![]() I’ll note here that MSI has a utility that can switch from the balanced mode results reported here to a performance mode that significantly changed its results. In the more real-world Pugetbench Premiere Pro benchmark that runs in a live version of Adobe Premiere Pro, the Blade 17 was significantly faster. The Blade 17 was notably faster in our Handbrake test that encodes a 420MB video as H.265 and in Cinebench R23, both of which utilize the CPU exclusively for tasks that creators need to perform. Unsurprisingly, their performance was predictable across our range of CPU-intensive benchmarks. ![]() We reviewed the Blade 17 with a 14-core (six Performance and 8 Efficient) and 20-thread 12th-gen Intel Core i7-12800H and the Creator Z17 with a Core i7-12700H, a slightly slower-clocked version of the same chip. Performance MSI Creator Z17 Mark Coppock/Digital Trends Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 provide the latest in wireless connectivity to both. The Creator Z17 has almost the same repertoire, with a full-size HDMI 2.1 port taking the place of the Blade 17’s USB-C port. The Blade 17 has a single USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 port, two USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 4, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a full-size SD card reader. Everything works as it should, with great video quality and fast password-less login.Ĭonnectivity is solid on both machines. The 1080p webcams equipped by both laptops are a boon to hybrid workers who rely on videoconferencing to stay in touch with colleagues, and both have infrared cameras for Windows 10 Hello facial recognition. There’s even a Bluetooth-enabled presenter function where a single tap of the pen’s single button advances a slide in a presentation while a double tap moves backward a slide. We’re not sure how useful that is on a clamshell laptop, but it’s there if you need it. The Creator Z17 does stand out thanks to its touchscreen support and, even more notably, its active pen support that’s a first on a 17-inch laptop. MSI Creator Z17 Mark Coppock/Digital Trends And both touchpads are large and comfortable, offering reliable Windows 11 multitouch gestures thanks to Microsoft’s Precision Touchpad drivers. ![]() The Blade 17’s keyboard benefits from snappier and more precise switches, but the Creator Z17 has pretty good switches as well, and it’s not far behind in overall typing comfort. It’s a little weird on the Creator Z17, which, again, isn’t technically a gaming laptop, but it’s a fun addition, nonetheless. There’s no real advantage to either machine here, with both offering the full breadth of RGB lighting effects. You’ll get per-key RGB lighting on both laptops, in MSI’s case, thanks to its SteelCase construction. MSI subjects the Creator Z17 to military specifications testing, but the Blade 17 doesn’t suffer without it. The Blade 17 is more rigid yet, among the best laptops you can buy. ![]() The Creator Z17 is an attractive laptop, but it can’t hold a candle to the more refined Blade 17.īoth laptops are constructed of CNC machined aluminum, and the Creators Z17 has just a bit of bending in the lid and zero flexing or twisting in the keyboard deck or bottom chassis. Its venting is perhaps a little more aggressive than the Blade 17’s, but not to the fighter-jet level of some gaming laptops. It’s a more pedestrian Lunar Grey (dark grey) color that carries throughout the machine with no bling, and it has standard angled laptop lines. The Creator Z17 isn’t specifically a gaming laptop at all, even if it houses the same kind of components and a complex thermal design aimed at bringing out the best possible performance from its CPU and GPU. Other than the per-key RGB lighting, there’s nothing here that screams “gamer,” yet it’s clearly a gaming laptop nonetheless. The Blade 17 enjoys an all-black aesthetic with minimal lines that exudes elegance in a way that most gaming laptops - which tend toward the garish - can only dream of. Whether we’re talking about the Blade 14, the Blade 15, or the Blade 17, each machine benefits from years of Razer’s refining an industrial design that rivals Apple’s MacBook. The Razer Blade 17 is a member of the most stunning line of gaming laptops available today. This could be your last chance to get this HP 17-inch laptop for only $290 The new Razer Blade 16 is embracing OLED in a big way Hurry! This HP 17-inch laptop is discounted from $500 to $290
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