hey @sebmck which razer machine do you have and would you recommend it? kinda looking for a light gaming machine and never want to pay for mac hardware ever again
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I have 2 Razer laptops actually! I primarily run Linux on them. I have a personal Razer Blade Pro 17" 4K. It's basically a glorified desktop and I don't recommend it. 17" screen is impractical, even though it performs like a beast.
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The 4K model also comes with this faux-mechnical keyboard which takes some getting used to but is pretty janky. I hear the regular model uses Razer's standard membrane laptop keyboard though which is a lot better.
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The second is a regular Razer Blade 15" and is what I'd recommend to anyone wanting a Razer laptop. It has "decent" battery life ~4-5ish hours under Linux which historically has pretty bad laptop battery perf. It's a really nice form factor and decently powered.
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I don't like two things about it though. The metal they use on the chassis gets finger prints and smudges on it super easily and it looks disgusting. I got a skin from http://dbrand.com though and it looks great.
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The other thing I don't like is that it uses a propeitary charger (USB-C doesn't draw enoguh watts) which is a bummer, both laptops use it.
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Overall I regret the 17" purchase, I expect them to probably discontinue it since I hear they don't shift a very big volume. I would go with the 15" if I had to get another. I only have 2 because the 17" is my personal and 15" is for work.
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I haven't used any laptop other than a Macbook in like ~4 years so I can't offer a good comparison to others.
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