Razer Blade 14" 165hz with Nvidia 3070 $2000.99 at Microsoft Store

For this price I would definitely get it. I purchased it earlier this year for also $1979 and was able to get the 4 year protection plan for just $279. I feel perfectly safe that I can take my $2K laptop anywhere in the world while traveling (which is frequent) and not be worried that its safety. (For the record I did drop it while traveling with my backpack over 3 feet, no damage at all). But had it been broken, I know that the protection plan would have covered me in its entirety. And if you think that even if you have 1% chance of breaking it every year, than the protection plan would be a no brainer.

This has been by far my favorite laptop. I've tried everything from the Lenovo Yoga 9i, Spectre 14, Windows Surface, Macbook Pro 13, the Dell XPS 13 but nothing else has this combination of power and portability.

Yes it will charge and perform over USB-C.
No it does not have Thunderbolt, but in reality unless you are a content creator (audio, visual, etc.) you won't need Thunderbolt because your are not transferring massive amount of 4K/8K data. USB 3 will work for you just fine, you might just have to wait like a few more seconds or minutes.

Not only that, the combination of USB A ports and HDMI port is very handy especially when you need that backup compatibility when traveling and/or presenting.

I think for me the biggest selling point are the Windows IR facial recognition, battery life and performance, port selections, screen resolution, and weight.

But most importantly keyboard backlighting! For some reason with the exception of higher end Dells, Microsoft Surface, and Apple products are the keyboard backlighting properly adjustable (8-10+ level of adjustment) but there are no backlight bleed from the keys. The backlight bleed from ill fitting keyboard drives me insane especially as I work all sorts of hours. As well not having proper adjustment (blind you in the eyes bright, bright and then can't see enough dim).

Also for anyone who thinks 16GB of RAM is not enough, it is so not true. 16GB is plenty for even the most demanding of triple AAA game titles. Are you going to be exporting on Photoshop will also playing Fortnite at the same time? Let's be real, you probably suck at Fornite anyways. https://static.slickdealscdn.com/ima...ies2/peace.gif