The New Razer Blade Pro 2015 - Designed for what now?!

[@wawaweewarice5302]

Really... Razer really cheaped out on this one. Cheap 1080p TN panel, weaker 960m, only 128gb ssd with a 500gb hard drive. Yet even more expensive at $3000 for this garbage, I'd find it hard to justify for even $1000

[@RyuichiShinomori]

Wawaweewa Rice Especially when MSI and ASUS have much better builds for more reasonable prices. MSI even competes on thin and light without sacrificing cooling.

[@wawaweewarice5302]

Shinomori Ryuichi and even gigabyte offers the expensive 17 inch aorus x7 for a lower price yet much better specs which makes it suddenly seem like an amazing deal in comparison.

[@Unholybeef]

Wawaweewa Rice I'd rather buy the msi gt80 titan for that price.

[@bradleynock3413]

Wawaweewa Rice You forgot about all the plastic!

[@DylanScully1]

Wawaweewa Rice On the website they actually have it on sale for $2,299.99

[@DrMacintosh]

IPS is a must have. Once you try it you'll never go back

[@akaTRAPxx]

Eric Melendez My God you're not kidding. My HP Omen is my first IPS panel and I've fallen in love.

[@tjfirhfjejUTH24]

Eric Melendez definitely. that was a must have for my msi laptop

[@jaybee0507]

Nope. I personally like VA better. With ips you can't see shit in dark scenes.

[@tjfirhfjejUTH24]

Weird I see everything flawlessly.

[@DrMacintosh]

jaybee0507 ever wonder why they are dark? you are not supposed to see them easy.

[@Rock12402]

Holy shit that b-roll moving to the music at (0:50 - 1:00) with the awesome editing. You guys outdid yourselves with that. Hardware Canucks are b-roll gods.

[@D3R3bel]

Razers motto : we paint stuff green and overcharge for them

[@koreanfriedchoi3560]

man you are a god at filming/editing...*claps*

[@Petirep]

I made the mistake of buying this and can say that it's truly terrible. The touch-pad is borderline unusable and is an absolute joke! DO. NOT. BUY. THIS.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Petirep Why did you buy this?

[@Petirep]

I bought the 2014 model a year ago. I was on the market for a high end laptop i could use for my graphic design work and video rendering. I decided to get this one cause i liked the larger screen and my brother had the regular razer blade laptop which is pretty fantastic. At the time there were no seriously negative reviews of it -all the ones i saw seemed fairly positve - so i assumed it was pretty good. I bought it and when it arived i was amazed at how bad the trackpad was. It was SOOO bad. I waited it out casue i hoped i'd get used to it and/or they would patch its performance problems, but the problems with it have only gotten worse. Now, while I've adjusted to the shitty trackpad somewhat, it's having charging problems and will randomly not charge any more. I've sent it in to razer to get it fixed twice, and I assume it'll prolly happen agian. This laptop is terrible :(

[@antvra1]

Petirep The trackpad cant be worse than my GS70. Literally thee most infuriating thing to use, especially on a 17" screen. I feel your pain.

[@IamTheJesusGuy]

+AntOny_zA My GS60 trackpad is absolutely fine.

[@IamTheJesusGuy]

+Petirep WHy didn't you refund it?

[@playernameistoolong]

$3000! you can build a nasty gaming pc for that money...

[@zapface94]

***** But this thing is such poor value for money that you can get a better, more powerful laptop for $1500 and still build a mean desktop with the rest. What an insanely pointless device.

[@playernameistoolong]

for $3000, I would rather buy like 2500 cheese burgers and give them to people so that I fell better about myself.

[@lol3ndir]

Mt Dew Let's compare with Sager gaming laptop at $1800 specs: -15.6" 4K QFHD LED-Backlit -Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M 6GB GDDR5 -Nvidia G-SYNC Display Technology -Intel® Core™ i7-4790 Processor -8GB DDR3 at 1600MHz

[@MrFirefoxOO]

*****

[@hypochondriac3194]

***** Case with a handle, duct tape a screen on, bring a kb and mouse, custom make a li-on battery, portability, and still waaaaaaaay cheaper and waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more powerful

[@PyroBlock]

finally, "normal" videos again great review guys

[@TECHCULTUREVIDEOS]

man, your cinematography is out of this world

[@SolidCopy1]

Your videos are the best tech review videos on KZbin! Amazing production value and quality.

[@bencarter8324]

2:23 that shot is amazing

[@Jake.........................]

Every time I see that HWC uploaded a new video I get super excited in hopes of it being the Fury X review... Damnit Dimitri! Give me my AMD fix!

[@HardwareCanucks]

Jake Munoz This week...

[@Timilias]

HardwareCanucks the suspense :D

[@BookofDylan]

Jake Munoz probably tomorrow since that is when they will be released and the embargo lifted

[@Jake.........................]

ttmae A card using a new concept that just barely performs under the Titan X and sometimes even outperforms it at a little more than half the price and size sucks? Maybe if it said Geforce instead of Radeon you would've appreciated the contribution to the market a bit more.

[@95thRiflesOCI]

Beside the GPU, this thing wouldn't even compete against a fully spec out macbook pro. Only thing from razer is the 14 inch model, otherwise aorus and gigabyte offer much better solutions.

[@linusmlgtips2123]

Exactly, besides the GPU, a $2500 MacBook Pro would KILL this thing

[@solidbravo6873]

I guess you pay a premium for form factor, but i just do not see the value in this machine.

[@SlimeyCraft]

Or maybe the "Premium Price" is only for the "Premium Brand" (like apple)

[@godatlas]

S-Craft gƒx Apple actually makes decent products, yet they're slightly overpriced. Not quite as overpriced as this, I own a MacBook Pro and it is very decent and is quite a buy considering the amount of pre-installed apps that come with it that, I believe, justify the price. Now with that being said, I also have a PC and have started to move away since I didn't buy my MacBook for professional use so it has grown quite useless. But if you buy it for professional use, it is actually a pretty good deal and is always a good option when looking for a professional laptop.

[@solidbravo6873]

S-Craft gƒx Why do you not consider razer a premium brand? any brand can make premium products.

[@alexk7425]

^ because for 3thousand dollars a 1080p TN display is NOT placed in a premium device...

[@solidbravo6873]

the extra money if for having a computer that is fast in this form factor. its really thin and decently fast. cant find many other laptops like that. with that being said, i cant see why anyone would buy this.

[@MasterShapin]

This laptop seems meant for an uneducated (financial wise), left-handed, rich person with the only use for showing off and not "real" functionality. Razer is for gaming. Most gamers aren't rich, but will pay more for specs. The specs and build quality of the Razer Blade Pro 2015 just aren't worth 3k.

[@HybridCreeper]

Why left-handed?

[@MasterShapin]

HybridCreeper sorry I meant non-left-handed (opposite side of I/O) because the usb ports would get in the way of mouse movement.

[@CrisGarcia6]

Can you upgrade to Windows 10

[@fredrikcarlen3212]

Holy shit I can't focus properly on the commentary anymore because your videos are getting too beautiful to look at!

[@Gohrek]

3000$ for a TN and a 960M.. What were they thinking?

[@Digiphex]

Spec out the MSI Dominator Pro and you see how far behind the Razer is.

[@suori1000]

Just to ask. What games do you guys actually play outside

[@notevenworthtrying]

You think getting one for 800$ is a solid deal?

[@Bramovitz]

Hi Dimitri! I wanted you to know that I really appreciate that you upload in 4K! Keep it up!

[@MrPunisher]

I didn't have to watch more of this video when i saw 3000$ with a 960M and a TN panel , Seriously razer who would buy this ??????? by the way greate video as always keep up the good work guys !!

[@FusionBlitz]

Since the 14in Blade is a lot better are we going to get a review for that model as well?

[@blu3860]

What's better, the Alienware 17 or the Razer Blade 2015?

[@dougb70]

Any rumors on this model getting updated soon?

[@MTLoveridge]

Unsurprisingly, the Eurocom takes the sound award, thanks to Onkyo.

[@DylanScully1]

On Razer's website they have this laptop on sale for $2,299 not $2999?

[@Brandon-uy1uv]

How much more could a 1440p ips screen cost, Razer? How good is the battery on that anyways

[@TheIr1shTank]

Also idk what country you live in but in the US the 128 ssd w .5 tb hdd costs 2200

[@BFC_EUAN]

no it doesnt, in the UK i can buy a 500GB for around £28 and a 128GB SSD for around £50-60. Nowhere near 2200

[@TheIr1shTank]

xSidderZ YT im talking about the new Razer Blade Pro model w those storage drives not individual ssd's and hdds

[@Currentlysmokingcrack]

This is in Canada

[@linusmlgtips2123]

Razer blade pro is $2300 here in the US

[@Jomii06]

price update anyone? and would i rather buy a stealth with core or this one?

[@theelementalz7969]

Have you covered Battery?

[@PKTEK]

Im going to be in the market for a new Laptop/Production PC for things like Word/Excel/PowerPoint and basic office needs for work. However, I am also a gamer at heart and I currently have an amazing home gaming PC FragBox. I am not in need for a gaming PC but would like to have the option to play something when I am not home. Basically, is it worth it? 2200 for the Razer Blade/2700 for Pro/or 1500 for a Surface Pro 4. Surface Pro 4? Perfect for office work, not much else. Help me!!!!!

[@MartinLawlietProioxix]

I've owned Windows based machines over the past 10 years. Recently I decided to buy my first ever Mac machine and I must say I was immediately blown away by the build quality. Yes it's expensive but you can immediately tell where some of that money went simply by holding it. This is also the first laptop I've bought that didn't come with fucking ugly stickers all over the palm rests, seriously they need to stop doing that. I like my machines to be clean and I know exactly what sort of hardware is inside, I don't need to be reminded every time I lift up the lid. Something else I haven't experienced in other laptops is that the display is perfectly weighted so that the base stays put when you lift up the display. I was tempted to buy the Razer Blade but I've always wanted to give OS X a shot so went with the Macbook Pro 15 2015 with dGPU and I must say I'm very happy with it. Seems like anyone who cares about quality build and design follows the Macbook design path. I mean look at the Chromebook Pixel, Surface Book and of course Razer Blade. I just wish more manufacturers would make laptops that aren't bulky like Alienware or Asus G7 series.

[@Levellled]

This is my thought process exactly

[@MartinLawlietProioxix]

***** Clearly you can't read.

[@MartinLawlietProioxix]

Melee Huijbens You obviously can't read either.

[@MartinLawlietProioxix]

***** Don't think you know what that word means either.

[@gtaZfanZ]

If you're looking for build quality the dell XPS 15 is better than anything apple can offer

[@perrrry]

Are we back in 2012 now?

[@Epitopi]

Thanks for being honest in your review. A laptop worth $3000 should not have these glaring flaws. Say what you want about Apple, but no one feels let down for what they get. If Razer wants to aim for the niche, yet highly profitable market, they need to stop this ridiculous trend of releasing expensive and slow machines. Not only will customers not buy the machine now at its current spec, they will be less likely to pay heed to any review featuring the Blade brand in the future.

[@nitendo67]

I dont know where the price info came from, but on razer's site it says 256GB SSD + 500GB = $2,499 512GB SSD + 1BGB = $2,799

[@MusicHavenSG]

The blade 14 with a GTX 970M already made this redundant. It's smaller and lighter, making it much more useful as a all purpose laptop, for LAN parties, especially for someone who is constantly on the move. The additional app buttons on this blade 17 are gimmicky but really not a neccesity (and poorly optimized). And in either laptop, you'll rely more on an external mouse than the touchpad.

[@Nearman]

Are you considering reviewing the Asus G551JW?

[@xTRTLZx]

Is there a pro model with 4k display?

[@TheIr1shTank]

People dont realize that this isnt a BRAND new item. Both 17 and 14 inch have been out for months so at the time of release they were pretty decent

[@RealWestCider]

Actually no.... $3000 dollars for specs that are matched or beat by most laptops released at the same time in the $1000-1500 mark is beyond retarded.

[@onesimpleclik]

i don't get why people ever point out the lack of bass for Laptop speakers. you don't buy a Laptop expecting any amount of decent low range to come from the drivers. i'd much rather have crisp mids & highs. if i wanted bass i'd use headphones or speakers.

[@dadocta8355]

Just came back because I randomly thought of the mini-screen. Cool idea, to bad they couldn’t expand on it.

[@jonathanbjerkloov9111]

Does HDMI 1.4a support 2560x1440 @ 85hz?

[@whynot-th3eb]

hey guys what's the cheapest of the good gaming laptops? I only play small games like cs go and sometimes video edit or photoshop. I prefer a laptop with all the ports that's usually needed like usb, hdmi, vga, ethernet.

[@YananoBere]

Excellent review! This is definitely not worth the money. What were they thinking?

[@pierce_fierce]

Can you review the New Razer Blade 2015 too??

[@SirChocula]

2,999$ for that pathetic bezel and hardware *yao ming laugh*

[@SlimeyCraft]

Wow, i am very surprised that they only included GTX 960, its a poor choice for the prize razer!

[@wewillrockyou1986]

I'm really glad they put all the I/O on the left, it's way better than having it all on the right, which completely screws you over when trying to use a mouse. Granted, they could have moved one or two things to the right, but at least it's not in the worst place it could be.

[@DonutDeflector]

Gorbaz The Dragon I think there should be just one port on the right. For the mouse?

[@CelmorSmith]

When comparing the speakers I would play the original song at the beginning directly.

[@Jomii06]

is there a way to make the razer blade pro 1TB storage. because im planning to use it for a very long time. and i need to play a lot of games and also for work. such as GTA 5 , STORM 4, BO3, and the upcoming game, Tekken 7. thank you so much. loved the blackwidow

[@positivegamer3302]

dont get this laptop... if you have 3k to spare wait for the release of the y900 laptop, itll be an absolute beast in gaming

[@xDorito18]

Great video but man this machine and its premium price is hard to swallow. Maybe its just there to make the Blade 14 a little less insane price wise?

[@ZWhippie]

I liked this review very thorough and u didn't get made for the wrong reasons all of ur points where good i look forward ro see more of ur reviews

[@RyuichiShinomori]

Razer has always had a problem with properly pricing their items. Apple would be a good comparison but they have been skipping on the dedicated GPU end for a while now putting the gt750 in some of their models until recently adding the M370x. It wouldn't be as bad if they found a more reliable cooling solution rather than relying on maxwell and eventually intel efficiency to bail them out later down the line.

[@babylon4953]

Nice review! Please review the MSI GE72 2QF! Thanks!

[@lunyone1]

Totally agree with the review. If I wanted a 1080p 17" laptop TN panel, I would spend about $700-1200 for that option. At $3k price tag I'm not going to waste my time with that. Even the 960M GPU shouldn't even be in this price of laptop.

[@treemandan710]

This is spot on, EXACTLY what I've always thought of the Blade.

[@devilmikey00]

I'd like to ask someone at razer what they were thinking with this one. Like really give them a hard question and answer session. I can't imagine I'd hear any answer beyond marketing BS that would justify 3000 dollars for this thing. Unreal.

[@rohang.t.2698]

Could you review the Sager NP9752 (Clevo P750ZM) next?

[@liljuny]

Great video as always! What a huge let down this Blade Pro is, was a huge fan of the 14" blade I had with 870m and was hoping for a Blade Pro 17" with 980m this year. But a 960m and lack of storage expansion options meant I went for Aorus X7 Pro Sync instead. Just got the X7 Pro Sync and a week later I saw a UK website (Overclockers UK) advertising a Broadwell version of it expected June 26th...! Oh well, I hope the difference between the i7-4870HQ and the i7-5850HQ which apparently is going to be in this supposed Broadwell model is minimal in terms of gaming performance... (I don't care much for battery life as I have the power plugged in when I game)

[@blu4able360]

Who is this for?

[@LikeaBoss192837]

My current notebook only has 8GB of memory and the touchpad is nothing fancy compared to this Blade. Plus the build quality honestly can't compete with Razer. However, when it comes to the things that really count, it has the same processor and graphics card, a 250GB M.2 SSD, a 750GB hard drive, and an IPS panel. I got it for just over a third of the price of the Blade. That thing is ridiculous.

[@KSA-qu2ol]

you nneed download programss razer corten and add games and start boost fps moree ultra

[@OkayFal]

Here I am, reading people complaining about this laptop that I couldn't even afford in million years. Here's to my old laptop that couldn't run any games! I still love my laptop! :D

[@joshuakimmich7601]

I love my Razer Blade 14" from 2013 - it's a great laptop, and the refresh on the 14" line was really exciting. I am so sad to see that the same innovation hasn't come to the 17" model yet, as I was looking to it for my next upgrade. Maybe next year. P.S. Thanks for a great review!

[@OhSyloh]

Honestly this laptop is worth 1700$ max

[@LikeaBoss192837]

Syloh Not even that. My notebook has VERY similar specs plus an IPS panel and only cost me a bit over $1000. The premium build quality and fancy touchpad the Blade has might warrant a higher price, but not much coupled with the TN panel.

[@sheelotastic]

I agree. I would definitely buy it at that price but nothing higher.

[@IamTheJesusGuy]

+Syloh My £1050 GS60 has a 4720HQ, 16GB, 965M, IPS @1080 matte display, weighs less and is thinner than this, while cooling better.

[@AlienPball]

I thought manufacturers gave up on these stupid LCD screen things ages ago, just unnecessary cost especially when that could have gone towards installing an IPS panel.

[@kevinruan]

"A machine to avoid" damn son

[@lAkiral]

You got the prices wrong, it costs 2,300 for the standard 128 SSD and 500 HDD version. Its doesn't even reach 3000 dollars im sure for both laptops. If your going to make a review video about the laptop make sure you get your facts right about it.

[@GameHead]

I would rather have this laptop over my 2014 15 inch MacBook Pro, but it was a gift, so I'll shut up.

[@danmar007]

Anyone know what that music is, playing in the background? I'm looking for stuff like that for a future-tech themed party in a couple of weeks.

[@pascalvanlierop4604]

Yo, check out Delectatio on silk music yutube/sound cloud. Not same song but hope I pointed u in right direction

[@danmar007]

Pascal van Lierop Thank you Pascal. I will check that out.

[@mjc-12]

The Blade Pro 17" could've been a very competent 17" version of the Blade 14. Cut the wierd touchscreen trackpad thing with action keys, use a conventional trackpad, one up the Blade 14's already amazing display with a higher resolution display with better colors, and include options to remove the "Razer Green". Seriously, if Razer wants to sell to professional audiences, they need to realize not everyone wants green all over their products, especially professional buyers. Heck, they could add it to their chroma line. That'd be cool.

[@Xraellium]

Wtf I was expecting dual 970m and a 4k display, with a 250gb ssd with 2tb 7200rpm hard drive. Your better off getting a playstation 4

[@JWalker0805]

This surprised me, razer loves to hammer the bass but forgot this time

[@arthurk5808]

this thing makes the macbook pro 15 a steal

[@yusoffm3472]

Why would you need that small screen to work? It's razer, it looks cool, doesn't mean it has to work.

[@nathanyoungyt]

IMO a 17-inch laptop defeats any portability but for people that have the right use in mind for this thing then why not, I guess.

[@ilpatongi]

At this price, it's really better to take the 15" rMBP with 512GB SSD and most importantly a IPS screen that on a "Pro" item is a must have for less.

[@Creeporium]

You can get a computer with the GTX 970m and better processor for 1000 dollars. It's the MSI GE62 Apache Pro-254 15.6". Seriously, this Razer Blade Pro only has a GTX 960m which is around 40% weaker than the 970m and they sell it for three times the price? You could also get the Dell 7559 which has the EXACT same graphics card as this laptop, a better processor, and costs 750 bucks.

[@Creeporium]

El Art Online I'll sell you a polished turd for 10,000. Surely its looks will attract you enough to buy it despite its nature, right? Pathetic.

[@Sleepy.Time.]

nice, hard hitting review....two thumbs up

[@ccBOBO]

lol what were they thinking about this product?

[@KinaestheticDmaw]

Umm, HDMI 1.4a = 4K 30Hz, not 60Hz. You need HDMI 2.0 for 4K 60Hz.

[@LoneDruid48]

Is this a joke? This has to be a joke. This is just a slap in the face to consumers. Thank you Eber for saying like it is. Definitely is not recommended for ANYONE.

[@crimsonstang]

Notice how they changed the rating on the GTX 970/970M to 3GB VRAM after that whole fiasco

[@joeogley6266]

Can this run gta 5 at med settings and do a minimum of 45 fps

[@mrpockets505]

the Razer Blade 14" Non-touch can run gta 5 on very high 100fps (I've seen gameplay check out Ray V vids of the Razer Blade)

[@Roosterism]

Great video as always guys, but yea.. they missed their target here.

[@runeweb]

Chris Pratt reviewing?

[@JWil97]

Why would anyone buy this instead of GS70?

[@Dolphinsz]

So happy the refresh model! with this! so glad the Razer swtich blade was axed and they changed that damn TN pannel! lol

[@Fr00stee]

Razer you dun goofed

[@8BitHate]

I really don't understand Dimitri how you manage to make an even better quality review then you do normally! Outstanding review all round! Personally I don't see any need for this laptop at all, I mean for $3000 you could get a Macbook Pro for that money or even just any other gaming laptop. Total waste if you ask me.

[@DannyBEdwards]

I bought a macbook for 1/6th the price of this and I'd still pick the Mac over this even if I had it free. I'm not a Mac fanboy or anything but this laptop does not appeal to me, even being a creative user and playing games on the side. Razer really couldn't be arsed with this product.

[@williamskagen9901]

Msi gs70 stealth pro for the win!

[@guitarplayer9090]

Just get an msi gaming laptop. I have one and I love it

[@Strongdocoteur]

I wouldn't get either of them to be honest. From what I've seen and read the new Dell XPS 13s demolish them.

[@KyudoKun]

Amazing specs but the battery only last 1 hour for games lol.

[@Chronoxidex]

Intended to buy a gaming laptop Alienware or Razor. But i saw the price of Razor with with such price. Forget it.

[@AmatyaMohit]

Dat Cinematography ! : )

[@FishGun]

WTF Razer?! For $3000 you only get a 960M?!