Razer Blade Pro 17:
The Razer Blade Pro 17 is still the way to go if you want a good-performance laptop for gaming. Its aluminum-clad design is similar to Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 4. When it comes to quality, ports, keyboard, and trackpad, the Blade Pro 17 is one of the best laptops.
Though the Razer Blade Pro 17 appears to be similar to previous models on the outside, Razer has improved its fans and cooling system to keep it running cooler and quieter than before. This includes faster DDR5 RAM, RTX graphics, and an Intel 12th Gen processor.
Razer now offers a variety of gaming laptops in various sizes and price ranges. The Razer Blade Pro 17 is one of them, without any doubt.
The Blade Pro 17 is well-built and actually quite portable, and has eliminated the flaws that were with the previous version and found ways to improve it significantly.
Razer Blade Pro 17 SPECIFICATIONS: 1. Intel Core i7-12800H (14-core, 1.8GHz base clock, 4.8GHz boost clock). 2. 17.3-inch IPS QHD 240Hz, matte non-touchscreen, G-Sync, 300 nits. 3. Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.2. 4. 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD (one open M.2 slot, room for up to 4TB). 5. Three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports, one 2.5Gb Ethernet port, a power port, HDMI 2.1, UHS-II SD card reader. 6. 280W adapter (also has support for 54W USB-C charging). 7. 32GB dual-channel DDR5 4800MHz (two slots, upgradeable to 64GB). 8. Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti (16GB VRAM, 165W TGP, 1,395MHz boost clock). 9. Size: 0.78″ x 10.24″ x 15.55 10. Weight: 6.06lbs 11. Windows Hello 1080p IR webcam. 12. Battery: 82Whr.
Razer Blade Pro 17 CPU:
The Razer Blade Pro 17 comes with a 14-core Intel Core i7-12800H processor, 32GB of removable DDR5 RAM (clocked at 4,800MHz), and 1TB of NVMe storage (with one M.2 slot leftover), and Nvidia’s new RTX 3080 Ti graphics.
With normal day-to-day tasks, there were no complaints about the performance of the Blade Pro 17 gaming laptop. Apart from games and demanding workloads, the CPU is great for almost everything. Content creators will be pleased with the Blade Pro 17 because even batch processing is quick.
The Blade Pro 17 Fingerprint Resistant: Additionally, the Razer Blade Pro 17 features a couple of new forms and function features that are available in all Razer 2022 models, such as larger keycaps and laser-cut speaker grilles, which are available in all Razer 2022 models. And, the Blade Pro 17 has Razer’s fingerprint-resistant coating and a 1080p Windows Hello webcam rather than a 720p camera.
After a day of use, the Razer Blade Pro 17 picks up some fingerprints and smudges. If you take breaks and run your fingers through your hair or across your face, that’s a grease multiplier that will turn your laptop’s matte finish into a shinier one.
Razer Blade Pro 17 GPU:
In addition, Razer significantly increased the power envelope for the new RTX 3080 Ti graphics chip. The RTX 3080 Ti in this laptop goes all the way up to 165W, with a boost clock of 1,395MHz. The fans didn’t overpower the game audio when listening to games through the built-in speakers.
The Razer Blade Pro 17 has a problem with temperature, but unlike some of the previous models, the aluminum chassis doesn’t trap too much heat during gameplay. Even so, unless you have a lap desk, I wouldn’t recommend using it on your lap because the bottom gets hot, and that’s where some of the intake fans are located.
With the help of DLSS, performance improves dramatically. The benchmark averaged 67 frames per second with the same ultra settings and DLSS in “auto” mode. The graphics performance increased to an average of 81 frames per second when only the ray tracing feature was disabled.
This Blade Pro 17 could run Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s highest settings at 70 frames per second in QHD resolution without the use of DLSS. Performance increased to 105 frames per second when using DLSS in “balanced” mode. Horizon: Zero Dawn’s benchmark averaged 94 frames per second with DLSS and 101 frames per second without. It’s just incredibly impressive all around.
The Blade Pro 17 Display: When it comes to the 17.3-inch display, the Razer Blade Pro 17 offers a variety of panels with various resolutions and refresh rates, allowing you to customize the screen to meet your gaming or creative needs. While some video editors may prefer the 4K/144Hz screen, gamers will prefer the QHD/240Hz G-Sync panel. It offers a significant increase in detail over FHD without costing anything extra (it’s the same price as the FHD/360Hz display option, which is recommended only for the most dedicated gamers), and more games will run smoothly at its native resolution than at 4K.
The Blade Pro 17 is one of the few gaming laptops with a 17.3-inch 4K touchscreen and a 120Hz refresh rate, which is a rare combination of screen specs to find in a standalone monitor. You can get the best visual quality with it, and the high refresh rate allows your content to move more fluidly across the screen than a typical laptop screen can.
Razer Blade Pro 17 Performance:
The gaming performance of the Razer Blade Pro 17 at 1440p resolution is where it really shines. The Outer Worlds jumps up to nearly 100 frames per second (hovering between 70 and 100), while Star Wars achieves over 60 frames per second most of the time when all other graphics settings are set to their highest options. It’s exciting to see both games begin to take advantage of the high refresh rate display, especially at 1440p.
Screen Speed: Regardless of the screen’s speed, the matte display is excellent. It has a lot of detail, accurate colors, and good contrast. According to Razer, the QHD panel supports 100% of the DCI-P3 color space (the FHD panel fully covers the sRGB gamut, while the 4K option has 100% coverage of the Adobe RGB color gamut). While the screen loses luminance when not viewed directly, the colors and contrast remain mostly intact, so watching a movie or gaming with a friend on the couch should be fine. It has a maximum brightness of 300 nits, making it suitable for indoor use.
Because the display is so large, the 16:9 aspect ratio doesn’t necessarily hurt it, but it is good to see Razer switch to the taller 16:10 aspect ratio used in the smaller Razer Book. With 16-inch screens, more gaming laptops are adopting this aspect ratio, which is better for reading content, browsing the web, or doing anything else other than watching movies.
Size & Weight: All of this power comes at a cost: size and weight. Blade 17 is thicker and heavier than Razer’s 15-inch models, weighing 6.06 pounds and making it difficult to travel with. You’ll also need to make room for the 280W power adapter, which adds a couple of pounds to the package.
The Blade Pro 17 Battery: Razer has increased the battery capacity from 70.5Wh to 82Wh. Despite this, you can only get about three hours of productivity. All that was open in Microsoft Edge were about 12 tabs, including web versions of Slack and Spotify. Otherwise, you can charge it at 54W through a PD wall charger via one of its USB-C ports. Keep in mind that without its full-size power adapter, it won’t be able to run at full power. Also, 54W wasn’t enough to keep the Blade 17’s battery capacity from depleting for a long time.
Keyboard: In Blade Pro 17, the size of the keycaps on the keyboard increased by a small but noticeable amount. Apart from moving the power button from its previous location to a dedicated spot above the backspace key, the keyboard layout is largely unchanged from last year’s model.
Razer deserves some credit for increasing the resistance of the power key over the others. Aside from that minor quibble, The keyboard of the Blade 17 is still one of the best in the industry.
Razer Blade Pro 17 Ports:
The port selection of the Blade Pro 17 is at its best. It has Ethernet on the left and right sides, which isn’t available on the Blade 15 and below. HDMI 2.1, a UHS-II full-sized SD card reader, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, a headphone jack, and a 280W power plug jack are among the other ports.
Razer Blade Pro 17 Speaker: The Blade Pro 17 for 2022 boasts improved speaker performance. There are four tweeters and four subwoofers hidden beneath the speaker grilles that flank the keyboard (which are laser-cut instead of being slightly inset on the chassis as before), claiming to power better stereo sound, especially with the built-in THX spatial audio app. When played through speakers, spatial audio removes some of the mids, making games sound too good.
Razer Blade Pro 17 Webcam: Razer’s 1080p Windows Hello webcam has received some noticeable improvements. While the image is still grainy and underexposed, the color accuracy, white balance, and detail are sufficient to rely on. It’s a significant improvement over Razer’s previous 720p cameras. The majority of laptop webcams are still bad, but this one is significantly better than before. If you work in Zoom during the day, you may simply want to upgrade your webcam.
Finally : If you’re looking for a laptop with an appealing and thin design, a great keyboard and trackpad, and a lot of power, the Razer Blade Pro 17 is one of the few options available. And, thankfully, this year’s model is especially good, albeit still quite pricey.
This review is adapted from some trusted reviews in this field.