Review is based of having the computer as a daily driver for a week. This meant all my gaming and media consumption was off of this machine. I have used this machine "docked" to an external keyboard and monitor during the day at my desk, and use it as a standard unplugged laptop at night.
The TLDR is this is a high quality device with few flaws. The flaws I will mention are, admittedly, on the nitpicky side.
At the end of the day, sure there are very many other laptops which can match the Razer Blade 14's performance and specs at a lower price, but that is at the cost of build quality. That will be very important if you choose to use this as a portable device. I highly recommend that if you wanted a high powered portable machine, you consider the Razer Blade 14.
Pros:
- Handles Next Gen Gaming at QHD Flawlessly.
I am able to play competitive games at high - max setting with framerates around 70 - 90 FPS. Halo Infinite's multiplayer beta ran at such performance for my extended gameplay sessions of 4 to 6 hours. Other popular games which aren't as demanding, such as FF14, Risk of Rain 2, would stay about 100 FPS around the 120 - 160 FPS range. Basically, anything that has come out in the last 10 years can expect very high frame rates at maximum settings.
- Great Temperatures.
Gaming laptops run hot when pushed, that is to be expected. But this machine is able to maintain good temps while gaming for long periods. And when unplugged, I am able to use the machine for basic streaming and browsing without creating any heat.
- Apple Level Build Quality.
This is essentially a black Macbook with crazy specs inside. Everything feels really solid and sturdy. The device has a very nice heft to it. The trackpad is very reminiscent of a Macbook's track pad, which is a good thing. It clicks with good feedback and is very responsive all while having a nice matte texture to it.
- Great Display.
Nothing much to say here, the colors on the screen are very good and I didn't have much issue play games using the built in screen, though much of my experience has been through an external monitor. The screen is perfect for media consumption.
- Great Battery Life.
The battery lasts around 5-7 hours streaming media and browsing with some screen brightness down and the RGB keyboard at a dimmer level (I like to keep it on because it looks cool). Like all laptops, don't expect the battery life to be that long when running games or resource heavy programs like a video editor or compiling and running code.
Cons:
- Very Shallow Keyboard.
Its a decent laptop keyboard but lacks the travel of other laptop keyboards I have in the past and doesn't come off as very tactile. Not a big problem for me, who used it attached to an external mechanical keyboard and monitor.
- Razor Software.
In the past I would call this bloat but Razor has seemed to improved their software to be very straightforward. This is listed as a con because the software is very insistent that you create a Razor account to use it, and a lot of important features such as the fan speeds and performance tuning are locked behind the software.
| Standing screen display size | 14 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 2560 x 1440 pixels |
| Max Screen Resolution | 2560_x_1440 |
| Processor | 4.9 GHz ryzen_9 |
| RAM | 16 GB DDR5 |
| Hard Drive | 1 TB SSD |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU,NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPUMaximum Graphics Power up to 100WBoost Clock up to 1260MHz |
| Chipset Brand | AMD |
| Card Description | RTX 3080 Ti |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 16 GB |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
