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|Description=A series of gaming orientated laptops with premium pricing and components. | |Description=A series of gaming orientated laptops with premium pricing and components. | ||
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'''Razer''' is an American headquartered company. It sells a variety of hardware including computer peripherals and laptops. | |||
==Consumer | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
Laptop battery swelling: This is a known issue within the entire Razer blade product line. Here are just a few community sources discussing the issue. https://pigtou.com/razer-laptop-battery-swelling/, https://www.budgetpcupgraderepair.com/razer-bloated-battery-and-how-to-prevent-them/. | |||
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=== | Laptop adapters catching fire: An article talking about the problem https://www.notebookcheck.net/Razer-may-want-to-consider-a-recall-for-their-Blade-and-Blade-Pro-AC-adapters.426448.0.html | ||
=== Replacement part disorganization and anti-consumerism: === | |||
[https://youtu.be/8w8m1UuLsEQ This was documented by Andy at Salem Techsperts], where razer refused to sell a battery, claiming the laptop was a "Legacy model" (While not being listed as such on their website), and saying to contact a repair shop, they then offered to sell a battery after a comment from the Salem Techsperts youtube channel got over 5000 likes citing the problem on [https://youtu.be/KhfqhCxqpQ8 a video criticising razer], a few updates have come since then, whereas now razer claimed to not have bettery, then later claimed to actually have the battery, prompting backlash from the community. | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
*Razer Nari Ultimate: [[Razer Nari Ultimate - simple dongle replacement impossible due to zero offering by Razer]] | |||
*Razer Pro Click and Pro Click Mini: [[Razer Pro Click and Pro Click Mini]] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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https://mysupport.razer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3209/~/battery-issue-on-my-razer-blade-laptop | |||
https://mysupport.razer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/404/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xNzU2MzM4OTA1L2dlbi8xNzU2MzM4OTA1L3NpZC9mVXZjeDBwTFRtR2Q1VEhaNU5QMEJkdk14OEl6S3hBbjJDZVBFTVBKclZRZmYxaHlCNmkwcFVSM0olN0VjeHN4eFFnTkZhZmt5OSU3RWcwQlBRazhvTjdnOFdTU0VuOUxVVEdQVG5wN1dSZDRtenUwOE0zYk80TFZ0eDl3JTIxJTIx | |||
https://insider.razer.com/razer-support-45/my-razer-blade-14-2022-battery-swollen-70517 | |||
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