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Thoughts on my 2019 Razer Blade 15”

This was my first, and so far only, gaming laptop. I bought it as part of a sale in early 2019 as a companion to my main computer at the time, expecting more traveling that never materialized. Now, nearly 6 years later, I still use it as a companion and this is how I use it. Firstly, some basic specs. It’s an Intel Core i7 8750H, 6-core/12-threads still running the stock 16GB of 2667MT/s RAM. Internally, it has a 512GB SSD and I did upgrade the WiFi card to an Intel AX200 for WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2. It came with Windows 10 Home but I am currently running Linux Mint 22 with Cinnamon exclusively. I may put Windows back on the machine but I’m struggling to come up with a reason to reinstall Windows. Finally, it has RTX 2070 mobile graphics. When it comes to daily usage, I’ve been dual-booting with Linux since shortly after I bought it and made it exclusively Linux earlier this year. Even in that time frame the Nvidia drivers have improved under Linux. At this point they function...

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