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Joikansai
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That might be something to consider too. My blade 14 was a joy to type on. I had it for my final semester in college and I did all my homework assignments by typing. And I got very quick and used to it. So it is the gold standard for keyboards currently. But, right now I'm still waiting on my refund for my Blade Stealth. I emailed them early last week and they said it had arrived and I'd have my refund in 2-3 days. 5 days later I'm still waiting. Even when I ordered it I was having communication issues with them. So it's leaving a sour taste in my mouth. If I get another one I'll get it through the microsoft store. I do know that of you get a good laptop from razer that they do last. My 14 still works. Just haven't sold it or given it away yet.

I did have the new blade 15 for maybe three days back when it was first released. But I got terrible battery life. Maybe 2 hours. So I returned it quickly. Which is a shame because the build quality was very Mac like. Felt solid and the keyboard and track pad were awesome. So that's why I don't have one of those. Honestly I might be rooting for Dell to have an updated XPS 15 soon. Lol.
True true. Their mercury white one is stunning. Like I said mine didn't get good battery life though. I probably got a bad unit. But, again since I got a less than perfect Blade Stealth I just have bad luck with Razer lately. Fingers crossed my next one is a keeper. I'd rather not be returning and exchanging laptops more than I'm using them.

Didn’t remember how was my Blade 14 battery life for first week open box but I got also bad battery life out of box but not 2 hours, like 3 or 4, thought due windows update and optimization background (maybe it’s also a reason), but found that gpu switcher on my right bottom taskbar, near battery indicator, eat quite wattage, I got only 4 hours because discharges rates was around near 20wat, so closed that apps manually with battery saver mode and other setting like lowering things, it down to 10 watt that translates 6 hours plus on 80watt battery capacity, sometimes battery Mark even shows 9 hours. Yes I crossed also my fingers you got it back sooner with all issues addressed.
Droglez
So a quick update on my RBS19: It's on its way to Germany to get fixed. I had terrible issues with the discharging while plugged in and gaming. I had issues with coil whine, speakers and so on.

At this point I'm not even that frustrated about the coil whine. it was barely audible, but the fact that the GPU is staying at around 70% under load and delivering low FPS in games that are not that demanding, is not good enough!

And cpu usage hitting100%?
About speakers maybe by simple updating the driver? Coil whine that I saw somewhere it was similar with Blade 14 late 2016, it was addressed with firmaware update.
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Work faster. Game more. The new Razer Blade Stealth 13 is made to take you places: http://rzr.to/bladestealth



Hey Insiders!

The Razer Blade Stealth 13 has always excelled as the ultimate productivity ultraportable laptop. Now, it’s been completely redesigned with NVIDIA GeForce MX150 4GB graphics and the new Whisky Lake Intel Core i7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 4.6 GHz. With up to 4X improved graphics performance, you can run games like Overwatch and Fortnite at buttery smooth framerates. And with increased battery life of up to 13 hours, you can stay productive for even longer.

Featuring 60% thinner bezels and up to 4K resolution with 100% sRGB color space, the Razer Blade Stealth is made for visual clarity in content creation or entertainment. For gaming and productivity, a thin bezel Full HD Matte option is also available. No matter which model you pick, the Razer Blade Stealth displays are individually calibrated to ensure color accuracy out of the box.

For additional security and convenience, the Razer Blade Stealth also incorporates a IR web camera with Windows Hello. Packed into a compact unibody CNC aluminium frame and available in three new configuration models, you can pick the Razer Blade Stealth 13 that’s perfect for your lifestyle.

A near bezel-less display. Longer battery life. All-new superior gaming performance. Discover the new Razer Blade Stealth 13 now: http://rzr.to/bladestealth

I like this alot, I think it fits a nice piece of the market. My only issue is price and that the standard rig doesn't come with the graphics you know ppl want.

Jenjar
Nice to see this design coming to the blade stealth, and its also nice that it comes with a slight upgrade over the intel graphics now, bigger SSD's would be nice on the lower end model as a option though.

I just wish it came at a better price point, and that the standard model came with the graphics we want.
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I just wish it came at a better price point, and that the standard model came with the graphics we want.

What graphics do you want? MX150 is sweat spot for ultrabook size without worrying about the temperature. There’s 1050maxq ultrabook as well but you’ll loose other important feature in ultrabook, like TB3 port, longer battery life or windows Hallo from new stealth. About pricing, yes anyone want better price of course but if comparing to MacBook and xps 13 without proper gpu it’s maybe quite fair price.
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So I bought a 2019 stealth and when I use synapse the window is cut off. How do I fix it?
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Joikansai
What graphics do you want? MX150 is sweat spot for ultrabook size without worrying about the temperature. There’s 1050maxq ultrabook as well but you’ll loose other important feature in ultrabook, like TB3 port, longer battery life or windows Hallo from new stealth. About pricing, yes anyone want better price of course but if comparing to MacBook and xps 13 without proper gpu it’s maybe quite fair price.

The base model comes with Intel UHD Graphics 620 at 1,399. The sweet spot graphics doesnt come till you upgrade the model to 1,599. It would be sweet if the base had the MX150, but I understand trying to apply to a wide market base. It fits my needs super well though, I am hopefully going to be able to invest in one and a razer core soon.
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Just ordered my new Stealth from Amazon!
Will be my first Razor product, hopefully it will be ok as its my dream laptop :-)

One question I have, is will I be able to game with the same level of performance on battery as I would when its plugged in???

My last gaming laptop throttled down when unplugged, and I could never solve the issue.

Thanks for your help!
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Droglez
I was definetly not able to. But I have had quite a few issues with mine aswell, so you might be good to go.


Ahhh that's a bummer! Do you think yours was faulty and the reason why It didn't work?

Its almost a deal breaker for me if I cant.

I don't have easily accessible power sockets at work, and my plan with the RBS was to be able to play for an hour on my lunch break, before coming home to plug it into a Razer core for evening gaming on a 1080 Ti.
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Did anyone else buy the 13" sleeve for the 2019 Stealth? Mine doesn't fit.

Also, I've noticed WiFi drops and 50/50 performance on if the USB-C charger is actually charging.
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Has anyone run into an issue where it is plugged in but discharging when just sitting on the desktop? I have never seen this before but I was also messing with the new Razer miner thingy. It was stopped but it seems to still be discharging until i wiggled the usb c cable
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osirus35
Has anyone run into an issue where it is plugged in but discharging when just sitting on the desktop? I have never seen this before but I was also messing with the new Razer miner thingy. It was stopped but it seems to still be discharging until i wiggled the usb c cable


Yep, alot of reviews and users mention this problem :-(
Seems to be a fault with the USB ports. I have my stealth on order from Amazon, but if it arrives and has that problem then its going straight back 😞
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Yep, alot of reviews and users mention this problem :-(
Seems to be a fault with the USB ports. I have my stealth on order from Amazon, but if it arrives and has that problem then its going straight back :-(

I think web reviewer only notebookcheck and one normal user who posted it on YouTube also posted on my thread in notebookreview. It’s quite passiv recently maybe the issues are already addressed, early batch especially end of the year and in holiday season may come with some issues. Usually if problems continue, they will post here and there. Please keep update about yours, fingers crossed it’ll be great one:smile_:
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Asten__
Hi!!

osirus35
Has anyone run into an issue where it is plugged in but discharging when just sitting on the desktop? I have never seen this before but I was also messing with the new Razer miner thingy. It was stopped but it seems to still be discharging until i wiggled the usb c cable


I have an older Stealth - the Model from Nov/Dec 2017 - and I also have the issue - the usb-c port just does not always "connect" when I plug it in - i have to wiggle around until it makes "contact"...
See you, Asten
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Joikansai
I think web reviewer only notebookcheck and one normal user who posted it on YouTube also posted on my thread in notebookreview, I think it’s quite passiv recently maybe the issues are already addressed, usually if there’s any they will post there or here. Please keep update about yours, fingers crossed it’ll be great one:smile_:


Thanks! I hope so :-)
Unfortunately Amazon co.uk have lost it, courier said it was delivered on Thursday evening, but it wasn't lol
So fingers crossed I get it Monday. Already got a V2 Core waiting for it lol
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Joikansai
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Asten__
Hi!!



I have an older Stealth - the Model from Nov/Dec 2017 - and I also have the issue - the usb-c port just does not always "connect" when I plug it in - i have to wiggle around until it makes "contact"...

Hi @Asten__ , idk if this helps idk if usb c manufacturer standardization changes recently, just bought IPad Pro 11, and its port is quite tight if I connect some usb c cables, not all though, and it may be a potential issue in long run. Well time will answer that, but I’ve 3 years guarantee on that expensive overpowered tablet, so once it has issues like you had, it’ll directly go to Apple. So I’ll recommend you as well sending it for repair. Btw my stealth V2 late 2016 usb c is still same as day one, i believe it’s thousands time unplug and plugged mainly on with Razer Core, ac Adapter, powerbank and sd card Reader usb dongle ala MacBook.
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Diraan
I'm looking at picking one of these up in the next few days to replace my Blade 14. I hardly ever game on the go and my work is comprised mostly of word processing, so battery life is more important to me than power. My Blade 14 is decent for intense workloads on-the-go, but it routinely lasts between 2 and 3 hours.

Right now I am looking at the baseline model of the Stealth (256gb/8gb/integrated) versus the next model up (256gb/16gb/mx150). I'd rather stick with the laptop that will deliver the most battery life, which is the former, but I don't want to hamstring myself with 8gb of ram. Money isn't really a factor here, so the price difference is not a concern.

Is there anyone with experience that can comment on the realistic battery life/performance differences between these two models?

I can't tell you the battery life on the base model, but I did have the mx150 with 1080p screen model. Doing light tasks I was getting 7-8 hours of use. Pretty solid. Plus being it's usb-c charged you could quickly top it off if you have the chance throughout the day.
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Does anyone have the base model and could tell me the average battery life?

Plus does the base model discharge when using it while charging, like the mx150 version?
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autoKenyanCopperbuzz155
So I have correct the speaker crackle issue, I changed the driver to R2.73, it seems to be an issue with the most upto date driver.

R2.73 is an old driver but seems to work.

In regards to the battery drain, I updated the battery management driver and this seemed to help a bit


Would you mind sharing how you did the battery drain driver update and as for the R2.73 Driver, that driver is from 2013, are you sure it will work for this? I love the blade stealth but the crackling speakers are driving me INSANE! This is my second blade stealth as the first one had some dead pixels on it (also had the speaker issue) it almost sounds like faint pop rocks although on this new model it is less than the previous one but still prevalent.
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autoKenyanCopperbuzz155
So I have correct the speaker crackle issue, I changed the driver to R2.73, it seems to be an issue with the most upto date driver.

R2.73 is an old driver but seems to work.

In regards to the battery drain, I updated the battery management driver and this seemed to help a bit

Can you tell how you did the battery update?

Kind regards.
Diraan
This might be a more general Razer-esque question but:

How can I disable the game scanner service and razer central service without disabling synapse? It's really a pet peeve of mine to have processes eating up resources unnecessarily - especially those that I will never use.
Diraan
autoKenyanCopperbuzz155
So I have correct the speaker crackle issue, I changed the driver to R2.73, it seems to be an issue with the most upto date driver.

R2.73 is an old driver but seems to work.

In regards to the battery drain, I updated the battery management driver and this seemed to help a bit


Like the others above, I'm curious to know how you did this. I'm on my third razer blade stealth and, it I can't fix this, I will be refunding my purchase and looking elsewhere.
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