The Blade 15 is only 2fps to 5fps behind the Predator Triton 500 on these
games, so we’re not talking about much of a gulf—but the Blade 15 also has a
step-up CPU, so I probably would have favored it. Given that the Triton 500
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that you’re paying a premium for the Razer Blade 15’s build rather than for a
marked performance gain.
Battery Rundown Test: After fully recharging the laptop, we set up the
machine in power-save mode (as opposed to balanced or high-performance
mode) where available and make a few other battery-conserving tweaks in
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putting the laptop in airplane mode.) In this test, we loop a video—a locally
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percent and volume at 100 percent until the system quits.
The Blade 15 is clearly the best of this lot in battery life. While a couple of
machines come very close, within the margin of error for battery runs, none
lasted longer. Seven hours of runtime with a high-refresh screen and gaming-
grade parts is a good result and promotes this laptop’s use on the go for long
stretches. If you’re looking at this to be your general-use laptop and a frequent
travel companion, it’s a promising result.