I need a laptop recommendation

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, LadyAce said:

What do you guys think of the razer blade? I have seen a lot of bad reviews online but I know 2 people personally who own the new one and they haven't had any issues yet...

Razer makes a good machine, but I hear their support is garbage. 

[LadyAce]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

Razer makes a good machine, but I hear their support is garbage. 

Do you think buying from a store like bestbuy or Microsoft will make it worth purchasing

[Guest lilbman]

3 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

my point still stands......or did that fly over your head? 

 

They are new, finding new benchmarks isn't the easiest thing in the world. 

I said I was done having this argument with you..or did that fly over your head?

 

 

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, LadyAce said:

Do you think buying from a store like bestbuy or Microsoft will make it worth purchasing

Not unless you get it on sale from them. 

 

BestBuy had a $250 discount on my MacBook Pro for presidents day. So unless they have a sale going on, buying from a physical store won't change much. 

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, lilbman said:

I said I was done having this argument with you

Clearly not, you could just stop replying. 

 

My point stands. 

[LadyAce]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Not unless you get it on sale from them. 

 

BestBuy had a $250 discount on my MacBook Pro for presidents day. So unless they have a sale going on, buying from a physical store won't change much. 

I get a 10%student discount from Microsoft 

[Guest lilbman]

1 minute ago, LadyAce said:

Do you think buying from a store like bestbuy or Microsoft will make it worth purchasing

I don't know of any Best Buys that sell Razer laptops..maybe a MicroCenter or a Frys. They don't sell the normal Blade on the Microsoft store site.

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, LadyAce said:

I get a 10%student discount from Microsoft 

I assume you would have to buy a Microsoft PC then no? 

 

They are harder to recommend than MacBooks imo. 

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, LadyAce said:

Do you think buying from a store like bestbuy or Microsoft will make it worth purchasing

not worth it, Razer computers are very poorly engineered. 

[Guest lilbman]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

Clearly not, you could just stop replying. 

 

My point stands. 

You could stop quoting me.

 

I'm done.

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

not worth it, Razer computers are very poorly engineered. 

If it weren't for that green I would say they look nice. 

 

Like black MacBooks that are just thicker and feel slightly worse. 

[Guest lilbman]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

I assume you would have to buy a Microsoft PC then no? 

 

They are harder to recommend than MacBooks imo. 

You can buy laptops from sellers other than Microsoft on their website as Signature Edition PCs.  I'm sure it would apply to those.

[LadyAce]

2 minutes ago, lilbman said:

I don't know of any Best Buys that sell Razer laptops..maybe a MicroCenter or a Frys. They don't sell the normal Blade on the Microsoft store site.

Best buy has it ship to Store on the website, and Microsoft sells all the blades on their website and I saw them in store. Are you in the US because that may be the reason you're not seeing it

[LadyAce]

3 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

not worth it, Razer computers are very poorly engineered. 

I hear you that's why I'm reconsidering. It seems to be hit or miss with them

[The Sloth]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

If it weren't for that green I would say they look nice. 

 

Like black MacBooks that are just thicker and feel slightly worse. 

you can't compare MacBooks to Razer laptop, MacBook at least can last few years without breaking down or have a good support channel. 

 

1 minute ago, LadyAce said:

Best buy has it ship to Store on the website, and Microsoft sells all the blades on their website and I saw them in store. Are you in the US because that may be the reason you're not seeing it

OP don't buy razer 

[The Sloth]

Just now, LadyAce said:

I hear you that's why I'm reconsidering. It seems to be hit or miss with them

how much is good battery life for you? 

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

how much is good battery life for you? 

Practically I think 4 hours is the minimum for anyone, that's even pushing it pretty close to being trash. 

[LadyAce]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

how much is good battery life for you? 

At least 4 hours doing productivity tasks

[Guest lilbman]

6 minutes ago, LadyAce said:

Best buy has it ship to Store on the website, and Microsoft sells all the blades on their website and I saw them in store. Are you in the US because that may be the reason you're not seeing it

I am in the United States, yes.  I thought you meant if Best Buy sells them in store-I know Best Buy sells waaaay more stuff online.

[The Sloth]

Just now, LadyAce said:

At least 4 hours doing productivity tasks

msi vr stealth can easily go that and more or an aero 14 would come to mind 

 

[Guest lilbman]

2 minutes ago, LadyAce said:

At least 4 hours doing productivity tasks

I know you'll hate hearing this, but the only gaming laptop that can get that comfortably is the Alienware 15 R3.  I know you said you don't want it, but I have one myself and it easily lasts that long.  Mine has lasted up to 9 hours.

 

EDIT-Yeah, I forgot the Aero 15.  That should last that long too.

[LadyAce]

7 minutes ago, lilbman said:

I know you'll hate hearing this, but the only gaming laptop that can get that comfortably is the Alienware 15 R3.  I know you said you don't want it, but I have one myself and it easily lasts that long.  Mine has lasted up to 9 hours.

 

EDIT-Yeah, I forgot the Aero 15.  That should last that long too.

If I were to go with Alienware should I do the smaller one with the oled screen? I just don't like how bulky Alienware looks especially since I have to carry it around all day

[LadyAce]

11 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

msi vr stealth can easily go that and more or an aero 14 would come to mind 

 

Which one do you think is a better choice? 

[The Sloth]

Just now, LadyAce said:

Which one do you think is a better choice? 

"better" is subjective, my wife has the MSI vr stealth, nice looking laptop works well long as you reinstall Windows( MSI has a lot of bloatware), Aero 14 seems to get a lot of prase, support might be difficult to get if you run into trouble, overall it looks really nice. it will be up to you but both are nice computers, i personally like the MSI machine especially after you under volt it and replace thermal paste, you get a good boost in battery life, no throttling due to good thermal design. 

[LadyAce]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

"better" is subjective, my wife has the MSI vr stealth, nice looking laptop works well long as you reinstall Windows( MSI has a lot of bloatware), Aero 14 seems to get a lot of prase, support might be difficult to get if you run into trouble, overall it looks really nice. it will be up to you but both are nice computers, i personally like the MSI machine especially after you under volt it and replace thermal paste, you get a good boost in battery life, no throttling due to good thermal design. 

I'm not super tech savvy so I don't plan on touching the internals lol

So now I'm thinking of Alienware, msi and aero