WEBVTT 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:06.960 when the razer blade stealth was first released several years ago i was like 00:00:04.960 --> 00:00:11.759 wtf razer a laptop without a dedicated graphics 00:00:09.440 --> 00:00:16.720 card i thought you guys were like four gamers by gamers 00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:22.080 what's your excuse but then between the hardware upgrades and whether i like to 00:00:19.359 --> 00:00:27.439 admit it or not the benefits of not having a GPU like a slimmer design and 00:00:25.039 --> 00:00:32.079 better battery life the stealth actually grew on me to the point where for the 00:00:29.359 --> 00:00:37.520 last year my blade stealth has been in my backpack going everywhere this job 00:00:34.399 --> 00:00:41.360 takes me so needless to say i was stoked 00:00:37.520 --> 00:00:42.320 about the new 2018 razer blade stealth 00:00:41.360 --> 00:00:47.680 that is until i got one it will not be going 00:00:44.960 --> 00:01:00.160 into my backpack and i guess we should take a look at why 00:01:00.160 --> 00:01:05.600 save money on games and help support charity through humble bundle you can 00:01:03.920 --> 00:01:09.680 learn more through our partner link in the video description 00:01:07.200 --> 00:01:14.720 i'm still really undecided about razer's new boxy design language that's made its 00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:20.479 way from the razer phone over to their laptops in the last year and a half on 00:01:17.360 --> 00:01:23.040 the blade 15 it made a bit more sense to 00:01:20.479 --> 00:01:25.759 me because there are thermal advantages oh and 00:01:24.159 --> 00:01:30.880 i do appreciate the slimness of the bezels but on the stealth i'm gonna be 00:01:28.799 --> 00:01:35.840 carrying it with me like in my hand a lot and the sharp edges just aren't as 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:41.200 comfortable in the hand subjectively though it looks damn fine 00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:45.840 with an exceptionally rigid chassis and an overall premium feel and they've 00:01:44.159 --> 00:01:50.479 removed the lighting on the rear razer logo a change that will help users avoid 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:54.159 the uh potentially embarrassing situation where they show up for an 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:57.280 important meeting and they've got like this weird gamery looking thing on the 00:01:56.159 --> 00:02:05.360 table compared to last year's model there have been some sacrifices made to the i o 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:07.759 HDMI being the notable cut but with two 00:02:05.360 --> 00:02:12.879 usbc connections now one with Thunderbolt 3 and both of them with 00:02:10.000 --> 00:02:17.840 charging support along with two usb type a's and a headphone jack it's hard to 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:22.160 complain too much about the extra dongle that you'd have to carry 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:26.319 what i will complain about though is the increase in power 00:02:24.160 --> 00:02:32.400 yes you heard me right i hate that razer made the stealth more 00:02:29.120 --> 00:02:35.440 powerful and more power hungry by 00:02:32.400 --> 00:02:38.879 including a dedicated GPU i mean sure 00:02:35.440 --> 00:02:41.519 the mx 150 four gig is better than 00:02:38.879 --> 00:02:48.720 nothing but the issue here is that it's not in an experience changing way like 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:54.239 casual games like rocket league and dota they will run in some cases multiple 00:02:51.760 --> 00:02:57.920 times faster than onboard graphics but for anything 00:02:55.280 --> 00:03:02.239 aaa you can expect to run at 720p resolution low settings 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:06.959 and then be thrilled if you get over 30 frames per second one of razer's other 00:03:04.480 --> 00:03:12.560 justifications here is that it improves performance for content creators for you 00:03:09.599 --> 00:03:19.120 know editing videos on the go and such but i just don't see it like the quad 00:03:15.599 --> 00:03:21.680 core core i7 CPU is able to hold its own 00:03:19.120 --> 00:03:27.440 pretty well in light video editing on the old stealth or in the surface laptop 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:29.680 too but our guidance has still always 00:03:27.440 --> 00:03:34.080 been that if you want to do any serious video editing then you should consider 00:03:31.760 --> 00:03:39.519 either the full-blown razer blade or something like the ASUS strix scar which 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:40.720 has six cores and a full-blown gaming 00:03:39.519 --> 00:03:44.799 GPU for the same price 00:03:43.040 --> 00:03:50.720 which brings us perfectly to the most offensive part of all of this the fact 00:03:46.799 --> 00:03:53.680 that the mx 150 is a 200 00:03:50.720 --> 00:03:58.319 upgrade option that must be selected in order to get touchscreen functionality 00:03:55.840 --> 00:04:04.080 along with the 4k display option which adds an extra 300 on top of the already 00:04:01.760 --> 00:04:08.159 ballooning price on that note i hate the direction that 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:15.200 they've gone with the display options in general here i mean sure 4k is awesome 00:04:11.680 --> 00:04:18.160 and makes a difference on a 77-inch tv 00:04:15.200 --> 00:04:22.240 but on a 13-inch laptop those extra pixels just 00:04:19.440 --> 00:04:27.440 mostly reduce battery life and the most galling part of this is that razer 00:04:24.479 --> 00:04:34.320 already had found a great balance my 2017 model has an 1800p panel that has a 00:04:31.600 --> 00:04:39.040 noticeable boost in clarity over 1080p without the drawbacks of 4k and it has 00:04:37.919 --> 00:04:46.080 touch i mean if they were gonna change things up why not do something good like put in 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:50.960 a taller display like on the new macbook air and the surface laptop to increase 00:04:48.160 --> 00:04:55.919 productivity you know that second reason why it has a dedicated GPU i mean they 00:04:53.919 --> 00:04:59.280 added some stuff that we've been asking for like Windows hello facial 00:04:57.520 --> 00:05:03.840 recognition which is imho the best way to unlock a laptop 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:07.520 currently but then they just continue to do more 00:05:05.840 --> 00:05:12.160 things that are frustrating like the webcam next to it 00:05:09.199 --> 00:05:16.400 it's pretty schmidt to put it mildly and speaking of schmidt the keyboard 00:05:14.960 --> 00:05:20.479 it's great that they were able to backlight the secondary functions i was 00:05:18.160 --> 00:05:26.400 really excited when i saw this at ces but the layout 00:05:22.160 --> 00:05:29.440 sucks and the switches are inconsistent 00:05:26.400 --> 00:05:31.440 so to start again the new boxy design 00:05:29.440 --> 00:05:35.680 means that people with larger hands will actually have their palms rest on the 00:05:33.280 --> 00:05:40.320 sharp edge of the laptop so we're not off to a great start here and while the 00:05:38.080 --> 00:05:45.919 switches i would say have above average stabilization and a nice tactile feel if 00:05:43.120 --> 00:05:52.720 a little bit mushy the tactile bump happens before the actual key actuation 00:05:49.600 --> 00:05:55.840 and the actuation force is noticeably 00:05:52.720 --> 00:05:58.080 different from one key to the next so i 00:05:55.840 --> 00:06:01.520 ended up having to kind of hulk mode type in order to make sure that every 00:05:59.759 --> 00:06:05.280 stroke got registered honestly though 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:11.759 i could live with all of that if it wasn't for the layout like 00:06:08.240 --> 00:06:14.080 who thought this shift key was okay 00:06:11.759 --> 00:06:20.319 i would actually like to speak to that individual and i will personally pay for 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:22.639 him or her to attend both a typing and a 00:06:20.319 --> 00:06:26.880 grammar workshop so that he or she can become more familiar with the home row 00:06:24.800 --> 00:06:30.720 method of typing and the importance of proper capitalization 00:06:28.880 --> 00:06:35.280 like i've gotten used to weird layouts before and i'll probably do it again but 00:06:33.280 --> 00:06:40.960 this one is just it's worse in ways that are 00:06:37.759 --> 00:06:42.960 just unnecessary like if they had just 00:06:40.960 --> 00:06:48.319 kept the key layout this keyboard might have still gotten an 00:06:45.039 --> 00:06:50.479 a minus or a b plus but as it is i think 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:54.800 we're in c-plus territory but let's bring it back for a moment because you 00:06:52.319 --> 00:06:58.479 know what gets a solid a-plus this trackpad 00:06:56.479 --> 00:07:03.120 every other Windows notebook maker should be paying close attention right 00:07:00.319 --> 00:07:07.360 now and taking note of how razer used all of the available vertical space to 00:07:05.520 --> 00:07:11.759 enlarge their touch pad it really does make a big difference and it's awesome 00:07:10.000 --> 00:07:16.240 another area where razer has beaten out most of the competition is upgradability 00:07:14.319 --> 00:07:20.880 removing the stealth's bottom gives you easy access to the solid 54 watt hour 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:25.599 battery which should be able to keep you going for a full work day assuming 00:07:22.880 --> 00:07:31.039 you're not gaming or video editing haha and you can upgrade the m.2 drive as 00:07:28.160 --> 00:07:34.639 well and i mean okay the RAM is still soldered but 00:07:33.120 --> 00:07:39.360 that really does say more about the state of the industry as a whole than it 00:07:36.319 --> 00:07:40.880 does about sort of razer because 00:07:39.360 --> 00:07:44.639 i'm finding myself saying at least they didn't glue the whole thing together 00:07:43.039 --> 00:07:48.160 microsoft bottom line though is this 00:07:46.400 --> 00:07:52.800 i've actually been pretty hard on the stealth for this entire review and some 00:07:50.639 --> 00:07:57.280 people at razer might even use the word unfair but there is a reason for it 00:07:55.919 --> 00:08:02.240 the price if you're making the most expensive 00:07:59.919 --> 00:08:07.199 Windows ultrabook you also need to be making the best 00:08:04.639 --> 00:08:10.000 Windows ultrabook which means that we're going to go a little 00:08:08.400 --> 00:08:15.280 harder on it doesn't it so the base price for this thing without 00:08:12.240 --> 00:08:17.039 the GPU is 1400 00:08:15.280 --> 00:08:22.560 and for that kind of money you could buy an xps 13 or a surface laptop too you 00:08:20.560 --> 00:08:28.560 get the same performance along with better keyboards and screens in either 00:08:25.199 --> 00:08:30.400 case then if you do throw the GPU in 00:08:28.560 --> 00:08:35.039 here which i guess is razer's kind of main differentiating point you are up to 00:08:32.719 --> 00:08:39.919 sixteen hundred dollars now for that money you can buy a surface laptop too 00:08:37.680 --> 00:08:44.880 and a nintendo switch since then you can get a better notebook experience and a 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:48.640 better casual gaming experience or you could even get a 13-inch macbook pro 00:08:46.880 --> 00:08:53.279 since somehow that's starting to look like a reasonably priced option now and 00:08:50.959 --> 00:08:58.320 then if you upgrade to the 4k touch display which is when this thing does 00:08:55.440 --> 00:09:04.880 finally become a very competent notebook no touch on the lower end ones come on 00:09:01.600 --> 00:09:06.640 it's up to 1900 us dollars 00:09:04.880 --> 00:09:12.560 at that price you could get a surface book to 13-inch with the much better gtx 00:09:10.080 --> 00:09:16.640 1050 ti or like basically any other perfectly good 00:09:14.320 --> 00:09:20.880 notebook a nintendo switch and take your mom to a nice dinner or something 00:09:18.800 --> 00:09:25.839 it really does seem like a better way to spend your hard-earned dollars to me 00:09:22.959 --> 00:09:31.360 since for my part even not having paid for either of these it's pretty clear to 00:09:28.560 --> 00:09:34.800 me which one is going back in my backpack 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