The New Razer Blade 2016

[Vicente Gomez]

Hey Guys,

 

I was looking for a gaming laptop that I can both game on and do some school work on. Do you think The New Razer Blade is a good choice? If you have any other recommendations for laptops that are good for school and gaming, please let me know. Thank you all in advanced !

[Mauricio G. B.]

What is your budget and key features

[Vicente Gomez]

I want to play games at med-high settings but I also want it to have a good battery life for school work. I am going to be taking this thing around so I would like it to be easy to take around

25 minutes ago, Mauricio G. B. said:

What is your budget and key features

 

[Mauricio G. B.]

2 minutes ago, Vicente Gomez said:

I want to play games at med-high settings but I also want it to have a good battery life for school work. I am going to be taking this thing around so I would like it to be easy to take around

 

Budget?, the razer blade is also prone to thermal throttle

[Vicente Gomez]

I was on a $1300 budget, but im willing to increase it for portability and performance. 

[Vicente Gomez]

4 minutes ago, Mauricio G. B. said:

Budget?, the razer blade is also prone to thermal throttle

I was on a $1300 budget, but im willing to increase it for portability and performance. 

[Mauricio G. B.]

3 minutes ago, Vicente Gomez said:

I was on a $1300 budget, but im willing to increase it for portability and performance. 

well the razer blade is a solid option, but again it does thermal throttle but the 970m is a powerfull GPU, basically no other Small 14inch laptop has that power, i strongly suggest you check the Eurocom Website for a laptop that suites your needs

[don_svetlio]

8 minutes ago, Vicente Gomez said:

I was on a $1300 budget, but im willing to increase it for portability and performance. 

MSI GS60 Ghost Pro or Asus RoG GL502 Strix

Avoir the Blade - gaming on it is terrible as it runs extremely hot (95*C) and VERY loud (60dB) and as a result overheats and throttles. Also - all that heat causes premature component failure.

 

1 minute ago, Mauricio G. B. said:

well the razer blade is a solid option, but again it does thermal throttle but the 970m is a powerfull GPU, basically no other Small 14inch laptop has that power, i strongly suggest you check the Eurocom Website for a laptop that suites your needs

Nah, it's not really solid. It's a poor one actually. Clevo (like you said) or the 2 above are MUCH better

[Vicente Gomez]

20 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

MSI GS60 Ghost Pro or Asus RoG GL502 Strix

Avoir the Blade - gaming on it is terrible as it runs extremely hot (95*C) and VERY loud (60dB) and as a result overheats and throttles. Also - all that heat causes premature component failure.

 

Nah, it's not really solid. It's a poor one actually. Clevo (like you said) or the 2 above are MUCH better

Thank you, the MSI GS60 seems like the best choice. Whats the battery life on it?

[Pendragon]

3 hours ago, Vicente Gomez said:

Thank you, the MSI GS60 seems like the best choice. Whats the battery life on it?

3 hours give or take watching video. 4.5 to 5.5 on regular light work loads.

[don_svetlio]

9 hours ago, Vicente Gomez said:

Thank you, the MSI GS60 seems like the best choice. Whats the battery life on it?

3-4 hours - as with almost every gaming laptop. If you want battery life - ThinkPad T460S or X260 - 17 hours on those

[Pendragon]

10 hours ago, don_svetlio said:

3-4 hours - as with almost every gaming laptop. If you want battery life - ThinkPad T460S or X260 - 17 hours on those

The Alienware ones have stupidly good battery life for a gaming laptop.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Pendragon said:

The Alienware ones have stupidly good battery life for a gaming laptop.

Considering their size they damn right better do . The 7559 is quite good in this regard - 6-7 hours