New gaming laptop with innovative UI by Razer

Post by tomkarlo » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 6:27 PM UTC

glhaynes wrote: post #49

ramanujan wrote: post #48

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Hmmm. Strongly disagree with this. As a hacker rather than a gamer, the concept of a programmable set of LCD keys next to the standard keyboard is extremely interesting for native app development. I hope that particular feature is copied into a subsequent Macbook Pro release. It's really bringing the innovations pioneered by the iPhone (programmable UI rather than built-in keyboard) back to the laptop. Among other th…

It seems to me that that role is pretty well served by icons in the regular UI that the user's already looking at.

Post by tomkarlo » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 6:30 PM UTC

zdorab wrote: post #67

pkamb wrote: post #38

"Today, there hasn't been a single PC laptop that anyone has been passionate about for the longest time. It's not because there's no innovation, but [because] the big PC guys just don't want to innovate anymore," Min-Liang Tan, the CEO and Creative Director of Razer, told Ars. Completely true. For example Lenovo/Thinkpad stopped producing the 4:3 screens that all their business users loved. Too hard/expensive to prod…

I think part of the reason for the insane PC mouse industry is the relatively low cost of the periphreals and the (perceived) direct impact it has on the skill of the player playing a game. Where the PC gamer will drool over the 500$ amazing graphics card he can't afford, he can placate himself with a 70$ crazy ten-thousand button mouse. Why there isn't any innovation in laptop input devices I'm without a clue. It se…

Post by DanBealeC » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 6:38 PM UTC

ramanujan wrote: post #52

glhaynes wrote: post #49

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It seems to me that that role is pretty well served by icons in the regular UI that the user's already looking at.

But those need to be clicked with the mouse. Having a top 10 list of extremely common hotkeys in an app is just a lot more discoverable (for the non-expert or first-time user) and much faster (for all users) than finding the right icon to click.

Post by ConstantineXVI » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 6:41 PM UTC

jinushaun wrote: post #56

Shenglong wrote: post #30

I can't believe it took this long to make a non-apple laptop that isn't ugly. Simple, sleek and smooth. It really isn't that difficult.

Reading the quotes from Razer in the article, it really makes me angry at the big PC manufacturers and happy that HP got out. Nothing Apple does is truly that amazing or innovative. The difference is that Apple actually has the balls to try to produce a high quality product. Not expensive for the sake of being expensive like Sony, but quality worth paying for. HP and Dell would rather sell low margin crap at high vol…

Post by OWaz » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 6:44 PM UTC

jinushaun wrote: post #61

sandGorgon wrote: post #41

question - why is everyone making alumninium unibody notebooks ? Is carbon fiber not lighter and (arguably) just as strong. Is it just the design aesthetic that everyone is trying to reach out for or is there something else.

Because CF is still ridiculously expensive. It's cheaper now to make than before and you might see it around more often, but it's still an exotic material. Otherwise, we would see it everywhere.