Razer Blade 15 Base or Advanced? I think for most the Base is the way to go! I stream on twitch.tv/mattmoniz every second night or you can get a hold of me on discord.gg/mattmoniz
@@HushBanga base model use max Q up to 2070 the advanced model has the 2080 super max Q I went and bought the advanced model With 2080 super max Q best $ 3,266 I ever spent with tax included
Pro tip, in power settings in Windows 10 go to advanced options and find the CPU power delivery options. You can tune this back to 50% while on battery and it will take your battery from ~3.5hrs to 5hrs+ (I got almost 6 with about half screen brightness). Figured this out on my 2020 Razer Blade 15 Base :) Obv this is reduced performance, but I'm in IT and worked on it all day and never noticed a performance hit for work related tasks. Obviously, turn this up if you're going to game...but it's ideal when you need maximum battery life. Enjoy.
Go for the advanced version I bought mine yesterday off Amazon with 2080 super max Q 300HZ Best 3,266$ I ever spent after taxes I bought the last one that was eligible for prime i got lucky
After all the research I've done and videos I've watched I narrowed it down to two laptops for both content creating and gaming. The Lenovo Legion 7 which I had pre-ordered in April, but due to COVID it's been delayed until July they say... who knows if it'll be further than that. But the Legion 7 is a 15" under 5lbs thin and light gaming laptop and the particular spec model I got was the i7, RTX 2070, 1TB SSD, Gysnc display, NVIDIA Advanced Optimus, and 32GB RAM...... All of that can be had for $1699 on B&H, that's insane!!! But, I wanted a laptop NOW. So I canceled my pre-order and got a 2020 Razer Blade Base Model which I like better than the Advanced. First it comes with an open M.2 slot, so for the spec'd model I have Mercury White (which I love) i7, RTX 2070, 16GB RAM, 512 SSD, and OLED display... I was able to upgrade that to 1.5TBs of storage and 32GB of RAM. But when all is said and done it was $1K more than the Lenovo Legion 7. I will say though, this Razer Blade 15 rips through gaming and content creating no problem but the down sides are battery life is a joke, 60Hz for OLED which I am OK with because the display is beautiful and I hate anything under 400 nits which is what most gaming laptops are except the Lenovo Legion 7 500 nits!... I like a nice bright beautiful display, also, the keyboard isn't as nice to type on. The remedy to the downsides is that I can set it up on a laptop dock and hook it up to my high refresh rate monitor, and nice keyboard and mouse. But that's if I am mobile, like at the in-laws house or work however, annoying because I have to bring the peripherals with me, but it's irrelevant at the house because I do have a beefy custom water cooled desktop. I just can't do the Dell or MacBooks, need a stronger GPU.
Nice write-up. Don’t forget, buying a Used laptop has it’s benefits. You can get the 13” Razer Blade Stealth with an MX150 for around 1k. Granted you’re looking at MBP specs, but the MX150 is worlds above Integrated Graphics. It depends how important portability is to you. Personally, I’d go for that one.
That USB Type C charging makes all the difference , as you can charge it with a PD power bank , and if you travel a lot it can be useful . With a 50$ power bank you can easily fully charge it . And as the batteries get better and better each year , for me this is a must on any laptop that I would consider buying .
You needed to go into synapse and click custom under performance and set the CPU to high if you wanted to see the laptop stretch its legs, in balanced mode you are seeing the laptop limit itself.
Thanks for the great comparison! I'm very interested in the Razer 15 and it's getting phenomenal reviews across the board, but I'm coming across a LOT of issues online that people have had with their Razers acting up after a year or so and of course a lot of poor customer service when this happens. I'm not the kind of person that can fork out this amount of cash for a laptop every year or two. Any comments or insights on this?
Not really worth it IMO. You can get a MacBook Air and a decent ASUS gaming laptop together for the same price as a razer. And yeah the razers don’t seem to hold up too well over the years unless you wanna fork over an extra $300 for insurance.
Wouldn't recommend getting Razer unless you plan to upgrade your laptop every 2 years or less. Sadly the only good laptops for long term are apple macbooks wish I could recommend dell xps range but they only have 300 battery life cycle.
Omar Bin AbdulAziz yup I have the mercury white 2070 max q model. Lovely laptop. Very hot when gaming though don’t expect to use it unplugged as your daily laptop after a year or so the battery life is so poor. But as a mobile gaming laptop it’s hard to beat if you can afford it. Just really get the insurance or you’ll regret it.
if u want a gaming and normal use laptop I wld recommend the the Lenovo legion y740 it ha d incredible specs and and it's light weighted but the cons is the extremely bright keyboard otherwise we r fine
One real bummer besides price... Many Razer Blade users have complaint about their Razer power adapters become suddenly spoiled out of no reason, and buying one online is extremely expensive, and continuously out of stock. Does this ever happen on any other mainstream laptop manufacturers?
Thanks for the lovely comparison, Matthew. Pray tell, will you be reviewing the refreshed HP Spectre 15? If so, I'd like to make a request: please review the 10750H hexachore model with the GTX 1650Ti and the 340 nits display. I hear that it's supposed to use only 2W of power to optimize battery life like they did with the 13" version and I'm really curious to see how that pans out. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
Went with 2020 Razer Blade 15 Base and I couldn't be happier. Beastly 6 Core i7 and the 1660Ti which so far has totally exceeded my expectations. Thermals are actually quite good even before -125mv undervolt although being an aluminum chassis, the body gets very hot. Easily ran 22k Geekbench 4 score which is better than my 4.8GHZ i7 7700k desktop at 18k. Gaming and music production are a breeze and not to mention the nice 144hz display, which has totally ruined monitors for me. Now I want to go all out and get a fully clapped out monitor for my desktop.......
Nice to see Nintendo diversifying their business model by offering branding advice to other tech companies. Considering that Razer is not a direct competitor, I'm sure this will be a strictly profitable venture.
Another great review. Matthew you dont want it to drive like a Lambo. That means you are limited to weekend use only and for very limited milage as well. We want it to drive like a Porsche....punish as hard as you can and it will still be around for at least 50 years...!!
They removed the sata port and put in another NVMe drive. Same battery size however. I just got the 2019 base model for a great price and the second drive was empty. Added my own sata SSD. Cheaper than an NVMe drive, and enough for my needs. But the 2020 base still has two bays
It doesn't matter what brand of laptop or computer you choose, value is subjective. Doesn't matter if you pick AMD or Intel, Razer or Asus we are being driven to war and we shall stay collective as PC users and shit on consoles.
The problem how ever you spec your pc you can't run exclusives on it. The main thing is the console dose not matter its the experience that the console provides and the games with it. That is why most Nintendo consoles are either major hits or flops. Like tell me a PC which is portable enough and can run windows which is like a Nintendo Switch none. Also as a PC user you could shit on console as the mainly the provide additional functionality unlike consoles. But a console is specifically built to mainly run games. As a PC gamer my question is can you game while taking a walk. Also the absolute truth is unless you buy used you will newer be able to spec the PC to beat a console.(because a lot of consoles when bought actually make a loss to the manufactruer though this is not true with current gen its true with past gen consoles) Not to mention most PC's are bigger than a console. Don't get me wrong but a PC has its huge share of advantages. But having your goal to only shit on console users is wrong and dumb.
@@BornArcher8 Mate its a joke, i know consoles are good and i said what i said because im tired of people critizing others over what hardware they have instead of acknowledging the things they have in common, they use pcs to game. Also PC gamers for some reason dislike people who game on consoles so i used that to bring everyone together.
consoles just cheaper... used it a a beachmark.. an wait for pc to catch up.. it save money more that way.. your time will get less and less so less time to play some game.. i had alot of game i can never find time to finsih..
if only the base model has a much better, symmetrical positioning of its' 2nd M.2 bay they could've added the same, if not bigger, battery capacity as the advanced model. It has the potential to be the most popular Razer Blade.
Base model. 4k 2070 maxQ. Expandeable to 32GB RAM, 2nd SSD slot. Thunderbolt, Ethernet. Solid photo capture station. Finger on the trigger. I like what I see.
@@jollyrioger2572 thanks. That's what I'm thinking of going for, then something on the others turns my head, then something else, then another thing haha. Feel like I'm going round in circles a bit.
Is there an edition of the 2020 stealth 13” with the green snake logo on the back? Everything I’ve seen is just the black snake, and I enjoy the green one.
Useful review. maybe the only think I dont remember seing mentioned for the creators market is the option of the 4k screen. what is the verdict for creation?
I’ve seen a lot of complains about this laptop not lasting that long, and let me say something. This laptop is not meant for heavy gaming, if your a person that plays more than 4 hours a day and overuses the laptop then I don’t recommend you getting this laptop. This laptop is great for gaming I’ve had one for a year now and there has been no problem I never overused it or forced it more than it could handle. If you want a gaming machine to be gaming for hours and hours then I don’t recommend you getting this laptop because it isn’t going to last you.
@@swiftylefty7965 Well if youre playing games its obviously only going to last a few hours, but f you put it on battery saver mode it can easily last a whole day writing up stuff and general lightwork light watching media
Christopher Yap ya, what sort of stuff do you do? I’m tempted to get the 2070 super over the 2070 oled but if battery is terrible then I’ll have to pass
Matthew, Could you tell me that whether the base model is compatible with eGpu or not? And one more question is that is having thunderbolt port enough to say "you can use eGpu without any hesitation"?
How much is the battery life of the OLED variant if you reduce the resolution to 2560x1440? Since the pixels on OLED would be off, how much would it differ from 4K?
Thanks for showing the speaker comparison. They sound the same over the recording. This might be small to some but if laptop makers work like TV makers then better speakers are usually placed on the slightly higher end unit.
Awesome video. Would love to see the comparison between 2020 advanced model with super 2080 vs 2021 advanced model with 3080. How much different is it given the price difference? You can often get good deal on the 2020 model.
The 3080 is around 20 maybe 25% better at most. I own the 2080 super version and I’ve seen the benchmarks. The difference in cpu is more than the difference in gpu
You do such an amazing job explaining and reviewing this laptop. Really great voice as well. I want this laptop and waited for the 3080 to arrive. Now it's not really available, so I find myself looking some more and found the 2020 advance with 4k oled for 2100€ vs 3700€ for the 3080 one. Would you spend the extra 1600 for the 3080 and the new intel chip vs. the 2020 advanced one?
Hey Matthew, would you recommend the advanced model with 9th gen 2080maxq or the 10th gen 2070super? Will the two extra cores give that much of a performance difference in productivity tasks such as development and multitasking?
MSI GS66 Stealth because they're both the same price for the 2070 Max but the MSI GS66 Stealth comes with an i9-10980hk cpu with 32gb ram and 1tb ssd cpu and has more battery life as where the Razor Blade 15 comes with an i7-10875h 16gb 512gb ssd with less battery life
Recently bought a Razer Blade 15 base (i710750H w/rtx2060), the battery is pretty subpar but my main issue is how hot it runs. I understand it's a gaming laptop but my Alienware 15 is able to use it's full potential without completely overheating, can't say the same for the razer
If you hooked both up to an eGPU with a 2080 Super (or ti), would your general recommendation of the base model stay the same or would the extra cores of the Advanced make it your recommendation?
I have a razer from 2018. They are expensive but they have pretty good performance, however the speeds on the CPU are subpar. Like what is the point of having the 10th gen if it is acting like an 8th gen? great vid as always.
I agree! I mean its not all Razers fault. These Intel chips are HOT so its really hard to keep them cool. Razer is just being conservative and providing better longevity. However, I do think they can push them a little harder.
Hi Matt, wondering which one should i get. Razer blade 15 2020 RTX 2070 super edition or razer blader 17 2020 rtx 2070 edition? Your opinion is much appreciated.
Nice review. I was deciding between base and stealth 2020. I went stealth, the keyboard felt better to me, less mushy. Games well enough for how I will use it.
Razer should make the Advanced model the same thickness as the Base Model. That way they can put a 90+ whr battery, ethernet jack, and better thermals.
Would getting this laptop make sense for a college student who would also like to have the gaming option? Are there any drawbacks for when you are using it for schoolwork or anything like that?
I was going to get that but its sold out everywhere next time they will be in stock is in July August cant wait that long so I ended up getting the razer blade advanced model off Amazon with eligible prime Got the 2080 super max Q with 300HZ screen All the laptops I originally wanted were all sold out so I ended up getting this one best 3,266$ I ever spent after taxes
Can you give more clarification on the battery life? Didn't they have full-day battery life on previous gens? How come the latest can't even last 4 hr?
I don't think any Razer laptops have ever had an all day batter life. I have the 2019 Rtx 2060 and am lucky if I get 4-5 hours out of it just online browsing. Trying to game on the battery is pointless
I'm intrested in one thing, as a engineering student, should i buy Base, Advanced or more like Blade Stealth and for it eGPU? Also i like to play some games like Star Citizen, WoT, RS2 Vietnam and I'm getting ready for CP 2077, also i like watching movies and listening music on speakers.
Great video! Could you comment on the keyboard of razer? Razer was boasting its “new and improved keyboard” with greater key travel last December, but there is no news regarding whether it’s been adopted in the 2020 model. It would also be awesome if you could compare it with xps, thinkpad and aero.
Good review. I think it was a good idea to compare them side by side rather than do 2 videos. One thing about the battery life comparison though. The 300 hz is being compared to the 144hz display. Do you think you would get more battery life if the 2 OLED models were compared?
@@MatthewMoniz i have the Base OLED current and you're on the money once brightness is around halfish. Do you think I would get more battery life from the advanced model with the OLED display?
since they dont have any variable refresh rate, wouldnt the 300hz be alot more usefull since it will refresh so often you might not even notice the inconsistency or tearing..
Hey guys! What would you choose between the asus g14 and Razer Blade 15 (2020) gtx2060 base model? The prices are comparable in my area so pricing shouldnt count as a pro or con
the 3 hr lifespan just kills it off my list also the huge variety of options that are a better buy at these prices tells me not to buy these... but good design tho
Hi Matthew, what is your opinion on getting the advanced 2019 model? I know I want to get the RTX 2070 Max-q, and the advanced model from 2019 that has the 2070 GPU is about the same as getting a 2020 base model.
Matt, please review the eluktronics mech series of laptop if you can, that is the ONLY manufacturer pushing the i7 10875h to its limit through eluktroboost. That manufacturer needs more attention to the mainstream eyes if you ask me. One beast of a laptop with great thermal performace!
I can't decide between the razer blade 15 and the gigabyte aero (more games for me, quieter and less warm) the problem is that 4k tempts me a lot. Which one should I take? please
I just wish I could order the RTX Super Max Q 2080 OLED model in Mercury White. Why won't Razer offer the silver paint option for every trim? Don't they wan't to take everyone's money?
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Razer Blade 15 Base or Advanced? I think for most the Base is the way to go! I stream on twitch.tv/mattmoniz every second night or you can get a hold of me on discord.gg/mattmoniz
The base model is definitely the way to go, the advance model cost too much for what little improvement it gives.
Base model have full spec RTX? Or Max q? And The base model is future proof for gaming? Or in this price i can find something with better performance?
@@HushBanga base model use max Q up to 2070 the advanced model has the 2080 super max Q
I went and bought the advanced model
With 2080 super max Q best $ 3,266 I ever spent with tax included
The green logo at the back doesn't light up for the base???
@@kyokushin1289 Rtx 2060 is full spec not Max q
Pro tip, in power settings in Windows 10 go to advanced options and find the CPU power delivery options. You can tune this back to 50% while on battery and it will take your battery from ~3.5hrs to 5hrs+ (I got almost 6 with about half screen brightness). Figured this out on my 2020 Razer Blade 15 Base :) Obv this is reduced performance, but I'm in IT and worked on it all day and never noticed a performance hit for work related tasks. Obviously, turn this up if you're going to game...but it's ideal when you need maximum battery life. Enjoy.
My wallet says theres no difference!
Diti Diti then take the advanced model lol
Either you're rich or broke af 😄
Go for the advanced version I bought mine yesterday off Amazon with 2080 super max Q 300HZ
Best 3,266$ I ever spent after taxes
I bought the last one that was eligible for prime i got lucky
@@kyokushin1289 holy shit lmao....the most ive spent on something tech-wise is a 700$ acer swift 5 on sale for college use
@@kyokushin1289 What SSD upgrade are you getting to go with that?
When a creator can make 2 videos and decides one does better, it screams pro-consumer. Thank you so much
You’re welcome !!
Well I have two kidneys and two lungs. Maybe selling one of each isn't a bad idea
same , also selling my soul to the devil is also an option for me
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just sell one kidney. you only need one to function anyways. you can get a quarter of a million dollars for it
After all the research I've done and videos I've watched I narrowed it down to two laptops for both content creating and gaming. The Lenovo Legion 7 which I had pre-ordered in April, but due to COVID it's been delayed until July they say... who knows if it'll be further than that. But the Legion 7 is a 15" under 5lbs thin and light gaming laptop and the particular spec model I got was the i7, RTX 2070, 1TB SSD, Gysnc display, NVIDIA Advanced Optimus, and 32GB RAM...... All of that can be had for $1699 on B&H, that's insane!!! But, I wanted a laptop NOW. So I canceled my pre-order and got a 2020 Razer Blade Base Model which I like better than the Advanced. First it comes with an open M.2 slot, so for the spec'd model I have Mercury White (which I love) i7, RTX 2070, 16GB RAM, 512 SSD, and OLED display... I was able to upgrade that to 1.5TBs of storage and 32GB of RAM. But when all is said and done it was $1K more than the Lenovo Legion 7. I will say though, this Razer Blade 15 rips through gaming and content creating no problem but the down sides are battery life is a joke, 60Hz for OLED which I am OK with because the display is beautiful and I hate anything under 400 nits which is what most gaming laptops are except the Lenovo Legion 7 500 nits!... I like a nice bright beautiful display, also, the keyboard isn't as nice to type on. The remedy to the downsides is that I can set it up on a laptop dock and hook it up to my high refresh rate monitor, and nice keyboard and mouse. But that's if I am mobile, like at the in-laws house or work however, annoying because I have to bring the peripherals with me, but it's irrelevant at the house because I do have a beefy custom water cooled desktop. I just can't do the Dell or MacBooks, need a stronger GPU.
Nice write-up. Don’t forget, buying a Used laptop has it’s benefits. You can get the 13” Razer Blade Stealth with an MX150 for around 1k. Granted you’re looking at MBP specs, but the MX150 is worlds above Integrated Graphics. It depends how important portability is to you. Personally, I’d go for that one.
That USB Type C charging makes all the difference , as you can charge it with a PD power bank , and if you travel a lot it can be useful . With a 50$ power bank you can easily fully charge it . And as the batteries get better and better each year , for me this is a must on any laptop that I would consider buying .
Thanks for mentioning that - my entire setup is USB-C now.. mobile .. everything.. So i have to stick with the advance laptop to get this too
You needed to go into synapse and click custom under performance and set the CPU to high if you wanted to see the laptop stretch its legs, in balanced mode you are seeing the laptop limit itself.
stretch its legs?, ayo?
@@MohammedBasemAlTarwenah 😏😏😏
Two things windows laptops need to get right. A Good trackpad and a good speaker with base.
Thanks
Two things you can get. A mouse and a headphones. Just saying
@@primorock8141 Two more things you can:
1. Get
2. Out
Thanks for the great comparison! I'm very interested in the Razer 15 and it's getting phenomenal reviews across the board, but I'm coming across a LOT of issues online that people have had with their Razers acting up after a year or so and of course a lot of poor customer service when this happens. I'm not the kind of person that can fork out this amount of cash for a laptop every year or two. Any comments or insights on this?
Not really worth it IMO. You can get a MacBook Air and a decent ASUS gaming laptop together for the same price as a razer. And yeah the razers don’t seem to hold up too well over the years unless you wanna fork over an extra $300 for insurance.
I have the blade 15 since 2019 and pretty happy with it, every is perfect and the laptop is really premium
Wouldn't recommend getting Razer unless you plan to upgrade your laptop every 2 years or less. Sadly the only good laptops for long term are apple macbooks wish I could recommend dell xps range but they only have 300 battery life cycle.
Omar Bin AbdulAziz yup I have the mercury white 2070 max q model. Lovely laptop. Very hot when gaming though don’t expect to use it unplugged as your daily laptop after a year or so the battery life is so poor. But as a mobile gaming laptop it’s hard to beat if you can afford it. Just really get the insurance or you’ll regret it.
if u want a gaming and normal use laptop I wld recommend the the Lenovo legion y740 it ha d incredible specs and and it's light weighted but the cons is the extremely bright keyboard otherwise we r fine
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It’s going to all fall off 1 day
@@python7437 so would yours as well and pubes too lol
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One real bummer besides price... Many Razer Blade users have complaint about their Razer power adapters become suddenly spoiled out of no reason, and buying one online is extremely expensive, and continuously out of stock. Does this ever happen on any other mainstream laptop manufacturers?
Thanks for the lovely comparison, Matthew. Pray tell, will you be reviewing the refreshed HP Spectre 15? If so, I'd like to make a request: please review the 10750H hexachore model with the GTX 1650Ti and the 340 nits display. I hear that it's supposed to use only 2W of power to optimize battery life like they did with the 13" version and I'm really curious to see how that pans out. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
I wouldn’t risk buying one of these. If there’s something wrong, good luck getting it fixed or your money back.
You gotta buy through BestBuy or the Microsoft Store and get one of their warranty programs. I recommend BestBuy as you can get 3 years
in germany you get 2 years of warranty even if they say its only one year..
Razer allows you to return it within 2 weeks of receiving the package
This just in, Matt likes em THICCC :D
I was just in Matt. He also likes being sodomized.
Do you listen to fighter and the kid?
@@ryanhiga9270 huh?
Went with 2020 Razer Blade 15 Base and I couldn't be happier. Beastly 6 Core i7 and the 1660Ti which so far has totally exceeded my expectations. Thermals are actually quite good even before -125mv undervolt although being an aluminum chassis, the body gets very hot.
Easily ran 22k Geekbench 4 score which is better than my 4.8GHZ i7 7700k desktop at 18k.
Gaming and music production are a breeze and not to mention the nice 144hz display, which has totally ruined monitors for me. Now I want to go all out and get a fully clapped out monitor for my desktop.......
same, 2070 model tho, its still running like new after 3 year!
What was your battery test settings? 3-4 hours seems lower than I expected!
Nice to see Nintendo diversifying their business model by offering branding advice to other tech companies. Considering that Razer is not a direct competitor, I'm sure this will be a strictly profitable venture.
Great review! When can we expect to see a review on the razer blade pro?
I just bought the base one with the rtx 2060. It seemed like a way better deal than a Mac book with similar specs.
How’s it running?
Love your vids, pls don't stop uploading :)
Thanks, will do!
i dont think the battery test was truly apples to apples, set the refresh rate of the advanced to 144Hz then tell us the result
Another great review. Matthew you dont want it to drive like a Lambo. That means you are limited to weekend use only and for very limited milage as well. We want it to drive like a Porsche....punish as hard as you can and it will still be around for at least 50 years...!!
looking to buy the advanced model, in 2023. Did Razer fix the throttling issue? Are they running hotter now?
did they remove HDD from the base model now? man i got lucky with the 2019 model...
They removed the sata port and put in another NVMe drive. Same battery size however. I just got the 2019 base model for a great price and the second drive was empty. Added my own sata SSD. Cheaper than an NVMe drive, and enough for my needs. But the 2020 base still has two bays
It doesn't matter what brand of laptop or computer you choose, value is subjective. Doesn't matter if you pick AMD or Intel, Razer or Asus we are being driven to war and we shall stay collective as PC users and shit on consoles.
PlayStation, pc and Nintendo all have their benefits. Pc, PlayStation and Nintendo master race. Xbox sucks. Mobile is peasantry.
The problem how ever you spec your pc you can't run exclusives on it. The main thing is the console dose not matter its the experience that the console provides and the games with it. That is why most Nintendo consoles are either major hits or flops. Like tell me a PC which is portable enough and can run windows which is like a Nintendo Switch none. Also as a PC user you could shit on console as the mainly the provide additional functionality unlike consoles. But a console is specifically built to mainly run games. As a PC gamer my question is can you game while taking a walk. Also the absolute truth is unless you buy used you will newer be able to spec the PC to beat a console.(because a lot of consoles when bought actually make a loss to the manufactruer though this is not true with current gen its true with past gen consoles) Not to mention most PC's are bigger than a console. Don't get me wrong but a PC has its huge share of advantages. But having your goal to only shit on console users is wrong and dumb.
@@BornArcher8 Mate its a joke, i know consoles are good and i said what i said because im tired of people critizing others over what hardware they have instead of acknowledging the things they have in common, they use pcs to game. Also PC gamers for some reason dislike people who game on consoles so i used that to bring everyone together.
Chlorify What about multi platform gamers? Do pc fanboys hate them too?
consoles just cheaper... used it a a beachmark.. an wait for pc to catch up.. it save money more that way.. your time will get less and less so less time to play some game.. i had alot of game i can never find time to finsih..
if only the base model has a much better, symmetrical positioning of its' 2nd M.2 bay they could've added the same, if not bigger, battery capacity as the advanced model. It has the potential to be the most popular Razer Blade.
Base model. 4k 2070 maxQ. Expandeable to 32GB RAM, 2nd SSD slot. Thunderbolt, Ethernet. Solid photo capture station. Finger on the trigger. I like what I see.
I’m weighing up whether to get this or an MSI GS66 or an Aero 15. Primarily for after effects and gaming, what would people here recommend?
The Aero comes with a pre calibrated display so if you’re doing 3D effects or videography requiring colour accuracy I suggest you to go for that.
@@jollyrioger2572 thanks. That's what I'm thinking of going for, then something on the others turns my head, then something else, then another thing haha. Feel like I'm going round in circles a bit.
Is there an edition of the 2020 stealth 13” with the green snake logo on the back? Everything I’ve seen is just the black snake, and I enjoy the green one.
Nope but it comes with a green snake sticker
Why no RUclipsr mentions about Razer poor quality control?
What do you mean?
Razor blades only last a year before breaking, I know I had one.
@@omarchills7230 Oh,
@@omarchills7230 Oof thats unfortunate :/ mine is still going strong and its been 4 years :D
@@omarchills7230 had mine 16 months, it's fine
Very helpful - straight to the point and no nonsense. Much appreciated.
Useful review. maybe the only think I dont remember seing mentioned for the creators market is the option of the 4k screen. what is the verdict for creation?
1:20 Mathew, you are an absolute mad man
I’ve seen a lot of complains about this laptop not lasting that long, and let me say something. This laptop is not meant for heavy gaming, if your a person that plays more than 4 hours a day and overuses the laptop then I don’t recommend you getting this laptop. This laptop is great for gaming I’ve had one for a year now and there has been no problem I never overused it or forced it more than it could handle. If you want a gaming machine to be gaming for hours and hours then I don’t recommend you getting this laptop because it isn’t going to last you.
This is the best review I have seen on the 2020 razer blades!!
Thanks Brandon !!
Woah, something is up with the battery there, my 2019 2080 240hrz is able to get over 6 hours easily
i thought that was off - shows pic of bigger battery and than shows it only lasts 10 minutes longer - lol.
I dont know why he's getting such poor rates. my 2020 advanced gets me 8h on battery easily
Christopher Yap what work load do you guys put these machines through?
@@swiftylefty7965 Well if youre playing games its obviously only going to last a few hours, but f you put it on battery saver mode it can easily last a whole day writing up stuff and general lightwork light watching media
Christopher Yap ya, what sort of stuff do you do? I’m tempted to get the 2070 super over the 2070 oled but if battery is terrible then I’ll have to pass
Matthew, Could you tell me that whether the base model is compatible with eGpu or not? And one more question is that is having thunderbolt port enough to say "you can use eGpu without any hesitation"?
6:06 was what I was looking for. Great review! Would love to play Warzone with you (TheBLKZEN)
With 144 Hz displays response time under 7ms is great because the screen doesnt refreas that fast (1000ms/144=6.944ms)
Got my blade 15 advanced model. Thing is a beast
How's the battery life?
Which spec?
Is the 2020 Basic Blade overkill for 4k editing and music production?
Hey Matt great video! What do you think about the blade 15 2060 max -p? I'm thinking about getting this laptop
How much is the battery life of the OLED variant if you reduce the resolution to 2560x1440? Since the pixels on OLED would be off, how much would it differ from 4K?
Thanks for showing the speaker comparison. They sound the same over the recording. This might be small to some but if laptop makers work like TV makers then better speakers are usually placed on the slightly higher end unit.
Advanced sounded better to me
Awesome video. Would love to see the comparison between 2020 advanced model with super 2080 vs 2021 advanced model with 3080. How much different is it given the price difference? You can often get good deal on the 2020 model.
The 3080 is around 20 maybe 25% better at most. I own the 2080 super version and I’ve seen the benchmarks. The difference in cpu is more than the difference in gpu
Matt. Great video. Any recommendations for accessories or peripherals for a new Razer blade owner?
which one would be better the MSI GS66 Stealth or the Razor Blade 15 2020 Advanced Model
Will we get a second comparative video with the released versions of the Blade 15 vs Aero 15 vs GS66? :)
GS66 and blade 15 yes. Aero 15 no, I dont have it anymore but ill throw some examples in their
@@MatthewMoniz which one is your personal choose compare this 3 laptop? with same spec, based on rtx 2060
@@MatthewMoniz Actually these two are the ones I am most interested in, so that's good to ear! :)
Matthew Moniz throw in the Zephyrus 14 possibly?
You do such an amazing job explaining and reviewing this laptop. Really great voice as well.
I want this laptop and waited for the 3080 to arrive. Now it's not really available, so I find myself looking some more and found the 2020 advance with 4k oled for 2100€ vs 3700€ for the 3080 one.
Would you spend the extra 1600 for the 3080 and the new intel chip vs. the 2020 advanced one?
Hey Matthew, would you recommend the advanced model with 9th gen 2080maxq or the 10th gen 2070super? Will the two extra cores give that much of a performance difference in productivity tasks such as development and multitasking?
(Despite the 2y.o comennt) I recomend 2020 model be cause that extra gpu power and other new futures are worth it
Will you be reviewing the asus rog duo 15? It really stood out from other competing laptops:)
Ill see if I can grab one!
I've been eyeing this one too!
I was eyeing that one too
Hey! Would you say this is a great computer for video editing? Or should I go with Mac? getting crazy with this decision.
dude im in the same boat you ever pic one to go with? I am a huge mac fan but i have noticed all my macs have had some problems running adobe premier
which one is better MSI GS66 Stealth or Razer blade 15 ? For Rtx 2070 max
MSI GS66 Stealth because they're both the same price for the 2070 Max but the MSI GS66 Stealth comes with an i9-10980hk cpu with 32gb ram and 1tb ssd cpu and has more battery life as where the Razor Blade 15 comes with an i7-10875h 16gb 512gb ssd with less battery life
Razor are only good at one thing being good looking
Thank you Matt being looking for what the response time was for the advanced model.
Glad to help
Hello Matthew , does the base model can run for the new games on ps5 or xbox s x or the advance model is better for the future games ?
Great vid as usual! Question: razer or alienware; im on the market for a new gaming laptop
@13432 2dkti3 nah razer sucks
Recently bought a Razer Blade 15 base (i710750H w/rtx2060), the battery is pretty subpar but my main issue is how hot it runs. I understand it's a gaming laptop but my Alienware 15 is able to use it's full potential without completely overheating, can't say the same for the razer
If you hooked both up to an eGPU with a 2080 Super (or ti), would your general recommendation of the base model stay the same or would the extra cores of the Advanced make it your recommendation?
Are there any experiences with the usb charging yet? Does the Battery drain while office-usage or browsing, when using say a Macbook USBC charger?
1:40 "Both of the drives on the advanced and base have the same read and write speeds."
*Almost 300 MB/S difference write speed*
I just bought the Razer Blade 15, but I still don’t get it. Hopefully it’s a good gaming laptop that doesn’t lag or overheat real quick
Do both have a fingerprint reader? Also I don't see why the advanced is almost double the price, for my use atleast.
I have a razer from 2018. They are expensive but they have pretty good performance, however the speeds on the CPU are subpar. Like what is the point of having the 10th gen if it is acting like an 8th gen? great vid as always.
I agree! I mean its not all Razers fault. These Intel chips are HOT so its really hard to keep them cool. Razer is just being conservative and providing better longevity. However, I do think they can push them a little harder.
Matthew Moniz ok, I can see that viewpoint. But that’s where R&D comes in to find the balance and provide better value for consumers.
Can you compare the 2018 Razer blade 15 inch Advance vs Razer Blade 2020 15 inch Advance?
Im glad that I got the base model 😁😁should arrive within this week
Hi Matt, wondering which one should i get. Razer blade 15 2020 RTX 2070 super edition or razer blader 17 2020 rtx 2070 edition? Your opinion is much appreciated.
Base model is low price and is 2.6 GHz the cpu 6 cores
Nice review. I was deciding between base and stealth 2020. I went stealth, the keyboard felt better to me, less mushy. Games well enough for how I will use it.
Don't you think it's overpriced as it doesn't have the high end gpus?
I'm bout to get me one of those about a decade from now
Please Alienware R3 M17 or M15 :)
@Omar Bin AbdulAziz 15 if you travel more with co-17 why travel so just go wtih 17...
Does the base model razer logo glow?
The base model in this video is GTX 166ti maxQ or RTX 2070 maxQ 90w?
Razer should make the Advanced model the same thickness as the Base Model. That way they can put a 90+ whr battery, ethernet jack, and better thermals.
Would getting this laptop make sense for a college student who would also like to have the gaming option? Are there any drawbacks for when you are using it for schoolwork or anything like that?
MSI GS66 has all the benefits of the Blade Advanced for the price of the Base 👌
Im now deciding on those two and maybe the gigabyte aero 15. I want a comparison but I may just watch another gs66 review video and decide from there
Razer has always been my preferred laptop of choice for on the go video editing.
May purchase the advanced model.
If you do Grab the advanced let me know what you get in cinebench r20
Damn, I expected a much longer runtime for an 80Wh battery. Is it because of the 300Hz panel?
Ya 300HZ + a beefier CPU is my guess
Matthew Moniz on the GPU end, would a beefier GPU still draw more power than a smaller GPU on Optimus?
@@nittikorn Probably not as GPU is off when using integrated so shouldn't be a difference
Mat! Will you review the Asus ROG S15? Really think that laptop is a contender for gaming laptop of the year
If i can get my hands on it definitely!
I was going to get that but its sold out everywhere next time they will be in stock is in July August cant wait that long so I ended up getting the razer blade advanced model off Amazon with eligible prime
Got the 2080 super max Q with 300HZ screen
All the laptops I originally wanted were all sold out so I ended up getting this one best 3,266$ I ever spent after taxes
@@kyokushin1289 hey man. What do you think of your new machine? I bought a similar product. And am interested in hearing others opinions.
g14 is better
Biggest advantage of the base model: Second harddrive slot. 1 harddrive for Windows and all your programs and 1 for all your data 😎👌
Can you give more clarification on the battery life? Didn't they have full-day battery life on previous gens? How come the latest can't even last 4 hr?
I don't think any Razer laptops have ever had an all day batter life. I have the 2019 Rtx 2060 and am lucky if I get 4-5 hours out of it just online browsing. Trying to game on the battery is pointless
I'm intrested in one thing, as a engineering student, should i buy Base, Advanced or more like Blade Stealth and for it eGPU? Also i like to play some games like Star Citizen, WoT, RS2 Vietnam and I'm getting ready for CP 2077, also i like watching movies and listening music on speakers.
Which razer blade advanced would be best for 3d modeling and rendering and design? Not really for games but I'm considering the 2080 super edition
M new to laptops however just wanted to know that will it be a bad idea if I get the base model for animations and video editing?
Great Work 😁 Comparison Video are always best 😇
Thank you so much 😀
@@MatthewMoniz welcome 😁
Great video! Could you comment on the keyboard of razer? Razer was boasting its “new and improved keyboard” with greater key travel last December, but there is no news regarding whether it’s been adopted in the 2020 model. It would also be awesome if you could compare it with xps, thinkpad and aero.
Good review. I think it was a good idea to compare them side by side rather than do 2 videos. One thing about the battery life comparison though. The 300 hz is being compared to the 144hz display. Do you think you would get more battery life if the 2 OLED models were compared?
maybe slightly better id imagine around 4.5 -5 hrs since it is 4K
@@MatthewMoniz i have the Base OLED current and you're on the money once brightness is around halfish. Do you think I would get more battery life from the advanced model with the OLED display?
Can you do 3D modeling on the base model or do you need to get the Advanced model?
Nice idea to put them in the same video Bruv!
Glad you think so!
since they dont have any variable refresh rate, wouldnt the 300hz be alot more usefull since it will refresh so often you might not even notice the inconsistency or tearing..
Matt should I get the S20 (standard exynos version) or the iPhone 11 non pro? It’s a really hard decision for me..
If the 6 cores run at 3ghz on average and 8 cores at 2.4, is the 8 core really even worth it at that point? That's a huge freaking difference!
Does the Razer blade 15 base really not support usb c charging? I thought Thunderbolt 3 would also charge
Support said the base model does have charging with usb c
glad I bought the base model, looks like the considerable added expense for the advanced is not worth it
Hey guys! What would you choose between the asus g14 and Razer Blade 15 (2020) gtx2060 base model? The prices are comparable in my area so pricing shouldnt count as a pro or con
the 3 hr lifespan just kills it off my list
also the huge variety of options that are a better buy at these prices tells me not to buy these...
but good design tho
Like what? Gs66 stealth and aero 15?
It is a gaming laptop lol. You are not getting many good alternatives. If you care about battery, go for XPS or something
Hi Matthew, what is your opinion on getting the advanced 2019 model? I know I want to get the RTX 2070 Max-q, and the advanced model from 2019 that has the 2070 GPU is about the same as getting a 2020 base model.
I am buying the 2020 version as 2019 has many bad reviews. I hope razer fixed it in 2020s
Matt, please review the eluktronics mech series of laptop if you can, that is the ONLY manufacturer pushing the i7 10875h to its limit through eluktroboost. That manufacturer needs more attention to the mainstream eyes if you ask me. One beast of a laptop with great thermal performace!
Is the advanced touch screen?
I can't decide between the razer blade 15 and the gigabyte aero (more games for me, quieter and less warm) the problem is that 4k tempts me a lot. Which one should I take? please
I just wish I could order the RTX Super Max Q 2080 OLED model in Mercury White. Why won't Razer offer the silver paint option for every trim? Don't they wan't to take everyone's money?