Razer Blade 15

Good laptop if chosen for the right reasons – This laptop has been my daily work driver now for over a year, for both media production (thus the GPU need) and general consultancy work. This is a mixed review, however I'm giving it 4/5 stars because it fits my use case quite well. The good: - I needed a professional looking laptop for business reasons. The Razer logo is close to being too gamery, but I pass it off as 'exotic' as best as I can. - The aluminum material is nice, however it does chip on it's sharp edges to reveal silver rather than black. I'd recommend the silver edition if this is a problem. - Whilst GPUs in laptops are never perform comparitively to the same GPU in a desktop (due to power limiations), the Razer offers good software and decent GPU power on the go.

The bad: - If looks aren't important, there are much better value laptops out there with similar specs. If this wasn't a work lappy I wouldn't have paid for these aesthetics. It's an expensive laptop. - It's loud as hell when plugged into power. You'll be looking for some kind of fan setting to reduce the noise, but nothing is easily available. I unplug the power for some peace and quiet sometimes. - The sleek case design causes it to heat up, especially if the fans at the bottom are covered. It will blue screen death if not given enough oxygen, which is surprisingly easy to do if not working on a hard, flat surface. - While the touchpad is mostly nice, right click is temporamental for me. Tapping with 2 fingers is the most reliable way to right click, which isn't as nice as a good 'click'.

Overall: Razer have packed a lot of style into this laptop (à la Apple) whilst still packing a GPU punch (NOT à la Apple). It's a niche product, but works well for those that need it.

Camera doesn't work, service is terrible – I purchased this laptop two weeks ago and thought it was great. Until I had to sign in to an online meeting. The camera didn't work. I looked this up online and it appears to be a common problem. With many people complaining about the quality of technical service. I have been on hold for 1 hour and 15 min and not spoken to a person. I ran through the trouble shooting and the device is not even detected. Disappointing, with all the work required to set up a new PC, but I am going to have to return it, and I wouldn't trust a replacement.