A third of the Razer Blades that we bought last year have been returned to Razer for diagnosis or repair, and
still more are suffering from ongoing issues
So today's video is about two things: The 4k Blade update that dropped this summer [crowd shouting]
And whether any of the issues that we've encountered with past Blades are present on it
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The main attraction of the new Blade is of course the upgrade from a 3200 by 1800 to a
4k display. And it's a significant improvement, but maybe not for the reasons you'd think. More on that later
There are some other things I want to get to first. The last generation Core i7
6700HQ CPU has been replaced by the faster core i7
7700HQ and
The Blade V5's dual channel...
[record scratch] No...no wait! What?
Sorry about that
Anyway, like I was saying, Blade V5's dual channel ddr4
2133 [mhz] gets bumped up to
2400 megahertz for Blade B6
But other than that, not much has changed as far as I can tell
The reviewers guide contains some, in my opinion, fairly misleading fluff about a lighter chassis,
brighter keyboard and improved thermal design
But, when I questioned Razer about this, they admitted the chassis itself was
unchanged, the thermal solution change was just an updated software fan curve
and, this one's the kicker, the brighter keyboard bit was meant to be compared to a notebook without
chroma backlighting
Excuse me?
Now, they've assured me since then that this messaging was never used on the
actual product page, and that they're going to send
Updated reviewers guides to me and everyone who received one,
But frankly, that still really sucks
Unless everyone goes back and updates their articles, videos and streams,
that misinformation is still going to be out there
this review from tech spot for example
quotes the weight of the 1080p and 4k models from the reviewers guide
But, while the new 4k model is lighter than the old qhd+ model,
this small difference seems to be because the display assembly was changed
Possibly without adjusting the hinge, because I can't open the notebook with one finger anymore
Not because the chassis is lighter
To be clear, I'm not knocking Techspot here for basic
non-debatable product characteristics like color, weight and dimensions
I generally take the manufacturer's word for it too - and
I only double-checked this time because of the other peculiarities.
Maybe marketing and PR isn't entirely to blame here though
Maybe they wouldn't have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to find stuff to say about their 'latest and greatest'
if it was a bit more 'greatest' and a little less 'latest'
so, [sigh] and this is an honest question
What has the Blade team been doing for the last couple of years?
What we did was that we got the best thermals engineers
The same ones that worked on the Razer Blade, and had them look at the...the new razor phone
But, I do have some good news. It's only been a few weeks, and it's a sample size of one,
but I haven't experienced any of the issues from our previous blades on this unit
Even the weird color rendering issue that John found in Google Chrome
appears to have been resolved
And, as much of this video as I've spent criticizing it so far,
the small iterative improvements to the blade have added up to a genuinely better product
Especially for the user like me, who wants a portable machine that can game,
but that generally uses it as more of a mobile workstation. Battery life is much better
thanks to definitely Intel and probably Nvidia fine-tuning their manufacturing processes
Max system surface temperatures are basically unchanged,
but the cool spot for WASD is bigger which is nice
performance in games actually improves a little bit
B6's GPU clocks higher and
runs a few degrees cooler than v5,
and the new touchscreen display really is a lot better. Now at this size
4k resolution is irrelevant. In fact, I actually wish that it was
1440p at the max, because both of these panels are
impossible to drive with the GTX 1060 in modern AAA games
But, for general use, it's brighter, the air gap is smaller improving off-axis clarity, and both color and
contrast are so much better that last gen looks straight-up washed out when placed side by side with the B6
this is...equal parts criticism and praise though. The difference here wouldn't be so striking
if V5 wasn't using such an outdated panel. So then, it's better than ever before
I still love a lot about it. The keyboard is among my favorite
Thank God that horrendous one from the blade Pro didn't make another appearance
Thunderbolt 3 for external adding card support is great, and it looks and feels so deliciously premium
But it's 2017, and for gamers out there who want power and portability, the blade isn't the only game in town anymore
So, in no particular order, here's what I want the blade team to work on for the next 6 to 24 months to make
b7 and b8 go from aging to awesome. One: the webcam
It's still decent, but it's no longer ahead of the pack, and streaming is at the heart of Razer's other product development
Two: oh wow...that bezel
A 15 inch screen would be perfect here
Number three: while I'm wishing for a custom display, it really should be
1440p and it should refresh at 120 Hertz
Four: a two-year standard warranty
This unit is great so far,
but Razer, you guys really need to start standing behind your products better to rebuild my trust
And five: I don't know...Dolby Atmos certification?
I...that last ones not a huge deal actually, and I mean that's all I could think of to change so...
obviously, I still
Love the Razer Blade, which is why it hurts so much when it cut me last year
and why I hate to see it getting rusty and
neglected like this
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