Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model (RTX 2070 Max-Q, FHD) Laptop Review

[vekspec]

@Fruper:

That is actually a great question about the glowing green logo on the outer lid. The ability to turn it on and off would be useful in professional settings. Unfortunately, there is no switch to deactivate the light even in the BIOS. Opting for the Mercury White color option would circumvent this issue.

Mercury White is a "limited edition" color and it is not available on all SKUs. Only the RTX 2060 SKU is available in Mercury White for now as Razer has not announced any plans as of this writing to expand the color.

There are no differences between the RTX 2060 and RTX 2070 Max-Q SKUs other than GPU performance. The RTX 2060 is slower than the RTX 2070 Max-Q by about 13 percent in 3DMark Fire Strike.

@gm89uk:

The performance delta between the GTX 1070 Max-Q and RTX 2070 Max-Q increases at higher resolutions when the processing load becomes more GPU bound. When running the Time Spy benchmark at 2k resolution, for example, the RTX 2070 Max-Q is able to outperform the GTX 1070 Max-Q by about 45 percent. This isn't very helpful for SKUs with the 1080p panel, but it's important nonetheless for users who want to output to higher resolution monitors.

@Dalingrin:

We took your suggestion and reran the CineBench loop test on the Razer "Creator" Performance mode that supposedly increases CPU performance. Multi-Thread score settles at 960 points compared to 925 points on our original loop test.

Is there an actual test between the Razer Blade 15 2060 and the Blade 2070 MaxQ? I'm curious to see the performance difference. Because the 2060 is not a MaxQ but the 2070 is! Is there really a 13% difference?
How much better is the 2060 (Laptop) compared to the 2060 MaxQ?
Thanks!

Firstly, officially there is no 2060 max Q, notebookcheck's page is based on speculation and rumors as they have noted in their "beware" line.

I have the Mercury White 2060 edition and I don't regret it. From some of the other sites I've read, the 2060 version is the better value compared to the max q.

[Oliver Rodwell]

Just bought the 2060 model - the GPU/CPU temps are fine but the laptop itself is toasty to touch - the article reads 49 but it was burning my finger to touch, is that what 49 feels like?

[S.Yu]

Just bought the 2060 model - the GPU/CPU temps are fine but the laptop itself is toasty to touch - the article reads 49 but it was burning my finger to touch, is that what 49 feels like?

Probably. For example shower water rarely exceeds 40°C, hot springs are also generally maintained at 39°C, some go as high as 45 but the one I experienced felt "burning" and it took almost half an hour before I could get used to the temperature and dip my entire body in. Personally I'd go for the 2070MQ because lower temperature may mean better longevity and stability.

[Richard]

Hi,
your comment about the April 7, 2019 update concerning the secondary markings of the layout that are now full backlit is partially correct.
I contacted Razer and that's what they told me :

THIS HAS BEEN FIXED FOR THE US LAYOUT ONLY, NOT FOR ALL THE OTHER LAYOUTS AS FOR EXAMPLE THE EUROPEAN AZERTY LAYOUT.

So, as I live in France, the problem has not been fixed which is a problem for a 3000€ laptop(!).

Thank you for your reviews that are always very good.