Should I get The New Razer Blade Pro or The New Razer Blade - QHD+?

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I have recently come into more hardcore gaming and want to buy a better PC for it, please do not suggest any other PC, unless Razer.

The New Razer Blade Pro Specs 512GB
17.3” Full HD 16:9 Ratio,1920x1080 LED Backlit
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M (4GB GDDR5 VRAM)
Intel® Core™ i7–4720HQ
Quad-core processor with Hyper Threading 2.6GHz / 3.6GHz (Base / Turbo)
Mobile Intel® PCHM 8 series chipset, HM87
16GB (2 x 8GB DDR3L-1600MHz)
Windows® 10 (64-Bit)
Intel® Wireless-AC 7260HMW (802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.0)
Razer Switchblade User Interface (SBUI)
USB 3.0 port x3 (SuperSpeed)
HDMI 1.4a audio and video output
3.5mm microphone/headphone combo port
Built-in stereo speakers
Dolby® Digital Plus Home Theater Edition
7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
Razer Synapse enabled with programmable keyboard
Backlit anti-ghosting keyboard
Array microphone
Built-in webcam (2.0MP)
Kensington® Security Slot
Compact 150W power adapter
Built-in 74Wh rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery
Kensington® Security Slot
Compact 150W power adapter
Built-in 70Wh rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery
16.8” / 427mm (Width) x 0.88” / 22.4mm (Height) x 10.9” / 277mm (Depth)
3.07kg / 6.76lbs

The New Razer Blade - QHD+ Specs 512GB
14.0" IGZO QHD+ 16:9 Ratio, 3200x1800, with LED backlight, capacitive multi-touch
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970M (3GB GDDR5 VRAM)
Intel® Core™ i7–4720HQ
Quad-Core processor with Hyper Threading 2.6GHZ / 3.6GHz (Base / Turbo)
Mobile Intel® PCHM 8 series chipset, HM87
16GB dual-channel onboard memory
(DDR3L-1600MHz)
Windows® 10 (64-Bit)
Intel® Wireless-AC 7260HMW (802.11a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth® 4.0)
USB 3.0 port x3
HDMI 1.4a audio and video output
3.5mm headphone/microphone combo port
Built-in stereo speakers
Array microphone
Dolby® Digital Plus Home Theater Edition
7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
Built-in webcam (2.0MP)
Backlit anti-ghosting keyboard
Intel® Core™ i7 – 4720HQ
Razer™ Synapse enabled with programmable keyboard and trackpad
TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module)
Kensington® Security Slot
Compact 150W power adapter
Built-in 70Wh rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery
13.6” / 345mm (Width) x 0.70” / 17.9mm (Height) x 9.3” / 235mm (Depth)
4.47lbs / 2.03kg

IF YOU ARE GOING TO SUGGEST ANOTHER LAPTOP, SUGGEST ANOTHER RAZER LAPTOP. ALTHOUGH YOU WON'T FIND A BETTER ONE AS THESE ARE THE 2 HIGHEST. Correct me if I am wrong.

Which one is better, overall, for gaming?
 
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Between the two I would get the new 14" Razer Blade because 17.3" is too large for me to carry around and it has the more powerful GPU.

However, the GTX 970m is not powerful enough to play most games at QHD resolution if you want to max out graphics. Therefore, you need to play games at 1080p to get good performance.

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Differences:

Pro:
- Bigger screen, lower resolution
- 960M
- Heavier, larger

no-Pro:
- higher resolution, smaller screen (3200*1800 on a 14" screen? De Fuck?)
- touch screen
- 970M
- lighter, smaller

So the 970M beats the 960M. Points to the non-pro.
The smaller screen depends very much on if you're going to be hanging it on a seperate screen anyway. 14" is not a lot.
Touch is . . . nice? I don't actually have a touch device that doesn't fit in my pocket.
The weight . . . I have 4 kg beast that I do not enjoy lugging around. If you are going to be moving that thing around a lot on public transport it's definitely a pain. If it gets transported from your apartment to the car by lift it's not that much of a thing.

So 970M > 960M and a bunch of subjective things.
 
Between the two I would get the new 14" Razer Blade because 17.3" is too large for me to carry around and it has the more powerful GPU.

However, the GTX 970m is not powerful enough to play most games at QHD resolution if you want to max out graphics. Therefore, you need to play games at 1080p to get good performance.
 
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There's not many other companies that have small, thin, portable and fast laptops.