Razer Blade 14 (2021) Review - Ryzen 9 + RTX 3080 in 14"!

[@JarrodsTech]

I'll be comparing the Razer Blade 14 against ASUS Zephyrus G14 in a dedicated comparison video soon, make sure you're subscribed for that one!

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

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[@MissAlice_646]

Does this have a MUC switch? Thanks Jarrod

[@JarrodsTech]

@@MarcoGPUtuber Happens to the best of us!

[@JarrodsTech]

@@MissAlice_646 No, this is covered in the video.

[@MissAlice_646]

@@JarrodsTech thnx man, I must have missed it.

[@Kranex33]

one of the best laptop reviewers on youtube , you deserve more recognition

[@JarrodsTech]

cheers bruh

[@sinbsecc6556]

No, he is the best laptop reviewer on youtube imo. It's sad how other laptop reviewers who make absolutely shitty reviews are way ahead of this guy in terms of popularity smh.

[@stare4539]

LololOlolol

[@iammthebest9103]

Jarrod, thank you so much. Really appreciate the non clickbait approach of your video, and the objective approach to the review. Very scholarly. Sub'd and liked.

[@JarrodsTech]

Thanks, and welcome!

[@aregmelkumyan1278]

Received mine today and it's pretty amazing so far. My only "complaint" so far are the thermals. Not the cpu and gpu temps, but the chassis temperature. The cpu and gpu temps are actually fine, about 80-90 for the cpu and under 80 for the gpu. But because the chassis conducts heat very well, you can really feel that heat under your fingers.

[@rezaramadea7574]

How's the Battery Life? Is 61Wh enough?

[@aregmelkumyan1278]

@@rezaramadea7574 your typical gaming laptop: about 4-5 hours with normal usage

[@henok_gk]

Which GPU configuration is yours?

[@aregmelkumyan1278]

@@henok_gk 3070

[@henok_gk]

@@aregmelkumyan1278 I just saw on razers website all the configuration options run up to 100 watts so it seems this will persist on the base model too.

[@DigitalNomadOnFIRE]

< 1% of people will ever use more than 16Gb, it's a superstition that you need more. You don't.

[@maviniii]

Can’t wait to see a version with 15 inche, 16:10 aspect ratio and a better webcam, with AMD of course hihi 😍

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

The zephyrus has competition!

[@martinmercedes6309]

yeah this is quiet compare to the zephyrus

[@4ernuy89]

No g14 is much cheaper

[@JhustineProvido]

@@martinmercedes6309 Razer is actually louder

[@t3hdude]

Get the zephyrus. Razer's aren't reliable and their customer support is garbage. You'll be left with a $3k brick after a year, maybe less.

[@KarnageKollectibles]

Great review man. I bought the 3070 model and never thought I'd shell out for an expensive ass Razer laptop but I don't regret it at all. Everything about it is premium.

[@nateo200]

Mine is the way. The 14" is like the BMW ///M3 / M4! SOmetimes people want a normal size or compact! I find my current Razer Blade 15 to not like being in my bag so eager to see the difference!

[@JhustineProvido]

the 3080 isn't that impressive eh? It's not that faroff from a G14 3060 60w. this generation doesn't scale well even if you increase the wattage and perform really well at low wattage.

[@channelvms708]

The 3070 version will probably give a reasonable boost of performance for the price. Just don't get the 3080 one.

[@Ghostsonplanets]

Yeah, Nvidia pushed this generation beyond its optimal performance/watt point.

[@Navinkumar-hn3nd]

Yeah and I am not at all impressed by this laptop. It runs a 3080, 5900HX and still is not that impressive. Granted it a 14" but I will still go for g14 over this.

[@mingyi456]

Think it may be a cpu bottleneck?

[@milspecsg]

@@mingyi456 Dont think so leh. my legion 5 pro with the 5800h isnt bottlenecked by the RTX 3070 Max p. Might be thermals

[@Tstre3tz]

Beware of the spicy pillows lol

[@jackbanxian]

Bro I've been watching your videos since 2018, and back then you only have like 60K subs lol. Great to see you again!

[@CraigP71]

I've upgraded from the original 14" Blade to the 3060 model. Didn't really see the value in price/performance in the other models, but I love how all the good stuff remained the same, and everything else just improved a lot.

[@andrescarrasco1248]

I'm impressed with this laptop, still I went for the lenovo legion 5, I like having soddim slots, my last laptop the overpowered 17+ had a faulty 16gb stick of ram, so I had to replace it, can't imagine living with a soldered ram laptop

[@ahlixemus8903]

Soldered RAM is seemingly more reliable from my past experiences. I don't think it would be a problem unless you started seeing thousands of laptops being thrown away just because of faulty RAM.

[@andrescarrasco1248]

@@ahlixemus8903 it´s not about seeing thousands of them having that problem, it´s about one night you have to work overnight for getting a rise up the next day and your laptop choosing to fail that night, the more components that are soldered, the less we can repair our devices, until 4th gen there were still some laptops with replacable Cpus, that was awesome in my opinion, and as we are Ok with them soldering almost everything they´ll keep on doing it until ssds are soldered (like F...ing macbooks) that´s why I spoke with my wallet

[@humanfirst11]

@@andrescarrasco1248 right to repair is high on my list as well!

[@Hyokkuda]

I think Razer really messed that up. Soldered memory stick and now only one storage slot. People will be forced to upgrade to something like a Sabrent Rocket Q 8TB NVMe SSD and have to reinstall all the drivers and software and create a new image recovery because the factory recovery will be wiped clean. They shouldn't have to be so cheap on the storage... :/ And 16 GB is not enough... As for the design, I think they cheaped out on that too for what it costs. The Project Valerie was the perfect route they could take - even with just one monitor.

[@creaturecore13]

reality is most people are not going to spend 3k on a laptop. They should have sent out some 3060 units to compare it to the g14 which is 300 cheaper and probably better in a few areas.

[@herrknoll3010]

I’ve been waiting so long for this!!! If only they put in a 16:10 display, I would’ve pre-ordered it.

[@NamelessPassenger]

They aren’t panel makers...all the high refresh rate options available are just 14 16:9...you have to deal with it till newer panel being introduces. Anyway, a most perfect 14 inch (except pricetag ) you should buy.

[@herrknoll3010]

@@NamelessPassenger yeah, probably till next year when we see a 16:10 14 inch gaming panel. I would be down though for a low refresh rate 16:10 touch screen option as seen in the razer book. Hopefully they refresh that this year.

[@maviniii]

Same here bro

[@sushimshah2896]

@@herrknoll3010 The HP ENVY 14 has a 16:10 screen (100%srgb 400 nits w/ touch iirc). It's actually a very good laptop with 1650/Ti (Max-Q obv) if u can look past the Intel CPU

[@darrell9616]

You put an amazing amount of work into this review. Very impressive. Thank you!

[@hiimdan662]

Blade 14 slimmer but heavier than g14 🤔

[@JarrodsTech]

chonk thonk

[@JhustineProvido]

Vapor chamber. it has more copper probably/cooling is more beefy

[@samarthbhat7889]

which is a good thing for gamers! more metal=better cooling and the chassis is aluminium, G14 is plastic body i am not mistaken Razer makes one of the best built windows laptops ,off course for a premium price......

[@JhustineProvido]

@@samarthbhat7889 it’s not plastic too. Unibody magnesium alloy.

[@aaryavyas8869]

It's math bro 😂

[@TheDev8HD]

Hello jarrod, I noticed u had cinebench results for the Asus s17 listed but don't have a review up for that laptop, when can we expect the review to go up?. Thank you for making amazing informative videos.

[@JarrodsTech]

Monday

[@TheDeathstar2000]

Important: the 1080p screen variant has 19ms response time according to Dave2D. It is a very bad result for gaming so if you can get the 1440p variant

[@chrisgarciart]

This is important if you’re getting it for gaming. I got the 3060 model and the response time and ghosting makes me seriously considering trading up for 3070 model

[@Morden97]

What do you think about the 3070 and 3060 models?

[@mattsmechanicalssi5833]

I just find the marketing so disingenuous. Made to deceive. Using the "name" to get folks to buy them. Most people aren't as smart as you or your viewers, so when they hear "RTX 3080" for instance, they think they are getting the latest desktop like performance. And the wattage of the laptop versions varies so much, yet it is like pulling teeth without anesthetic to figure out which one it is. Are you getting the full (laughs in desktop) 150w variant, or the low end 80w one? This is not a dig at you, Jarrod. You are the best laptop reviewer on the net. In fact, I am glad you are here helping folks, giving them thorough and unbiased reviews on products. I rate your integrity right up there with Steve²! (Tech Jesus and Monitor Steve)

[@aaz1992]

It's a joke to call it an RTX 3080. But the performance for 14 inches is impressive

[@willrenwick316]

Back when nvidia made the 970m for notebook, there was a huge difference in performance between the notebook and desktop gpu but if you compare nvidia 3000 series notebook vs the desktop. There are performance differences but the gap is not that substantial anymore.

[@aaz1992]

8 months after this comment, I bought an Acer Nitro 5 with the 100W TGP RTX 3080 lmao

[@omr1248]

@@aaz1992 how’s the laptop?

[@aaz1992]

@Omər pretty awesome. I will be upgrading to a 4080 laptop in the summer. Just waiting for all the models to come out to pick the best one

[@calrez]

If somebody is thinking about buying it but not in a rash to buy a laptop I would hold out until they come out with 16:10 screen in this model

[@mikeo2321]

Do you have a Source, that razer wants to launch a 16:10 Version? Cant find one

[@thanksyoutubefortakingmyhandle]

Why does my RTX 2060 blade stay @60C just watching this video on Edge? One tab, nothing else running. 60C I swear I'm about to buy a M1 Mac just for entertainment and have my blade for gaming only jeez

[@Sean-pv1nw]

let me guess, the laptop battery is gonna bulge after a year and have terrible thermals

[@krmendez8]

Any way to improve thermals? You think a repasted with kryonaut would help?

[@MovieMomentBlack]

Please test another laptop from another DreamMachines company, model RX3080-17NA36, this model with the new RTX 3000 and 11th generation CPU does not have reviews on KZbin, but I really want to buy it!

[@theme3763]

Where is asus m16 review 🥺

[@JarrodsTech]

It only arrived earlier this week, still testing it.

[@theme3763]

@@JarrodsTech I am really waiting for it I wanna know how intel will stand out to Ryzen

[@thepreposterich3553]

Jarrod you absolute fucking legend. I've been PORING over videos/forums for the last few days trying to find out how many and which ports were wired directly to the GPU, and you're the only one to have presented the information so clearly, or at all! Thanks mate!

[@kinglygamingpro1749]

Could you please do the S17 gx703 i want to know the temps performance and battery life i am leaning towards alienware x15 or Asus Rog s17 gx 703

[@sidneyleejohnson]

Considering how close this 3080 was to other laptops with 3070 I would love to see you benchmark a 3070 Blade 14 to see if there is really any price/performance point at all at going with an relatively underpowered 3080. Perhaps others can chime in with features that the 3080 supports that aren't just pure frame rate related.

[@donderCS]

Hey Jarrod, thanks so much for the comprehensive and detailed breakdown. I'm expecting mine next week (3070 model) and I have question about external monitor use: If you use an external monitor, would you recommend running the laptop opened or closed? If the laptop is open, I would assume thermals would be slightly better, as the heat has more space to dissipate. However, I'm not sure if running both the internal and external displays will degrade performance? At the same time, running the laptop connected to a monitor and closed, could increase thermals?

[@razorgcy]

So you can connect up to 3 displays at the same time? 1 HDMI, and 2 DP via Type-C, or one of the Type-Cs lose the DP when one of them are already utilized?

[@sushimshah2896]

So are you one of those crazy people (in a good sense, don't take it otherwise) using 3 monitors? Have you considered an UW instead?

[@razorgcy]

@@sushimshah2896 I'm not using as such, just asking. What gives you the right to make assumptions and judge?

[@scxr1526]

A step closer to a mercury blade 15 advanced amd edition

[@s.ince58]

I would buy the slim 7 pro with ryzen 9 5900hx, 1TB, 16GB RAM for only 1.250€🤝🔥

[@trozt4881]

well it could be at least 300 to 500$ cheaper to be a better option, buut have a snake logo um the lid, thats what improve the price hahaha

[@gamingwithdavid1619]

I have a question

[@soaham3574]

Hey man! I recently checked your website and the list of laptops & their battery life helped me a LOT ! Thanks a lot for taking efforts and making that available😁……… Just a small request, could you please test the Dell g15 ryzen edition for battery life and add it to the list too ? That would help me a lot deciding whether to buy it or not……If possible, can you make an in depth review on the same laptop ???? (BTW, Love your content….hope you get more subs and viewers soon, PEACE✌️)

[@I_SuperHiro_I]

This is about $1000 overpriced.

[@sinnombre5466]

Soldered ram, almost 3k 👎🏽👎🏽... even high trim mobile workstations running quadro cost less than this

[@sokka47]

Amon Amarth t-shirt. Wish I could subscribe again.

[@arkapal305]

Sir please please review the Zephyrus m16

[@JarrodsTech]

I will be reviewing it, it's still in testing currently

[@smashallpots1428]

i wanna see some 3060 model testing

[@iraklimgeladze5223]

$2700 and 16GB ram, do Razer thinks that we are clowns?

[@kDackDack]

I agree. The rubber feet even for the Blade 15 model isn't grippy at all. With the way I use it often, it always slid down compared to my XPS 17 which stayed put.

[@adinchandra1797]

This is Interesting Laptop. This size is like my 14" Laptop

[@jaadhee]

Thank you for the detailed review Jarrod. Hope you're well.

[@adamsundelin]

Do you think Razer will also make a larger 15 inch or 17 inch blade with the same Ryzen CPU and RTX GPUs?

[@nathanscottkieswetter3111]

I hope so!

[@wpp9634]

Are u gonna review the dell g15 5515?

[@saswatmeher05]

when is the asus m16 review coming ?

[@qwertyme8338]

Bruh yr voice is so bassy damn ..u r inaudible in z625 speakers

[@AungKK320]

How many laptops do you have? 😂

[@KTBLGaming]

I like the new blade but upgradable ram is big deal to me like 16gb is ok if just for gaming but as soon as you start doing real work like running servers or database or adobe PP or After Effects and all the ram gone Sorry but for 2900€ I think at least upgradable ram slots should be present I will wait for 15 inch with AMD..

[@jlb4685]

Honestly while it’s impressive why pay for the best specs when it’s a 90w power limit? Just buy a 3060/70

[@shasan8272]

I'll be waiting for the 3060 super version.

[@huzaifaijazbaba2395]

Where is asus zephyrus s17 review?

[@JarrodsTech]

Monday.

[@gowthamgopinath8003]

Wait for the omen 16 or buy the Strix g15?

[@Mobiltelekomnet]

when will you review the new dell x15 and x17?

[@JoloNavarro]

Yayy Blade 14 review!!

[@JarrodsTech]

woohoo

[@doge-of-venice]

Very well-made and comprehensive review as always, Jarrod. It won't be long before you reach the 500k sub milestone.

[@BogdanRunceanu]

13:44 I see it has "2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C and Display Port 1.4". Does this mean I could connect 2 monitors using USB to DP dongles and one more via HDMI?

[@schoopinprofit]

If I cant get the asus flow x13, I might be getting this. Awesome review as always!

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Oooh I just got the Flow X13. Just arrived today.

[@schoopinprofit]

@@MarcoGPUtuber you are one lucky person!

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

@@schoopinprofit It's pretty cool. Ngl. What country you live in?

[@schoopinprofit]

@@MarcoGPUtuber US

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

@@schoopinprofit Hmmmm. I saw they are in stock at Best Buy Canada. But I don't recall seeing them in Best Buy US. I wonder if they ship.

[@faridboucherit1012]

i wish i had one

[@sunilkc2008]

Great review Jarrod! Awesome as always

[@JarrodsTech]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TSUNAMI17]

You are the ONLY reviewer reporting screen response times. Thank you!

[@Lunaire.-]

I was gonna buy this but they don't provide warranty for my country. Also their customer service has a terrible reputation to anyone who isn't an influencer on youtube, and their batteries are notorious. So unfortunately without warranty this is not an option.

[@imopn]

Still wish I can get a all AMD premium 17inch similar to XPS17. Just with the panel running at 120hz rather than 60

[@sentryion3106]

Check the eluktronics max 17 if you are in the us. Not sure if it’s still in stock though

[@imopn]

@@sentryion3106 it's more of a gaming device. I mean more like XPS17. Color accurate 4k 16:10 panel. Just about time they get more 4k panels to run at 120hz

[@Confluxi]

Detailed and concise. Great review

[@anuvette]

Jarrod please make a review on Asus TUF A15 2021 model with ryzen and 3060 thanks.

[@o_Ol]

100W 3080, lol nevermind.

[@addynaruto1221]

👍

[@sebs6736]

Hey Jarrod, so between the 2022 Razer Blade RTX 3070Ti vs 2021 Razer Blade RTX 3080 if both were similarly priced which would you recommend as best bang per buck? Cheers!

[@pt192]

Their 3080 only achieves 2 to 5 FPS more than their 3070 due to limiting it to 100W. Not worth the extra money. Go with the 3070 or go with a different manufacturer who allows the 3080 to stretch its legs with 150 watts.

[@kabirarnob9465]

Ever heard of apex legends? The best battle royal game. Plz include that game in your next testings

[@bretspangler8717]

Avoid anything with Nvidia inside, why overpay for junk?

[@simonsays7688]

3:40 this is especially ironic when I asked Lenovo why my YOGA 9i (GTX 1650 Ti) cannot charge via USB-C despite it supports PD, and they told me 100W is not enough to power it. Perhaps I need a 3080 in my laptop too🤔

[@kamiskam420]

RYZEN SERIES BABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@ts8960]

Lenovo yoga slim 7 pro pls

[@TheEatyoChannel]

I wish razer and others would just put a reasonable cpu in these laptops....the omen 15 was trading blows with the Ryzen 7 and 3070. Sure it's bigger but not by much.

[@user-rz4kl4fv3d]

your reviews are fantastic, so informative, love the chapters, love the cpu comparison at 8:03, and love that you're aussie represent!

[@JarrodsTech]

Glad you like them!

[@mjingj]

Seems pretty pointless to me

[@rarerubber]

NICE AWES0ME C00L_ VIEW *

[@ДенисТищенко-в7ь]

Its not normal price

[@alexs.2069]

@jarrod No "negative points" for a missing MUX Switch ?

[@uselessbum80085]

acer nitro amd when?

[@cemsengul16]

How does this channel not have 1 million subscribers yet?

[@deesee76]

Thanks for the review. Wholly smokes…Just received this notebook with QHD and 3070, I previously owned a Razer blade 17 pro (2060 FHD 144hz) and sold it after one interstate trip. I do miss the larger display but it was way too heavy to carry around. I fired up escape from tarkov, pubg, cod, bf5, balders gate 3, arma 3, it breezed through them, to my surprise, it performed so well, smooth gameplay all well above 60 fps, no lag and noise level is surprisingly quiet under load. The 1440P IPS 165hz is top notch, much better quality than my previous Razer laptops which suffered from terrible backlight bleed. sure it doesn’t have perfect black but the picture quality is sharp with vibrant colours, not to mention great response time. For comparison, I think it is even more responsive than my LG CX OLED 4K display which I use with my main PC rig which is running an AIO 6800XT. Anyways, this thing is worth considering if minimum weight and size are your primary requirements and you need the horsepower for demanding games without the hideous gamer / cheap looking design/

[@TheFolavo]

I have a Blade 15 QHD with 10875h + 3080. Seems like this setup is having the same performance with the following deltas: 1 hour or so more of battery No g-sync on the 14 No thunderbolt on the 14 Is there anything else I have missed?

[@Mario00064]

Still running 1080p benchmarks on 1440p laptops. So disappointing Jarrod. This is a high spec machine. No one is going to use it that way.

[@MackLuster]

Will you be reviewing the new Intel 11th Gen Razer Blade 15 Advanced? I would love it if you can.

[@campbellgray120]

I know you had mentioned in previous comments that you were primarily focusing on gaming laptops first and foremost, so I may well be answering my own question. But I would love to see you cover the new gen 4 thinkpad p1 coming later this summer. I’m curious to see what wattage 3080 they’ll use, how the thermals will be for gaming, and how it stacks up compared to other strictly gaming oriented laptops. Not sure what the screen and refresh rate options will be (looks like 16:10 UHD or QHD but no refresh rates yet). It would be the dream setup if it could hold its own as a gaming laptop and a decent workstation for my engineering course work. I wish more gaming laptops could have that understated/professional look. It’s only a matter of time until I give one of my professors a seizure from all the rgb spamming on my Alienware laptop boot up

[@sudarshan1354]

Do you think more RAM would improve the performance in content creation ?

[@JarrodsTech]

Probably, higher seems to help based on past testing, but doesn't much matter as you can't upgrade

[@OverLord115]

Regarding to this laptop, he stated that you can't upgrade the RAM because it's soldered to the motherboard.

[@sudarshan1354]

@@OverLord115 yeah I know that. Let me rephrase the question. As every other KZbinr says 16gigs is not enough for content creation, is the soldered RAM really a deal-breaker. FYI I don't have money to buy this laptop.

[@denisalg1171]

A review of the Razer Blade 15 Base Model with i7-11800H and RTX 3060 would be nice.

[@PadeJuan]

This is slightly less powerful than the Xbox Series X, which is equivalent to a 2080 or 3060. Even tho impressive, it is a damn steep price

[@Mustafa_9628]

The price is TGDH

[@salad7253]

Hey jarrod would laptop with gtx 1650 ti still fine for mid 2021?

[@Those_Weirdos]

"You can make it block the USB port if you want, or you could just not do that."

[@naseemyasir]

Hey jarrod, are razer sending you the new razer blade 15 advanced with 11th gen Intel cpus?

[@iau]

10:40 "Yeah, this top end Blade 14 probably costs more" Try *$1300* more. 3060 G15 is $1500 vs $2800 3080 Blade 14.

[@codeHusky]

> 3060 vs 3080 yeah not exactly a fair comparison there

[@JohnDoe-kc7gr]

Both 3070, the legion 7 has two times as much fps than blade 14 when playing cod17. Both 1440p with ray tracing. Please consider how much performance you are giving up for its portabilty.