@Shreshta Jaiswal I noted that in the video shortly prior to the surface temps. I mentioned that the CPU could only maintain 35W in Balanced Mode and 45W in Creator Mode because of aggressive power limiting. The average for a 15" gaming laptop is 75W on the CPU, and 90W being the default long-duration power limit for Intel turbo boost. I think it's actually too aggressive. 45W turbo boost when it's only hitting 75C with a prime95 CPU stress test is a little nuts. Still has thermal headroom before it reaches concerning temps.
Would you recommend this razerblade 15 over something like a MSI GS 66 for gaming? (Ex: are the thermals better on the GS 66 with RTX 2060..) Use for light/medium gaming for Xbox
@@SouthernUnboxer I have not gotten the GS66 yet, although I think I might be getting one soon ish. Soon as in probably a month. Honestly, I would personally buy the GS66 because I don't really like the Blade 15 base model. The risk of not knowing how good or bad the GS66 is outweighs how bad I know the Blade 15 is (in terms of overall user experience). GS66 also has a bumpin 99 watt hour battery so it should pull like 7.5-8 hours of battery life with light use with Intel CPUs if I extrapolate from other laptops.
“Whoever designed the charging cable is terrible at their job, because If you have it come down the side of the laptop it blocks the Ethernet port and whatever device you have plugged into the USB port gets pushed downwards by the power cable putting stress on the USB port” you are the only one not paying attention.
Guys, is this real? Because I have watched several reviews and there are some others that say the heat isn't that bad. I'm thinking of buying this laptop but I actually don't know anymore.
Juan No, but I was thinking about buying it so I watched alot of reveiws and thats what I gathered from them. The temperature in laptops are very high, you can’t ecape that nowadays so you shouldn’t be too worried about, the reliability is something else, as it is very dificult to fine data for those kind of things. So you might want to more warranty than the 1 year that comes with it. Also some additional info: The advanced model has a much larger batterie; ~80wh vs ~60wh
I got my base model during august and I’m still loving it. It was really for college but I started gaming on it more and it’s really amazing. Yeah it gets hot but that’s gaming laptops for you. Only thing I don’t like about it is the smudges are real
@@shadox6886 the performance is actually really great, other youtubers tried editing videos/movies on the laptop and it performs well. I also stream on twitch on this laptop alone and it does significantly better than my desktop. The new base model comes with a 3060 for $1600 which is really good
@@Onestepbehind yeah i wanted a 3060 but i am not from the US so stock was limited and sold out now, but i am searching for a laptop cause i am mainly using it for my engineering course but i like to game on the side
My expectations of gaming laptops battery life is higher now due to the amazing performance shown on the Asus Zephyrus g14 so I would expect 10h's of battery life by 2021
I'm excited to see what's next, I was really interested in the G14 but I held back, it doesn't have a built in webcam and I kinda need it for my online classes plus it gave me another reason to wait for Zen 3 and Nvidia 3000 series graphic cards. I currently have a GTX 1060
This is the most accurate review of this laptop that I have found on youtube. I purchased the base model one month ago with the RTX 2070 max q config. Agree with everything here and also I am concerned about the heating issue.
I appreciate the in-depth analysis of the keyboard and trackpad including the live demos. Most people don't talk about those aspects enough (or at least, don't qualify their opinions enough) but if you're a tactile person using the laptop without additional peripherals, those are important and hard to assess without a hans-on experience.
I picked up one a couple weeks ago. My battery life is right around 1 hour doing light work like TH-cam and Office stuff. I have minimal background tasks, panel lighting is halved and so is the backlight on the keyboard, and everything is set to default in Synapse. Everything else about it I absolutely love, and yes mine does get toasty as well but this battery life thing is driving me crazy. I mean, 1 HOUR? It should be noted that this is my SECOND laptop in a row to do this right out of the box. Seriously considering returning it but not sure what to get.
Uhhhhh pretty sure you get like a little under 1 hour of gaming on battery. Check task manager, something is definitely killing your CPU or GPU. No 15" gaming laptop has lasted only 1 hour with ACTUAL light use, as in no unexpected behavior.
@@InfinityLabsTech Tell me about it lol. A recent update to Windows 10 2004 has improved the battery life, I can now get about 2-3 hours out of it if I'm lucky. But there isn't anything abnormal running, it's a fresh install of Windows straight the manufacturer. I've also undervolted the hell out of it, I think around 160mv so far, but haven't seen much improvement. The one thing I've observed is that during these light tasks, my discrete card is being used sometimes instead of the integrated graphics. I can tell because ThrottleStop's temperature widget will sometimes drop to 0, indicating it's trying to read the UHD graphics but failing, then jumping to high 40s which is my discrete card. The Nvidia control panel has been globally set to use integrated graphics, yet Windows still switches to it whenever it wants. I believe this to be the main cause of so much pull on my battery but have no fix at the moment. Also, excellent content! I love the way you present your info, it's casual and doesn't feel like you're just reading from a script (even if you are) which is something I admire. Keep it up!
I had an issue with mine where using Oculus software always put the laptop into high performance mode. Right click on the battery and select power options and make sure balanced is selected. If it works your CPU should idle around 1ghz.
For those not aware the battery is smaller that's why you can fit a m 2 and hard drive , on my advanced 2019 the whole bottom is the battery and can only put m.2
IF YOU OWN A BASE MODEL 15 HEAR ME OUT. If youre looking to game and dont mind sacrificing 10-20 fps do the following. Reduce max processor % to 99 (plugged in of course). Disable boost using throttle stop. Theres literally a button that you press to disable boost. And of course set fan speed to max. On valorant i was hovering between 75 to 85°C. Once ive completed the settings above, i was getting 45 to 55°C MAX and my fps were somewhere between 130 to 180
How is the performance unplugged? Were you able to get good framerates? Just in case if have to do portable gaming and take it back to the office and plug
@@aaadrian.2 ya i did actually, its pretty good, its plays games like warzone and red dead 2 pretty well. i do have a laptop cooler running when i play games. it did blue screen a lot when it first got it, but i called razer support and all i had to do was update some drivers and it hasn't blue screened since. the only problem i currently have is that one of the fans rattle in normal use, but when the fans start going fast when i play games there's no rattle. i did get it $300 off, if it wasn't on sale i woulnt have gotten it, you can definitely get a laptop with a 2060 for the same price as the razer blade 1060ti, also the battery is REALLY bad, you need to carry a charger with you all the time unless your using it for under an hour oh and i didn't get the 2020 one, i got the 2019 one
I just bought my own razer blade 15 base, when we trial run it on the store before buying, it works fine, but when i tried using on at home, it does some screen flickering from time to time, also when i go to system settings and clicked display, it also does a screen flicker but not as much as the one that randomly activates, any idea what might be the problem here? I already tried updating windows but the problem is still there.
@@MrSimpleman12 do you have the palm rest skinned? Cus im looking to get one for my blade but im rlly contemplating on which skin i should pick for the palm rest
Mine is crazy hot too and the temp spike fast and it only happen when the CPU is working almost 50% during gaming. If it's just gpu handling 90% of the game,it will not have the issues...
I think for gaming laptops that 4-5 hour mark is a good sweet spot for day to to day use. I have the aero 15v8 and battery life is pretty decent when I was a full-time student ( so word processing, around 10 tabs, a couple videos, and maybe excel) I could do a 6 hour day without a plug, granted with some "range anxiety" 17% mark is when I finished and that with actively thinking about half battery, brightness 35% no sounds, backlit keys off, and screen of for a couple mins during lecture I wish battery life was tested with the intention of " can this device perform these tasks reseason able on battery" Versus dropping performance on everything until it can do the bare minimum what slightly bothers me is that at least for the Aero 15 v8 on battery the CPU is locked at 1.70ghz so some tasked get really slugged, I understand its to save on battery but there is no excuse i have an HP laptop for work and CPU to fluctuate to the 3.0 or 2.5 and lower to 1.3-0.7! yes, the core count is different but even so the cooling for the gaming laptop should better, therefore, sustaining clocks versus ultrabook trying to keep cool. Single-threaded tasks will benefit more from a 1 or 2 cores at 2.3-2.8 than all six at 1.7
For gaming laptops specifically, the Alienware m15. Very good key travel, can't remember how tactile it is but it stands out in my memory as a keyboard that I enjoyed typing on. I don't remember anything else that stood out as being particularly enjoyable for a gaming laptop specifically (that I've reviewed). For laptops in general, the Surface Laptop series, Surface Book, Surface Pro type cover is a bit strange because the entire type cover flexes downwards; the ThinkPad P1/X1 Extreme has very good key travel but a softer tactile bump than the Surface devices, quite similar to the older MacBooks; the 2015 and older MacBooks, and I think there was one more but I can't remember it. My favorite is the Surface Laptop. Good key travel but very tactile. You can immediately tell when you've missed a key press. If I can't, then I'll usually continue typing for 2-3 more characters before seeing the typo on my screen but when I can, I can often stop and press backspace without any additional key presses. Very nice.
i want to get the rtx 2060 Razer blade but i am worried if i get the 80W or 90W one ... i hope the 115W is the only option available when it comes to gpu for this model
One think to say about razer i got my Blade 15 advanced 3 days ago and its great and ok quality but their flex cabe for display is awful and that is the reason I'm sending mine back in January because the flex cable is 3 days old and it already has stretch marks and line from just opening the display i would not care if it was easy to order and replace it for normal price but because razer does not provide parts at all you cant find that cable anywhere, I have the RTX2080 Max-Q an 2600€ Laptop that has very poorly made display flex cable They could use the normal cables instant of flex but they did not... They been selling advanced models with flex cables sine 2018 and, I have read that many people had an issue with camera and mic because of broken flex cable !
I'll have to check my review of the 2019 models. I don't think I really liked the them so I'll watch a few reviews and if it's improved, I'll review them.
i undervolted the GPU and CPU on mine (have 1.02 bios, pre-plundervolt bios) and applied liquid metal. Now the fans run at about 3800-4000 RPM when under high load and CPU and GPU don't go above 70C like that. And yes, I mean seven zero, not 70s; it tops out at around 68-70C
I wonder, I don’t mean to be the dumb one but say I’m playing a low-demanding game like team fortress 2. Will the laptop automatically use all the power it can to play it despite it not necessarily needing it? If it does not, does the laptop stay cooler then?
Specifically for tf2, it's single threaded and not very GPU heavy so while it will try to run at the fastest frame rate it can (unless you cap it in the game. default is 300 i think), it won't actually use up that much of your GPU or GPU. Poor optimization basically.
I was ready to jump on a Razer 15 Base with an RTX 2070 Amazon is selling today for $1,599 but after watching your video and some other videos on Razer's poor customer service I've opted to look elsewhere. The heat issue sounds really problematic and even though on paper $1,599 for the 2070 model sounds like a good deal I don't want to spend that money for something that's going to consistently overheat.
@Infinity Labs I have 2019 razer blade 15 i7 9750h/rtx 2070, I've heard many people say it runs cool but not mine it gets very hot, any way too help, undevolting doesn't work since it already undervolted out the box, i've been messing around with max processor state and even fresh windows install, lmk anything else I can do to reduce cpu temps when gaming.
Hi! Thanks for the amazing and detailed video! I never owned a Razer laptop and I'm considering buying one. I'd like to replace my 1st Surface Book with Performance Base (GTX 965m) as well as my desktop workstation (i7 3930k, 32GB DDR3, GTX 1060 6GB) with custom liquid cooling. As I've moved to UK for work reason and I don't have lot of space to fit a desktop, I'm considering selling my desktop and probably even the Surface Book for a single portable machine, capable of gaming and content creation performance. I've found an offer for a 2019 Razer Blade 15 Base Model at 1199£, with 9th gen i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD and 1660ti. I need a laptop for content creation (LR, PS, Pr, Capture One) and capable of gaming some AAA titles. I also own a Oculus Rift S so I'm a VR player. My choice was between Surface Book 3 (no Rift S support), Dell XPS 15, Eluktronics Mag 15. Dell XPS 15 is a nice machine but it's very expensive and it isn't compatible with the Rift S (video port is linked to Intel GPU). Eluktronics would be a good choice as well but I'm afraid it would be too bulky (I'm used to Surface Book) and the price could get a bit high. Being also on a budget this offer I've found for a brand new 2019 Razer Blade fits my needs for work and fun. I don't need the latest +10% performance given by the latest gen CPU, I've been using a Skylake i5 6600u, so everything would be amazing for my job. Would you suggest me if It's a good choice the 15 Base Model from 2019? I'd plan to upgrade ram to 32GB, SSD in the future. Thanks in advance for the help! PS: I love my Surface Book but the inability to upgrade anything it's very limiting and frustrating. I upgraded the GPU thankfully to the fact I could swap the base with the more powerful Performance Base GPU! But it isn't enough for VR, Gaming and latest content creation requirements.
@@InfinityLabsTech either mixed units or they updated things. It was like that in early 2019 models with vapor chamber vs base not have it. Would love to hear your thoughts on the things they cut back on to save money on the new ones. I have the rare advanced white mercury 2060 2019 model , full size battery , per key lighting . but in new one some of those things are gone for more ports. My question to you would be do you feel it was justified to cut corners to save the buyer money ? or do you disagree with the way its heading.
Is the keyboard colour permanent? On the website it says "Single Zone RGB" and "Full Character Lighting". I don't know much about this stuff so it'd be great to know!
No, single zone means the entire keyboard can only be one color at a time, but you can change it to any color you want. The Advance Model uses per-key RGB, so you can change the color of every switch individually. Think of it like one big LED panel on the base model and a single LED bulb for every switch on the advance model.
Have not seen it in person yet. I've reviewed the 2019 Advance Model and IF they have not improved the keyboard, then I don't think it's "endgame" worthy. Lenovo now has very bright 500 nit 144hz screens, MSI's GS66 Stealth has a 25% larger 100 watt hour battery, the OMEN 15 has ridiculously good cooling, there's also AMD Ryzen if you're interested in that. If you are looking at the Blade because you think it's the ultimate no-compromises laptop, it's not. The 2019 model is good overall, but it's not a laptop that's "better than everything else no matter how expensive it might be." And neither is anything else that I've tried, unfortunately. There's a lot of laptops now that each excel at one or two things like those 3 I mentioned, but there's nothing I'm aware of that excels at everything.
The Blade 15 Base 2020 model is pretty much unusable without an external keyboard while gaming from my experience. Even with turbo-boost off the palm rest gets uncomfortably hot and the keyboard is just a hazard. After my second day of use the unit shut itself off due to the CPU overheating, getting up to 100 degrees C on all cores, since then I have turned turbo boost off. A month later it died completely, this was with the unit running around 75 degrees C with turbo boost off. Currently in the RMA process. PSA avoid at all costs, the design is great but the reliability just isn't there yet.
Hi I enjoyed your video. I am having trouble with connecting my apple earbuds to the audio jack, i have two pairs that crackle randomly on the razer but not on my other laptops, what is going on??
Sometimes my headphones will crackle if the jack isn't plugged in all the way. If they are, then you should get a replacement right away. Most third-party retailers will give you a replacement immediately if you are within 14 days of purchase.
@@xp_crow8112 MSI GS66 is probably my favorite right now. Very little to dislike, and all around nice laptop. If you want a fast and good looking screen, Legion 7i comes with a 144hz and 240hz HDR 500-nit panel. The Alienware m15 r3 is also decent and has one of the best keyboards of any laptop. Helios 300 is a really good all-around laptop for $1200. Doesn't really excel at any one thing, it's just good in almost all areas. These are only for 15" gaming laptops, doesn't necessarily apply for 13, 14 or 17".
I'm really interested in an Acer Nitro 5 with these specs: 144hz IPS panel, 16GB RAM, Intel i5 9th Gen 9300H, RTX 2060, and 512GB SSD. Price currently is $999 on newegg. Anyone have any thoughts??
I had a razer for 3 months and broke down 4 times... psu caught fire, motherboard caught fire, screen had dead pixels and last was the keyboard not working. managed to get a refund and it was an horrible experience
The thermals of the 2019 Blade Advanced really annoy me. Unless I use Throttlestop, when the device is plugged in it overrides Intel Speedstep and stays way above base clock, causing the fans to constantly spin up and down just web browsing. I imagine the 2020 is worse with the new Intel chips.
Too bad Intel killed support for undervolting on 10th gen CPUs. NONE of the laptops I've reviewed with 10th gen CPUs supported either Intel XTU or Throttlestop. Otherwise, I would have undervolted this to see if there was at least a workaround for the surface temps.
Hi, your video review is excellent! I especially like the part at 5:49. So if the charging cable is plugged in, you cannot insert the ethernet cablet at the same time?
Nono, the charging port can be plugged in from the rear since it's reversible like USB-C. It's only IF you have it come down the side of the laptop that it interferes with the ports.
I would still choose this design over a charging port which fits in only 1 orientation. If you have a tiny USB wireless receiver (such as the kind found on Logitech mice & keyboards) and don’t require Ethernet, having the option to have the cable go in a second direction just provides an extra option - which I can’t complain about.
Thank you. Was about to buy a razer blade 15 base but i play all time with the stock keyboard and it seems it is freaking toasty. I tried the gs66 and they are too hot, that using the KB burns my fingers.
Have not tried the GS66 yet, but I've been interested in it because of its big battery. I'll try to keep an eye out on the surface temps assuming I don't forget.
you said the power cord blocks the ethernet and USB...turn the power cord the other way. I have this model; you just plug the power cord in the opposite way
No, I said "if". Meaning there is an alternative. If for whatever reason it's more convenient to route the power cable down the laptop, that's simply bad design on Razer's part.
6:47 "When you have manual fan control I consider that a bad thing" Why is it considered bad to have a manual fan control? Don't you want that feature?
No, I said "AND when you have manual fan control." The "bad thing" is in reference to the slower but quieter maximum fan speed, not the ability to manually control the fans since that's optional. You can always choose to run the fans at the manufacturer's fan curve. If Razer limits the fans to 5500RPM and it still runs quietly, that means you now lose the ability to make your laptop run really loud for really good cooling.
Yes, that is why I said "IF you have the charging cable going down the side of the laptop". "If" meaning there is an alternative. This is not an issue with barrel plug which most other laptops use because it can be rotated so it is worth mentioning here.
@@InfinityLabsTech So what was the point of saying that, wouldn't it have been better to just say "the cable can be plugged in either way"? That kind of little thing makes a difference for you as a reviewer.
@@saulslowik395 I didn't "just say" because the implication isn't there. USB-C is reversible, but it doesn't interfere with any other ports. I personally didn't notice this issue until I connected the power cable from the bottom with a USB device plugged in on the left side, which wasn't something I did on any of the previous models. This new experience is why I mentioned it-it wasn't immediately apparent to me. However, I'll mention workarounds or alternative situations for issues I run into in future reviews. It would be bad if people considered a laptop a dealbreaker if in reality there was a workaround.
For me, I saw Razer as the company that made high end laptops where cost is no object. Basically a MacBook Pro with a faster GPU. I wish the Advance Model was that, and the Base Model was like a Lenovo Legion laptop with the same CNC'd aluminum build quality. I personally feel like they are falling behind, but I didn't say that in the video because I've noticed that when reviewers start to bring their personal feelings and biases too much, viewers dislike that. Decided the best conclusion is to list its weaknesses and offer an alternative that excels in those areas (just at the cost of build quality).
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Razer really goofed up the surface temps. Even the Advance model doesn't get as hot on the exterior, especially not on the palm rest area.
Can i just say for the 30k subs you have the content is amazing. Keep it up!
@Shreshta Jaiswal I noted that in the video shortly prior to the surface temps. I mentioned that the CPU could only maintain 35W in Balanced Mode and 45W in Creator Mode because of aggressive power limiting. The average for a 15" gaming laptop is 75W on the CPU, and 90W being the default long-duration power limit for Intel turbo boost. I think it's actually too aggressive. 45W turbo boost when it's only hitting 75C with a prime95 CPU stress test is a little nuts. Still has thermal headroom before it reaches concerning temps.
Would you recommend this razerblade 15 over something like a MSI GS 66 for gaming? (Ex: are the thermals better on the GS 66 with RTX 2060..) Use for light/medium gaming for Xbox
@@SouthernUnboxer I have not gotten the GS66 yet, although I think I might be getting one soon ish. Soon as in probably a month. Honestly, I would personally buy the GS66 because I don't really like the Blade 15 base model. The risk of not knowing how good or bad the GS66 is outweighs how bad I know the Blade 15 is (in terms of overall user experience). GS66 also has a bumpin 99 watt hour battery so it should pull like 7.5-8 hours of battery life with light use with Intel CPUs if I extrapolate from other laptops.
Infinity Labs thank you very much for your input. Love the content, keep up the good work.
You can plug the power cable in the other way so it goes back and doesn't cover ports down the side.
It's funny how many reviewers slip on this point
yea i find it so stupid that they dont say this lol
He mentioned that IF u were to plug in the cable from the front it would block the remaining ports. U guys just arent paying enough attention
“Whoever designed the charging cable is terrible at their job, because If you have it come down the side of the laptop it blocks the Ethernet port and whatever device you have plugged into the USB port gets pushed downwards by the power cable putting stress on the USB port” you are the only one not paying attention.
The MacBook MagSafe 1 connector was like this for a while, and no one had an issue
Razer bringing us truly heated gamer moments, third-degree burns included.
Lmao but seriously so true
Guys, is this real? Because I have watched several reviews and there are some others that say the heat isn't that bad. I'm thinking of buying this laptop but I actually don't know anymore.
@@Pehfsd13 no the temperature are acceptable, just some minor reliability issues
@@hikarishikawa You have this laptop?
Juan No, but I was thinking about buying it so I watched alot of reveiws and thats what I gathered from them. The temperature in laptops are very high, you can’t ecape that nowadays so you shouldn’t be too worried about, the reliability is something else, as it is very dificult to fine data for those kind of things. So you might want to more warranty than the 1 year that comes with it.
Also some additional info:
The advanced model has a much larger batterie; ~80wh vs ~60wh
I got my base model during august and I’m still loving it. It was really for college but I started gaming on it more and it’s really amazing. Yeah it gets hot but that’s gaming laptops for you. Only thing I don’t like about it is the smudges are real
How loud do fans get when you’re not gaming ?
@@Official_Lew not that bad but with headphones on I can barely hear em
How is the performance? I am purely looking at this vs the omen 15 amd version but i can't choose
@@shadox6886 the performance is actually really great, other youtubers tried editing videos/movies on the laptop and it performs well. I also stream on twitch on this laptop alone and it does significantly better than my desktop. The new base model comes with a 3060 for $1600 which is really good
@@Onestepbehind yeah i wanted a 3060 but i am not from the US so stock was limited and sold out now, but i am searching for a laptop cause i am mainly using it for my engineering course but i like to game on the side
My expectations of gaming laptops battery life is higher now due to the amazing performance shown on the Asus Zephyrus g14 so I would expect 10h's of battery life by 2021
I'm excited to see what's next, I was really interested in the G14 but I held back, it doesn't have a built in webcam and I kinda need it for my online classes plus it gave me another reason to wait for Zen 3 and Nvidia 3000 series graphic cards. I currently have a GTX 1060
@@nunnil1655 1060 in a laptop or PC?
@@mopeterson6990 laptop
1:31 Razer actually listened to that and did drill speaker holes in the aluminum starting with the 2022 model and later.
This is the most accurate review of this laptop that I have found on youtube. I purchased the base model one month ago with the RTX 2070 max q config. Agree with everything here and also I am concerned about the heating issue.
I appreciate the in-depth analysis of the keyboard and trackpad including the live demos. Most people don't talk about those aspects enough (or at least, don't qualify their opinions enough) but if you're a tactile person using the laptop without additional peripherals, those are important and hard to assess without a hans-on experience.
I really appreciate that you test its materials, im looking a laptop made of metal/aluminum and how tough it is
I picked up one a couple weeks ago. My battery life is right around 1 hour doing light work like TH-cam and Office stuff. I have minimal background tasks, panel lighting is halved and so is the backlight on the keyboard, and everything is set to default in Synapse. Everything else about it I absolutely love, and yes mine does get toasty as well but this battery life thing is driving me crazy. I mean, 1 HOUR?
It should be noted that this is my SECOND laptop in a row to do this right out of the box. Seriously considering returning it but not sure what to get.
Uhhhhh pretty sure you get like a little under 1 hour of gaming on battery. Check task manager, something is definitely killing your CPU or GPU. No 15" gaming laptop has lasted only 1 hour with ACTUAL light use, as in no unexpected behavior.
@@InfinityLabsTech Tell me about it lol. A recent update to Windows 10 2004 has improved the battery life, I can now get about 2-3 hours out of it if I'm lucky. But there isn't anything abnormal running, it's a fresh install of Windows straight the manufacturer. I've also undervolted the hell out of it, I think around 160mv so far, but haven't seen much improvement.
The one thing I've observed is that during these light tasks, my discrete card is being used sometimes instead of the integrated graphics. I can tell because ThrottleStop's temperature widget will sometimes drop to 0, indicating it's trying to read the UHD graphics but failing, then jumping to high 40s which is my discrete card. The Nvidia control panel has been globally set to use integrated graphics, yet Windows still switches to it whenever it wants. I believe this to be the main cause of so much pull on my battery but have no fix at the moment.
Also, excellent content! I love the way you present your info, it's casual and doesn't feel like you're just reading from a script (even if you are) which is something I admire. Keep it up!
I had an issue with mine where using Oculus software always put the laptop into high performance mode. Right click on the battery and select power options and make sure balanced is selected. If it works your CPU should idle around 1ghz.
Battery life isn't an issue for me because I will have it plugged in. Its the temperatures that concern me.
For those not aware the battery is smaller that's why you can fit a m 2 and hard drive , on my advanced 2019 the whole bottom is the battery and can only put m.2
IF YOU OWN A BASE MODEL 15 HEAR ME OUT. If youre looking to game and dont mind sacrificing 10-20 fps do the following. Reduce max processor % to 99 (plugged in of course). Disable boost using throttle stop. Theres literally a button that you press to disable boost. And of course set fan speed to max. On valorant i was hovering between 75 to 85°C. Once ive completed the settings above, i was getting 45 to 55°C MAX and my fps were somewhere between 130 to 180
Love your reviews.....keep up the good work
excellent review, specially the heat issue.
Bruh, I just subbed and you upload a new video... Nice
My upload schedule has totally crumbled. I think my last video was 13 or 14 days ago, gg. Been busy polishing my website before I show it off
How is the performance unplugged? Were you able to get good framerates? Just in case if have to do portable gaming and take it back to the office and plug
Battery life is getting better on gaming laptops.... when a Ryzen CPU is being used
I had one for around 2 months and it’s been great
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Excellent review as always, would love to see a review of the Legion 7 and the Alienware m15 and m17 R3!
Yeee very excited for those 2 myself. Not sure about the m17, 17" laptops aren't very common. At least not in my area.
The m15 / 17 better than those 2 all around
@@InfinityLabsTech I would actually also love to see your review of the m15 R3.
this is actually perfect for me because I have an external keyboard and screen!!
Did you end up buying it?
@@aaadrian.2 ya i did actually, its pretty good, its plays games like warzone and red dead 2 pretty well. i do have a laptop cooler running when i play games. it did blue screen a lot when it first got it, but i called razer support and all i had to do was update some drivers and it hasn't blue screened since. the only problem i currently have is that one of the fans rattle in normal use, but when the fans start going fast when i play games there's no rattle. i did get it $300 off, if it wasn't on sale i woulnt have gotten it, you can definitely get a laptop with a 2060 for the same price as the razer blade 1060ti, also the battery is REALLY bad, you need to carry a charger with you all the time unless your using it for under an hour
oh and i didn't get the 2020 one, i got the 2019 one
@@richardNbacchus Ok, Thanks for the info
@@aaadrian.2 ya no problem man
I just bought my own razer blade 15 base, when we trial run it on the store before buying, it works fine, but when i tried using on at home, it does some screen flickering from time to time, also when i go to system settings and clicked display, it also does a screen flicker but not as much as the one that randomly activates, any idea what might be the problem here? I already tried updating windows but the problem is still there.
I bought this one, I added a terabyte and upgraded the ram to 32gb. Aside from the battery, and being a fingerprint magnet . It’s a great laptop.
Yea that's why the white mercury exists for no finger prints.
Or u can get a Dbrand
@@shabab189 I do have one on mine because it was necessary.
@@MrSimpleman12 do you have the palm rest skinned? Cus im looking to get one for my blade but im rlly contemplating on which skin i should pick for the palm rest
@@shabab189 I do, I currently have the carbon fiber on there, but I think the "swarm" was my favorite. In terms of looks and feel.
Mine is crazy hot too and the temp spike fast and it only happen when the CPU is working almost 50% during gaming. If it's just gpu handling 90% of the game,it will not have the issues...
really honest review, well done
Are you gonna review the Asus G14?
Can guarantee that it doesn't get as hot as the Asus Zephyrus G14. Literally burnt my hand lifting it from the bottom.
Your reviews are the best man. :)
should i get the 2060 model or the 2070? Do you know how much of a difference it makes in terms of fps?
Was the heat an issue only from your particular system or is this a widespread thing
whats the bios version?have you encountered any issue like bsod?installing/updating drivers?
I think for gaming laptops that 4-5 hour mark is a good sweet spot for day to to day use. I have the aero 15v8 and battery life is pretty decent when I was a full-time student ( so word processing, around 10 tabs, a couple videos, and maybe excel) I could do a 6 hour day without a plug, granted with some "range anxiety" 17% mark is when I finished and that with actively thinking about half battery, brightness 35% no sounds, backlit keys off, and screen of for a couple mins during lecture
I wish battery life was tested with the intention of " can this device perform these tasks reseason able on battery" Versus dropping performance on everything until it can do the bare minimum
what slightly bothers me is that at least for the Aero 15 v8 on battery the CPU is locked at 1.70ghz so some tasked get really slugged, I understand its to save on battery but there is no excuse i have an HP laptop for work and CPU to fluctuate to the 3.0 or 2.5 and lower to 1.3-0.7! yes, the core count is different but even so the cooling for the gaming laptop should better, therefore, sustaining clocks versus ultrabook trying to keep cool. Single-threaded tasks will benefit more from a 1 or 2 cores at 2.3-2.8 than all six at 1.7
Which is better for gaming? Razer blade base 15 2019 or acer helios 300 2019? Thanks
Helios 300 easily
also a side question, which company do you think does laptop keyboards the best in your opinion
For gaming laptops specifically, the Alienware m15. Very good key travel, can't remember how tactile it is but it stands out in my memory as a keyboard that I enjoyed typing on. I don't remember anything else that stood out as being particularly enjoyable for a gaming laptop specifically (that I've reviewed).
For laptops in general, the Surface Laptop series, Surface Book, Surface Pro type cover is a bit strange because the entire type cover flexes downwards; the ThinkPad P1/X1 Extreme has very good key travel but a softer tactile bump than the Surface devices, quite similar to the older MacBooks; the 2015 and older MacBooks, and I think there was one more but I can't remember it. My favorite is the Surface Laptop. Good key travel but very tactile. You can immediately tell when you've missed a key press. If I can't, then I'll usually continue typing for 2-3 more characters before seeing the typo on my screen but when I can, I can often stop and press backspace without any additional key presses. Very nice.
If you meant rgb its razer
White mercury looks better, just putting that out there , work place look & amazing in person.
Hotter ? Mine never reach 80 degree while playing huge games, I’m pretty happy with that one
give it a year. mine constantly hit 100c until I repaste thermal paste after 1 year
AJ Kuo depends on how well yours was pasted in the factory
Would you be reviewing the AMD legion 5 when they release it with higher GPUs?
A view from Dominican Republic, Great content!
Happy you liked the video!
¿U can do a video for the most powerful and cheap laptop?
@@ilanarturo2927 you can find some online, I'd recommend Acer Nitro 5, a 2060 for only 1000 usd
@@stfu7308 nice name bro
i want to get the rtx 2060 Razer blade but i am worried if i get the 80W or 90W one ... i hope the 115W is the only option available when it comes to gpu for this model
So the model with the 1660ti would be good with doom eternal at a decent enough resolution?
One think to say about razer i got my Blade 15 advanced 3 days ago and its great and ok quality but their flex cabe for display is awful and that is the reason I'm sending mine back in January because the flex cable is 3 days old and it already has stretch marks and line from just opening the display i would not care if it was easy to order and replace it for normal price but because razer does not provide parts at all you cant find that cable anywhere, I have the RTX2080 Max-Q an 2600€ Laptop that has very poorly made display flex cable They could use the normal cables instant of flex but they did not... They been selling advanced models with flex cables sine 2018 and, I have read that many people had an issue with camera and mic because of broken flex cable !
Any plans about reviewing the 2020 dell g series laptops?
I'll have to check my review of the 2019 models. I don't think I really liked the them so I'll watch a few reviews and if it's improved, I'll review them.
On the temperature; i dont find it annoying. Its a just like holding a cup of warm chocolatemilk.
Its not painful or annoying
It literally sounds like a jet is taking of in my room every 5 minutes with the fan noise ☹️
i undervolted the GPU and CPU on mine (have 1.02 bios, pre-plundervolt bios) and applied liquid metal. Now the fans run at about 3800-4000 RPM when under high load and CPU and GPU don't go above 70C like that. And yes, I mean seven zero, not 70s; it tops out at around 68-70C
Joshua Bales is there any guides on how to do what you just did to yours? 💀
🤣
@@longoria9990 I second this question, but the other guy hasn't responded
I love your laptop reviews
Happy you like them! Don't hesitate to blast me if there's anything that could be improved.
Awesome! Razer laptops always look nice but they always cost a lot more than the competition.
Look at the mag 15
Man no one is making a video on the updated Zephyrus S15 ;_;
Funnily enough, I saw the Zephyrus S17 recently but that's a 17" laptop and I prefer to review the 15" version if available.
I wonder, I don’t mean to be the dumb one but say I’m playing a low-demanding game like team fortress 2. Will the laptop automatically use all the power it can to play it despite it not necessarily needing it? If it does not, does the laptop stay cooler then?
Specifically for tf2, it's single threaded and not very GPU heavy so while it will try to run at the fastest frame rate it can (unless you cap it in the game. default is 300 i think), it won't actually use up that much of your GPU or GPU. Poor optimization basically.
Infinity Labs Thanks for the response! And also does this mean the laptop will be cooler in effect?
Would you recommend the 2070 max q version for $1650?
I mean if you want that build quality and performance, go for it! Get an extended warranty and enjoy :)
I was ready to jump on a Razer 15 Base with an RTX 2070 Amazon is selling today for $1,599 but after watching your video and some other videos on Razer's poor customer service I've opted to look elsewhere. The heat issue sounds really problematic and even though on paper $1,599 for the 2070 model sounds like a good deal I don't want to spend that money for something that's going to consistently overheat.
Can you do a review on razer blade 15 advanced
So is the graphics a rtx 2060 max q or more like a rtx 2060 max p?
@Infinity Labs I have 2019 razer blade 15 i7 9750h/rtx 2070, I've heard many people say it runs cool but not mine it gets very hot, any way too help, undevolting doesn't work since it already undervolted out the box, i've been messing around with max processor state and even fresh windows install, lmk anything else I can do to reduce cpu temps when gaming.
Can I do the rgb rainboweffect on the base model?
Hola, una consulta el Razer Blade 15 modelo base, tiene corning gorilla glass? gracias.
can you plug the power cable in way that the cable is pointing at the back of the laptop?
Yes, it's symmetrical
What laptop has a screen with more than 60hz and is as bright as a MacBook pro?
Hi! Thanks for the amazing and detailed video!
I never owned a Razer laptop and I'm considering buying one.
I'd like to replace my 1st Surface Book with Performance Base (GTX 965m) as well as my desktop workstation (i7 3930k, 32GB DDR3, GTX 1060 6GB) with custom liquid cooling.
As I've moved to UK for work reason and I don't have lot of space to fit a desktop, I'm considering selling my desktop and probably even the Surface Book for a single portable machine, capable of gaming and content creation performance.
I've found an offer for a 2019 Razer Blade 15 Base Model at 1199£, with 9th gen i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD and 1660ti.
I need a laptop for content creation (LR, PS, Pr, Capture One) and capable of gaming some AAA titles. I also own a Oculus Rift S so I'm a VR player.
My choice was between Surface Book 3 (no Rift S support), Dell XPS 15, Eluktronics Mag 15.
Dell XPS 15 is a nice machine but it's very expensive and it isn't compatible with the Rift S (video port is linked to Intel GPU).
Eluktronics would be a good choice as well but I'm afraid it would be too bulky (I'm used to Surface Book) and the price could get a bit high.
Being also on a budget this offer I've found for a brand new 2019 Razer Blade fits my needs for work and fun.
I don't need the latest +10% performance given by the latest gen CPU, I've been using a Skylake i5 6600u, so everything would be amazing for my job.
Would you suggest me if It's a good choice the 15 Base Model from 2019?
I'd plan to upgrade ram to 32GB, SSD in the future.
Thanks in advance for the help!
PS: I love my Surface Book but the inability to upgrade anything it's very limiting and frustrating. I upgraded the GPU thankfully to the fact I could swap the base with the more powerful Performance Base GPU! But it isn't enough for VR, Gaming and latest content creation requirements.
That price was £100 cheaper last week on amazon. You should wait for it again because it happens quite often.
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I hate how they have a Base Model (no thunderbolt, other stuff cut too) and the Base Edition which always has Thunderbolt
The heat issue is related to base model with less cooling than advanced model
No, not in the slightest. I even showed thermal video of the previous Base Model showing that it doesn't have the same issue.
@@InfinityLabsTech either mixed units or they updated things. It was like that in early 2019 models with vapor chamber vs base not have it. Would love to hear your thoughts on the things they cut back on to save money on the new ones. I have the rare advanced white mercury 2060 2019 model , full size battery , per key lighting . but in new one some of those things are gone for more ports. My question to you would be do you feel it was justified to cut corners to save the buyer money ? or do you disagree with the way its heading.
Is it good for music production
Please tell me a gaming laptop with 10 hours battery life?
G14
Is the keyboard colour permanent? On the website it says "Single Zone RGB" and "Full Character Lighting". I don't know much about this stuff so it'd be great to know!
No, single zone means the entire keyboard can only be one color at a time, but you can change it to any color you want. The Advance Model uses per-key RGB, so you can change the color of every switch individually. Think of it like one big LED panel on the base model and a single LED bulb for every switch on the advance model.
@@InfinityLabsTech Ah ok I'm cool with that. Overall I love the laptop but am just worried about the surface temps
I got this exact model and returned it the same day it arrived because of the thermals, really uncomfortable for me
i7-10750h?
Can I get ur short personal opinion on the 3000 dollar advanced blade 15? The one with 300 hz and 2080 super max q. Tysm if you see this
Have not seen it in person yet. I've reviewed the 2019 Advance Model and IF they have not improved the keyboard, then I don't think it's "endgame" worthy. Lenovo now has very bright 500 nit 144hz screens, MSI's GS66 Stealth has a 25% larger 100 watt hour battery, the OMEN 15 has ridiculously good cooling, there's also AMD Ryzen if you're interested in that. If you are looking at the Blade because you think it's the ultimate no-compromises laptop, it's not. The 2019 model is good overall, but it's not a laptop that's "better than everything else no matter how expensive it might be." And neither is anything else that I've tried, unfortunately. There's a lot of laptops now that each excel at one or two things like those 3 I mentioned, but there's nothing I'm aware of that excels at everything.
Can you make a video on predator Triton 300(2020) and it's thermals and compare it with other laptops
Will you review lenovo legion 5?
The Blade 15 Base 2020 model is pretty much unusable without an external keyboard while gaming from my experience. Even with turbo-boost off the palm rest gets uncomfortably hot and the keyboard is just a hazard. After my second day of use the unit shut itself off due to the CPU overheating, getting up to 100 degrees C on all cores, since then I have turned turbo boost off. A month later it died completely, this was with the unit running around 75 degrees C with turbo boost off. Currently in the RMA process. PSA avoid at all costs, the design is great but the reliability just isn't there yet.
Hi I enjoyed your video. I am having trouble with connecting my apple earbuds to the audio jack, i have two pairs that crackle randomly on the razer but not on my other laptops, what is going on??
Sometimes my headphones will crackle if the jack isn't plugged in all the way. If they are, then you should get a replacement right away. Most third-party retailers will give you a replacement immediately if you are within 14 days of purchase.
Good review, subs for you heh.
Razer - Blade 15 Base - 15.6" Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 - 512GB SSD
Vs
ASUS - ROG Zephyrus M15 15.6" Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q - 1TB SSD
Which is better for a gamer? :( im confused
I dislike both of them. I'd probably pick the Blade 15, but neither of them are really enjoyable to use in my opinion.
Is there 1 you can recommend?
@@xp_crow8112 MSI GS66 is probably my favorite right now. Very little to dislike, and all around nice laptop. If you want a fast and good looking screen, Legion 7i comes with a 144hz and 240hz HDR 500-nit panel. The Alienware m15 r3 is also decent and has one of the best keyboards of any laptop. Helios 300 is a really good all-around laptop for $1200. Doesn't really excel at any one thing, it's just good in almost all areas.
These are only for 15" gaming laptops, doesn't necessarily apply for 13, 14 or 17".
I'm really interested in an Acer Nitro 5 with these specs: 144hz IPS panel, 16GB RAM, Intel i5 9th Gen 9300H, RTX 2060, and 512GB SSD. Price currently is $999 on newegg.
Anyone have any thoughts??
Good
@@tomasjohnson6607 Ended up going with the Helios 300 2020 model with i7 10750H, 16GB RAM, M.2 NVMe, and RTX 2060 for $1199.
Adrian L. Wow, that is a fabulous price. Link?
@@tomasjohnson6607 literally just got my Helios 300 right now. It's the real deal man, freaking awesome
5-6hr Battery Life Is Fine.
I had a razer for 3 months and broke down 4 times... psu caught fire, motherboard caught fire, screen had dead pixels and last was the keyboard not working. managed to get a refund and it was an horrible experience
isnt the charger reversible so the other way it wont block it? the port looks like reversible
Yes, it is. If you route it to the rear, there are no issues or concerns. It's only "if you route it down the side of the laptop".
MSI gs66 base model review?
screen nits??
The thermals of the 2019 Blade Advanced really annoy me. Unless I use Throttlestop, when the device is plugged in it overrides Intel Speedstep and stays way above base clock, causing the fans to constantly spin up and down just web browsing. I imagine the 2020 is worse with the new Intel chips.
Too bad Intel killed support for undervolting on 10th gen CPUs. NONE of the laptops I've reviewed with 10th gen CPUs supported either Intel XTU or Throttlestop. Otherwise, I would have undervolted this to see if there was at least a workaround for the surface temps.
Can you review the ASUS G14?
Hi, your video review is excellent! I especially like the part at 5:49.
So if the charging cable is plugged in, you cannot insert the ethernet cablet at the same time?
Yes you can use it, the port is reversible
Nono, the charging port can be plugged in from the rear since it's reversible like USB-C. It's only IF you have it come down the side of the laptop that it interferes with the ports.
I would still choose this design over a charging port which fits in only 1 orientation. If you have a tiny USB wireless receiver (such as the kind found on Logitech mice & keyboards) and don’t require Ethernet, having the option to have the cable go in a second direction just provides an extra option - which I can’t complain about.
Thank you. Was about to buy a razer blade 15 base but i play all time with the stock keyboard and it seems it is freaking toasty. I tried the gs66 and they are too hot, that using the KB burns my fingers.
Have not tried the GS66 yet, but I've been interested in it because of its big battery. I'll try to keep an eye out on the surface temps assuming I don't forget.
you said the power cord blocks the ethernet and USB...turn the power cord the other way. I have this model; you just plug the power cord in the opposite way
No, I said "if". Meaning there is an alternative. If for whatever reason it's more convenient to route the power cable down the laptop, that's simply bad design on Razer's part.
6:47 "When you have manual fan control I consider that a bad thing" Why is it considered bad to have a manual fan control? Don't you want that feature?
No, I said "AND when you have manual fan control." The "bad thing" is in reference to the slower but quieter maximum fan speed, not the ability to manually control the fans since that's optional. You can always choose to run the fans at the manufacturer's fan curve.
If Razer limits the fans to 5500RPM and it still runs quietly, that means you now lose the ability to make your laptop run really loud for really good cooling.
Infinity Labs Great! Thank you for clearing that up for me :)
Make a video on comparison of Helios 300 2019 gtx 1660ti vs rtx 2060 Helios 300 2020
spicy laptop
Heard there are hardware issues, did you have any?
Other than the complaints I made in the video, none on my particular unit. The surface temperature is the big one
I am hearing crackling through my headphones and have gone thru two new razers already from the store!
Is it just me or is anyone elses speaker grill have white stuff in it already
If razer used Ryzen instead of intel, it would be faster and cooler and the battery would not swell after one year.
5:48 flip it
Those Millienials -....-
Please review the Omen 15
It's up on my channel, just a few videos ago.
even my msi gs66 with 99.9Whr battery can't last more than 6-7 hours
Pretty sure the 2060 is 90w not 115w
BTW i charge my razer the opposite of how you had yours connected and it works fine lol
Yes, that is why I said "IF you have the charging cable going down the side of the laptop". "If" meaning there is an alternative. This is not an issue with barrel plug which most other laptops use because it can be rotated so it is worth mentioning here.
@@InfinityLabsTech So what was the point of saying that, wouldn't it have been better to just say "the cable can be plugged in either way"? That kind of little thing makes a difference for you as a reviewer.
@@saulslowik395 I didn't "just say" because the implication isn't there. USB-C is reversible, but it doesn't interfere with any other ports. I personally didn't notice this issue until I connected the power cable from the bottom with a USB device plugged in on the left side, which wasn't something I did on any of the previous models. This new experience is why I mentioned it-it wasn't immediately apparent to me. However, I'll mention workarounds or alternative situations for issues I run into in future reviews. It would be bad if people considered a laptop a dealbreaker if in reality there was a workaround.
@@saulslowik395 the charge port for the blade can be plugged in where it's not covering the port slots??
@@InfinityLabsTech so the charge port on the razer will always cover the port slots no matter which way you plug it in??
just get a 2018 or 2019 advanced off of ebay
I am kinda sad I didn't see some tf2 gameplay ;-;
what a disappointment really, and here i thought razer was doing well thermally
For me, I saw Razer as the company that made high end laptops where cost is no object. Basically a MacBook Pro with a faster GPU. I wish the Advance Model was that, and the Base Model was like a Lenovo Legion laptop with the same CNC'd aluminum build quality. I personally feel like they are falling behind, but I didn't say that in the video because I've noticed that when reviewers start to bring their personal feelings and biases too much, viewers dislike that. Decided the best conclusion is to list its weaknesses and offer an alternative that excels in those areas (just at the cost of build quality).
Infinity Labs you did the review very well done though so props to u
Good vibes m8! Can u check out the bmax x14? It's a $300 laptop on bangood
pp review???