• 2 days ago
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00:00Hey, how's it going? Dave2D here. In front of me are some white gaming laptops and each
00:07one of these has like a regular edition, like a black or a black and red version. But these
00:12are kind of like the special or limited editions. And here's the thing, when you see a picture
00:18of these online, because we're so used to just black laptops, these really stick out,
00:22right? They stick out as being like something special, something unique. And for people
00:26that are interested in this kind of design aesthetic, this stuff looks really cool. But
00:29having handled these laptops for a little bit in real life, I've noticed that different
00:33brands handle their special edition or limited edition products differently. So these are
00:38the P65 from MSI, which is kind of like the GS65 kind of prestige or premium edition.
00:45And this is the Helios 300. So they have a black and red Predator Helios 300 that is
00:51really common. And then they made a special edition of that. And then we have the Mercury
00:54Razer Blade 15. So this is a device that's normally black and green from Razer, but they
00:58have a white and silver version. Okay, first I'm going to talk about the special edition
01:03Helios 300 from Acer. This is the cheapest of the bunch, but they did a really good job
01:08on this thing. It's a white and gold theme plastic build with this kind of white pearlescent
01:13plastic. The gold accents are uniform in color. And what I mean by that is that regardless
01:17of which kind of gold accent you're looking at, whether it's the logo, the hinge, or like
01:21the accents here and there, it's all the same color of gold, which is something I think
01:24that is important when it comes to making a special edition laptop like this. Now inside
01:28we have a white keyboard. The backlighting is white. There's gold accents on the trackpad,
01:33on the keyboard. It's a great gaming laptop, just like the original black and red version.
01:37It's just that this white and gold version looks so much better. Now Acer took it to
01:41another level. Included in this box is a white AC adapter and a matching mouse and a pair
01:46of headphones. It's little details like that that make this special edition actually feel
01:50special. I think this laptop here amongst these three sticks out as being a really complete
01:55and well thought out package. Next up, we're going to talk about the Mercury Razer Blade
01:5915. So this device isn't white, it's silver. Now the normal Razer Blade material is this
02:04anodized black aluminum, but you can't anodize aluminum white. You can kind of etch it and
02:09give it some texture so that it reflects light a certain way, but you can't really apply
02:13a coating of white onto aluminum using anodization. So what they've done here is they've kept
02:17it silver, but it's a really bright finish and the white accents from the keys just make
02:22it look like a white laptop. The actual finish itself feels slightly different from the black
02:27Razer Blade. This has a smoother feel to it and it also doesn't show fingerprints nearly
02:31as readily. Like any of those black anodized aluminums, like you touch them, your fingerprints
02:35show up really easily. This is basically fingerprint proof. It's tough to see any kind of smudging
02:40on this material. It's a nice material. The top surface is missing that glowing green
02:44Razer logo and instead it's been replaced with this more subtle polished silver logo.
02:49It still looks cool and it's distinctly the Razer logo if you look at it on the right
02:52angle, but it's not as obnoxious as a glowing green triple headed snake. The keys on the
02:58keyboard, they're white and the Razer Chroma lighting that goes through it, I think it
03:01looks really good. It's just something that's personal preference to me, but I love the
03:05way that the RGB lighting shows up on this keyboard. But everything else on this laptop
03:08remains the same between this and the regular edition. It's just the aesthetic is obviously
03:13different. Okay, last laptop is this, the P65 from MSI. So this is, I've saved this
03:20one for last because I felt like this was the one that kind of disappointed me a little
03:24bit. If you're interested in white laptops, the P65 might have caught your eye because
03:28it's a reasonably well priced laptop for the hardware that you're getting in a thin and
03:32light chassis like this. The thing is, the process that they use to make this thing white
03:36is different from these two. They're using some kind of spray. So whether it's paint
03:40or some kind of coating, it doesn't look as refined of a product as the other two.
03:44There are parts of the laptop that look like they could have used an extra coating of paint.
03:48And if this was black, it would have been able to hide those blemishes really easily
03:51because black paint tends to hide things in shadows and stuff. But because it's white,
03:55those imperfections are more noticeable. And then another thing, the trim on the top lid
04:00is silver. And on the original GS65, it's this gold color, but there's a lot of gold
04:05going on in this laptop as well. They got the gold logo, the gold accents on the sides,
04:09but that top trim and the trim around the trackpad are a silver finish, which doesn't
04:13feel right to me. And I know some of you guys are like, who cares, right? It's still an
04:16awesome laptop. It still looks pretty cool. But the thing is, people are buying this for
04:20basically one reason, aesthetics, right? Like you're purchasing these special edition or
04:24limited edition versions because they look a particular way. And when you're spending
04:28that kind of money, you want it to look as perfect as possible. Now that's not to say
04:31that the P65 is a bad product. It isn't. It's a great product and it looks pretty cool still,
04:36but it's just not as perfect of a white laptop as the other two. Like I feel like these guys
04:40did a much better job. Um, the other thing I want to talk about is wallpaper choice.
04:44So the Acer laptop comes with this wallpaper that looks perfect for this color scheme.
04:49The bright white that looks like it's cracking out of those polygons looks awesome with the
04:53white and gold. And even their software has a white and gold theme going on. So they obviously
04:56put in the time and effort to make the special edition feel special. Now, one thing I noticed
05:00that on all of these devices, because the feet at the bottom of the laptop are not black,
05:05they show dirt more readily than dark colored rubber feet. So keep that in mind if that
05:09matters to you. Uh, in terms of pricing, these are all new products. This one's actually
05:14unreleased as of today. So I'm not sure of the exact pricing for these. I'll drop links
05:18down below for all three of them. So if you're interested, you can check those out. Okay.
05:21Hope you guys enjoyed this video. Thumbs if you liked it, subs if you loved it. See you
05:24guys next time.