Razer Blade 17 Gaming Laptop: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti - 12th Gen Intel 14-Core i7 CPU - 17.3" QHD 240Hz - 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD - Windows 11 - Chroma RGB - Thunderbolt 4 - SD Card Reader

I previously owned the Razer Blade 14 and was sad when I had to part with it at the time. I'm definitely glad I went with the 17" this time. The screen real estate is really nice on-the-go, as this doubles as a work machine and gaming laptop for me. When I'm at home, I have an external monitor I use for more work space. No issues there. Where it really shines is the cooling on this bad boy. I bought some simple, adhesive laptop legs to raise the back up so it can breathe better (Anybody whose got knowledge of gaming laptops knows this works just as well as a "cooling pad"). Even under maximum load, the GPU only runs at about 87C, and after 5 hours of intense AAA gaming, the hottest it ever got was 89C. Vapor chamber, raising the laptop, and the bigger foot print of this laptop overall really helps dissipate the heat. The on-board sound isn't terrible either. Of course I did some tweaking on the mixer to dial it in but it can get pretty damn loud. Speaking of noise, this thing runs impressively quiet. Especially when I'm not playing the most DEMANDING games, it's completely tolerable even without headphones. I owned an ASUS TUF laptop a couple years ago and that thing was like sticking your head inside a vaccum cleaner. The 3070 Ti in this model being able to push 150W when needed really squeezes every bit of performance out of this card. Very happy I went with this, over the 4060. I understand the newer card draws less power for similar performance, and has access to DLSS 3.0, but running at 2k this is more than enough.

It still runs great after a year as most laptops should. Runs all games at max settings without any loss of FPS for example Overwatch, max settings, 120+fps, same with WoW, Cyberpunk i think on high runs 60fps. I've even had WoW in the background in a city, booted up and played a bunch of Overwatch and forgot i'd had WoW in the background for the past hour and didn't notice any drop in performance. 2nd, and last part so i can keep this short, is the fan is extremely quiet. My old laptop the fan was so loud you'd have to use headphones to hear anything. This one really is a whisper even when its hot. Only thing i'd improve is it's a little annoying if i leave it unplugged with the lid closed, or if im traveling with it and dont shut it down, after about 5 or 6 hours the battery will be empty. Even with lid closed, sleep active, etc. This battery dies quickly if its unplugged and in sleep mode. Aside from that, amazing rig. [edit] update, same laptop, a year later, still going strong. zero issues.

Bought this for my daughter a couple of years ago. Its still going strong with no issues. She's used it for college and gaming at the same time. Plenty of memory storage and still as fast as when we got it.

Purchased the product 6 months ago. The product is decent, but there are definitely many many better options out there. I had a small spillage incident. The laptop shut down and did not turn on. Honestly, having experience of owning at least 7-8 different laptops in the past and the amount of the spillage; I did not think much of it. Just in case, I had the laptop powered off and left it for 3 days. It did not power on. I contacted the CS and they declined to warrant the product. The quote I received for repair was nearly 1/2 the cost of the laptop. I have used razer products for a long and have endorsed it as well. I will not be anymore and would advise everyone else to stay away as well. I can see that some might be temped to try their product with cumulative price drops, but I am sure most people can figure that out looking at the negative reviews of their product in many people’s recent reviews. Something has definitely changed within the company. For those that are researching to purchase a laptop in this price range, look into Asus, Acer, Dell, Lenovo, MSI, or even Apple. I still think Macbooks are overpriced(based on my need), but at least their product is dependable. I’ve even had the Macbook fully submerged in water and it still functioned without any problems. With the current support that Razer is providing and the dependability of their product, there is no reason to purchase ANY product from this company.

It's a great machine. 240hz qhd display is great. The combination of i9 and 3070ti, 16 ram and 1tb super fast ssd is enough for me. 1x RAM and 1x SSD slot are empty and the capacity can be increased if necessary. The 17-inch version has extra RAM and SSD slots, larger fans, and a cooling fan built into the extra battery. Fan sounds may seem a little noisy to you, but they keep this beast cool.

This think has been a workhorse for my son, who is a video editor who travels and edits on the run. Two thumbs up, all the stars.

I absolutely love my new laptop. As the title says definitely invest into a cool tray it does heat up fast especially playing and running high graphics.

After 1 year it developed a well-known fault with the WIFi network card, leading to frequent BSOD with error code: SYSTEM_THREAD_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (0x7E) What failed: Netwaw10.sys I am also unable to add any new WiFi passwords because the system crashedswith BSOD every time I enter a new WiFi password. Despite it being a recognised fault with these computers even before I purchased mine, Razer offered the following "solution": "€99.00 is required prior to sending your Razer Blade to our Repair Center. Razer will cover the shipping expenses by providing a prepaid shipping label. Kindly note that the diagnostic fee is non-refundable." "Following the diagnostic assessment, our Repair Center Team will provide you with a detailed quotation via email, outlining the necessary repairs and associated labor charges (€120.00). You will then have the option to proceed with the repair process at your discretion. For this instance, the suspected faulty parts are the motherboard and it is price approximately around €1,388.05." I will continue to use the Razer 17 until it dies, but I will definitely not be buying another Razer.