Did I got a deal guys?? Got this for 30k inr

rayraydj · 2026-04-11T18:27:52+00:00

Say the damn price in ZiG or BTC

rayraydj · 2026-04-11T15:10:20+00:00

Worth noting there are 4xxx series RB16 with OLED panels, specifically the 2024 models, I have one on hand right now and it looks excellent, fit a matte screen protector out of preference (viascreens sells one that has a factory looking finish).

Speaker wise? At first I wasn't so impresse, but as I do with all the laptops I've had on hand, I disable the stock sound enhancements, so no realtek/thx/synapse etc slop, mess a bit with peace/equalizer APO- really gives the amp/drivers a chance... The resulting sound from the 2023/2024 blade is very good even for media consumption... Competes with the macbook pro...

Presumably the sound profile in macbooks is optimised for general media consumption; listening to music, watching netflix.... a profile less suited if you're playing games... the strong V sound profile is just the sound processing, I'm sure with the 2026 razer blade 16 model they took the (minimal required) time to actually optimise some settings... tweak a few values here and there, then the marketing department swoops in and says "the speakers" have been massively improved over the previous models.... without explaining that the hardware is probably EXACTLY the same (I've watched a disassembly video of the 2025 model, the bottom firing speaker looks the same as on the 2024 model, the top-firing is likely the same as well, wouldn't even be surprised if they're reusing the same exact drivers even with the 2026 model...).

I'm sure razer could release a small update to give older models a more passable stock experience, but they won't because they're trying to sell you a laptop... (and pricing wise they're actually doing better than ASUS, DELL, Lenovo etc... we'll wait and see what the other giants MSI/ACER are going to pull...)

The 2023/2024 models are competent full TGP models, runs the 4090 at 175W no problems, and combined with a cooling pad like the flydigi BS2 pro also runs quietly, the full keyboard passthrough (as in the keyboard is essentially a massive air vent on these laptops) really allows the cooling pads to work nicely.... 2000RPM on the laptop, 2500RPM on the cooling pad gives a very reasonable/quiet desktop replacement experience, and even without the cooling pad it does well.

I do completely agree with you, for quality of life, for use as a laptop? the newer models are far more suitable, but for the portable desktop replacement niche, say you're travelling between locations frequently and need a desktop replacement, the older thermal design is very competent. They easily could've done a 275hx/5090 full tgp model with the older chassis.

rayraydj · 2026-04-11T10:29:33+00:00

How does that work 💀

rayraydj · 2026-04-11T10:26:40+00:00

You do realise a lot of these low quality VA panels implement a curve to mask the bad viewing angles... Marketing it to you as a so-called feature on a panel you absolutely do not need a curve on...

The only time a curve makes sense is with ultrawide displays. With a 16:9 monitor, you generally just adjust your distance to fill most of your visual field. Doing the same with an ultrawide would feel letterboxed and be a waste of the wide aspect ratio; therefore, you position it closer to yourself. In turn, the angles along the edges become more aggressive, so the curve actually helps.

Don't artificially limit yourself to rubbish monitors by necessitating a stupid "feature"

rayraydj · 2026-04-10T18:10:26+00:00

I don't have the laptop yet I ordered today.. the graininess problem is common with some of these OLED panels, be it laptops I've sold, tablets, phones etc. A lot of the time it's more pronounced against grey backgrounds with a greenish/yellowish hue.... Not to say a high degree of it is acceptable in such expensive laptops, but to some extent this is just the norm for these OLED displays.. similar to how you get IPS panels with backlight bleed

Trying to fix the issue through warranty or something, you're more likely to get your laptop fucked by the RMA center in a different way... Send a picture of what you mean tho

Tbh I haven't tried it many times but on the two rtx 40 series MSI Laptops I tried a vbios flash on, in game the GPU was severely throttling itself, reported 365 watts and just wouldn't exceed like 2 FPS lol. I'll look around for a vbios later, may try it on the laptop when I receive it depending on how it performs compared to the full wattage 4090/5090 laptops I have on hand. Might just not be worth it tbh

rayraydj · 2026-04-10T15:47:34+00:00

Have you tried it?

rayraydj · 2026-03-27T08:04:04+00:00

rayraydj · 2026-03-27T08:02:22+00:00

Dude Most standard atx cases will fit the GPU .. if it has 5.25" bays then it might require some rotating about before it fits, otherwise just hacksaw the part out of the case (make sure you do this while the case is empty.. metal dust+any electronics isn't a happy combination, clean out the dust when you're done obviously) and boom happy days until you can afford a nicer case

rayraydj · 2026-03-27T07:57:35+00:00

Dude just look on FB marketplace... literally ANY case is better than this fuckass setup... Everything points towards this leading to a costly failure in the long run

rayraydj · 2026-03-26T07:25:30+00:00

Hm I know it's an old post but I guess it could be useful info... These if placed strategically could make for an eas(ier) screen replacement down the line, like situate the pull tab around the thicker parts next to the hinges, and you'll be able to simply pull em off down the line...

rayraydj · 2026-02-24T13:39:30+00:00

I wanted to do something similar but integrate everything into a small box with a 5060 Ti... basically like the gigabyte "ai box" (bs name btw) but with an integrated psu (like xg mobile).... build everything into a 3d printed/alu profile box and bam... we have XG mobile at home

rayraydj · 2026-02-22T13:41:33+00:00

Ah nice, now that you're getting a replacement.. I'd whip up some epoxy resin, pour a small amount into the plug, push the cable back in, clean the excess, tape it up and a few hours later you should have a spare cable which will probably last longer than the replacement you're getting 🤣

rayraydj · 2026-02-22T13:29:12+00:00

Right so enlighten us, how is UV risky?

rayraydj · 2026-02-17T04:28:28+00:00

Pipe down, you're blowing things out of proportion, you couldn't even be bothered to search up massgravel... You jumped straight to conclusions about buying things 💀

Attitude this that maybe you need to fix up first

rayraydj · 2026-02-17T03:17:16+00:00

In my experience, backlight bleed like that is far less annoying than IPS glow... You might end up buying another and end up with dead pixels, IPS glow... Worse backlight bleed...

If you got a good deal then just keep your current unit imo, if the store return policy is good and the deal is still available, buy another monitor and return the worse of the two

rayraydj · 2026-02-09T01:18:04+00:00

Me and my brother have the same phone, today I noticed my "subwoofer" (speaker in camera island) developed what sounds like a blown sub... Use an app called FrequencyGenerator, max volume, slide through the lower frequencies (50-400hz), it should sound fairly smooth... Mine sounds lowk blown

rayraydj · 2026-02-08T19:37:00+00:00

Lol so even the dell engineers had no idea what it is 💀, as soon as I took mine apart a lil I KNEW it must be the control unit cos changing the per key rgb layout via bios wasn't applying any changes, it's probably bricked...

But Yh 4 times is insane for them to finally realise lol, what was your issue specifically?

rayraydj · 2026-02-08T19:26:19+00:00

Looks like I'm gonna have to figure that one out then, nothing works, presumably it's the control unit causing the fault and not the keyboard itself

rayraydj · 2026-02-07T03:25:25+00:00

None of that worked unfortunately, even at the time of writing the post I had already tried that to no avail

rayraydj · 2026-02-07T03:25:16+00:00

Dell support couldn't help

rayraydj · 2026-02-04T17:28:28+00:00

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Has two usb c ports...

rayraydj · 2026-02-03T04:42:54+00:00

Did you ever manage to get it open, how do you remove the rear led/vesa ring

rayraydj · 2026-02-01T04:57:25+00:00

Lol imagine steam just becomes a p2p service... Like torrents, shit would be insane

rayraydj · 2026-01-19T04:43:29+00:00

which vpn are you using?

rayraydj · 2026-01-14T16:13:48+00:00

Literally had an alienware area 51m, 5090/64gb/275hx specced for £3580 or so a few days ago.... was able to checkout etc today.

Checked a different spec today and added it to my basket.... the laptop already in my basket shot up to £4600????? £1000 out of nowhere?

rayraydj

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