New gaming laptop with innovative UI by Razer

Post by pragmatic » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 7:30 PM UTC

Bud wrote: post #55

51Cards wrote: post #22

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I would definitely consider buying one. Why do people think that high priced, high design PC's can't sell when Apple has been selling exactly this with great success? The PC crowd has been lulled into cheap hardware but not everyone wants that. I typically buy high end Sony Vaio's just because of the sheer elegance of the product. I have raved on here about my Vaio Z, portable "workstation" power in 3 pounds of 13" g…

People think that because the high-end PC gear can't compete right now on price, design, longevity, toughness, etc. For instance, this laptop can't manage to hit the MacBook Pro price point, and it's in a plastic case, as opposed to a single-piece slab of aluminum. Which do you think will hold up better? Who would you rather deal with for warranty repairs and replacement? Which company is more likely to still be aliv…

Post by rdtsc » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 7:32 PM UTC

Bud wrote: post #55

51Cards wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would definitely consider buying one. Why do people think that high priced, high design PC's can't sell when Apple has been selling exactly this with great success? The PC crowd has been lulled into cheap hardware but not everyone wants that. I typically buy high end Sony Vaio's just because of the sheer elegance of the product. I have raved on here about my Vaio Z, portable "workstation" power in 3 pounds of 13" g…

People think that because the high-end PC gear can't compete right now on price, design, longevity, toughness, etc. For instance, this laptop can't manage to hit the MacBook Pro price point, and it's in a plastic case, as opposed to a single-piece slab of aluminum. Which do you think will hold up better? Who would you rather deal with for warranty repairs and replacement? Which company is more likely to still be aliv…

Post by pragmatic » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 7:33 PM UTC

amelim wrote: post #4

The last thing the PC gaming community needs right now is another insanely expensive piece of hardware with a gimmick attached. I really cannot see this going anywhere within the community. I'm guessing that those who largely play the PC games that would require such high specs aren't likely to want to play them outside of their homes. Besides you can purchase a comparably spec'd desktop system for a quarter of the p…

Post by tesseract » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 7:34 PM UTC

OWaz wrote: post #79

jinushaun wrote: post #61

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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.

I always thought that carbon fiber weaving was not widespread and thus that was one factor in the high cost of carbon fiber. For example when Lexus was building their LFA car they also built their own 3D CF loom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry9uiP2I6kQ

Post by wtallis » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 7:35 PM UTC

MartinCron wrote: post #78

Bud wrote: post #55

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People think that because the high-end PC gear can't compete right now on price, design, longevity, toughness, etc. For instance, this laptop can't manage to hit the MacBook Pro price point, and it's in a plastic case, as opposed to a single-piece slab of aluminum. Which do you think will hold up better? Who would you rather deal with for warranty repairs and replacement? Which company is more likely to still be aliv…

this laptop can't manage to hit the MacBook Pro price point If you configure a 17'' MacBook Pro to have similar specs as this, the MacBook Pro costs a little more.