Razer Blade Stealth 13.3" Thin, Light Gaming Laptop - Slim Bezel Full HD - NVIDIA GeForce MX150 - Intel Core i7-8565U - 16GB RAM - 256GB SSD - Windows 10 - CNC Aluminum

I have had most of the available 13in laptops on the market (Macbook Pro 13 and 15, XPS 13, Spectre X360, X1 Carbon, past Razer Blade Stealth models, etc) and this one stands above all of them. The value proposition compared to Apple products is incredibly strong, while also offering a matte display, substantially better performance, user upgradability, and similar build quality. I cant say anything bad about this machine. Everything from the wifi performance and thermal solution to the sleek and minimalist design, Razer hit it out of the park!

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Bought this 19 Blade for a lightweight general-use laptop. I was torn between the Blade, an LG Gram, and a Lenovo X1 Carbon. The 8565U and MX150 - plus my experience with other Razer products - pushed me to the Razer Blade. My initial impressions are positive. My "Graphics" version weighs in a 2lb 15oz on my postal scale, and its a nice size. Build is solid and impressive. The Chroma backlighting is nice, but out of the box it is stuck in "rainbow" mode. The lighting can be dimmed all the way to "off" through the keyboard, but any other changes need to be done through Synapse. If you dont have an account with Razer to use Synapse, save yourself some time and set it up ahead of time while waiting for the laptop to arrive. Synapse is already installed, so just login, update, and configure things the way you want (a 5 minute process at best, assuming you have an account set up). So far my only complaint is the keyboard. Based on my experience with small Lenovo laptops Im fairly sure the Lenovo would have been a big improvement over the Blades keyboard. Spacing is ok, but it has a slightly mushy feel - not cheap or bad, just something different to get used to. If I could nick a half-star off it would be for annoying size of the right shift key. Its a normal, small, square key that is placed immediately to the right of the "up arrow" (another normal, small, square key). My instinctive reach for that key has me hitting the "up arrow" constantly. My older 12" Lenovo solved that my dropping the arrows (in the same area as the Blade) a half row, staggering the keys a little, and including a full size shift. Kind of a long rant about a simple shift key, but its one thing I really didnt bother to study closely prior to buying. Had a been able to spend 10 minutes with the X1 Carbon, Blade, and Gram, I might have settled on something different. Then again Im not displeased. All things considered I think the Blade has a little more value when considering the MX150, two Lightning 3 ports, full size USB-A ports, and dual cooling fans. The laptops appearance and quality is what Id expected. Fingers crossed itll hold up as a winner. Update: While giving the new Stealth a good workout I started noticing a buzzing coming from one of the speakers. A key trigger was watching Youtube - with it happening occasionally elsewhere. After a lot of experimentation to check for wifi interference, feedback from the AC charger, problems from the graphics card - etc - I finally resolved the problem by rolling the Realtek audio driver back to the stock generic MS High Def audio driver. Another solution was to install the Realtek audio drivers for the 2017/2018 Stealth 13. After more research I discovered this isnt a problem isolated to the Stealth or Razer products in general. Other brands using Realtek have at the problem for years. The problem shouldnt exist but I dont think Im going to ding Razer for using their vendors latest drivers.

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I did allot of reasearch and it came down to either this or the Matebook X Pro. I was basically looking for the most powerful 13-14 inch laptop that could be charged with USB C. Lets keep it simple... Pros: Keyboard, trackpad, windows hello, build quality(!), overall sexyness, performance is solid Cons: Fan is a bit loud, battery not as good as I had hoped, speakers no better than my xps15 work laptop Reasons I chose it over the matebook: Web cam location, looks of the laptops, Razer 13 is about 15-20% more powerful, from the prices I had it was only about 15% more expensive too.

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I have used the Razer Blade Stealth for over a Month now and think it is awesome. It is extremely light and portable, but it also has a dedicated graphics core. Before I had a 14 inch gaming laptop that while very good, I always left at home. It weighted over 4lbs and the battery did not last very long. But as someone who really travels a lot, the laptop at home was kind of useless. Not the Razer Blade Stealth. It is so light, that I carry it around with me all the time and forget that it is there. If I then sit down for a coffee I can pull out this sleek little thing at any time. And it is still strong enough for me to get game development work done. Note that this laptop fills a very small niche. If you want a strong gaming laptop, you can get better ones for the same price. Even from the same company (Razer). But they are much bigger and the battery life is very bad. If you want a ultra-book with long battery life, again, you can buy a better one for the same price. But an ultra-book can not handle any 3D stuff at all. The Razer Blade Stealth is the perfect fit in between those too. For me, I am traveling a lot and this is my secondary machine besides a very strong desktop at home. So think about what it is you need. I have two small issues, but they are very minor: 1. The power button is right next to the delete key. I needed some time to get used to that. 2. The power supply is very small and light, this is great, but if you are running heavy 3D stuff, the battery does not really charge much at the same time. For me that is still OK, because I am happy about the very light power supply.

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The reviews you will see on this product are from individuals seeking a small laptop to game or perform feats that a larger laptop or desktop would be required for. This laptop is portable, speakers are great, the MX150 performs well in lower settings on even this generation of games. However there are some limitations with game use. For this laptop you will want the 16GB model. The 8GB model will not give you the power needed to do some programs that a game laptop could do. Great laptop, works exactly as intended.

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in accordance with the purchase, good presentation, quality of materials and excellent thermal. The equipment is reliable for the execution of design programs. I have been using a month without inconvenience.

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