Razer Blade 16 Gaming-Laptop: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 13th Gen Intel 24-Core i9 HX CPU 16" Dual Mode Mini LED (4K UHD+ 120Hz & FHD+ 240Hz) 32GB-RAM1TB SSD Compact GaN-Charger Windows 11

The model for review context: i9, 4070, 16" miniLED screenWhen it comes to computers I am pretty picky and definitely lean towards perfectionism. However, I have never really been fully satisfied with a laptop I have owned in my life and there have been quite a few. This laptop is not perfect by any means, but, of all the others I have owned it is by far the best one. Because of that I definitely think 5 stars are justified even though I will list some minor complaints below.Some positive qualities:- Screen quality: The screen is amazing. I'm a big fan of OLEDs but this display is very satisfying for a laptop. The dual mode is very convenient as well - for more demanding games I do find myself switching modes. It is worth the reboot. The 240Hz refresh rate makes me spend a lot of time in the lower resolution mode as well.- Build quality: This laptop feels like one of the most solid Windows laptops I have ever owned. Being aluminum I was picturing a solid old macbook like stiffness, but it definitely isn't that thick which is a bit sad. However, I got over it pretty fast because this thing looks and feels great to handle.- Software: The setup experience was one of the most refreshing of any laptop I have purchased. No bloat. I didn't have to spend a half hour uninstalling crap from the manufacturer. There weren't 10 different applications I needed to use to change settings. I am also able to do things like switch to only using the dedicated GPU and not even using the integrated graphics, an experience I have never had the joy of being given compared to the big manufacturers that lock you out of things like that.- Charger: I am used to having big bulky chargers with all of my powerful laptops, but this charger is definitely the smallest of the bunch. I also really am a fan of the power connector and how solidly it connects to the laptop body.- Looks: I just wanted to put a specific section here to say this laptop finally satisfied my desire for a true dual use laptop - work and play on the road. The laptop does look super professional. No over the top RGB - no crazy gaming graphics. Just one logo and a light up keyboard which can be disabled (but I felt no need to - it isn't over the top in normal usage).- Low power charge support: This laptop handles being charged on lower output USB C chargers like a champ. No other power hungry laptop I have tried lets me plug into a 60W USB C wall charger and actually report some charging capability when demand is low. The system will charge when sleeping or powered off without issue with any charger I've tried it with.Some general thoughts:- Heat management: I've had laptops with louder fans, and I've had laptops that ran cooler, but to me this is a solid performer in terms of heat management. I've never felt the laptop was too hot sitting on my lap. When gaming on a table I also never have felt I was going to burn a hole in the table as with some gaming laptops in my past.- Touchpad: At first, I was extremely annoyed by the touch pad. I was constantly randomly scrolling or selecting or dragging things, sometimes even just by dirt or a piece of hair being on the touchpad. But I turned the sensitivity down in the windows settings menu and this all went away. I also turned off the 3/4 finger gestures since I don't use them - so that may have helped as well. If you really enjoy those this could be an issue. But, overall I am positive on the touchpad. I don't mind the size and enjoy the feel of the clicks and performance of scrolling and tapping.- Performance: For non gaming performance, I have been super impressed. It tears away at any work I throw at it. In terms of gaming performance, it is also pretty good. But I really have only casually gamed on this laptop. In Halo Infinite I get about 150FPS in High graphics modes with the screen not in 4K mode. Plenty to keep me satisfied, but maybe I should have just sprung for the 4080 to bump it up a big more in 4K mode.- Battery life: Battery life is pretty good. Far better than my past gaming laptops. But there is one minor annoyance I have and that is that Windows won't accurately estimate battery life. The battery will be at 80% and Windows will say "5 minutes remaining" of battery life. I don't know if that's Microsoft's fault or something with the Razer drives/BIOS, but it is there regardless.- Weight: This is the heaviest laptop I have owned so far. But I don't care - it feels solid in a good way. But I wanted to mention it since that is important to some people.Some negatives:- Screen backlight uniformity: On the bottom of the screen I have three noticeable spots where the backlight is not uniform. But, these are only visible when the screen is completely black. I have never noticed it watching videos or gaming on the display - only when the laptop reboots or is changing power states. It bugs me knowing those spots are there at this price point - but once again they don't affect anything during usage. So annoying but not a huge deal.- Fan placement: If you pick up the laptop in the right place (which I seem to do 70% of the time), you will be grabbing right under the fan grille and actually stop the fan from spinning since the grille flexes inwards. The noise is a bit alarming and I feel it probably isn't great for the fans. Yes, eventually I am sure I will get used to picking it up "the right way" but I have never had to worry about this before with a laptop. And somehow I almost always pick it up and do this unless I am specifically thinking "I must be very careful picking my laptop up off the table"So, overall, I am super happy. This laptop isn't perfect - but I don't think for me a perfect laptop exists. With that being said this is the best laptop I have owned and I will definitely stay in this line of laptops for the future if they still appear to be similar quality when it comes time for an upgrade!

I've had nothing but problems with the mini LED 4K screen. Local dimming is a nightmare and no fixes are coming out of Razer. There are visual horizontal bars when light meets dark and blooming/ghosting and slow-moving halos when you move anything on the screen. They sold these with bad panels and said that they meet their display standards. Do not buy if you plan on content creation or any sort of semi-professional graphics production. What a joke. Horrible laptop and horrible customer service.

This is the 5th Razer Blade laptop I have owned, and definitely the best. I was on the fence for a long time given the cost and concern on the size, but coming from a 2020 RB 15, its actually not that much bigger or heavier - less than half a lb. (RB15 got smaller in 2021, so its a bigger jump from later models). The screen is amazing - 1080P is a little blurry and doesnt feel native, but the colors, local dimming, and brightness are amazing in 1080P or 4K. I just leave it in 4K.Build quality is amazing, which I love about Razers. No plastic, all metal. The new 16:10 screen is great.Performance is amazing. Yes, its not a desktop 4090, but in silent mode it is as fast as any 4070 laptop (12000 in Timespy) and in Performance is as fast as my old desktop 3090 (21000 in Timespy) without overclocking and mild undervolt in Synapse.I did buy the 4 year assurion because it was relatively cheap, hope I dont ever need it. I will keep this 2-3 years and see what happens then.

Razer missed the mark by a mile on this one .The display is just terrible. Bad local dimming . Bloming and halo effect are terrible even after the update.I am a loyal customer of razer and i own lot of their product but after this purchase it made me rethink to move to another brand entirely.The fact they did nt pull this out of market is just shame . At least fix the panels before selling it .

The media could not be loaded. EDIT 7/9/23: I got yet another Blade 16 replacement after I returned the one with a defective GPU. This one seems good, but there is a noise with the MiniLED screen when >75% brightness. (i've attached an video clip to this review).EDIT 6/25/23: I got a replacement Blade 16 after my first one had a screen failure (see review below). This replacement unit seems to have a defective GPU! Unstable and games keep crashing. C’mon Razer!This Blade 16 Mercury is my first laptop from Razer. The build quality is amazing, feels like a MacBook, and the specs in this laptop are truly outstanding. Sadly, within about 2 weeks of owning this laptop, the screen has started to show signs of failure, with vertical and horizontal lines appearing on the screen. It's important to note that Razer advertises an "AUO" branded miniLED display for their Blade 16s, but my mercury model came with a "BOE" miniLED branded one. Will be returning to Amazon as a defective unit, I would really like to buy another to replace it because there are no other laptops in the market that has similar build quality & specs, but it's risky knowing that their products can fail like this at any time.