Lenovo X1 extreme vs Razer blade 15 for college

[Dayen]

Hello, 

I need a new laptop for college and it's down to either a blade or the Lenovo. 

The Lenovo is 2000 and the blade is 2200

Which one would give me a better day to day college life while also being potent enough to game on?

 

I'm attaching the specs of the each laptop, 

Thank you

 

[Firewrath9]

The razer has better hardware, more likely to get stolen though lmao

[Origami Cactus]

4 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

The razer has better hardware, more likely to get stolen though lmao

Also way more likely to fail, have you seen the Razer blade RMA counts, and problem amounts?

 

I would pick the Lenovo, as it is way more reliable. Also it comes with a really good warranty.

[Sorenson]

From what I’ve read they are pretty even in cooling performance, I believe the Razer Blade 15 runs a little cooler on the keyboard area under load. The X1 has a brighter screen and is lighter, the Razer has better speakers, better GPU and better cooling. 

[Sorenson]

3 minutes ago, Origami Cactus said:

Also way more likely to fail, have you seen the Razer blade RMA counts, and problem amounts?

 

I would pick the Lenovo, as it is way more reliable. Also it comes with a really good warranty.

You should provide a link:

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.laptopmag.com/articles/laptop-brand-ratings

 

 

[Lord Vile]

MacBook with eGPU

 

[Origami Cactus]

19 minutes ago, Sorenson said:

You should provide a link:

https://www.google.com/amp/amp.laptopmag.com/articles/laptop-brand-ratings

 

 

Well my source was the video Linus made where he got 25 Razers for his employees. In only 6 months over half of them had to be RMA'd at least once. That is a failure rate higher than 50%.

Well they are probably better now, but i still don't trust that brand at all. Their keyboards and mouses also fail very frequently.

[genexis_x]

42 minutes ago, Dayen said:

I need a new laptop for college and it's down to either a blade or the Lenovo

not open to other options?

[Daniel Z.]

Lenovo for sure

[Sorenson]

2 hours ago, Origami Cactus said:

Well my source was the video Linus made where he got 25 Razers for his employees. In only 6 months over half of them had to be RMA'd at least once. That is a failure rate higher than 50%.

Well they are probably better now, but i still don't trust that brand at all. Their keyboards and mouses also fail very frequently.

I totally forgot about that video. I believe they have improved since then (at least in the customer service department), but I can only speak from my personal experience with Razer products.

[Dayen]

4 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

not open to other options?

The Lenovo can be bought through the school and that's why it's so compelling because it's nearly at cost.