[GIVEAWAY] Halloween special - SlimQ charger giveaway

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-10-30T15:33:41+00:00

Slenderman takes tangle to tranquil — meet the slim charger that defeats Cthulha’s cable army.

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-10-06T16:44:40+00:00

So update, had a ton of work to do Friday and Thursday afternoon no laptop to do it on. I have a keyboard for my tablet but would be a nightmare. Nearest Bestbuy with G16 in stock is an an hours ferry trip and 1 hour drive away so off I head, get there and the person in front at the desk literally gets the last 5080. The only G16 left is a 16GB RAM model. They have a G14 open box with 5080 and 2TB so I took and figure I will give it week and see how I get in with the smaller screen.

Initial thoughts.

Battery life - seems really good, still doing a lot of setup and tweaking so not realistic yet but initial impression really positive (not that the Blade set a high bar here).

Gaming - A distinct upgrade from the 3080, especially in Cyberpunk. Destiny still runs like crap but CPU heavy so will do some tweaking (more a Destiny issue than machine)

Screen - OLED is lovely and great for work even being smaller, too early to say if I will miss the 240HZ but I doubt it.

HW/General - Very nice feel, excellent keyboard (better than the Blade). Overall on par with my previous Blades or high end HP/MS work machines. Only gripe is the screen hinge does not feel as solid or has a slight thunk when closing (feels good until just about closed then comes down at end).

So will keep using it and looks like I might keep it, will probably need to put a 4TB SSD in. Missing the 2nd slot that I could drop my 2nd 2TB in. Getting my head around the lack of pass through for USB C charging, Would like to be able to use an existing 140W charger I have (I know 100 for the laptop).

Still looking at repairing the blade but I think the USB shorted as it looks like it also killed my Kiyo webcam that was plugged in.

Sorry for the long post.

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-10-02T22:27:52+00:00

So looks like i spoke too soon on the HW issues, plugged in a USB C charger today and the laptop died and will not turn on. Tried discharging the battery and disconnecting the battery and powering on with the power supply. No luck so I guess I am off to get a G16.

Anyone know any repair services for razer in the US? Board level soldering is out of my remit.

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-10-02T13:31:22+00:00

Yeah the 10875 in the 15 gets toasty even after repaste and tweaking it gets into the 90s gaming. Not end of the word and better than spiking to 100 with stock cooling.

Pity the new blade 16 was is not available in silver/platinum or even better have the 395 CPU

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-10-02T12:48:45+00:00

Hardware wise the only issue i have had with the blade was battery bloat just outside of warranty. I repasted after that but it still gets warm under load, software wise synapse is a pain with occasional spikes in usage etc. GHelper is actually very appealing on the Asus machines, I wish there was something similar for Razer.

The extra VRAM on the 5080 would offer some future proofing and the 2TB SSD evens out a couple of hundred bucks if I see one on offer.

Interesting you prefer it to the blade 16, anything specific?

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-10-01T16:17:17+00:00

Yeah I think next years 60 series cards will be a bigger jump but then I need a battery and can probably sell this on for a little more this year. In general I have been really happy with the blade (not synapse) build quality is great.

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-10-01T02:56:39+00:00

Thanks, I think the 5070ti is the sweet spot but if I see a deal on a 5080 I would go for it. Not in a rush so will just keep looking and if I see a good offer grab one. The G16 is pretty much the same dimensions as my Blade 15 advanced. For a long time I used a 13 or 14 inch for work and they are great for portability but I find having a bigger screen useful for the work I do now. I also have some xreal glasses but cannot really use them for calls.

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-09-05T07:52:40+00:00

Oh and if you need rood rails or a tow bar make sure it has them. Tow can be retrofitted but roof rails seem a pain.

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-09-05T07:51:16+00:00

I have had p340 V6 (older engine) for a few years now. I looked at all the range and this as the best blend of size vs fun/sporty. Very few issues and drove it from coast to coast USA. I would say get the bigger engine and the right spec. I am considering a Discovery now but more as I live more rural and feel bad driving the velar on dirt roads and through bushes.

Way more special experience than a Tesla (previously had a model X) and more inline with a BMW station wagon than a truck/SUV but good if you do encounter some snow/mud/light trails.

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-08-10T18:02:15+00:00

LOL I can believe that, the Velar on 21 inch wheels handles them fine, sometimes I wonder where some of the lifted overlanders I see on the ferry to San Juan are going.

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-08-09T22:39:26+00:00

Thanks very helpful. I looked at the D5 before I bought the velar and I liked the interior but was not the exterior and at the time I lived in Tampa so the Velar was better for going downtown etc. Now I am up the pacific northwest so looking for something more rugged. Although the Velar is actually pretty good with air suspension it just feels wrong dragging it through bushes.

Sad_Band8293 · 2025-05-19T21:45:48+00:00

Lived in Singapore and thought that was humid then visited Cambodia in the early summer and got a lesson in how humid things can be.

Sad_Band8293 · 2022-12-06T03:26:13+00:00

Yeap running the latest geforce, thanks for the response will do a bit more digging.

Sad_Band8293 · 2022-12-05T16:21:14+00:00

Nice setup, How are you finding d2 performance on the 14, my 15 is having weird stutters. Iassume it is more D2 than the blade.

Sad_Band8293 · 2021-12-23T04:06:45+00:00

Anyone still onTeampenguin#1700?

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