publicimage

August 28, 2011 at 10:33pm

I have to say this thing is pretty sexy. And the trackpad on the right = brilliant! I think I would love this machine for portable video editing more than for games, but it's missing an eSATA port which I think really should be there for the price. Although USB 3 is not a bad alternative. Maybe streeet price will be more reasonable? Razer, I'll make a deal with ya: $1,900 for a 15-inch model and you've got yourself a customer.

devin3627

August 27, 2011 at 11:27pm

This is not intended for the author of the article but the company razor's idea. and I would like to say the "f" bomber with this as well. fuck you. you know why?

1. its the price of a dozen xbox 360s
2. its battery life must be hell.
3. "im going to bring this to school to game all the time." dumb fucking idea! it disgusts me.
4. for $2800, i could be a sli machine that would kick ass years to come.
5. whoever has the money for this fucker is too busy working.
6. its tottaly out of porporation in the gaming world, people dont even have LAN parties the crazy amount they used to.

SouthernTech

August 27, 2011 at 9:49pm

Min-Liang in his presentation even admitted that the price point is mainly for enthusiasists that want incredible portability.  His focus of the "PC Gaming isn't dead" was that there was room for increased focus on mobile gaming.  He conceded that the money could be put towards a kickass desktop (using Razer products, of course), and reiterated it was for the portability factor(calling the alienware/asus 3" thick, 10-15lb laptops as 'luggables').

That keyboard was cool to see in action up close and I wish I could have see the tracking in a FPS on the trackpad.  You could feel the enthusiasm from his speech and it wasn't bad, just wasn't as 'groundbreaking' as I thought it would be.

 

Wingzero_x

August 27, 2011 at 3:29am

No, since like most everything else they are forgetting those with a more sinister nature!

Dukarma

August 26, 2011 at 8:13pm

This is a pretty good idea, and seems like a good Razer product, but the price is where it loses me. For that much, one could build a gaming desktop that is way better. It could could probably be justified if the processor was to be upgraded to at least a quad, maybe even a hex.

KnightXENO

August 26, 2011 at 7:41pm

It really is disappointing though.  I can't help but think of how much of an almost this is.  It has some definate features people will probably pay a premium for, but just doesn't do quite enough and too much of a price point.

There really is a reasonably large segment that might consider a gaming labtop with a premium sticker for above quality build quality, and small formfactor... as long as it remains powerful.

1) The switchblade interface could, if implemented just right, finally allow good gaming control without requiring a mouse.  And for when you still need one (twitch FPS etc), the hud functionality could definately serve some benefit in for example RTS when its not being used tactily much.

2) If you travel alot, especially overseas, labtops are the only feasible peice of power computing availible to you.  I remember getting a overpriced "botique" gaming labtop, because power was iffy 3rd world (which powerbrick and adapters helped)... and I had to take the thing flying every 3months.

3) I hated the above labtop though, its weight made it feel like a rock, and it honestly sat only on a desk (not so mobile).  On top of that the build quality and sturdyness wasn't exactly great, and accidental damage was always a concern.  Something known to be sturdy and much more portable would have definately been worth some more $ in hindsight (but said option didn't exist).

That said, they either need to adjust the price point down some, or needed to be more ambitious hardware wise.

1) Over $2k is just a deal breaker.  It may end up being your primary rig for 1-3 years if the customer was in similar circumstances to myself as above, but the customer is still going to measure it to cheaper more powerful computers (both shuttle style rigs and non-portable desktop replacement labtops).  Portablity can only demand so much of a premium before people start deciding they DON'T need that level of gaming at all times and just leave it at home/appartment/etc.

2) Its really not amitious enough hardware wise.  No one is asking for a desktop, but I really wonder how much gaming power would be lost/gained by a different approach?  The GPU is doing most of the work in almost all games today; why not consider a AMD/ATI solution taking advantage of an on-die APU + high end labtop videocard for hybrid crossfire?  Extends battery life when less muscle is needed, and possibly a GPU boost on gaming at the cost of some processor power.  I mean this is marketed as a gaming labtop right, no need for a more balaced CPU v GPU layout.  I'm not stessing my 2y old quadcore doing almost anything except folding currently....

3) If the switchblade is whats increasing the price so much.... subsidize it for a while.  Not quite the same pockets as sony/MS/nintendo, but they could definately sell each switchblade equiped unit at cost or even a small loss at first.  They are really trying to get it to catch on as a peripheral to pitch a total lineup from what I can see [netbook/tablet hybrid units to play older games on the low end, and premium formfactor labtop on highend].  Won't make penetration into either market if tasting price is too high...

lindethier

August 26, 2011 at 6:49pm

I like the design and everything, but the price is just too much. If they could drop it down quite a bit then I would prolly pick one of these up. That or just upgrade my gaming rig I have at home.

weavil

August 26, 2011 at 6:32pm

that 555m is 128bit on bus yah?

strykyr

August 26, 2011 at 2:59pm

No way in hell ima pay that much for that paticular laptop.  That fancy keyboard looks awesome.  I'd rather go to alienware and drop that on an sli laptop.  But since I still wouldn't spend that much on any laptop...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152267

if they still have it come tax time I'll even add one of the extended warranties and guarentee it'll last 2 or 3 years.  If they don't I'll just get what they have that is similarly specced and priced.

Had an Asus G72GX.  Died 2 days before the warranty expired and Asus tried to milk those last two days.  Then called up Best Buy where I bought it.  Turns out Geek Squad is an authorized repair center for Asus.  They did me even worse.  So fuck Asus ROG and Best buy.  So yeah Ima get a uber warranty.

 

gothliciouz

August 26, 2011 at 12:54pm

i wonder who do they target with this? because any hardcore gamer wouldn't play on a laptop!

ducis

August 26, 2011 at 12:30pm

WHY ARE ALL OF ITS USB PORTS ON THE LEFT SIDE?????

CalDrumr

August 26, 2011 at 11:38am

When you said 2640M, 8 GB and 555M, I thought $1,800.  When I saw they tacked another thousand on, my dreams of having one of these were immediately shattered.  Seriously, for nearly three grand, I can get a much, much better laptop.

adspie

August 26, 2011 at 11:05am

$2,800 i can custom build High end desktop + watercooling + 30" LCD.. if that razer will go to 13" ultraportable i'll buy it

Eoraptor

August 26, 2011 at 11:05am

God, hate on much, guys and gals? "it's too expensive, it won't run windows 8, it's too expensive"

Aren't you ALL the same people reading a magazine that yearly puts out an issue with machines pushing $5k or more, often with technology that is also , if not last year's, at least last month's? Frankly, I think its rereshing, The desktop replacement segment has pretty much been Alienware, Lenovo, and the people chasing Alienware and Lenovo, and the only thing particularly unique from either of them was the secondary screen on the lenovo WDS, and that came out more than three years ago.

Finally we see someone bucking the trend of "laptop in name only" as well as bringing something particularly unique to the sector, and all you can do is piss and moan about paying the same for of price for this that you would on the same lenovo or alienware machines with a few gotchas attached to them like SSD drives.

Yes, this ~IS~ the direction computers are going, and have been going for a few years now. Look at all the machines which are All-in-ones instead of tower layouts, and people who buy laptops as desktop replacements even when they aren't designed for such. And OF COURSE look at the fact that both major processor vendors are switching to on-chip video specifically because of this trend. So it can't play Crysis at resolutions which make brave men weep. It ~can~ play them at playable resolutions, which is all the vast majority of users, even power users, require most of the time.

Could you at least wait until someone has reviewed it in action before pissing all over the thing?

neros1x

August 26, 2011 at 11:02am

I want one! But seeing as my $650 Acer laptop runs games just fine, I don't see myself dropping $2800 on a new laptop anytime soon. 

FuriousDre

August 26, 2011 at 10:58am

They say PC gaming isn't dead(We all knew that), and reveal a $2800 laptop for gaming. Gee, makes sense.

bpstone

August 26, 2011 at 10:18am

$2,800 is too much money for any consumer laptop. Computer technology changes too fast to spend a mint on computers.

hammeredtoast

August 26, 2011 at 9:49am

This honestly isn't what I expected. I really, honestly, expected Razer to begin publishing twitch action games.

I am sadly mistaken.

This price is insane for a notebook.

merrygoround

August 26, 2011 at 9:45am

It's really awesome, no doubt, but at $2800, I'll never afford one.

 

P.S. It's name is really lame.

UberLaff

August 26, 2011 at 9:38am

It's about time a company decided to innovate in the PC space!

Now, Razer how do I convince my Boss that this will improve my productivity at work?

Peanut Fox

August 26, 2011 at 9:30am

I think Razer has a Star Wars the Old Republic branded desktop keyboard with the same muilti touch panel and bindable keys.  Interesting concept to place in a laptop.  It's a nice looking machine, though I don't think I'd buy one.  I'm not very big into mobile computing beyond carrying a smart phone.

TerribleToaster

August 26, 2011 at 9:57am

I was hoping for the full switchblade concept, but I figured it would turn out like this. I'm willing to bet half the price comes from the semi-switchblade keyboard. It is a wonderful concept (the switchblade) but it costs far too much. This laptop is really just their attempt at making the switchblade economical, and I'm thankful for the effort, but it's still too much.

Brad Nimbus

August 26, 2011 at 9:22am

It looks to me that this thing is riddled with shit that won't be compatible with windows 8. Not really a big deal but I've been shafted by that before.

My first lappy was a toshiba single core laptop, right before duallys became the norm. Vista bogged it down so much so of course I went the xp route....... No dice. Last year I tried installing windows 7 on it and of course nothing worked since toshiba couldn't take the time to update. After that experience I avoid laptops altogether.

win7fanboi

August 26, 2011 at 9:21am

like the build quality and the minor innovations but 2-300$ is all I would pay on top of a similar spec'ed notebook. Also, I would only buy it if it was available in 14". But then again I am not a hardcore gamer nor one that mainly games on a laptop.

Aerumnosus

August 26, 2011 at 9:21am

I think my ass just burst into flames from my wallet after seeing that price tag. Awsome looking Laptop but  think i would take $2800.00 and build myself one hell of a desktop imo.

I still love ya Razer :)