Instead of a handful of keys with tiny LCD's inside of them, I'd like to see a full keyboard that has e-paper on top of every key.
New gaming laptop with innovative UI by Razer
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Re: New gaming laptop with innovative UI by Razer
#112These guys took out an ad in The Wall Street journal drumming up hype for this release. Guys: I can buy a Sony Playstation 3 for a little over $200. Call it $300. I can then buy an large television for $1000, and a solid set of speakers for $200. That's $1500 all-in, for something that will play every single PS3 game flawlessly. Why would I spend $2800 on this? What I am getting for $1300? If it's the variety of PC g…
You seem to be under the mis-impression that there isn't already a market for gaming laptops. There is. Go to almost any laptop makers page and you'll find a whole section devoted to "gaming laptops". Hell, it's part of how Alienware made their name.
Most of them unfortunately have a reputation for being enormously heavy and bulky, and for generating inferno levels of heat. But people do still buy them. If this thing really does have competitive performance to the current top end gaming laptops and is as thin and nice looking as those pictures make it seem, I think they've got a real winner on their hands.
Re: New gaming laptop with innovative UI by Razer
#113Instead of a handful of keys with tiny LCD's inside of them, I'd like to see a full keyboard that has e-paper on top of every key.
How much would that increase the cost of the product, though?
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
The 17" MBP has a quad-core processor, a 60% larger battery, an optical drive, a vertical resolution of 1200 instead of 1080, a 500GB 7200RPM drive instead of 320GB for the Razer, and still weighs 5% less than the Razer. On the other hand, the Razer will offer a much better GPU and will be $150 cheaper than the high-end MPB 17". It's hard to compare machines built for such different specs, but I'd say the $150 premiu…
GPU becomes a lot more important if you are going to be using the laptop for gaming.
Ultimately they serve two different needs and therefore two different markets. For one person the Macbook is a no-brainer, but for someone else, the Razer laptop is a better choice.
Re: New gaming laptop with innovative UI by Razer
#115Their advertisement took a stab at PC gaming vs console gaming and then they release a $2,800 device? This puts it in a different market (one that I don't think is very big).
Their advertisement had nothing to do with consoles. It was simply a statement that PC gaming is not dead. If you want to spend $400 and play games, buy a console. You're not the target market for pc games. Alienware made a name for itself selling $5k gaming rigs. They were incredibly successful at it. Since Dell bought them, their products have gotten crappier and crappier. If Razer wants to fill that void, more pow…
I certainly hope they succeed. Not only has Alienware's quality reputation been slipping, but they've always been absolutely hideous eyesores. This razer actually looks pretty sexy.
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#116Earlier 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…
It's an aluminum unibody according to this: http://www.pcworld.com/article/238897/razer_blade_eyeson_wit...
Not plastic.
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#117Earlier quoted context omitted.
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…
You can't play PC games on a MacBook...
Hmm, are you aware you can install Windows on a MacBook ? see BootCamp..
Re: New gaming laptop with innovative UI by Razer
#118I think you are all missing the point. There already is a massive market for high end gaming pcs and laptops. Compare these prices and specs to what is available from Alienware or MSI. This laptop only misgiving is the fact it does not have an SSD. However, it is competitively priced in comparison to its competition and with a sleek sexy design this is a very interesting entry into the market.
There is no way this laptop is competitively priced with Alienware and MSI. For about $1200 you can get an Alienware with the same GPU(which accounts for 90 percent of your framerate). For under 1500 you can get an MSI or Asus laptop with a GTX 560M which is significantly better than the GT 555M. If you actually wanted a high-end gaming system you could go all out and get a M18X Alienware with dual 6990M GPUs. Just so we can rule this out as a gaming computer once and for all, here is a performance comparison.
$2880 Razer "gaming" computer - GT 555M Bad Company 2 Ultra Settings - 17-20 FPS $1799 Alienware M17X with single 6990M - Bad Company 2 Ultra Settings - 57-59 FPS $2499 Alienware M18X with dual 6990Ms - Bad Company 2 Ultra Settings - 110 FPS
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Comparison-of-Laptop-Graphics-C...
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-6990M-Crossfire.5...
So price/performance wise, the Razer laptop offers about $550 worth of gaming performance, but it is lighter and also has a $2200 dollar trackpad that no one in their right mind would use to play a real video game.
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#119Earlier 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…
> and it's in a plastic case, as opposed to a single-piece slab of aluminum.
My Lenovo T400 has taken a lot of abuse, and it's still kicking.
> Who would you rather deal with for warranty repairs and replacement?
In the PC world, each manufacturer contracts this sort of thing out. Apple does it in-house, sure, but that's not how it works outside that ecosystem. I've had no problems dealing with the Lenovo warranty people, and it's fairly likely that it would be the exact same people.
> Which company is more likely to still be alive at the end of the machine's life?
I don't need them to be alive at the end of the machine's life. I just need them to live through (or insure) the manufacturer warranty; then, I can just get any repairs directly or do them myself.
I would be very surprised if this laptop manages to bankrupt Razer within the term of the warranty, even if they did bet the company on this thing.
Re: New gaming laptop with innovative UI by Razer
#120I think you are all missing the point. There already is a massive market for high end gaming pcs and laptops. Compare these prices and specs to what is available from Alienware or MSI. This laptop only misgiving is the fact it does not have an SSD. However, it is competitively priced in comparison to its competition and with a sleek sexy design this is a very interesting entry into the market.
For $2800 it had better have an SSD. Compared with a 320GB HDD, a 256GB SSD would only add $2-300 to the price of the laptop.