This is the Razer Blade 15 Advanced Gaming Laptop 2020 RZ09-03304E42-R3U1 edition review.
Do you want to have a classy looking and durable gaming laptop that stands out from the other competitions in its category? Or are you looking for a “gaming” laptop that you can bring to an office meeting without having the impression that you are actually bringing a gaming notebook? If you want to have a gaming notebook in an “Ultrabook” form factor, then you need to check this RZ09-03304E42-R3U1 model.
This the Razer Blade 15 Advanced is not just another gaming laptop. We all will find it out why.
Design of 2020 Razer Blade 15 Advanced
For full specs, see the official web page.
At a glance, the design is very simple and rectangular. The black matte cover looks very nice and classy without too much gaming attributes included.
The body, despite being composed of durable CNC Aluminum, it is actually very slim for a 15-inch gaming notebook. It is also very lightweight, only 4.73 lbs or 2.14 kg! This is amazing, considering it is a gaming laptop with a horsepower component inside. It weighs only 0.31kg more than a MacBook Pro 15 inch!
The fact that you can open the lid of a gaming device with one hand is also remarkable.
On the lid of the notebook, you will see the three green snakes logo. This LED can glow in the dark if you want it to, but of course, you can also disable it.
✅ How to turn off the Razer logo?
Open the Synapse app, then set the Logo lighting to be “off”.
CNC Aluminum Unibody
The selling point of Razer laptops is the CNC Aluminum unibody. This strong material protects your screen and makes the frame of the device becomes sturdy. Overall, this will make your device a long-lasting one.
This feature alone makes this gaming notebook looks more premium than its competitors. It is not a plastic laptop.
There are also green accents on the unit, the logo’s lighting, and the USB ports. To help to release the heat, there are also two rubber feet underneath the unit.
The design and build quality of this 2020 Razer Blade 15 Advanced gaming notebook is literally 18 out of 10, extremely good!
Per-Key RGB Keyboard
Razer’s RGB keyboard is something that Razer has been known for, it’s phenomenal.
The keys have nice size and spacing, including the shift key. Furthermore, the keyboard is also a per-key RGB one, meaning you can control each key’s lighting effect individually by using its included Chroma software.
For me personally, a backlit keyboard is not a very important feature on a laptop. But the keyboard lighting on this RZ09-03304E42-R3U1 is second to none, Razer’s RGB is one of the best laptop keyboard lightings on the market.
It’s also obvious that they engineered this the Razer Blade 15 Advanced laptop for both gaming and professional use.
Other than the nice comfortable keyboard it also includes a really premium glass trackpad. It’s wide, smooth, supports Windows precision, basically comparable to MacBook Pro’s trackpad.
In other words, the best trackpad on a Windows laptop you will likely ever see and experience at the moment.
300Hz 15.6″ FHD Screen
The RZ09-03304E42-R3U1 model packs the 15.6″ 300Hz Full-HD non-touchscreen display with a super thin 4.9mm bezel frame on 3 sides, 100% sRGB, and is a factory-calibrated IPS panel.
Having a 300Hz screen is, of course, best to gamers. The animation of your games will be smoother, and the reaction time will be faster.
Below, you will see how smooth the movement of your visual graphics is, using a laptop screen that has a better screen’s refresh rate (focus on the mouse movement).
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To save battery life, you can also set the screen refresh rate to be lower than 300Hz with the Synapse app whenever needed.
A built-in IR 720p webcam
You will locate the 720p HD webcam above the screen in this the Razer Blade 15 Advanced model. Together with Windows 10’s software, Windows Hello, this laptop IR webcam, enables you to get into your computer in seconds.
This feature is not always included in a notebook’s webcam, not even in the base version of the 2020 Razer blade.
Performance
Specs-wise, the 10th gen i7 CPU and NVIDIA RTX 2070S Max-Q are essentially top of the line new specification at the moment which is identical to high-end desktop specs.
The processor is the new 8-Cores/16-Threads Intel Core i7-10875H.
Par with the default 16GB of dual-channel DDR4-2933MHz RAM and spacious 512GB SSD storage makes this Razer Blade 15 Advanced notebook without a doubt to be capable to play any modern games with ultra-high settings.
Other than gaming, this laptop is also constructed for content creators and other professional works as it has a creator-oriented performance mode inside the Synapse app (Creator mode).
2020 Razer Blade 15 Advanced Graphics
Yes, this machine packs the new high-end “desktop” level Graphics card which is the RTX 2070S Max-Q.
It supports Ray-Tracing, and has 8GB of Video RAM rather than 6GB, meaning this GPU is a future-proof one.
Vapor Chamber Cooling System
When it comes to the cooling system, Razer does it better than its competitors. With this thin 2020 Razer 15 advanced model, you’ll have the Vapor Chamber cooling system inside the device.
Despite being thin, this RZ09-03304E42-R3U1 manages to include its innovative custom vapor chamber that has 44 blade fans to dissipate the heat in a very efficient and lowest-noise way.
RZ09-03304E42-R3U1 Alternative?
Yes, there is a good alternative to this notebook. And that is this MSI GL65 notebook (The Leopard 10SFK-062 edition). Let’s compare their main specs;
| RZ09-03304E42-R3U1 2020 Razer Blade 15 Advanced | MSI GL65 Leopard 10SFK-062 | |
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| Material | CNC Aluminum | Plastic |
| Display | 15.6″ 300Hz, 16:9, 1920×1080 Full-HD IPS | 15.6″ 144Hz, 16:9, 1920×1080 Full-HD IPS-Level screen |
| CPU | 2.3GHz Intel Core i7-10875H (turbo boost 5.1GHz) | 2.6GHz Intel Core i7-10750H (turbo boost 5.0GHz) |
| RAM | 16GB (2x8GB) | 16GB (2x8GB) |
| Graphics Card | RTX 2070 Super Max-Q | RTX 2070 |
| Storage | 512GB | 512GB |
| Pros & Cons | VIEW | VIEW |
When we publish this review, the price difference is quite significant, but so are the material, and the specification. By knowing what you need and whatnot, I hope you will know which one you will want to get.
Is the Razer Blade 15 Advanced worth it?
If budget is not an issue for you, it sure is, bar none.
It’s is the best Windows 10 laptop out there. No additional bloatware installed, looks simple and elegant yet a powerhouse to play, awesome quality build and material, a top-notch product.
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So if you want a gaming notebook that can be more than a gaming laptop, and that has “Apple” style and quality while having high-end specs to game, get this 2020 Razer Blade 15 Advanced, get yours while available.
