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

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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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**UPDATE** Amazon replaced my unit with another unit and it has the same issue. Battery is discharging while plugged into AC power while gaming. Needless to say, I’m not happy with this and I am returning for a refund. Will not purchase any Razer products in the future. So I purchased this system as Razer seems to be the only company out there with any brains that realizes people want ultrabooks with some graphics punch. Unfortunately, I will have to say this has been a bad experience for me. From the gate this thing has caused me nothing but headaches. After I setup the system the way I wanted, neither Steam nor Origin would work properly. After I updated Windows to 1809, I was able to get Steam and Origin to work. And on to the next problem. After installing and firing up some of my games, things seemed to be working just fine. However, after I stopped playing, I noticed that the battery was discharging while PLUGGED in to AC power. Ive never seen that in my life and Ive had over 20 systems. I contacted Razer support and they were of no help at all. They suggested updating drivers, which I did, and then updating the Nvidia drivers. I couldnt do that because GeForce Experience wouldnt open at all. And to top it off, their tech support asked for a call back number in case we got disconnected, which sure enough, we did. They didnt even bother to call back. After downloading the correct drivers from Nvidia and trying to install, I get the error message that this driver isnt compatible with this version of Windows and the hardware. WTF???!!! I tried a fresh clean install of windows and the same nonsense is occurring. Needless to say, this is a shame, considering the thermals on this laptop are amazing. Never went above 68C for the GPU or CPU. Now this probably a defective unit, as a friend of mine also has this laptop and does not have these problems, but at this point, I dont even want to bother with a replacement. Im just gonna request a refund.

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Overall happy with the purchase. There are a few disappointments as well. On the positive: 1. Sturdy build 2. Doesnt run too hot 3. Good value 4. Low power draw allows it to charge on airplane Issues: 1. Left type-c port rarely works, support forums confirm 2. Synapse software so buggy, does not detect components 3. Matte finish just shows grease / fingerprints

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I was hesitant to purchase this unit based on the lack of reviews (3) negative reviews (2) and the one positive one which seems like it was written by a PR department. The good, the laptop is fast, small, and light. I have not yet put it through the paces with some science data crunching and 3D graphics but so far so good. Paired with a MSs2 anywhere mouse this thing is a very portable, has solid battery life. The case is very robust and does not flex like some of the bigger laptops I had previously owned (toshiba) and I really do not miss the heft of my old Dell workstations. The only little knock on it is the keyboard keys are a little different from a typical layout due to the speakers but even after only an hour of two of banging away on the keys I am mostly adapted to it with few mistakes. Reviewers knock the unit for having few ports (1 USC thunderbolt, one USBC, 2 USB 3.x) but I find this approrpiate considering I can add a docking station if I need more for only $40-80. The screen is bright and images look great so far.

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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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So far great. Build quality is awesome, battery is good and no issues. This machine has all the features that I wanted in a thin and light laptop. Update 5/3/2019 on 4/18/2019, I noticed a horizontal scratch on the screen. It looked as if the space bar has scratched the screen when the lid pressed against the keyboard when laptop was in my bag. I contacted the Razer and laptop was shipped out for replacement as this is clearly a design flaw. The rep told me 4 days max on replacement (business days) It took them total of nine business days to get me a replacement. Shipped to Razer 2nd day air. spend 4 days in warehouse (promised one day turn around time) and finally 4 days to get the laptop back (ground shipping and was promised 2nd day air) over all 9 days to get a replacement. Not bad considering horror stories about Razer customer service, however, I think the rep I talk to in the beginning compromised a little. Finally the customer service people, warehouse people and sales department do not talk to each other. Laptop still a 5 star review, however, I am taking a star away for the design flaw and customer service.

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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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Its a great laptop, I bought this for school. I dont really like the right shift key, but Im sure I will get use to it. I have a desktop PC that performs waaaay better, but I needed something on the go. I would not use this laptop as a daily driver, but it is great for on the go, school work and so on. When I get some time with it, I will post my personal benchmarks and thoughts.

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Battery doesnt last as much as advertised, I expected it to last at least 7-8 hours but I dont get more than 4 hours out of it. Which I know will be even worse as it gets older. As soon as the chroma effect is enabled on the keyboard, the battery life goes down dramatically. I thought they opted out of the individually lit keys to increase battery life but I dont think this made much of a difference. It is very easy to scratch and the black color makes the scratches very visible. I got the Core V2 with it and expected it to work without a glitch but this wasnt the case. Every time I disconnect the core I have to reinstall the driver for the MX150 onboard as Windows doesnt recognize it any more (issue is now resolved after removing all drivers and using GeForce Experience to install the drivers instead). The location of the right shift key is horrible and takes a lot of time to get used to. Im a touch typist and this could be the most annoying thing about it. Also, you dont get the context menu key, usually fn+right ctrl without programming it using Synapse 3. Synapse 3 itself is very buggy and is very annoying having to watch the intro every time my laptop starts. Windows Hello is beautiful, I never expected to like it that much (Also issues were resolved with the latest updates for Synapse 3, still does not recognize the Core V2 which is a major bummer). Synapse 3.0 also causes all input devices, including the laptops touchpad and keyboard to stop responding for a few seconds while it starts! The trackpad is either very sensitive or doesnt do well recognizing palm. Sometimes both the keyboard and the mousepad just act weird. The keyboard on my Surface Go is way better and the touchpad on my XPS 9350, which is way smaller, is also better. On several occasions too some keys double registered, dont know if its a software or a hardware issue or maybe its jut that Im still not used to typing on this keyboard yet. The documentation, especially with the Core V2, is not sufficient to understand how to properly configure the pair. Is it safe to unplug without disconnecting the GPU first? What if I want to disconnect the GPU only and still use the USB ports and the ethernet port? How will keeping the laptop connected to the core, which means its always being charged, affect battery life and performance? Coming out of the Dell experience, I really expected more from this machine and from Razer overall. Dell has this nifty software tool that scans your laptop and tells you exactly which drivers you should get and updates everything automatically. It just works. Another major let-down was the fact that if you turn on the USB charging feature by adjusting the setting for it in the BIOS, the laptop will actually discharge while turned off. The battery died out on me a couple of times before I took to the internet and found that other people had the same problem too. Another minor issue but to me is quite annoying, when the power adapter is connected, there is no LED indicator that the laptop is charging which is 1 very useful when the laptop is actually turned off while charging, and 2 every other laptop I have ever used does indicate somehow that the laptop is being charged. I understand theres this tiny green LED on the charger itself, but it is just not enough. The LED is actually there right on the front of the laptop! Why are you not using it? The worst issue I had with it is the rubbish screws used to attach the bottom panel. I have upgraded the original 256 GB SSD to a 512 GB one which was originally installed on my Dell XPS 13. The panel on the Dell can be removed and screwed back on very easily, but on the Razer, it gave me hell, it was as if the screws arent aligned anymore to the holes in the chassis. All the screws are now scratched with the black paint removed. Very ugly experience really. I guess it is because the screws are painted the same way the unit itself is causing the screw-driver not to gain sufficient grip on them. Its a lovely little machine, I love how it looks and love its size which is exactly the same as my old Dell XPS 9350 which to me is the perfect size for a laptop. Just make sure you skin it as soon as you get it and carry it in a proper sleeve so it wont get scratched.

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