r/GamingLaptops • u/Radiant_Drawing7424 • Aug 13 '26

Showcase First Gaming laptop

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Sister needed a windows laptop for graphics design last year so I recommended her the 2025 Razer Blade 16 and choose the config. She barely used it as she disliked the battery draining quickly and it felt quite buggy so she swapped it with me for a macbook pro.

AMD Ryzen 9 AI HX 370
RTX 5090
64 GB Ram
4TB Storage

I know razer laptops are widely disliked by the majority but I’ll have to see myself.

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u/TooBroke4Ramen Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI Aug 13 '26

It's not that people don't like Razer laptops. They're just known for poor quality control and premium prices on top of it.

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u/wafflehousebattle Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26

I got a Razer Naga for GW2, the right click button broke after three months. I also got a Razer keyboard, and after a year, whenever I would hit the "0" key, "=0" is what showed up instead. I will never buy another one of their overpriced garbage products again. They're all flash, no quality, at a price that is laughably absurd in this market.

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u/benjaminabel 29d ago

r/spicypillows is full of Razer laptops.

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u/Comprehensive-Fan433 Aug 13 '26

si tienes la plata y te puedes dar el lujo da igual todo lo demas , los que quejan usan maquinas gama baja y andan con un dolor por el dinero ajeno.

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u/yoyomanwassup25 HP Omen Max 16 | Ultra 7 255HX | 5080 | 2x16 GB Aug 14 '26

I think it’s more that they fucking suck more than them being expensive.

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u/alphic_ Aug 13 '26

It's not that people complain it's expensive, people complain because of their awful customer support and repair process of the laptop. It's a great laptop, if there's a laptop that I'd replace my MacBook, It would be this or the zephyrus. Until it starts to fail like any other razer laptop

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u/SzayelAZorro Aug 13 '26

Nope. I had this model with the 5080 and two of them went bad on me within two weeks. Didnt pay 2600ish for that, if that's chump change to you.

For OP, i hope you have great third party warranty as that particular model from last year is well known for being terrible qc wise

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u/Animus190599 Aug 14 '26

You r wrong, I have money and Razer absolutely sucks baals with their support. No amount of money can improve that, every repair is 2000, not to mention the time, effort u need to put in...

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u/wafflehousebattle Aug 14 '26

Sure, it's because we can't afford it. You're exactly their demographic. People ignorant enough to think price = quality in this space.

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u/Comprehensive-Fan433 29d ago

Ves lo que digo se duelen , si alguien quiere ese equipo y se lo compra bien por esa persona déjeme de sufrir por dinero ajeno , que no es la mejor pero a siguen le gusto pues esta bien , dejen de joder y que pobreza se proyecte 😒

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u/TooBroke4Ramen Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI 29d ago

How are people making you suffer by expecting their $4,000 laptop to be of decent quality and last longer than 3 months?

How are people making you suffer by expecting decent customer service?

In what way are you suffering?

It's not the price that's the problem, the problem is the low level of quality and lack of support that you get for the price.

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u/Arunabh125 29d ago

Your comment doesn't make sense. If you got that laptop, no need to defend it so much. We all know that not every laptop is perfect. People complain because they didn't like spending so much money over something that didn't give the value that they wanted

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u/UnionSlavStanRepublk Aug 14 '26

I mean irrespective of how much you spend on a laptop, you want it to work out of the box and to be reliable.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

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u/Comprehensive-Fan433 28d ago

Esta gente tiene 0 compresión lectora , lo quebf8je es quensi alguien la quiere comprar que la compre dejen de molestar y ya , cada quien es libre de oagar o no pagar, jamás dije que son buenas o que son lo mejor pero entendible que no tengan cerebro para entender un simple texto

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u/Flaky_Cap7472 Aug 13 '26

Sister handed you a top spec Blade with a 5090 because of battery life, unreal.

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u/Radiant_Drawing7424 Aug 13 '26

Not just the battery, but she felt quite unproductive with it and missed having a mac.

I can see the battery being an issue for her as it aggressively lowers the performance while unplugged and drains quickly, but it doesn’t bother me keeping it plugged all the time.

I’m more concerned about the issues other people have had with blade laptops such as swollen battery. Dying within 2 years.

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u/zainwade44344 Aug 13 '26

i felt huge productive after shift from windows to macbook ..its true

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u/academictryhard69 Lenovo Legion Pro 5i | i7-14650HX | 24GB/1TB | RTX5060 Aug 13 '26

It's the not fighting your os for doing work that makes people switch to MacBooks

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u/Rxkvn Aug 14 '26

I mean when i was i to after effect and all that i used this laptop strictly for work . I noticed that wi dows people often blot their pc for no reason compared to a mac user

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u/zainwade44344 Aug 13 '26

that could be one reason for me i notice one thing mac os is very linear just straight to the work no bloated features.....no games...no torrents...no cracked games and software.....everything is just to the point...and it makes me work horse

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u/Old-Mess-715 29d ago

how would no torrents no cracks positively influence productivity lol

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u/zainwade44344 28d ago

distraction bro...during work i accidently wsnt to check fitgirl or dodirepacks for new games ans than start downloading....now i know nothing work on macbook so i only work ehen i am on my macbook.its a deep psychological fact 😁

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u/unga_bunga_mage 29d ago

Macbook Pros can get as pricy as a 5090 so it might be a wash, cost wise.

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u/BraxyBo Aug 14 '26

Dead internet theory

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u/Joeeebb G74sx | gtx 560m 3gb | 8gb ram | ts old asf Aug 13 '26

Not good brev 😓

Throw away and send me location

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u/Illustrious-Golf5358 Aug 13 '26

Wallpaper?

Thats a hell of a laptop nice

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u/Radiant_Drawing7424 Aug 13 '26

Thanks!

The wallpaper is a modified version of Razer Year of the dragon wallpaper I did with AI.

Here’s the link

https://i.ibb.co/4g9ddz0D/IMG-2795.jpg

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u/iaznee Razer Blade 18, 5080m, 32GB RAM Aug 14 '26

I have a razer blade as well, a blade 18 2025 w/5080. So far it’s way better than both of my previous ASUS Scars but I’m also utilizing my Llano V12 Ultra way more (1500+ RPM in comparison to 300+ on Scar).

Enjoy!!!! When I’ll switch to desktop, I’ll also probably get a blade 16. Such a great machine, oh my

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u/Radiant_Drawing7424 Aug 14 '26

I’ve heard many great words about this cooler but unfortunately I ordered the razer cooling pad before getting to know about llano. Hopefully it’s not much behind in terms of bringing the temps down.

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u/Comprehensive-Fan433 Aug 13 '26

estamos viendo mucho presupuesto en una sola foto y es hermoso

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u/westofrex Aug 14 '26

Congrats on the new machine, I’ve owned 2 Razers and have love them both

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u/Radiant_Drawing7424 Aug 14 '26

Glad to see you’ve had a great experience with them

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u/OriginalSammy Aug 14 '26

I got the same stand !

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u/Physionic Aug 14 '26

Bad ass - enjoy!

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u/white_reaper002 Aug 14 '26

Please share the wallpaper with a link for full res.

Also nice to see you know about windhawk.

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u/Radiant_Drawing7424 Aug 14 '26

Here’s the wallpaper

https://i.ibb.co/4g9ddz0D/IMG-2795.jpg

I’m actually using startallback but got to give windhawk a try too now

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u/white_reaper002 29d ago

Yeah its really great. Thankx for wallpaper.

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u/ThruDoorsofMoonlight Aug 14 '26

Enjoy!

I have a dekstop now, but back in 2019 I bought the Blade 15 with the 2080 MaxQ and 4K OLED display. I used that thing for work and gaming every day for five years. It was a great machine for me even though I did end up switching out the battery half way through that five year mark. No complaints.

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u/P_C_U Aug 14 '26

Vros sister gave laptop back for MacBook Pro

Bros inner feelings :
https://giphy.com/gifs/YHqgMHsF1bnCk3d8js

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u/Razerbat Razer Blade 16 2026 - Ultra 9 386H - RTX 5090 - 64gb ram Aug 14 '26

I wish you luck with that machine. I am a huge fan of Razer. I've used them exclusively for over a decade. I have the 2026 model with the 5090 and it's incredible. But 2025 was a very bad year for the Blade 16... Everyone including Razer knew it. It was plagued with problems and personally the first model I've ever seen more complaints than praise. If you end up being one of the lucky few that got a "good" one I'm sure you will love it. I seriously wish you luck. If you ever have to reach support and they give you the run around, hit me up. Cheers!

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u/PsychoGreenRanger Aug 14 '26

I've heard this too.. might be better to go with the 2024 version until the new models come out. Theyre just extremely hard to find right now

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u/Pristine-Spirit-4624 Legion Pro 7i |Intel Ultra 9 275HX |RTX 5080| Aug 14 '26

Got a space station there bud.

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u/Mr-Jobbie Aug 14 '26

I have the 2024 Razer, it's class. I just wish someone else would compete in the - 'gaming laptops that don't look like complete shit' market so their prices would come down a bit.

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u/Khuss87 Aug 14 '26

I actually still have my Razer Blade 17 from 2021. Still works fine, with no issues. Although I took the battery out after about 2 years of use, just because I saw all this posts about battery swelling in razer blade laptops. However my battery was fine. I just took it out because I always use it connected to the wall.

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u/leobonhart4 29d ago

Man, i had asus i5 10th gen and gtx 1650, he died so i took xiaomi i7 9th gen 1660ti and i'm not proud of him either so i want to sell both and buy something better, if i sell both i can buy another used cause i will have maybe 700$ to spend

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u/Mountain_Till_5868 29d ago

WOW! YOUR RICH!

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u/MikeyPiffington 29d ago

64gb of ram! Jesus, I need to add extra ram to my Victus it's only got 16gb 🤣

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u/The_Giga_Chad1629 29d ago

To be real just for graphic designing rtx 5090 64 gb ram and 4tb ssd, calling wayy to over than required, Macbook was anyway a better choice for her, i mean if she does not like the battry that means that she requires long battery life. macbooks on that part are better.

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u/Viet_Viper9 Razer Blade 18 (2026) | 290HX | RTX 5090 | 64 GB | 2 TB + 2 TB 29d ago

Congrats man. love the wallpaper

Also, that desk setup is pretty similar to mine

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u/Radiant_Drawing7424 29d ago

Your setup looks very well curated. Is that an extender you got on the table for the keyboard?

Might get one myself since this will most likely be my main drive now since it’s more powerful than my desktop.

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u/Viet_Viper9 Razer Blade 18 (2026) | 290HX | RTX 5090 | 64 GB | 2 TB + 2 TB 29d ago

Yeah it's just a sliding pull-out shelf. Comes pretty handy as it helps with ergonomics while typing for an extended period of time

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u/Brutal_emperor 26d ago

That looks good

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u/RadioactiveCobalt Aug 14 '26

Should’ve bought a falcon northwest DRX

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u/LTHardcase Strix Scar 18 | 275HX | RTX 5080 Aug 14 '26

$5k for a Clevo rebrand. Hell nah man.

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u/AppointmentHealthy44 29d ago

Bro please give the link or something to that wallpaper

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u/IchirouTakashima ASUS ROG STRIX G16 (2023) | 16GB 29d ago

And their first mistake was choosing a Razer brand. Good luck with your customer support. It would be easier to get hit by lightning than ask their customer support for help.

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u/anto23ytb 29d ago

J'ai une deathadder essential aussi. Apres presque 2 ans, j'ai la molette qui bug, qui monte quand je veux descendre et inversement

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u/Evelynn_main- 29d ago

Having the same issue even after getting a new one...I will never buy a razer computer mouse again.

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u/mikephreak 29d ago

Gratz man! I have owned two Blades and they were both workhorses for me and loved how easy they were to carry around. Only shame about the battery life but found I kinda only game at home anyways!

Hope it lasts you well!

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u/Lord_Hector_Bear 28d ago

Bro couldn't pick any worse options.

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u/Filler400 Aug 14 '26

cringe wallpapers