Unfortunately I have had a lot of issues: Got this laptop for work (yes i know gaming laptop for work :D) and was intending to run ubuntu almost exclusively with dual boot for some games. Posted this elsewhere, but this is an outline of my initial experience: It seems like a better alternative to bumblebee as that project hasn't really been updated recently (for example, no Vulcan support). It basically restarts X for you whenever you want to switch graphics card, meaning you get both battery life and performance benefits. If you want detail install instructions I have it here:įor graphics card switching I found a recent project called optimus-manager, the github page is here: Graphics Driver: Nvidia (with optimus-manager, see below). GUI Setup: LightDM + Cinnamon (I basically cloned LinuxMint's settings because I liked it). There's no trouble with install (besides my stupidity), and my configuration is below: I just got the Razer Bland it's been great. This reply is 3 months late but hope this response will be useful (after all I found this post from Googling the same question myself): TL DR: I'm replacing my Lenovo, and am curious about Linux Compatibility on the new Razer Blade 15. I'm open to suggestions but strongly feeling either a student discount 2018 Macbook Pro, or a Razer blade 15. My old 2012 Macbook Pro took all my beatings with some scratches, but NO DENTS. I'm typing this on the Lenovo, but I'm replacing it in the next few months, I need to dump a laptop into the padded pocket in my backpack, and not worry about it getting destroyed. The NVMe DIED 5 days before my one year warranty ended, and without argument, the 8 minute call to tech support had them sending a tech out to replace it (Nightmare, the guy grabbed the battery cable with metal needlenose pliers and there were sparks!), leading me to believe that this is a common problem, and I can't afford for this thing to die a year from now in the middle of the semester. The aluminum is ruined in both places, sharp on the corner damage.

It's dented, and I barely bumped it both times. I bought a Lenovo Yoga 720 15' IKB model. How is Linux support on the new Razer Blade 15? Does battery life suffer in Linux, does a tool exist to change the keyboard lighting?

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