Razer Blade 14 Gaming Laptop: AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - 14" QHD 165Hz - 16GB DDR5 RAM - 1TB PCIe SSD - Windows 11 - Ultra-Thin - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB - Mercury

Review is based of having the computer as a daily driver for a week. This meant all my gaming and media consumption was off of this machine. I have used this machine "docked" to an external keyboard and monitor during the day at my desk, and use it as a standard unplugged laptop at night.The TLDR is this is a high quality device with few flaws. The flaws I will mention are, admittedly, on the nitpicky side.At the end of the day, sure there are very many other laptops which can match the Razer Blade 14's performance and specs at a lower price, but that is at the cost of build quality. That will be very important if you choose to use this as a portable device. I highly recommend that if you wanted a high powered portable machine, you consider the Razer Blade 14.Pros:- Handles Next Gen Gaming at QHD Flawlessly.I am able to play competitive games at high - max setting with framerates around 70 - 90 FPS. Halo Infinite's multiplayer beta ran at such performance for my extended gameplay sessions of 4 to 6 hours. Other popular games which aren't as demanding, such as FF14, Risk of Rain 2, would stay about 100 FPS around the 120 - 160 FPS range. Basically, anything that has come out in the last 10 years can expect very high frame rates at maximum settings.- Great Temperatures.Gaming laptops run hot when pushed, that is to be expected. But this machine is able to maintain good temps while gaming for long periods. And when unplugged, I am able to use the machine for basic streaming and browsing without creating any heat.- Apple Level Build Quality.This is essentially a black Macbook with crazy specs inside. Everything feels really solid and sturdy. The device has a very nice heft to it. The trackpad is very reminiscent of a Macbook's track pad, which is a good thing. It clicks with good feedback and is very responsive all while having a nice matte texture to it.- Great Display.Nothing much to say here, the colors on the screen are very good and I didn't have much issue play games using the built in screen, though much of my experience has been through an external monitor. The screen is perfect for media consumption.- Great Battery Life.The battery lasts around 5-7 hours streaming media and browsing with some screen brightness down and the RGB keyboard at a dimmer level (I like to keep it on because it looks cool). Like all laptops, don't expect the battery life to be that long when running games or resource heavy programs like a video editor or compiling and running code.Cons:- Very Shallow Keyboard.Its a decent laptop keyboard but lacks the travel of other laptop keyboards I have in the past and doesn't come off as very tactile. Not a big problem for me, who used it attached to an external mechanical keyboard and monitor.- Razor Software.In the past I would call this bloat but Razor has seemed to improved their software to be very straightforward. This is listed as a con because the software is very insistent that you create a Razor account to use it, and a lot of important features such as the fan speeds and performance tuning are locked behind the software.

I'm writing this review for anyone who's on the fence about purchasing this laptop - since I was one. I was really confused between my personal favourite Alienware and Razer Blade 14 Ryzen. I do love Razer peripherals - I use the Blackwidow V2 TKL and Deathadder V2 Pro for my setup. The decision was based on several factors like trading Thunderbolt for USB C, missing Ethernet port, external GPU for future upgrades. I'll just answer those questions and hopefully, it'll help someone. First of all, USB C is not a huge trade-off because the 3.1 gen 2 supports 10Gbps which is plenty for any kind of connection - high poll-rate gaming keyboards and mice, 4K gaming monitor and any docking station. I read many articles about gaming using a docking station, and frankly, if it is not an EGPU enclosure doubled up as a dock, none support gaming. You can still connect the gaming KB and Mouse over the USB C dock so that takes care of the major problem. I used a USB - C to DP to connect my Samsung C27HG7x 144hz monitor and I'm able to get the full refresh rate without any problems. The HDMI 2.1 port would also obviously work. I have 2 monitors hooked up to the laptop(the 2nd one is FHD Acer R240HY), a dock connected using the other USB C port to connect my Keyboard (for charging or wired connectivity), Razer Goliathus extended gaming pad (chroma), and my Fifine Microphone. I also used one of the USB A ports, which supports the 10Gbps bandwidth to connect my KB and DA mouse wirelessly (2.4Ghz). I don't intend to carry it around and essentially use it as a desktop replacement so given the above configuration, it is a pretty clean setup.Just to add - with the RTX 3070 in place, you won't need an EGPU enclosure anytime soon.I specifically provided the device names so that you can look up the specifications and ensure what is indeed supported if you were to look for a similar setup.About the laptop components itself, the screen is brilliant, the high refresh rate is awesome, the keyboard is also pretty good although I use my mech KB most of the time. But I just have to mention the glass touchpad. I use an MBP 13 for work and coming from that mouse pad I never came across a windows laptop that matched its touchpad quality. But the Razer Blade pretty much nailed it this time - it is absolutely brilliant. The feel is so premium and the multi-finger gesture (I use the 2 finger scrolling a lot) is just flawless. For other components, there are tons of reviews out there so I just wanted to mention this one thing that was my personal experience and I absolutely loved. To anyone upgrading or going for a new gaming laptop that also looks premium and does not scream gaming - go for it!