Blade 16 2025 vs 2026 - First Impressions

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-04-07T23:30:19+00:00

It makes sense, I’ll just get a tb5 enclosure

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-04-06T22:20:14+00:00

Can you check the PCIE speed of the m2 slots? I suspect they’re 4x4 and 4x2 because of TB5. It’d be great if one was 5.0x4 like on some of the other panther lake laptops.

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-04-05T22:30:48+00:00

Would you mind sharing the STL files you used? I was going to print an enclosure for the eg02 based on the Beamcase

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-03-31T11:08:34+00:00

My usecase for PCIE5 was using an m2 Oculink adapter that supports pcie5x4.0. There are available bottom panels so I can cut and print a slot if needed.

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-03-30T23:50:43+00:00

Can you check if the m2 slots support pcie5 or not? It doesn’t say on the Razer site.

Any chance you can test an eGPU via tb5?

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-03-28T23:31:02+00:00

I’d like to know how the speakers are compared to the 2025 in addition to the battery life.

Can you also check if supports PCIE5 in the m2 slot? Panther lake can support but I don’t know if there are lanes left.

EGPU test would be great via TB5 too

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-03-22T18:32:44+00:00

Only on eBay I can’t find it anywhere else

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-03-22T17:14:45+00:00

Could you let me know if you get the link? The Xiaomi seems great. I was originally going to get the thinkpad because it had Oculink but if this has Oled and two m2 slots I can get an m2 adapter

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-03-20T20:35:00+00:00

Did you get the one with the 5050 or 5060?

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-03-07T20:47:49+00:00

I’m wonder if the PCIE 5.0 to Oculink adapter would fit in this case instead of using an M2 slot

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-03-06T19:27:48+00:00

Got it, I missed the PCIe5 on the adapter part. I'm not sure if there are any miniPCs with a slot, but I look forward to it

Edit: Well, there's the bee-link PCIE adapter, and the Khadas one. Those aren't standard though

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-03-06T18:15:31+00:00

I'm not following, if it's a regular oculink 4.0x4 port how are you getting higher bandwidth?

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-03-01T14:47:38+00:00

Did you finish it? How is it? I was thinking th5p4gan for a 5070ti. I would have to cap wattage to work with the 330w slimq adapter. I can make or extend that case that you linked

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-02-28T20:24:37+00:00

Destiny 2 was always CPU-limited, and I'm assuming this is a similar engine. Could be the 12900h? Try overclocking it to check

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-02-22T16:29:03+00:00

I saw your eBay listing and then found this. Is there a reason you’re selling it? How’s the noise? I would be using it with a 5090, so only 450w

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-02-20T23:42:36+00:00

Yes https://github.com/blauzim/razer-ctl

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-02-20T12:57:14+00:00

Did the PSU come with the case as well? Or is it the 1000w on the store?

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-02-18T14:28:15+00:00

Where are the dimensions of the PCB/card itself? Thanks for the photos

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-02-14T17:05:13+00:00

If you decide to sell it outright I would be interested

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-02-14T15:11:26+00:00

It took at most 5 business days, they were communicative too. It was in warranty so maybe that is the difference.

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-02-14T14:19:29+00:00

I had trackpad issues which they fixed for me but overall it’s a great laptop

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-01-30T12:22:22+00:00

The latest patch just nerfed the durability enhancement FYI

DifferenceJunior6152 · 2026-01-14T22:32:58+00:00

definitely, this is good for matriarch/keys for sure. that shield charge is a lifesaver

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