Razer Blade 14 (RTX 3080) Review - 6 Months Later!

[@BDR8810]

In case you were wondering, this laptop can use the 100w Gan charger and still get 90W TGP. Just restart the computer with it plugged in to the Gan only. It's bananas I use razer 130w Gan for gaming it rocks. After it restarts, the synapse software locks it to balanced mode. Way better for travel.

[@HeyMarkL]

That’s a great tip! Pinning this 🙌🏼

[@adamm9557]

Have you validated what power it's actually pulling from the Gan charger? I have the Razer Gan (assuming yours is too) and the RB14 and saw same behaviour when rebooting with it attached however when checking with a USB-C meter I can see it's only pulling 70w at best and the battery is taking a pounding when you game in this config. I rasied a ticket with Razer which went on for far too long and they ended up offering to swap my laptop which I've so far declined as I dont think it has anything to do with the laptop. Be very interested to know if you tested yours using a USB-C meter and saw close to the stated 100w because I couldn't get it to do that.

[@llynellyn]

For anyone wondering why they went with 16GB soldered RAM, it's a space issue, by soldering it they were able to fit both of the RAM chips in the same space as a single SODIMM slot which is great for making the device smaller/slimmer (and boosting performance compared to say a G14 which only has single channel RAM installed from the factory), however it has the drawback that making a 32GB version would require RAM chips with twice the capacity.

[@moisesg.2077]

I’ve had the 3070 version since July and I’ve had absolutely zero problems with it. I travel it around in my backpack to my university. Very lightweight and practical. No hassle to pull this laptop out of my pack. Quick startup and handles my AutoCAD work like a beast, I’ve never had the AutoCAD program push this laptop past 1.8-2 GHz during extensive amounts of time. The fans are not audible when it’s running on battery power, which is a plus when I’m in class. The speakers could use some tuning, which is the downside of this if you plan to watch something with a group of people. I have absolutely no issues with the display size, I think it’s quite good for gaming. During gaming the laptop does get hot near the touch pad and at the top of the keyboard. The place where the cooling is located remains at all times cold to the touch though. On a side note, my battery hasn’t bloated yet :).

[@sac4i]

Getting mine soon, need a laptop and can't wait for the 2022 models. Did you take any precautions to prevent battery bloating?

[@mistastevens5420]

I have this model coming too. I had a macbook and I have to use solidworks, which apple doesn't run. Thanks for this it's really validating my choice

[@ModestMonkey]

Yo let me give you a hack for your speakers, download the Dolby access or atmos (Idr which one just try ‘em both), select Dolby atmos for headphones in spatial audio windows settings, and it gets like double the volume

[@Marti-tn3mn]

Do you know how good is rendering with it?

[@moisesg.2077]

One year update pretty much. I got this laptop at the end of July, still going strong. Everything works like when I first turned it on. Battery hasn’t bloated lol. Only thing I hate throughout this whole year of using it is the fingerprints 🥲. But other than that, everything is fine 👍. Handled my 8 hour floor plan project on AutoCAD for college last semester XD.

[@m.rayhanalkhalfani4403]

Your video quality is amazing man!

[@boodah_dump]

I also have a Blade 14 3070. I get similar performance when it comes to gaming (about 100 fps on max settings, anywhere from 170-200fps on lowered settings). Awesome for school, gaming, video editing, watching KZbin, etc., but the webcam isn’t great. Great video

[@dkarate7]

"Replaces with a 4tb drive" that says 8tb on the label and 7tb on the screen. What kind of witchcraft is this?

[@eduardoborjas4465]

I just bought the 3080 version for 1,446 at Best Buy through their open box deal in excellent condition. Super stoked!

[@HeyMarkL]

Nice!! Love mine! Enjoy.

[@eduardoborjas4465]

@@HeyMarkL thanks! I have to give you credit because you were one of the reviewers who convinced me to go with this and not a MacBook Pro like I was gonna do originally.

[@michaelconroy88]

@@eduardoborjas4465 I just got the 3080 for $1750 through Best Buy open box. Super stoked

[@eduardoborjas4465]

@@michaelconroy88hell yeah man, super deal!! Been having mine now for a while and gotta say, it’s amazing

[@TheAgentAssassin]

@@eduardoborjas4465 RAZER has them for $1799 right now on their website (brand new)

[@traviethecoyote9121]

I'm also an owner of the 3070 since July and I have to say, it's a beast! I would've definitely opted for a 32gb RAM option if Razer made it available. It's a shame because it limits what you can do with this laptop besides gaming. A 16:10 screen also wouldn't hurt and better speakers as well like what you've mentioned, but overall, I love my Blade 14! It has great power while having good battery life in a 14-inch package. Plus, I've always dreamed of owning a Razer laptop. Great review! 💚🖤

[@TechDoctorUK]

I've had the R14 with 3070 for a few months now and i'm very close to returning it. Everything has exceeded my expectation except the mega erratic touchpad. When scrolling down with 2 finger, the screen just jumps up or jitters down. Its so frustrating. I've removed/reinstalled synapse and well as trying to update all drivers without joy. Searching online for "Razer erratic touchpad" yields many results by no real solution. Hopefully you've not had any issues with the scrolling on the touchpad ?

[@HeyMarkL]

@@TechDoctorUK huh. Never had any scrolling issues with mine! Will have to double check again but honestly have never had issues with mine.

[@traviethecoyote9121]

@@TechDoctorUK Hello! It honestly could just be drivers because for my situation, I have no troubles with the touchpad. I also have a Dbrand skin over it so I can protect the glass surface. Keep in mind too, it is after all a Windows trackpad so it will never be as accurate as a MacBook trackpad.

[@okaysureyeah]

how is the touchpad? coming from a MacBook so I'm hoping that it's almost as good as what they provide.

[@traviethecoyote9121]

@@okaysureyeah Hello! If I'm being honest, a Windows trackpad will never be as great as a MacBook trackpad since MacBooks integrate gesture software much better and have haptics. The one on the Blade however is a normal dive board trackpad. However, it's pretty premium feeling with a satisfying click. It also has a glass surface and tracking is smooth for the most part, but it's still not as good as Apple's. Hope this was informative!

[@VueeyLe]

Been using this laptop for a lot of my pro work and so far its been great! Only thing I wish it had was 32GB RAM (I hit the 16GB Limit sometimes) and Brighter Screen / 4K Model (For the brighter screen). Besides that, it's been amazing. To get decent battery life on the go - it required some Tweaking with Ryzen Controller, but its been working like a speed demon for my Video and Photography work.

[@okaysureyeah]

how is the touchpad? coming from a MacBook so I'm hoping that it's almost as good as what they provide.

[@mateotelleria4734]

@@okaysureyeah The touchpad is great. I have a blade 15, my gf has a macbook 14" and I can't tell the difference. If you're picky, you might notice it but they're both similar. Nothing to complain about

[@Everyday-man]

4K monitor would be horrible for gaming, Generally speaking 4K is only 60 hrz and secondly almost all even if it was full powered 140w 3070 or a full powered 3080, it wouldn’t produce the best fps due to the power restraints of a Laptop GPU.. The QHD is perfect, only thing they could do is yes increase the Brightness nits/ go an OLED monitor.

[@VueeyLe]

@@Everyday-man I'm more of a content creator and game more casually, so having a 4K / brighter display is nice to have. I love the built quality and design of the Razer Blades, just wish they have the gorgeous display that are generally seen on the Macbooks

[@Weird_Quests]

How do you use Ryzen controller to get even better battery life? I've seen a few people say this and they get 8-10 hours of battery when just doing basic productivity work.

[@sriram-qk7iu]

I got the 2080 super version last year and I am keeping that for at least a couple of years.

[@estebanWTFreak]

music behind is a torture no one deserve

[@hamzaalshargabi4804]

The music in the background was atrocious.

[@Iron_spider99]

I dont think the lack of ram options are razers fault very few manufacturers are providing more that 16gb of ddr5 ram

[@BelliSenior]

a newer version of it just came out and honestly i really like the design, but the big chin on the display is a bit of a turn off and am also curious about the battery life since im seeing alot of people saying it will get 3-4 hours tops due to the power hungry components, wondering if the new RB15 will solve that with intels new architecture with efficiency cores and perf cores being split

[@AnimeByMJ]

Always amazes me that your video quality continues to improve! Have you completely moved over to Resolve? How's the color grading with that software?

[@hamzarock5390]

If they just made the 16:10 display ss razer book 13 i would be seriously down for this laptop as this would be the perfect laptop and really everyone would buy it

[@Kensvaleraoficial]

can you make a video of how to clean it? and keep it clean?

[@opmacace523]

Are you using dlss and ray tracing on the benchmarks?

[@Weird_Quests]

Could this handle beefier video codes such as h265 10bits 422 for video editing (such as the Sony a7s III / Canon R5 etc)? Trying to figure out whether I should get the new MacBook m1 pro/max or wait to see what the next offering of Razer blades will be.

[@scaredshooters8596]

Great content man well done

[@HeyMarkL]

Appreciate you!

[@FhuskyAF]

What is the name of your laptop stand?

[@naisanza]

Would you go for the 3080TI? or the potential improvement is hindered by the power draw and cooling ability?

[@nff_1950]

just wondering is your razer blade 14 battery still fine? since i heard lot's people has bloat battery issue

[@joshuabales2354]

You’ve probly been asked this 200 times already, but what is that laptop stand you’re using in this video? The wood, sloped stand

[@Everyday-man]

I love this laptop, Blade 14 3070 is the perfect model as the GPU is 100w. The only thing I would wont to see in the future and wished this system had was. Add 1-5mm thickness, this will allow more air volume for the Vapor Chamber, this also should allow the room for a 32g Ram and a small subwoofer underneath to add a more premium sound quality overall. The only next big gripe I have, is no option to disable Optimus on the screen..Besides this, this is near perfect. A 16-10 monitor would have been nice to get ride of the thicker bezel on the bottom, but not a huge deal.

[@jollyjoan]

Ive heard bad stuff about razer. The batteries have been known to swell and fail, but I dunno if that only happens with older models

[@donaldisidor]

They definately swell and its not just their laptops. I dont know if the issues are with items built in 2018, but its a real issue so....if your thinking about dipping your toes in the pond, I would definately factor in the cost of a good extended warranty. They dont want to acknowledge it and if you bring it up on their forums they will lock it down or only communicate with DM.s. Not impressed with their quality at all.

[@grabherbythesushi8570]

I had to replace my Razer Blade 15 2018 battery just last summer. I have the 2060 i7 8750h 144hz combo. It was a relatively painless process, 6 screws and it was done. To be honest, I'm not sure if it was my fault or not, I'm pretty rough on this laptop, and the fans can only handle so much. I leave it plugged in 95% of the time. I play pretty graphically intensive games for 4-5 hours a day, every day, and this is my only computer, so everything else I do is on it as well. Editing videos/photos, playing games, watching youtube, everything happens here. I play ARK, Bloons, LoL, Rocket League, Valorant, Call of Duty, Cyberpunk, Assassins Creed, Fallout, VR games, whatever. On a medium to high setting on pretty much any of these games, I run about 70-78 degrees C.

[@donaldisidor]

@@grabherbythesushi8570 I’ve kept my laptop plugged in all the time as well but I rarely if ever play games on it, especially not traveling for 18 months or more. If you engineer a laptop and you design it with components that cannot be adequately cooled off consistently then that’s on Razer and not the customer. Playing games on a gaming laptop isn’t being rough on it, neither is keeping it plugged in. These laptops are packed with power that will drain that battery in no time flat under real load. Especially for what I ended up using it for, there was no real reason for the battery to fail like it did, not to mention the phone. Maybe I would feel differently if not for customers across various sites commenting on a similar experience.

[@shubhamashish]

Quality Content 🔥🔥

[@JonImperial]

Great video man!!! We should run Warzone sometimes though lol. I was looking for a gaming laptop not too long ago but the new Macbooks took my money. 😂

[@hanadali6988]

I have this exact same model and I've been getting really high temps, around 80-90 celcius when playing games, and really short battery life, around 3 hours on battery. When I look into task manager there is miscellaneous stuff that's causing the 3080 to be on when on battery and not the dedicated GPU. Is it just me?

[@slantia5]

Same here with the 3070 model. Battery life isn't close to what Mark's getting unfortunately, even just watching youtube. Mine also gets quite toasty when gaming. Not really sure why either.

[@marcodame]

@@slantia5 I had the same problems as you guys I have the 3080 model, so updating chipset drivers, turning off msi afterburner and changing my screen to 60hz did it for me 👍 battery life 7hrs + , GPU Z showed my 3080 always had high clocks, hope this helps

[@ar-encajucom8417]

when you will repaste to your cpu and gpu to make low temperature again. can you do video for that. and what recommend for thermal paste to use. thanks

[@twystedhumour]

this isn't needed. the vapor chamber is quite efficient.

[@DanielRodriguez-fg5ll]

I stopped watching at 2:57, why would anyone consider this with only 16gb of RAM?

[@axiosw0774]

If Razer Blade 14 came in white model I would buy it anyday, but doing so will hinder their MyBook sales, so they will never do that unless they scrap MyBook lineup which does worse than XPS/Macbook I think given the price/performance Right now the major issue with blade 14 and maybe even 15 is Some people want RAM of 32GB 16:10 Mercury White colour Price not being super expensive compared to Asus G14/15 Better battery Better customer service/repair (Customer service can be fixed, but I understand repair side is harder given they are a smaller company)

[@MatthewBaxter2010]

I too wish the the Blade 14 came with 32gb of ram. It doesn't have Thunderbolt 4 because the Blade 14 is an AMD machine and Thunderbolt 4 is an Intel thing. Even if Razer wanted to put Thunderbolt 4 on the Blade 14 they wouldn't be able to unless they came out with an Intel based Blade 14.

[@HeyMarkL]

They can always add USB 4 though which is close enough to Thunderbolt 4. Offers similar spec features. So I’m confused when they didn’t put it on these or next gen 14’s ad well.

[@MatthewBaxter2010]

@@HeyMarkL with the new 2022 Blade 14 they added USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with PD and Display port 1.4.

[@c0epL]

Great Review! I have the 3070 model and I love it. My only problem are Accessoires. Any Tips for a sleeve and a usb-c Dock?

[@HeyMarkL]

As for the sleeves go. Anything for the 14” MacBook Pro will work. Similar footprint. USB-C dock, there’s plenty out there sadly don’t use one.

[@_CharlieHarper]

My question is : is 16GB of RAM enough if I'm opening a bigger number of tabs in Firefox? I'm doing it on daily basis. I'm sure this is not exactly what this laptop is built for, but I'm doing this as well. I just don't want to run out of memory. So should I buy or should I wait for the next-gen Razer Blade 14, this time hopefully with 32 gigs?

[@illiameleshko179]

32GB is only required, when you work with heavy software, like a CAD- or Modeling-Programs, Photoshop and other. Until you don’t plan to do a big detailed projects in any of these software, 16GB is an okay option. Using Firefox with 30+ opened tabs is not a biggest task for a laptop, so it will handle it without any problems

[@gadwal]

Add those timestamps

[@brain-drain]

GLORIOUS

[@adi_2]

I've had this laptop for 6 months and the only complaint I have is that I can't upgrade the ram to 32gb. Outside of that it's flawless for me.

[@mrbrownie1383]

is this all aluminium without any plastic?

[@HeyMarkL]

Pretty much.

[@alexgryn85]

Do you guys have heating issues after a few months of usage? Playing CSGO = 100C+ on the CPU. I had issues running idle at 65C+ as well.

[@TheAgentAssassin]

Go to advanced power options and put the min/max processor state to 93% Experiment with 91-97% In windows 10 (may work on 11 too) right click on battery icon select power options select "change plan settings" select "change advanced power settings" scroll down to "processor power management" change the min/max to 93% for battery and plugged in settings check temps for about an hour and raise or lower the percentages

[@deadly134]

This laptop is on a super deal right now for 1999 cad I can’t even find a laptop with a 3060 for that price up here.

[@DanielRodriguez-fg5ll]

who else is reading this once the 6900HX model already announced? I am so happy I did not buy the 5900HX over the holidays!

[@VilkasReal]

The music is SOOOOOOO annoying

[@axiosw0774]

No white model again for 2022 with green logo screaming gamer...I can't take this 😭

[@attilacsuka6520]

8:20 - The M1 isn't faster. just more efficient...

[@binary132]

“Save some dollhairs” dadjoke 👌🏻

[@04dram04]

The screen chin makes it look like a super cheap plastic chromebook

[@zeoツ]

Yeh it ruins it for me

[@TheAgentAssassin]

1799 right now on razer , cheaper than the 3060 version

[@kagacchi3688]

Lol “I now live in LA” Of course you do.

[@HeyMarkL]

I lived in nyc… lmao

[@nikanzare3099]

very poor choice of music.. other than that it was a really good video

[@visionarywatts]

PC gamers unite 🙌

[@frankkboy25]

im telling you right now it gets supere super hot i have the same laptop it gets very hot like buring hot

[@JasonHendry22]

i just moved away from razer because they dont remember profiles offline. only things on my desk left that dont match my colour setup is the razer mouse and dock. greta mouse like thwe chroma and blackwidow keyboards which too are good but offline mode gone in their software since synapse 2 and that was 3 years ago and no hardware memory prife setting. loving my scope as it doesnt change silly colours when im in sleep mode for power prservation. RAZER YOU LOST ME BY NOT HAVEING A HARDWARE PRIFILE SAVE MODE AND I CERTAINLY DONT TRUST YOU TO PROF=VIC=DE IT THROUGH SOFTWARE AT ANY RELIABLE LEVEL, AFTER ALL ITS 3 YEARS AND STILL NO OFFLINE MODE IN SOFTWARE. WOW JUST WOW AND HOW STUPID. Copying this to many chanels becaus epeople need to know tgheir settings for led colour are not kept on their devices at any reliably state. Im guessing all led products including their laptops dont have offline mode either lol. fgood luck with that.

[@SixSioux]

ok boi, now go get a life lmao

[@battlebuddy4517]

Could just look for third party software that does this 😂

[@KeokiDude]

Nice job giving us some useable information.

[@CHITUS]

I'm also an owner of the 3070 since July and I have to say, it's a beast! I would've definitely opted for a 32gb RAM option if Razer made it available. It's a shame because it limits what you can do with this laptop besides gaming. A 16:10 screen also wouldn't hurt and better speakers as well like what you've mentioned, but overall, I love my Blade 14! It has great power while having good battery life in a 14-inch package. Plus, I've always dreamed of owning a Razer laptop. Great review!