Reddit reviews Razer Blade Stealth 12.5" QHD Touchscreen Ultrabook (7th Generation Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L3EX8Y6/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_3z25xbF0FE0AK

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KYP9JQG/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_1A25xb8ME5HMB

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I bought the Stealth 12.5" QHD Touchscreen about 2.5 months ago. I must have spent about 2 weeks going back and forth between this and the Blade. So, here's my mini review, if it helps.

 

As far as portability goes, the Stealth is absolutely awesome. It's really impressive how light and slim it is. And the aluminum body makes it feel really solid and well built. This really set the standard for me for future laptops.

 

I read a lot of reviews about the 4k touchscreen and to avoid it due to battery life issues. (I'll get to that in a minute) Against popular opinion, I went with it because there was a decent sale price on it compared to the QHD. I can't compare the two screens, and I imagine they're almost imperceptibly similar, but it looks excellent. It's super crisp, the colors are phenomenal and really show great detail. The back light is top notch, too.

 

The keyboard took a little bit to adjust to. The keys feel really nice and I have no trouble typing, but some games feel a little cramped. I play a lot of League and I'm so used to my BlackWidow that it doesn't really come as a surprise to me. So, just keep that in mind. As far as a laptop keyboard goes, though, I have to say it's one of the better ones I've used.

 

I actually use the touchscreen a lot more than I thought I would. It feels much more natural to scroll through pages, pdfs, etc. Pinch to zoom is nice. I got a screen protector for it and I would say I use it a little more than the touchpad for general usage. I'm glad I went with it.

 

The battery is not nearly as bad as people made it out to be on the 4k. I use the Stealth as my DnD laptop and I easily get 4-5 hours on 25%-50% brightness, high performance, with Youtube on a playlist, OneNote open, multiple PDFs, and whatever normal apps happen to be on in the background. If I drop down to power saver mode, I can usually get up to 6 hours. I'm never far from an outlet, but in case I am I have an Anker PowerCore nearby. When gaming, the life drops to about 3-4 hours on 75%-100% brightness. This is all pretty much what I expected.

 

Gaming is pretty good on the Stealth. I can run League, my poison of choice, at 60-70 fps with medium settings. Some games that I regularly play on it using low/medium are; Fallout 4, Borderlands 2/TPS, Total War: Warhammer, Vermintide, and Overwatch.

 

Overall, I can't recommend this enough if you're looking for an ultraportable. I plan on picking up a Core eventually, but it hasn't been necessary yet.

 

This "mini" review turned out much longer than I expected, but let me know if you have any specific questions. I'd be happy to answer.

I have not used the miix, but if you want light weight alternative I would recommend either this LG gram 15Z960 because it is even lighter than the miix at 2.16 lbs and it has very good specs, it comes with dual core i5 6th generation, 8 GB of ram for smooth multitasking, good SSD storage of 256 GB for faster boot up and loading, high build quality(Magnesium Alloy Body), very good battery life, USB-C port, 15.6 Full HD (1920 x 1080) - IPS, and very good price point.

Other options to consider are the Razer Blade Stealth 12.5 and the dell XPS 13 both light weight, both have very good specs, both have high build quality.

Actually they do have two listed but the details are off (lists both QHD and 4K resolutions) and the timing looks like it is basically a random guess.

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-RZ09-01962E53-R3U1-Blade-Stealth-Ultrabook/dp/B01L3EX9C2/

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-RZ09-01962E12-R3U1-Blade-Stealth-Ultrabook/dp/B01L3EX8Y6/

Okay so I don't know what kind of games you play on that computer but I doubt they run very well unless all you're playing is solitaire.

So, in my humble opinion I'm gonna go with the guy above and say that you need a laptop and a desktop PC.

And this is why:

You say you're a power user but being on the computer all day playing games does not make you a power user. It just means you play too much. But, it does mean that you probably have the laptop plugged in all day which is really bad for it, you're gonna fry the battery. So in that case you need a desktop PC.

Now, if you still need to get a laptop to take it around class to take notes etc. Go with a chromebook, I personally have this one .

And then make your own desktop PC (Any manufactured computer you buy is gonna be either too expensive or shit).

Both a lightweight student laptop and building your own entry-level gaming desktop PC should run you for less than $1500 maybe even less than$1000 if you shop around. Which is gonna be about the same price if you get a decent gaming laptop.

Razer Blade Stealth 12.5" QHD Touchscreen Ultrabook (7th Generation Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L3EX8Y6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_RksLAbF342XBD

It is this one, except instead of 512gb ssd it has a 256gb