New gaming laptop with innovative UI by Razer

Post by rch » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 6:50 PM UTC

ramanujan wrote: post #48

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…

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…

Post by baxter » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 6:57 PM UTC

jerf wrote: post #66

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…

"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." If you are a developer and you want programmable keys, don't sit around waiting for an expensive keyboard, reprogram the ones you've already got in front of you. As far as I know, all major OSes can already arbitrarily remap keys to any keystroke you like,…

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 7:02 PM UTC

w1ntermute wrote: post #46

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…

The funny thing is that by optimizing the supply chain and manufacturing process, Apple has managed to significantly cut costs (or keep them high for competitors). For example, the Vaio Z is much more expensive than the latest MBA.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 7:04 PM UTC

eagleal wrote: post #74

blhack wrote: post #72

These 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 can actually get a laptop with the same specs for about 900€. (the only thing that missed is the little touch screen on the right, and the 17", it was 15.6)

Post by xenophanes » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 7:10 PM UTC

tomkarlo wrote: post #70

What if you're left-handed? Seems like you're kind of screwed on this one.