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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://www.budgetpcupgraderepair.com/razer-bloated-battery-and-how-to-prevent-them/. | |||
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=== | Laptop adapters catching fire: Here is one 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 Harding at Salem Techsperts], where Razer refused to sell a replacement battery to him, claiming the laptop was a "Legacy model" (While not being listed or featured as such on their website), and saying to "contact a repair shop". After a comment from the SalemTechsperts YouTube channel got over 8000 likes citing the problem on [https://youtu.be/KhfqhCxqpQ8 a video criticising Razer], they then offered to sell a genuine battery to him, reassuring him they do, in fact, have a battery. A few updates have come since then, whereas later then Razer claimed to not have any replacement batteries, then later claiming again to actually have a battery, prompting dramatic backlash from the community. | |||
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==Products== | ==Products== | ||
*Razer Pro Click and Pro Click Mini: [[Razer Pro Click and Pro Click Mini]] | |||
*Razer Blade laptops | |||
==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://web.archive.org/web/20260404121130/https://mysupport.razer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3209/~/battery-issue-on-my-razer-blade-laptop Archived]) | |||
https://mysupport.razer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/404/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xNzU2MzM4OTA1L2dlbi8xNzU2MzM4OTA1L3NpZC9mVXZjeDBwTFRtR2Q1VEhaNU5QMEJkdk14OEl6S3hBbjJDZVBFTVBKclZRZmYxaHlCNmkwcFVSM0olN0VjeHN4eFFnTkZhZmt5OSU3RWcwQlBRazhvTjdnOFdTU0VuOUxVVEdQVG5wN1dSZDRtenUwOE0zYk80TFZ0eDl3JTIxJTIx ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260407181501/https://mysupport.razer.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/404/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xNzU2MzM4OTA1L2dlbi8xNzU2MzM4OTA1L3NpZC9mVXZjeDBwTFRtR2Q1VEhaNU5QMEJkdk14OEl6S3hBbjJDZVBFTVBKclZRZmYxaHlCNmkwcFVSM0olN0VjeHN4eFFnTkZhZmt5OSU3RWcwQlBRazhvTjdnOFdTU0VuOUxVVEdQVG5wN1dSZDRtenUwOE0zYk80TFZ0eDl3JTIxJTIx Archived]) | |||
https://insider.razer.com/razer-support-45/my-razer-blade-14-2022-battery-swollen-70517 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20260407181431/https://insider.razer.com/razer-support-45/my-razer-blade-14-2022-battery-swollen-70517 Archived]) | |||
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