In an effort to get more quality and relevant discussion on the Razer board, I've asked the mods to sticky the latest gen products to the top and unsticky the rest.
Please use this thread to discuss the latest Razer Blade Pro 17" (1080 GPU/late 2016).
Tech Spec:
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Official Razer Launch Trailer & Product Page:
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-pro
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I'm okay and happy with everything on this system except for that Mirror of a Display he's got on it. During the release video you could see his face on that monitor perfectly because the glare was so god awful on it, with that indoor stage lighting.
I'm lost and confused on why he would discuss the Razer Blade, and state "We listened to the community and porvided them with a Matte Screen" But because we're so smart when we release are pro system with top of the line everything, we don't want to listen to the community here and just offer an awful screen with a glare.... I mean wtf? And on top of that it's not like you're extremely limited on the number of manufacturers for a 17.3 inch screen..... The past Razer Blade Pros didn't have this Glare Touchscreen, and I don't recall any of the owners saying "Oh I really want a touchscren" It was just give us a beefier GPU (Thank You for the 1080, btw) ... Touchscreen desktops haven't gone anywhere and no one has been asking for it. If this truly is a desktop replacement like Ming has been lamenting about for the whole video, why are you bringing in touchscreen? No one else is doing that...
PS: Love how the audience all went silent or gasped when he announced the price tag on the system, and Ming tried to recover that awkward moment by saying something about being breathless or speechless. I personally found that to be pretty comical.Last edited: Oct 20, 2016mason2smart likes this. -
My buddy had last year's 970M 3GB 14" and really liked it; but ultimately switched it out for a Surface because there wasn't enough power there to compensate for the ****ty battery life and loud fans. He currently has a 1080p 1060 14" on order, and it should be here in a week or so. I have a 15" rMBP and am excited for Apple's announcement next week, and will probably stick with that.
With all that said, we are both VERY impressed with this machine. Seriously, Razer knocked it out of the f-ing park, IMO.
I mean - it's go EVERYTHING you could want in a portable, high-end gaming machine.
Best GPU
Top-tier CPU
Double the typical RAM amount
plenty of I/O, including HDMI and SD
a big, awesome trackpad and a mechanical keyboard that doesn't look ridiculous
4K/IPS/G-Sync
RAID 0 NVMe SSDs
THIN & (relatively) LIGHT
Custom cooling
Really, IMO, the only negatives I see for this kind of machine are that damn stupid logo on the lid, the glossy screen, and I don't care for the trackpad placement.
I'll never get one, because I can't really handle a 7lb, 17" monster - and I'm sure the battery life will be sub 4hrs even when not gaming. But if you were looking at big, bulky, top end Aurous, Clevo, Sager, Alienware, MSI machines... if you have the $$$, the razer is definitely the best of the lot.mason2smart likes this. -
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Obviously the main attraction is the thin/light frame anyways. I just hope it is not hot enough to cause a subpar experience.
But personally, Razer is the weakest of the 17 inch "monsters" by virtue of most likely being the worst performance. When you are looking at huge laptops with the 1080, you look for power, not thin an light. I bet a 1070 would have been a much better choice for such a machine.
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It just dawned on me that I could buy a lower end model of a Razer Blade, get the Core and a Desktop1080 with more future upgrade possibilities and still come under the cost of a RazeBlade Pro? Is that accurate?
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For that much money you can get a system with 2x 1080s. Not thinking about socketes or soldered cpu's. Plus way more storage.
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Even the low entry i7-47xxMq from Intel has unlocked bins.
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Nothing has been more of a joy than having my Razer for portability. That being said I'd choose this for on the go over literally any other model on the market. My clevo has become a desktop replacement. Still have room for both in my life.
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As nice as it is, I can't justify that price for a 6700HQ and potentially horrible cooling + really loud fan noise. $1000+ premium for a mechanical keyboard with fancy lighting and a right handed touchpad + scroll wheel? I'd probably just get a Blade Pro for the office and a desktop with a 1080 for home use and still come out on top.
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remember that HQ cannot pull more than 45w over extended period of time
defect by design
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Modded BIOS makes the system think it is drawing half of what it is, so I never reach the TDP even on turbo, and can turbo indefinitelly.hmscott likes this. -
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I guess it's from svet?
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Some innovations noticeable in the 2016 Razer Blade Pro keyboard layout:
- (On keycaps, shifted key character is printed below rather than above the unshifted key character.)
- Dedicated media keys. I wonder whether the ⏮ (|<<) and ⏭ (>>|) keys can easily be mapped to 'Home' and 'End' keys for text line and spreadsheet row editing. I wonder if the volume roller can also be used for page scrolling like a mouse wheel, or for middle-click like a mouse wheel.
- Right-Fn key. Good, helps make Fn a more usable modifier key for touch typists, and makes one-handed Fn key presses on the right side of the keyboard possible. (For example, if Razer uses the same Fn-arrow keys for Home End PgUp and PgDn as other manufacturers, even though they are not printed on the key.)
- ˄ (up-arrow) between '/' and Right-Shift. I wonder whether the ˄ (up-arrow) and Right-Shift keys can be swapped, if not this might be a serious problem for touch typists. However, some European keyboards have a character between the left shift key and 'Z', so people have adapted with a little more wrist action. Some Lenovo keyboards (such as Flex4 14) also use this arrow key placement, so Lenovo cooperation appears evident.
- ZXCVB row keys moved slightly to the left. Seems good for touch typing, as typists need less sideways movement to move from the home row ASDF to type a ZXCV row key. (In most QWERTY keyboards, '2' is centered between 'Q' and 'W', and 'Z' is centered between 'A' and 'S', but Razer has moved 'Z' is to the left of the center between 'A', and 'S'.) Might be a slight problem for people who switch between multiple keyboards, and as a result more often make "fat-fingered" typos hitting an adjacent key in addition to the intended key.
- (On keycaps, shifted key character is printed below rather than above the unshifted key character.)
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I just read online (and it wasn't mentioned at the press conference) but the Blade Pro currently doesn't support the Razer Core external GPU enclosure. That scares me a bit despite the fact that I want this machine. Hopefully they get them working well together!
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Razer Blade Pro (2016) key features explained by Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan
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Published on Oct 20, 2016
"Min-Liang Tan presents the all new 17-inch Razer Blade Pro 2016 with Intel i7 quadcore CPU, Geforce GTX 1080, 4K Display and machanical keyboard."
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Thanks for posting that video HMSCOTT, I noticed that there are no distinctive mouse buttons on the trackpad, does the whole thing come down like that of a Macbook? And that glare still makes me
and on Que I can see Ming Jobs face perfectly on that screen
close to the 1:00 marker.
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Razer Blade Pro will devour your wallet
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Official presentation of the Razer Blade Pro (2016) by Min-Liang Tan in Berlin
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Holy Glare Batman!!! I can see myself!! Now if my Razer Blade Pro comes with Ming Job's face on it like that I would gladly pay $5000 for that limited edition system...
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Great Article or Q/A about the Razer Blade Pro with Min-Liang Jobs: http://www.techradar.com/news/razer...never-design-something-like-the-predator-21-x
Personally I think it's somewhat odd that he thinks other gaming laptop manufacturers copy his design while alot of people think he simply copies his own designs from Apple Computers... I don't know it's just somewhat ironic, I still really like Razer and their products but something seems aloofLast edited: Oct 21, 2016BarnacleBill, mason2smart, hmscott and 1 other person like this. -
The i7 6700HQ is such a substantial bottleneck for a GTX 1080. This actually would be a super laptop if they would include a 6820HK clocked at 4GHz.
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End of the day even if people are able to live with it. the price seems to be a little hard to swallow.Spartan@HIDevolution, mason2smart, Papusan and 1 other person like this. -
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Glad this is being discussed on a non biased forum. If you suggest there might be throttling on Razer's forum, they all tell you the cooling system is upgraded and it won't happen. Seeing the size of those fans and lack of heat pipes, I just don't see how that's possible. I also own a GS73vr and I can't see fitting a 1070 into something that thin, let alone a 1080. We'll all see soon enough, but I'm not spending that kind of cash on a system that overheats and throttles.
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Is this cooling designed by Apple?
The cooling suit perhaps for 6300Hq and Gtx 1060
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Btw, the images I shared were pulled from this article: http://venturebeat.com/2016/10/21/hands-on-with-the-17-inch-razer-blade-pro-gaming-laptop/
Sorry I probably should have shared that with everyoneMy bad
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I'm late to the thread but....why? 6700HQ? Forget it.
"Friends don't let friends buy a 6700HQ when they are buying a gaming laptop. Just no...."
Slim form factor, I get it, but not all GTX 1080's are created equal. I wonder how much they'll tone that GPU down? Something tells me...nowhere near 180W.
I wish people would stop using the word "Powerful," when talking about a 6700HQ locked cpu. It's just not correct and false advertising.
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I give them credit for trying, but 6700HQ is a fail the moment they brilliantly voted that into production.
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even moreso if the gpu is loaded at the same time
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I would be all over this laptop if it just had a 1070 and a 6820hk (as long as reviews said that the thermals weren't too bad)
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This razer will either redefine powerhouse laptops for the next 5 years, or it will suck massively.
I think it's just going to suck. I have never seen a laptop this thin without massive cooling issues, and I doubt that this will be the exception, unfortunately.
Razer Blade Pro 17" (1080 GPU/late 2016) Owner's Lounge
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