can bring it, nothing to to besides send it in for a week - and no they don't offer any temporary solutions here.Absolutely the most frustrating and crushing experience I've ever had I will try and persuade any single person from buying a razer laptop for the rest of my life.If someone from there sees this more than happy to provide case numbers, but it's really just sad.Don't buy