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It is much worse. I've had a 2015 MacBook, a Razer Blade Stealth and a OnePlus 3. The cables are fragile and prone to breakage, the Razer's USB-C connector literally comes apart and all three of them have had pairing issues forcing you to pull the cable out and swap it around hoping it will actually connect.

I've not been surprised to see how slow the adoption of USB-C has been because I think it's obvious to insiders that the reliability issues are real. The shame is that when it works, it's great.

> But pulling out your Torx screwdriver once every few months is enough to fix the issue

God, I wish that was true. I cannot keep screws in my Razer Blade Stealth at all, not for lack of trying.

Only three of the eight screws remain on my back plate: The two in the back by the hinge vent and the left-hand middle screw. Possibly these areas suffers less thermal stress? Who knows.

Also: Good luck finding replacements when one pops off and you lose it.

Have you ever spoken to Razer's 'support'? Good luck with that!

Not to mention, you don't have to look very far to see others with the same issues. Here's a sample from /r/razer.

USB-C issues: https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/4b6gj5/razer_blade_s...

Screws falling out: https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/3vq4pu/do_not_buy_a_...

Fans buzzing: https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/4eoh15/razer_blade_s...

Sticking trackpad: https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/4l1v00/razer_blade_s...

Various threads complaining about their support: https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/search?q=support&restrict_sr=...

Hope your Razer laptop never has a problem.

Terrible suggestion. Razer's products do not remotely meet the fit and finish of Apple's products.

I'm typing on a Razer Blade Stealth right now that I've had since February and it is already falling apart, with most of the screws on the bottom plate falling off and a trackpad that constantly sticks. The fans buzz and brush against their metal grills often enough that you have to gently slap the side of the laptop to make it stop. I've also had its USB-C charger literally fall apart when the USB-C connector came off, which then had to be replaced in its entirety. The 2015 MacBook charger at least let you swap the cable, which was a lot more sane since it appears USB-C is fragile.

After 10~ years of owning Apple laptops, this was a rude awakening of how bad it can be not buying one. I'm hoping moving to a Thinkpad next will not be a similar disaster.

This is all ignoring the insanely bad support from the Razer Web store, which was probably the worst ordering experience I've ever had. Their support is so infamously bad, that even the fans on /r/razer usually defending the company beyond any sense of proportion will admit it is bad.