The RAZER Blade 15 (2018) 4K (UHD)

Late reply... Razer moved onto the 2019 models now, and I think the 4k will be oled. Not sure isI want an oled laptop.

I have an oled TV. They're amazing. But not sure I'm confident about static tool bars and stuff.

crypticc
I find it amazing that they're still not shipping 4k in Amazon and even on the razer store they're not regularly in stock.

What do you think is the limitation - screen, cpu, gpu stock issues?

Cheers

I'm pretty sure it's the 4k screen holding it back - though intel are having a cpu shortage at the moment so are probably prioritising Dell etc.

Mostly though I would guess at manufacturing. Razer had to guess how many 144hz screens and how many 4k ones would need to be built and my guess is they thought "gamers" would go for the 144hz every time.

Forgetting that most gamers buying Razer laptops probably plan to use an external monitor most of the time, so 4k gives better options when "just using it like a laptop" - and with 4k scaling 1080p perfectly gaming on the screen is fine.

So with such low volumes, Razer is only giving a few at a time to Amazon so they still haven't fulfilled their back orders so can't open the stock page (all other 3rd party sites seem to be the same).

Some people may not be as obsessive as us, checking all the different sites and knowing they are available.

luxhibernia
My 4k laptop was fulfilled by Amazon last week. It took 5 months but I have to admit I am very pleased with it now.

Great to hear. I kinda wish I'd managed it due to the extended protection option but had enough after 3 months!

Enjoy, it is a thing of beauty - and the best of the laptops I've used

luxhibernia
United Kingdom is the only country available in the drop-down. the 4k model is not available to EU members.

Can you not buy it from the UK site?
I noticed the EU one only has Norwegian keyboards (possibly as the only option)

luxhibernia
Thanks for all that. I see the 4k Razer is in stock on their site at the moment, but they'll only ship it within the UK, not Ireland.

Sorry to hear that. I did see some counties in Ireland in the dropdown.

Do they not have your address, or do they turn you down once you actually order?

luxhibernia
My preorder has been sitting there at amazon uk since the 17th of June. There have been no stock notifications from the Razer store.

Support say 'please be informed that the Razer Blade 15- 4K is currently out of of stock and there is no estimated date when the product will be back in stock.'

Anybody got any insights?

So Amazon UK have delivered at least one (to crypticc above) - but denied ever having one in for me.
I gave up a few weeks ago and ordered one from the Razer store.

This is how I did it:
1) Kept my pre-order on Amazon just in case - figured I could cancel the second I got order confirmation
2) Realised the "Keep me informed" button just doesn't work
3) Every hour or so I tried to buy the 4k blade on the Razer store
4) Got lucky, ordered one and about an hour later it was back to "notify me"

So they are available, but they don't last long but do sell them in batches as the "on sale" period is around 1 hour, so as long as they are on sale, and I have no idea if they are giving any to places like Amazon or Scan.

I was monitoring all the sites every few hours, Razer has had them on sale since mid August (off and on)

The bottom line is:
You have to keep watching the Razor store like a hawk, and keep trying to order - they will be available every so often and the button will change to "add to cart"

Good luck (note this message won't self destruct though not through lack of me trying to make it happen )

My preorder has been sitting there at amazon uk since the 17th of June. There have been no stock notifications from the Razer store.

Support say 'please be informed that the Razer Blade 15- 4K is currently out of of stock and there is no estimated date when the product will be back in stock.'

Anybody got any insights?

BurntUmberdomeclassic862
Soooo at this point I’m assuming that razer won’t be releasing the 4K in Australia :frown_:

I had to constantly check the UK Razer store. If it says "notify me" they are available (as far as I know).

I was checking every few hours, and one moment I just got lucky. Although Amazon UK have shipped a some (despite telling me they haven't)

So you may be in luck

misterg36
Ok, I've got some Fortnite Battle Royal numbers for you:
The lower number is what it was at most of the time, and the higher number was what I saw some of the time.

• 4k - 35 fps
  
• 2k (1440p) - 65fps - 75fps
  
• 1k (1080p) - 90fps - 150fps
  

All of them with ultra everything, but blur off (I can't stand blur) - so you could probably tone down stuff if you want it higher.

Also I think Battle Royal is more cpu and network intensive

If you ever want more, a razer core and 1080Ti gives you at least 80% of the full performance of that card so awesome if you want better desktop performance (and the core and core 2 act as a docking station and give ethernet)

Hey thanks for the reply, those FPS readings are much better than I expected tbh, so that’s a bonus, yeah blur and shadows are always off for me.

But yeah thanks dude

misterg36
I know. I even said that on the call. All they would say to me was "if it says it hasn't been released we have never had them - otherwise it would say out of stock"

I've seen them on the Razer site for the last 2 months - they pop up for sale for about 10 mins and then are out of stock again.

I just got off the call to Amazon, saw they had one in stock - ordered it and saw it go out of stock 2 mins later.

I think if they had just given me a real date I would have waited.

On a slightly different note I have to say I totally love it. If I stay off "gaming mode" the temperatures never get too high (something the other 6 laptops I sent back never managed).

I also saw 45fps in 4k with Destiny 2 (none gaming mode) - so am really happy you can choose full performance with heat, or usable performance with no heat issues.

And wow is it a beautiful laptop :)

Hi misterg , been a while, not sure why insider didn't notify me of the new comments made in this thread and I got occupied with work, so I've only just seen all the comments past our last 'why coding is better with 4k' talk. But that aside, I can completely understand the decision to order it from razer directly, this is now becoming a joke from amazon's side, I'm going to give them a serious phone call tomorrow morning, this will be like my 6th phone call about the release date since early august. I think it's crazy that the 4k has been in stock then out of stock on razer UK 2 times since early august now and amazon still haven't managed to satisfy all pre-order customers. Every one of those times I called, i'd get the same sort of reply ''on the system it shows up as not yet released, when it gets released you will be notifyed by email'' LOL. I might even ask directly for a manager. Bottom line is there's only so long I am willing to wait before buying it from amazon holds no benefit.That insurance covering accidental damage for 2 years is the main reason i haven't cancelled my order from them. What's the point of ''pre-ordering'' an item if you don't actually have it in your house sometime resonably close to when the manufacturer released it (early august for razer UK on the 4k model). That time window of being 'resonably close' has probably ran out for me at this stage, and theres only so much longer I'm willing to extend it for the sake of that 2 year accidental damage coverage (which I probably will never even use).

Digressing, Congrats on finally getting the 4k I know you've been waiting ages on it XD! 45 fps in 4k on destiny without gaming mode is fantastic, if it can run that good on 4k then I bet on 1080p or 1440p (settings I will use for gaming) it could easily get 60fps. By chance do you play fortnite? I was wondering if you could test out 1080p, 1440p and 4k on epic settings with shadows off and see what sort of fps you get? By the sounds of things this was definately worth the wait and the right choice over the 144hz for us 50/50 gamers/editors, the fps delivers and the additonal touch screen and 100% aRGB must make the media consumption pleasant to watch and amazing.

crypticc
Well done. A bit ridiculous the idea that Amazon think they never received any because I have one, and they sent it.
Glad you've had a positive experience so far.

Chris

I know. I even said that on the call. All they would say to me was "if it says it hasn't been released we have never had them - otherwise it would say out of stock"

I've seen them on the Razer site for the last 2 months - they pop up for sale for about 10 mins and then are out of stock again.

I just got off the call to Amazon, saw they had one in stock - ordered it and saw it go out of stock 2 mins later.

I think if they had just given me a real date I would have waited.

On a slightly different note I have to say I totally love it. If I stay off "gaming mode" the temperatures never get too high (something the other 6 laptops I sent back never managed).

I also saw 45fps in 4k with Destiny 2 (none gaming mode) - so am really happy you can choose full performance with heat, or usable performance with no heat issues.

And wow is it a beautiful laptop

ChiefNieth
Look, the Blade 15 has a major component manufactured in Japan. The flooding in Japan has caused no Blade 15's to be produced, which means a huge backorder of 15's. Either way, bitching on the forums won't make it appear in your country any faster. It's still out of stock here in the US. Everyone can't get one, even the people returning faulty ones for a new one. My best guess? 3rd week of August while backorders in the US are fulfilled, and RMA's are sent out. Happy you know, now?

PeachPuffpulsefocus099
This is specifically about the 4k version, which was slated to be released before that happened - so your point is moot. Bitching doesn't fix it, you're correct - what people ARE doing, as noted in others, is just buying elsewhere. Fan boy a little less, mmmkay? Your guess is as good as Razer's as far as when it will actually be up for SALE, as evidenced by two months of failed deadlines, is pretty useless.

but also seriously please give the house rules a look.

misterg36
Well I gave up waiting for Amazon UK in the end. I called them and they told me they never had any 4k models in stock (clearly not true) and had no eta

I ordered direct from Razer as I was watching their store and saw one for sale.. So it looks like it should be this week and fingers crossed their support is as good as it has been so far (As I've only had a good experience with them)

The sensible part of me says I should have waited for Amazon, but my heart went with Razer direct :)

Don’t wait Amazon restocking on popular/limited items they’re super slow, last week I got delivery confirmation on Evga gpu...that I ordered last December, forgot canceling that;)