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    July 2, 2017
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Arctis 3 challenges everything you know about gaming headsets with completely overhauled audio, a new mic design with unmatched clarity, and improved comfort with materials inspired by athletic clothing. This gaming headset brings pure performance and style, featuring SteelSeries 7.1 Surround Sound.
 
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Great Quality and Sound
on July 9, 2017
Posted by: Noodle
The headset is super comfortable both on head and on ears and I can wear it for hours on end. Which is unusual since I wear glasses and usually after an hour or two it starts to hurt and I have to take headphones off.
My Best Buy number: 0578784203
Mobile Submission: False
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Work and play in the office or on the road with this Razer Blade gaming laptop. This notebook has an advanced 14-inch UHD-capable display and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card, which work together to produce a stellar visual experience. Its 2.8GHz quad-core processor and 16GB of RAM make this Razer Blade gaming laptop genuinely powerful desktop replacement.
 
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Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Gaming Windows Equivalent to a MacBook.
on July 9, 2017
Posted by: Noodle
I originally purchased the 256gb model but it was not enough storage so I exchanged it for this one. With that being said both models have been the exact same from fan noise to quality.
I read a lot of reviews online and watched a lot of videos before making this purchase.
My main concern was the fan noise prior to purchasing. I am delighted to announce that for the most part, I do not have issues with the fan, it is steadily on while playing games at high/ultra setting and it will sometimes rev up (really loud mind you) but usually only for 10-20 seconds and then goes back to a steady speed. I have had no issues with the fan noise while doing anything outside of games.
With that being said, however, I am not the heaviest of gamers. I play WoW, ES, CS, TellTale games, and a few others. I didn't get to test it on anything too demanding like the Witcher. I can say that if you put WoW on medium settings the fan won't even kick on and it doesn't kick on at all playing CS or Telltale games.
If I could give this a 4.5-star rating I would but unfortunately, you can only do whole star reviews, the reasons being listed below.
Pros:
Portability/Size/Build quality
Processor speed/GPU
Display/Customizable backlighting on keys
Razer Synapse (much better than Alienware command center)
Laptop stays cool
Speakers (for how little the laptop is the sound quality is very good)
Having 3 USB ports
The touchpad feels similar to MacBook.
Cons:
Fan noise (can be a bit loud like mentioned above)
Fingerprint and smudges show up very easily on the lid.
Only 60hz refresh rate on screen.
Price is a bit high in comparison to other laptops in the same size range (with that being said I also find it interesting that Alienware offers their "graphics amplifier" for a fraction of razers "core" and this is something that I would potentially be interested in if the price comes down but that is neither here nor there)
The function keys and the punctuations/symbols do not light up so you have to remember where each thing is.
The bezel is a bit big could almost fit a 15inch screen if you eliminated the bezel.
A few recommendations from personal experience thus far and from many hours reading/watching reviews.
Purchase the protection plan through Best Buy. Many, many, people have said that the Razer support is hit or miss and most of the time is a huge miss.
Purchase a skin or something equivalent for the lid. As I mentioned the lid shows finger prints and smudges super easy. Also if you ding the machine it is very noticeable since it is a matte black.
I purchased a laptop fan to help with the cooling of the machine and to keep the fans from getting out of control.
If you're looking for something to be very portable while also being a beast at running games this is the machine you're looking for.
To me, this machine is the gaming windows equivalent to a Macbook.
My Best Buy number: 0578784203
Mobile Submission: False
I would recommend this to a friend!
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See more of the action with this Full HD ASUS gaming monitor. Dual HDMI ports let you connect a computer and another device without switching cords, and the quick 1 ms video response time lets you play action games in real time without lag. This ASUS gaming monitor comes with a stand for use on any flat surface.
 
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Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Awesome Monitor, Great Price.
on July 7, 2017
Posted by: Noodle
I Purchased this monitor open box the other day when it was on sale.
I have it hooked up to my 14-inch Razer Blade and the picture is pretty awesome. The only customization I really did was turn the brightness down as it was hurting my eyes.
The built in speakers are a nice addition and aren't that bad but I do have external speakers (Logitech) hooked up instead. However there are no volume controls on the monitor itself, at least I haven't been able to figure it out. So if you are going to hook up something other then a computer to this and you aren't using a headset I would purchase speakers so you can turn the volume up and down easier.
My Best Buy number: 0578784203
Mobile Submission: False
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Run demanding programs on the go with this Razer Blade gaming laptop, which makes a viable desktop replacement. Equipped with a powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card and a 14-inch UHD-capable display, this machine delivers an immersive visual experience. Store files on the Razer Blade gaming laptop's solid-state hard drive and take your work with you.
 
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Customer Rating
4 out of 5
4
Gaming Windows Equivalent to a MacBook.
on July 2, 2017
Posted by: Noodle
I read a lot of reviews online and watched a lot of videos before making this purchase.
My main concern was the fan noise prior to purchasing. I am delighted to announce that for the most part, I do not have issues with the fan, it is steadily on while playing games at high/ultra setting and it will sometimes rev up (really loud mind you) but usually only for 10-20 seconds and then goes back to a steady speed. I have had no issues with the fan noise while doing anything outside of games.
With that being said, however, I am not the heaviest of gamers. I play WoW, ES, CS, TellTale games, and a few others. I didn't get to test it on anything too demanding like the Witcher. I can say that if you put WoW on medium settings the fan won't even kick on and it doesn't kick on at all playing CS or Telltale games.
If I could give this a 4.5-star rating I would but unfortunately, there are minor issues that are holding it back from a full 5 stars. See below.
Pros:
Portability/Size/Build quality
Processor speed/GPU
Display/Customizable backlighting on keys
Razer Synapse (much better than Alienware command center)
Laptop stays cool
Speakers (for how little the laptop is the sound quality is very good)
Having 3 USB ports
The touchpad feels similar to MacBook.
Cons:
Fan noise (can be a bit loud like mentioned above)
Fingerprint and smudges show up very easily on the lid.
Only 60hz refresh rate on screen.
Price is a bit high in comparison to other laptops in the same size range (with that being said I also find it interesting that Alienware offers their "graphics amplifier" for a fraction of razers "core" and this is something that I would potentially be interested in if the price comes down but that is neither here nor there)
The function keys and the punctuations/symbols do not light up so you have to remember where each thing is.
The bezel is a bit big could almost fit a 15inch screen if you eliminated the bezel.
A few recommendations from personal experience thus far and from many hours reading/watching reviews.
Purchase the protection plan through Best Buy. Many, many, people have said that the Razer support is hit or miss and most of the time is a huge miss.
Purchase a skin or something equivalent for the lid. As I mentioned the lid shows finger prints and smudges super easy. Also if you ding the machine it is very noticeable since it is a matte black.
I purchased a laptop fan to help with the cooling of the machine and to keep the fans from getting out of control.
If you're looking for something to be very portable while also being a beast at running games this is the machine you're looking for.
To me, this machine is the gaming windows equivalent to a Macbook.
My Best Buy number: 0578784203
Mobile Submission: False
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Noodle's Review Comments
 
Run demanding programs on the go with this Razer Blade gaming laptop, which makes a viable desktop replacement. Equipped with a powerful NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card and a 14-inch UHD-capable display, this machine delivers an immersive visual experience. Store files on the Razer Blade gaming laptop's solid-state hard drive and take your work with you.
 
Overall4 out of 54 out of 5
Gaming Windows Equivalent to a MacBook.
By Noodle
I read a lot of reviews online and watched a lot of videos before making this purchase.
My main concern was the fan noise prior to purchasing. I am delighted to announce that for the most part, I do not have issues with the fan, it is steadily on while playing games at high/ultra setting and it will sometimes rev up (really loud mind you) but usually only for 10-20 seconds and then goes back to a steady speed. I have had no issues with the fan noise while doing anything outside of games.
With that being said, however, I am not the heaviest of gamers. I play WoW, ES, CS, TellTale games, and a few others. I didn't get to test it on anything too demanding like the Witcher. I can say that if you put WoW on medium settings the fan won't even kick on and it doesn't kick on at all playing CS or Telltale games.
If I could give this a 4.5-star rating I would but unfortunately, there are minor issues that are holding it back from a full 5 stars. See below.
Pros:
Portability/Size/Build quality
Processor speed/GPU
Display/Customizable backlighting on keys
Razer Synapse (much better than Alienware command center)
Laptop stays cool
Speakers (for how little the laptop is the sound quality is very good)
Having 3 USB ports
The touchpad feels similar to MacBook.
Cons:
Fan noise (can be a bit loud like mentioned above)
Fingerprint and smudges show up very easily on the lid.
Only 60hz refresh rate on screen.
Price is a bit high in comparison to other laptops in the same size range (with that being said I also find it interesting that Alienware offers their "graphics amplifier" for a fraction of razers "core" and this is something that I would potentially be interested in if the price comes down but that is neither here nor there)
The function keys and the punctuations/symbols do not light up so you have to remember where each thing is.
The bezel is a bit big could almost fit a 15inch screen if you eliminated the bezel.
A few recommendations from personal experience thus far and from many hours reading/watching reviews.
Purchase the protection plan through Best Buy. Many, many, people have said that the Razer support is hit or miss and most of the time is a huge miss.
Purchase a skin or something equivalent for the lid. As I mentioned the lid shows finger prints and smudges super easy. Also if you ding the machine it is very noticeable since it is a matte black.
I purchased a laptop fan to help with the cooling of the machine and to keep the fans from getting out of control.
If you're looking for something to be very portable while also being a beast at running games this is the machine you're looking for.
To me, this machine is the gaming windows equivalent to a Macbook.
Customer Avatar
Noodle
Update
July 19, 2017
I ended up exchanging this model for the 512 and I had nothing but issues with the 512 model. I went through 3 512 models in 2 weeks. The first one after a week of having it the screen started to make a hissing sound, 2nd one came out of the box with dead pixels and backlight out on the top quarter of the screen, and the 3rd one blue screened and crashed on me 5 times in 10 minutes the 3rd day of owning it.
Again I had no issues with the 256 I just needed more storage.... went to the 512 and had nothing but issues. Exchanged for an MSI, hopefully, this has no issues.
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Work and play in the office or on the road with this Razer Blade gaming laptop. This notebook has an advanced 14-inch UHD-capable display and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics card, which work together to produce a stellar visual experience. Its 2.8GHz quad-core processor and 16GB of RAM make this Razer Blade gaming laptop genuinely powerful desktop replacement.
 
Overall5 out of 55 out of 5
Gaming Windows Equivalent to a MacBook.
By Noodle
I originally purchased the 256gb model but it was not enough storage so I exchanged it for this one. With that being said both models have been the exact same from fan noise to quality.
I read a lot of reviews online and watched a lot of videos before making this purchase.
My main concern was the fan noise prior to purchasing. I am delighted to announce that for the most part, I do not have issues with the fan, it is steadily on while playing games at high/ultra setting and it will sometimes rev up (really loud mind you) but usually only for 10-20 seconds and then goes back to a steady speed. I have had no issues with the fan noise while doing anything outside of games.
With that being said, however, I am not the heaviest of gamers. I play WoW, ES, CS, TellTale games, and a few others. I didn't get to test it on anything too demanding like the Witcher. I can say that if you put WoW on medium settings the fan won't even kick on and it doesn't kick on at all playing CS or Telltale games.
If I could give this a 4.5-star rating I would but unfortunately, you can only do whole star reviews, the reasons being listed below.
Pros:
Portability/Size/Build quality
Processor speed/GPU
Display/Customizable backlighting on keys
Razer Synapse (much better than Alienware command center)
Laptop stays cool
Speakers (for how little the laptop is the sound quality is very good)
Having 3 USB ports
The touchpad feels similar to MacBook.
Cons:
Fan noise (can be a bit loud like mentioned above)
Fingerprint and smudges show up very easily on the lid.
Only 60hz refresh rate on screen.
Price is a bit high in comparison to other laptops in the same size range (with that being said I also find it interesting that Alienware offers their "graphics amplifier" for a fraction of razers "core" and this is something that I would potentially be interested in if the price comes down but that is neither here nor there)
The function keys and the punctuations/symbols do not light up so you have to remember where each thing is.
The bezel is a bit big could almost fit a 15inch screen if you eliminated the bezel.
A few recommendations from personal experience thus far and from many hours reading/watching reviews.
Purchase the protection plan through Best Buy. Many, many, people have said that the Razer support is hit or miss and most of the time is a huge miss.
Purchase a skin or something equivalent for the lid. As I mentioned the lid shows finger prints and smudges super easy. Also if you ding the machine it is very noticeable since it is a matte black.
I purchased a laptop fan to help with the cooling of the machine and to keep the fans from getting out of control.
If you're looking for something to be very portable while also being a beast at running games this is the machine you're looking for.
To me, this machine is the gaming windows equivalent to a Macbook.
Customer Avatar
Noodle
UPDATE
July 19, 2017
Laptop was great for a week and then it started making a hissing sound from the screen. Exchanged it and the next one came out of the box with dead pixels and backlight. Talked to the sales associate about my issues and decided to try a third one. Out of the box it worked fine but 3 days it blue screened 5 times in 10 minutes. This laptop was nothing but a headache and I wish I knew how to retract reviews because it would go down to a 1 star rating. I ended up exchanging it for an MSI and hopefully this one is as good as the sales associate says it is.
BUYER BEWARE the units that work 100% are a dime a dozen!
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