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Razer Blade Pro RZ09-00991102-R3U1 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black)

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Brand Razer
Model Name Blade Pro
Screen Size 17 Inches
Color Black
Hard Disk Size 512 GB
CPU Model Core i7-4700HQ
Ram Memory Installed Size 8 GB
Operating System Windows 8
Graphics Card Description Dedicated
Graphics Coprocessor NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M

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  • Intel Core i7-4700HQ 2.4 GHz
  • 8 GB DDR3L SDRAM
  • 512 GB Solid-State Drive
  • 17.3-Inch Screen, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M
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Standing screen display size ‎17 Inches
Screen Resolution ‎1920 x 1080 pixels
Max Screen Resolution ‎1920 x 1080 Pixels
Processor ‎2.4 GHz Core_i7_4700HQ
RAM ‎8 GB DDR3L SDRAM
Hard Drive ‎512 GB mSATA
Graphics Coprocessor ‎NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M
Chipset Brand ‎NVIDIA
Card Description ‎Dedicated
Graphics Card Ram Size ‎2000 MB
Wireless Type ‎802.11n
Number of USB 3.0 Ports ‎3
Brand ‎Razer
Series ‎Blade Pro
Item model number ‎RZ09-00991102-R3U1
Hardware Platform ‎PC
Operating System ‎Windows 8
Item Weight ‎11.92 pounds
Product Dimensions ‎14.57 x 21.06 x 4.84 inches
Item Dimensions LxWxH ‎14.57 x 21.06 x 4.84 inches
Color ‎Black
Processor Brand ‎Intel
Number of Processors ‎4
Flash Memory Size ‎512
Hard Drive Interface ‎Solid State
Audio-out Ports (#) ‎1
Voltage ‎74 Volts
Batteries ‎1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)

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3.5 out of 5 stars 42 ratings

3.5 out of 5 stars
Date First Available October 18, 2013

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The Razer Blade Pro: 17" HD Screen, Intel Quad Core i7, nVIDIA GTX 765M; comes with built-in professional-grade SBUI applications for creative professionals.

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Customers find the gaming laptop's design appealing and appreciate its functionality, with one customer noting it runs smoothly with the suggested configuration. The keyboard quality receives positive feedback, and customers find it comfortable, with one mentioning it's perfect for mobile gaming. The build quality, portableness, and value for money receive mixed reviews, with some finding it well-built and portable while others consider it expensive. Customers report that the laptop gets hot underneath during use.

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14 customers mention "Design"11 positive3 negative

Customers like the design of the laptop, describing it as nice and good for gaming, with one customer noting it feels and looks solid.

"...'everyone' has a dell or hp, which all look exactly the same, this, is sleek, different, and just downright gorgeous...." Read more

"...This is a beautiful laptop. I use it for everyday computing. I need a powerful computer to work at home, but I am not a gamer...." Read more

"Honestly speaking, this is a cool gaming laptop...." Read more

"This is a really good gaming laptop but the touchscreen does have some bugs, but I knew that was going to happen prior to purchasing it so I was not..." Read more

4 customers mention "Comfort"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the laptop comfortable, with one mentioning it handles games smoothly and another noting it's perfect for mobile gaming.

"...3. The SwitchBlade UI is fun to play with – It’s not the greatest track pad but gamers and engineers use a real mouse anyways, and is more than..." Read more

"...Face it, these machines are luxury products, tailored toward gamers who are always looking for a distinguishing edge...." Read more

"...The side-by-side trackpad/switchblade UI is very comfortable and makes actually using it 'on' my lap a breeze, and while the exterior case 'does'..." Read more

"...has exceptional tactile response for any laptop, actually feels nicer than a Mac. Doesn't run insanely hot...." Read more

4 customers mention "Functionality"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the laptop's functionality positive, with one customer noting it runs smoothly with the suggested configuration, while another appreciates the ability to assign multiple pages of 10 functions.

"...no issues moving from Windows 7 to 8.1, everything is smooth and working seamless. Pros: 1...." Read more

"...pages of 10 functions, theoretically giving you an infinite number of dedicated options, but in reality it's rather cumbersome when gaming to deploy..." Read more

"...games like the Skyrim and the COD 10, and they run quite smooth with the suggested configuration, but the keyboard area can get quite hot..." Read more

"...Beautifully conceived and executed. Feels and looks sold. The switch-blade trackpad is sensitve and responsive the way I like it...." Read more

3 customers mention "Keyboard quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers like the keyboard quality of the laptop.

"...Pros: beautiful screen, best keyboard I have ever used. Very quiet. Boots up fast. No bloat ware...." Read more

"good I think this is a good choose. but I think if have same sale is really good. good good." Read more

"Best Laptop Evar!..." Read more

6 customers mention "Build quality"2 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the build quality of the laptop, with some finding it well-built while others report issues with the switchblade UI crashing frequently.

"...that this is a truly portable gaming notebook that is made of solid hardware but with some troubling, but not deal-breaking software issues...." Read more

"...It says that my PC has run into a problem and is collecting info, but no change...." Read more

"...It's light, thin, and durable...." Read more

"...this, and the reason it got 4 instead of 5 stars, is the switchblade UI crashes frequently (once or twice a week) and sometimes even requires the..." Read more

6 customers mention "Portableness"3 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the laptop's portability, with some finding it pretty portable and very light, while others note it feels unnecessarily cramped.

"...It is also very light and easy to take to classes and business trips, meetings, wherever, it just works...." Read more

"...20% cheaper and has more RAM (largely fluff IMHO), more ports, slightly lighter, and an included spinning storage drive (again, not needed IMHO)...." Read more

"...powerful 'mobile' gaming laptops, but they are all way heavier, way bulkier, and none of them can quite match the style of the razor blade pro...." Read more

"...The razor blade pro is just that, and a little bit more. It's light, thin, and durable...." Read more

6 customers mention "Value for money"3 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the laptop's value for money, with several finding it very expensive.

"...essential 'omission' since this is supposed to be portable, it's very expensive and well-made, but still very susceptible to scratches, dents, etc...." Read more

"...it has quickly become my favorite piece of tech, and totally worth the cash I laid down for it." Read more

"Very expensive computer, with far too many flaws. Customer service seems to be almost non-existent...." Read more

"Nice product with high price, be aware of the cooling when gaming..." Read more

4 customers mention "Temperature"0 positive4 negative

Customers report that the laptop gets hot underneath.

"...But this a all relative. When gaming, it gets hot underneath - and frankly not as bad as what I read...." Read more

"...and for the price your better off with an alien plus this thing ran so hot it melted a stick of butter like nothing and with the vent placement it..." Read more

"...traditional gaming laptop (such as the alienware :D), the cooling can be a problem especially when playing some high-performance games...." Read more

"The only flow so far is that it tends to get a bit hot during the summer but overall a great laptop...." Read more

Poor software, broken hardware, and lies
1 out of 5 stars
Poor software, broken hardware, and lies
Sadly, as this is one great piece of hardware, I am really disappointed with how bad this computer is. First of all, using razer synapse as the only way to control the keyboard and switchblade is a disaster. After owning this computer for just over 2 years, I have already had to send in the power cable (which had broken due to shoddy design), which was fixed for free under warranty, do a factory reset of the computer to fix a problem with razer synapse which made the keyboard never light up, and finally, send it in to razer after the computer refused to come out of sleep mode. They then had the audacity to tell me that the reason that the motherboard, and all sorts of other things in the computer, were completely broken was because of a, and I do not exaggerate, I actually measured this, 4 mm wide, 1 mm deep dent on the grating on the edge of the exit port of the fan. Which is not only impossible, as that had occurred almost a year earlier and was only a surface dent on a part that does not even connect to anything but the outer body, but also completely irrational. I have never had a confrontation with razer support, and Zack, the representitive I got to know very well, was extremely helpful. However, the company itself does not look out for its customers, and instead decided a fraction of a dent on my computer warranted a $1,600 repair cost due to basically every part of the computer going bad. I submit, from the fact that they returned it to me at no charge after "fixing" the motherboard, that the issue was truly their mistake and they had sent me a poor product. Which is unacceptable for its outrageously overblown price. I have, since getting it back almost 3 months ago, had nothing but trouble. The keys on the switchblade constantly freeze or are broken, the number icon now only opens to blank keys, as the icons seem to have disappeared, and the led backlight on the keyboard is so faint that I cannot tell if it is on or not unless I am in complete darkness. Also, one of the fans (which is on the side of the dent, where I suspect they took it apart), no longer operates at the same power it did before I had sent it in. It worked better before I got it back from the people who were supposed to fix it. I could not be more disappointed, and that is only the hardware issues. Almost every time there is a windows update, the switchblade crashes or the entire computer crashes and turns off. It is so regular a phenomenon that I now restart it myself when I notice my number keys on the keyboard refusing to work until I press the razer button. This may seem like a rant, but for $2,500 I expected a functioning product, not a piece of hardware that I have to babysit to make sure it doesn't catastrophically fail. Sure it runs games decently well. I expect nothing less in that regard, and it does a good job. But any gaming laptop, desktop, or the like can do what it does. And better. This glorified macbook has been the bane of my existance and my wallet for too long, and I just wish they had left me some money to get a different computer. Razer, if you are reading this, please stop lying to customers, it is unethical. I want a full refund more than anything at this point. Don't buy this, and if you do, make sure you have it in a military grade case otherwise you might melt the motherboard, LED backlight, and completely destroy the body of the computer when you bump it into something. "That'll come to around $1,600 sir" ---Razer The picture of the horrible, damage cited as the ONLY REASON FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER is shown below. My thumb (final joint maybe an inch or so long) is next to it for reference. I am not ignoring any damage to make my argument more surprising or volitile. I am giving my personal story, and have had no interactions with razer or razer products before this point.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2014
    After a month of playing and working with the 17” RazerBlade Pro, I still love it. As a gamer and electronics engineer, I demand a lot from my computers. Schematic design, coding, rendering 3D models, and matrix modeling software, The Razer keeps up well. It is also very light and easy to take to classes and business trips, meetings, wherever, it just works. Battery life is about 2 hours doing standard note taking or web browsing and obviously considerably less with gaming or other high performance computing needs. The switchbade UI is a really fun toy if you like playing with code and app development, other than that I find the track pad on the side a bit annoying, even more so for left-handed people. If you are looking for a lighter replacement to one of the “Portable Desktop” computers (until the RazerBlade Pro I ran Alienware with no issues, just wanted a change) look no further. I even had no issues moving from Windows 7 to 8.1, everything is smooth and working seamless.

    Pros:
    1. Good Looks and Cool Form – The all metal unibody design, similar to Mac, is one of the main reasons I went with the Razer. No matter where I go, this computer turns heads, also, you WILL spend time explaining the SwitchBlade UI to everyone.
    2. Powerful but Light – Its light but can and will do everything I want it to do.
    3. The SwitchBlade UI is fun to play with – It’s not the greatest track pad but gamers and engineers use a real mouse anyways, and is more than likely a Razer anyways….
    Cons:
    1. Price – There is no doubt that you pay for the name, but it paid off
    2. Solid State Drive size – It’s not as much Razer’s fault as just the evolution of technology but the small solid state drives fill up fast when using it for school or work, I ended setting up a network attached storage personal cloud to keep all of my files off the computer. It can be annoying if I need a file and don’t have access to my network but one day they will get bigger SSD’s out there.
    3. Bloat – This is not really an issue with the computer but be advised, just like every other version, Windows 8.1 is full of ridiculous amounts of bloatware
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014
    This laptop is a piece of art, I bought it to enhance my Final Fantasy 14 experience and everything was going great, few hours into gaming i got my first blue screen, couldn't have been anything i downloaded since I only had taken the laptop out of the box for a couple of hours. Everything after that went downhill.
    Tried to Google but no hope. Blue-screen is now occurring regularly which makes joining parties impossible.
    It says that my PC has run into a problem and is collecting info, but no change.
    Tried using a cooling pad under, tried decreasing graphics on my game. Very disappointed.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2014
    Very expensive computer, with far too many flaws. Customer service seems to be almost non-existent. Have to return the computer, it appears the wireless card is no good, as well as a few keys on the keyboard being defectie (stick). Hopefully this company will redeem itself on this issue.... Will have to see!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2013
    UPDATE (10/15/2013) - I've decided to keep this. I tried the GS70 (128 gb SSD model) over the weekend from a local store and have to say that in almost every way other than price, the RBP is a better machine: display, battery, heat, noise, build. And though I'm not in love with the Switchblade, it's better than the touchpad on the GS70 which is less responsive and has no R/L dedicated buttons. Not much more to say there, just my personal preference and others may disagree.

    A few additional follow up points. On the "heat" issue, I think that's markedly improved with use. Can't really explain why, but this can be set on your bare skin during gaming use if you really wanted to. The battery is a real pleasure. It's so good that I don't always notice that it's not plugged in. It's not 8 hours, but it's phenomenal for a machine of this caliber.

    The Switchblade remains gimped, frequently resetting itself, not allowing tapping to be disabled, dedicated buttons becoming non-responsive, etc. So if you use this, you just need to account for the fact that you will need to occasionally need to press the "razer" button to "refresh" the switchblade, but then you have to alt-tab out of whatever you're doing, open up the synaptics settings, disable tapping, and go back to what you were doing. You will do that several times a day. That's aggravating but doesn't kill the overall experience. I really do like the Switchblade touchpad, now that I've fully customized it and I find that it's great to use when it works.

    BOTTOM LINE remains that this is a truly portable gaming notebook that is made of solid hardware but with some troubling, but not deal-breaking software issues. If you can deal with the lack of solid support, and if you understanding EXACTLY what you're buying, you will get what was promised.

    UPDATE (10/7/2013) - with no help from Razer, I spent hours over the weekend troubleshooting the issue. What I've come away with this that most of the issues with this machine are related to the switchblade software, rather than hardware, and specifically the interaction with the Synaptics software drivers (the stock touchpad drivers on most PC notebooks which I assume is licensed by MS) and also with Win 8 drivers. From my basic understanding, the Switchblade is actively trying to override the baked-in functionality of the Synaptics/Win8 software. This is what causes the conflicts. What I ended up doing was connecting an external mouse, then I uninstalled the Razer Synapse software first, then rebooted. Then I uninstalled the synaptics drivers completely, and rebooted again. I then reinstalled the Razer Synapse update (which necessarily installed the Synaptics software) and voila, touchpad was again operational and smooth. I should note that by using an external mouse, the system did not appear to automatically reinstall the synaptics software after reboot, which was happening earlier. In any event, this seemed to do the trick for me. I have till Oct. 20 to return, so I'll keep you updated. I've upped the rating back to 3 stars now - one dock for price (from original review) and another for customer support, which is utterly useless. Still like the machine and have a lot invested in it (financially and software-wise) so I'm rooting for this thing. I'm more reassured that it's well-built, and that software (usually fixable) issues are the only hiccups. Sorry for vacillating, but I figure those who are planning to shell out the money for this would like a real user perspective - good and bad.

    UPDATE (10/4/2013) - the honeymoon was short-lived. Last night I was prompted to download and install an update to the Razer Synapse 2.0 software. For those who don't know, this software is required in order to operate your touchpad/switchblade. Well, since the "update" my touchpad is bricked. Buttons work, including L/R mouse buttons, but the touchpad no longer works - the cursor is frozen. I tried fruitlessly to find answers from documentation/support - zilch. So I contacted Razer support and got useless responses (I will say that helpless answers came quickly). The first was to uninstall and the reinstall the updated software (i.e. the one that bricked my machine). I tried that and the problem persists. I contacted Razer again, asking if there is a driver rollback, keyboard shortcut (I may have accidentally pressed), etc. I got a canned response of I need to do a system restore. Well, I've spent dozens of hours downloading and installing games and programs and customizing various things - I'm not doing a system restore for a simple issue like this and throwing all that work down the drain! I told this to Razer and said I'd be returning this (2 week old machine) and their response was "Not a problem. Glad we could be of assistance." LOL. I spent $2500 and that's the response and service I get?! I'm flabbergasted. Um, no thanks. This puppy goes back and I won't be getting another. Will try the MSI GS70 instead. This Switchblade feature, a key selling point, really proves more cumbersome than it's worth (see my original review about the tapping, etc.). My advice, given the total lack of support for this machine is to stay away until Razer resolves these issues. Dropped rating to 1 star for both questionable workmanship and horrendous support.

    Original review below:

    Long review...

    Let me start by saying that no-one 'needs' this machine. It's ridiculously expensive, has 'high-mid' (by gaming standards) specs, and it's distinguishing feature - the switchblade UI - is a currently a mixed bag. So the only reason you're even here considering this (and reading this review) is that you are likely a gamer (or suffer from IGL - "incurable gadget lust"), with some spare change, who craves the "Holy Grail" - the 'beast' portable laptop that can run all the latest games on highest specs, with solid battery life, and with maximum portability. That machine doesn't exist, but this is darn close. It delivers the latest CPU, and mid-high graphics card (again, by gaming standards), decent battery life (2-3 hrs depending on use) with no meaningful throttling on battery (that I've noticed), and it's pretty portable for a 17" machine of these specs.

    The only other thing on the market that competes in this small niche is the MSI GS70 - another great machine. In the end, between the two it comes down to priorities. I chose to pay extra for the switchblade which is the main (meaningful) distinguishing feature other than price - the GS70 is about 20% cheaper and has more RAM (largely fluff IMHO), more ports, slightly lighter, and an included spinning storage drive (again, not needed IMHO). They share the same processor, GPU, and resolution, etc. So, once you've accepted the absurd price for these machines, the question is, does the switchblade justify the 20% higher price? In short, I'd say yes - but that's given the market these machines cater to. Face it, these machines are luxury products, tailored toward gamers who are always looking for a distinguishing edge. There is really nothing else like the switchblade UI on the market, and once you spend some time tinkering with it and tweaking it, it becomes a pretty cool accessory. However, it takes some time to get used to the placement of the interface, to not having a tactile number pad, and to customizing the buttons/display. But the Razer Blade Pro is not without negatives.

    Cons:
    1) Price. Simply no argument, this is overpriced by modern standards.
    2) No dedicated number pad. Remember I said this was tailored toward gamers? Well gamers tend to use the numpad. So it's omission is a "negative," but one you know about coming in. The switchblade is not really a "replacement." It's a totally different tool that offers many things a numpad doesn't, and even some rudimentary (and clunky) digital numpad options, but in the end, just ain't a numpad.
    3) Left and right mouse buttons (an overall plus compared to a single, mac-like touchpad) are flimsy feeling and hard to locate. They're the only part of the machine that feels cheap.
    4) "Tapping" - yes, this annoying "feature" that has persisted for 10 years or so is here and it cannot be turned off. Nope, if you turn it off in the settings, it will re-emerge. I've confirmed this with support and, believe it or not, this may be the reason I return this machine. You simply cannot be productive on a multi-touch interface when tapping is enabled, or at least can't be disabled - and it's Razer, not Synaptics or MS, that's to "blame". The reason is the trackpad always returns to defaults when you switch pages or apps (which you will do often). That said, most gamers won't game with the trackpad anyway, but you are more likely to consider gaming with this one than with a standard trackpad so this tapping issue is very annoying. Support said to wait for a patch...
    5) Unable to use windows 8 gestures. This is a feature of the switchblade (along with tapping) that is unchangeable. It's minor, and there are workarounds (e.g. binding shortcuts to the switchblade).
    6) Very sharp edges all around. This one was unexpected. But the build of this machine (very solid and purty brushed black aluminum)results in very sharp edges at all points surrounding the keyboard and switchblade. What this means is that if you rest your palm up near the switchbade, your wrists get exposed to sharp angles (not to mention resting on a very firm surface). This is a direct result of the switchblade location, and thus the trackpad, being on the right of the keyboard. Were it down at the bottom, you wouldn't rest your palms/wrists on the corners of the machine and this wouldn't be an issue. I'm toying with some makeshift padding options as a 'workaround.'
    7) Odd keyboard layout. Fn is on the right, spacebar is not wide enough, arrow keys (up and down) are "mini", delete and backspace keys are in atypical locations in upper right, etc. It feels unnecessarily cramped for a 17 inch machine. I've owned and own others that have a numpad taking the same real estate and they don't feel as cramped.
    8) Support. This is +/-. Customer support is responsive, but you need to email them. Also, there is very little documentation for this device. Yes, a lot is self-explanatory, but even things like updating drivers (i.e. how do you know you're up to date), how to switch pages on your 10 buttons, etc. take a lot of digging. It's net-negative because for the price and for the unique interface, robust documentation and support should be included or readily-available.
    9) Very few "apps." This is meh. The customizability of the switchblade makes this less of an issue, but still, there is a ton of untapped potential at this point.
    10) No included sleeve/case. Come on Razer. For this price?! This is actually an essential 'omission' since this is supposed to be portable, it's very expensive and well-made, but still very susceptible to scratches, dents, etc. MSI tosses a decent one in with its machine. You can buy one from Razer for $50! Or grab one here or at a retail store for about $20, that's just as good if not better.
    11) No touchscreen. Win 8 is made for touch and is inferior and intrusive to Win7 without a touchscreen. I know that's a major challenge for price, battery, performance, etc. so this isn't really a negative to Razer. But worth noting if that matters. And FYI, nothing that can be 'respectably' considered a "gaming" laptop has one.

    Seems like a lot of negatives, but for most of you, they won't matter much and they pale in comparison to the positives.

    Pros:
    1) Switchblade. This is overall pretty cool. Once you customize it (e.g., you can get royalty free icons online to make it even purtier) and get used to its placement, it really becomes a joy to use. You can bind any keystroke (except ones that use the win key), macro, or program to the 10 dedicated keys. And there are a few apps including a digital numpad. You can also assign multiple pages of 10 functions, theoretically giving you an infinite number of dedicated options, but in reality it's rather cumbersome when gaming to deploy the needed 3-finger swipe to get to the next page. But the overall functionality and versatility more than makes up for the loss of the numpad.
    2) Sturdy, premium materials. Big kudos here.
    3) Thin and light (for a 17" bona-fide gaming rig). I should add that the power supply is nice and svelte - gone is the massive power brick of old. The laptop is just slightly heavier than you might think, but it's still very light and easy to lug around. You can carry this in one hand by your side and: a) not look like a moron and b) not need steroids.
    4) Handles games comfortably. I've played the following games without even a slight hiccup on high to highest settings (never lower than high): SWTOR, Rome II TW, Skyrim, Saints Row IV, Fallen Enchantress. I've also run, again sans-hiccup, Abode CS6 suite items including Photoshop (e.g. I've made some cool icons and wallpapers for this even using PS on battery!!). That said, for the obsessive, you won't get "ultra" settings with 60FPS with the 765M in here (I also haven't tried any CPU overclocking). So if you want absolute max performance, this ain't your machine. But expect a very stable 30-60 FPS on most of the demanding games. Also note, this thing has a very fast reboot time - around 7 secs.
    5) 'Phenomenal' battery. Look, this has to be plugged in for real, extended gaming use. And it only gets 2-3 hours (closer to three or even more depending on use), so why phenomenal? Because given how light it is, you can port it around pretty easily and do basic web surfing, Word docs, etc. on battery and get a couple hours. You can even game without throttling on battery! This is a first for me (and I've owned a lot of rigs). I walk all over the house with this thing unplugged (kinda like a MBP) without worrying about throttling or a 25-min battery life. Silky smooth.
    6) Runs 'quiet and cool.' Again, I've read about how hot this thing gets - that's true. And about fan noise - also true. But this a all relative. When gaming, it gets hot underneath - and frankly not as bad as what I read. If this was on your bare skin it could be an issue - but again, who would really do that? The top stays cool, so if you are clothed or on a table this is a non-issue. As for fan noise, it's dead silent for most non-gaming tasks. When it fires up for games, it can be heard, but it's not even close to what I've dealt with in the past. I think Asus has the best cooling around and quietness too, but those machines are ginormous. Other than Asus, this is the quietest of the gaming rig laptop fans I've experienced (and I've owned and/or tinkered with many).
    7) Gorgeous display - it's not retina, but it's quite purty nonetheless.

    In the end, I cannot give a $2500 laptop 5 stars that's not made of gold. So that's a dock right there, and there are a few other nits. But in pretty much every other way, this machine more than delivers for the niche market it caters to. At $700 less, I would be totally smitten with "my precious," but that feeling likely won't come until a few more months after the sticker shock has worn of.
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  • Hao Wen
    2.0 out of 5 stars low manufacture quality
    Reviewed in Canada on April 4, 2014
    i started having problems with the graphic cards after a couple weeks receiving this laptop. after startup the laptop screen split into 6 smaller screen instead of a normal 1 big screen. contacted razer, they told me it'll take at least a month to get it fixed. a month without laptop during exam period is simply impossible, so i reached out to amazon. good thing i bought it from amazon, they told me that they were able to refund it because the laptop is defective.

    5 stars for amazon costumer service and 0 star for the blade.