Razer Blade 16 (RTX 4090) review: It's a tale of complex love.
An uber-powerful gaming laptop is not a value proposition, but I still don't want to feel like someone's taking the piss.
But the overall performance, either when gaming or doing something more serious with your $4,000+ toy, is truly impressive. Sadly that price tag overshadows the serious generational performance leap on offer here. But then there's the noise. If you want to hit the benchmark figures posted above you need to run the Blade 16 in a custom balls-to-the-wall power mode, which really spins up those fans. Even if you're just browsing the desktop. Honestly, I don't think I'd ever put it in that mode again while gaming, I just felt a bit embarrassed for it considering the noise it was making.
There's a simple key combo to switch between the power modes, and it is instant, which allays some of my concerns about whether I could really use this laptop on a day-to-day basis. Balanced for gaming and silent for everything else, and stay the hell away from monster mode for the sake of your ears and sanity. My bank account is empty and my kids are asking why daddy's dancing for pennies behind the Roman Baths.
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