Following the hype and excitement from the Razer Switchblade in CES and also publicity generated from pcgamingisnotdead.com, Razer comes out with their own laptop which they say is truly designed for gaming.

Link to product page: http://www.razerzone.com/blade#

EnGadget hands on: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/26/razer-b...ming-greatness/

GDDR5 GT555M

class waht gt555m?

dual core CPU
144 cores 709MHz (GF106), 128Bit GDDR5
there are better gaming laptops

but the right side of keyboard, the hotkey thingy and trackpad looks nice meh

Well, it aimed to be thinnest 17'' gaming laptop..

I am pretty sure it's just 96 cores since it uses GDDR5.

and they called it The World's First True Gaming Laptop

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Added on August 27, 2011, 12:34 amthat cannot confirm yet le
got 2 type of GDDR5
144 cores 709MHz (GF106), 128Bit GDDR5
96 cores 753MHz (GF108), 128Bit GDDR5

Razer so cheap meh until use 96 cores only........but quite possible la since they provide user with dual core CPU

This post has been edited by Trance4eva: Aug 27 2011, 12:34 AM

It has the same half-sized up and down arrow as DV6.

This GT555M is the rumor 128Bit DDR5 with 144SP?
Y U NO USE GTX560M INSTEAD!

And no SSD, imagine that.

Get P330 instead

but i gotta say, the touchpad feature is awesome

i couldn't find i7-2640M on intel website. And what's that pad looking thing on the right side of the keyboard? it says there integrated battery. i guess we can't replace the battery without some tools.

over priced shiat

I like the matte black, but there is way too much wasted space, too clean. The keyboard can be much larger with numpad, or at least bigger arrow key which is important in some games judging by the bezel around the keyboard and put the touchpad slightly to the bottom right of the laptop

This is poison for Razer fans. The old Razer Switchblade got a lot of complaints, not? The interesting part about the laptop itself is the special interface of the touchpad. Real poison for Razer fans.

Why would anybody buy this?

There would be at least 1 person to buy these overpriced laptop

Fixed for ya

I lol'd so hard

I bet you were like this....


Anyways. Razer is totally overpriced. Every. Single. One. Of. Its. Products.

The only thing I like from Razer is the Tron series.

Other than that....eehhh...not so.

Razer is like the Gucci of the computer peripheral world ler.....


it is expected.... haha..... it's just the same thing..... why would any gurl buy a 10k hand bag ? @@.... because of the G.U.C.C.I

^^

Yalo, it looks so damn nice

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Added on August 27, 2011, 11:37 amWow, finally someone who liked the Tron series as well
I love it so much, too bad the mouse is a bit too small

I remembered seeing a few hundred plus limited edition Razer cup

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 27 2011, 11:37 AM

GUCCI? I don't remember GUCCI products just falling apart or breaking after a few days.

You use them bro? haha
Just kiddin~

Anyway, I no see any speakers grills on the laptop... there's so many space on top but they din't use it

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 27 2011, 11:53 AM

huh!!! GUCCI products are bad??@@

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Added on August 27, 2011, 11:52 amalex is our sistar!

This post has been edited by IvanWong1989: Aug 27 2011, 11:52 AM

Woah srsly around RM8400 with only GeForce GT 555M..
Truely Gaming laptop, I seriously doubt that!

it's razer...

u pay the price for the slimness and fancy touchpad

No lah, what I mean is that you can't compare Razer with GUCCI or any other luxury brands. Razer's quality control is pretty much crap now. In the PC store I always lepak in, we have a whole box of Razer products awaiting RMA compared to other brands with 1 or 2 items only.

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Pay premium for a laptop just like App*e products

Razer always claims making 'gaming' products, but the fact is they aren't. Keyboard for example the BlackWidow series they don't even use the MX Black switches, instead using MX Blue which is good for typist and its not NKRO either, nor does it support PS/2 connector which is annoying.

Only thing that I ever bought from them are Razer Goliathus Speed edition. Runs well and pretty tough. Some hot liquid solder dropped on them when I do some modding but the damage is minimal

the only thing that can last from Razer, is probably the eXact Mat...

whack ppl with it and then still can use...

can double as a fan as well...

3 of my old Razer mice died in a collective time of 11 months. My luck with Razer products is awesome. So anyone having thoughts to get a Blade, get a second opinion and a backup plan.

Wah so many negative feedbacks on razer mouse, I was thinking of replacing my G5 with Razer. I guess I stick with my G5, last me for many years and still rocking!

Why not go for SteelSeries, ROCCAT or another Logitech?

I'm still using MX-310 as primary mouse for what? 8-9 years now I guess and still rocking

Any recommendations for an ergonomic (preferbly bigger) mouse bro?
My Abyssus still seemed to be a bit too small for my hands
And the left button appeared to become abit less sensitive now

Logitech G700?

Thanks sifu, the price of RM280 still seemed quite okay if its ergonomic enough hehe~
Will check it out

Logitech Performance MX.

G700 on sale here in aussie for 60-70 dollars hahaha

man razer trying to put the 'apple' feel into their advertisement... their laptop also got alot of apple feel to it... integrated battery, mbp design... but the interchangeble keys look dam nice D: like the switchblade too.

How did the switchblade turn out? was it "aw crap that failed lets make a new one to compensate for it" or "wow that sold quite well, time to cash in on this"

y i cannot go to their web to see the product?

Haha Logitech still rocks eh!

seems like a few of u here hates razer huh

well, from my perspective it's slightly different, my lachesis 4000 lasted me about 4 years and nothing happens apart from me accidentally misplacing it and lost it..then i bought another razer lachesis 5600 cause i like it.

again, frm my view, to me, i think one of the reason why so many razer mouses are in rma is because probably more consumer buy razer products compare to other product thus the amount of rma?

then again, i do buy razer for their looks as well..i think they look better than most mouses out there, but u see that's my thoughts..probably others think otherwise


and lastly, i do agree this laptop is too overpriced..if hitting within the range of up to 5k+ i think people will still consider..the touchpad area aren't exactly cheap IMO ..it just matters on how u view the laptop =x

This post has been edited by viruz019: Aug 27 2011, 08:25 PM

It's not the true gaming laptop. Still categorized as midrange laptop. the true gaming laptop at least have gtx580m/hd6990m

if u had understand what he really meant, then you will know why he called it the "true gaming laptop".

As he mention, current "laptop" out there are simply a desktop replacement. Desktop replacement = heavy in size and really a pain in the *AHEM* to carry them around. That spoils the purpose of the word "laptop" as it is first design for "portability/on-the-go" Thus they created something which is really portable based on size + weight.

And based on the size, i wonder if they can fit anything higher than the gtx560/570

But what makes me curious is, How hot will this laptop be? there will barely be enough space for heatsink. wonder what the temperature would be O.O

aluminum bottom copying the mbp to help in heat dissipation? black colour too hahahha.... and its a 17"laptop, so body quite big.

well, like you said it depends on the definition on 'gaming' for ppl like soundsyst or me (actually i think majority of us la...) gaming laptop means a beast of a machine that has performance, aka desktop replacement, but the first way sounds nicer right But still technically a laptop since its easier to bring around than the desktop. Cause if you want portability on the go...

cause the blade is under 7lbs right? (according to ad) still quite heavy imo, maybe i just need go gym more... unless they releasing something like 2kg or under with that performance....

This post has been edited by DoubleU: Aug 27 2011, 11:40 PM

^LG P330

@lee_what Y U POISON!!!! FUUUUUUUU

Good poison

I use a Mamba lol. Well...used. I used a few Razer products actually. Okay, it's good. But only for gaming....and none other. I'd prefer mouses that I can use easily for any occasion...and furthermore...my hands are pretty small lol. So it's not that comfortable for me.

this slim type laptop is definitely difficult to add gtx560/570 since that type of gc needs independent cooling system + fans which does not shared with cpu fan.

And i believe we haven't seen inside of the laptop, their hardware layout and cooling system



lolz to the vidz comment

This post has been edited by soundsyst64: Aug 28 2011, 03:43 AM

at such hardware...

all u need is a m14x...

Aww I am too late for the party

Yes doctor, keep your defibrillator, the patient is already dead

For teh lulz

all gaming laptop gt SSD?

if you're ready to spend like 5-6k and above.. why not put in an SSD for optimum performance?

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Added on August 28, 2011, 8:00 pmand its USD2.8k... SSD should be in the package already.. lol.. but its not..

This post has been edited by Batusai: Aug 28 2011, 08:00 PM

usd 2.8k

proc only i7-2640,gt555... this spec... ==

typical Razer price...

chop carrot price

My copperhead die at 6-7months after i purchase then i send b to warranty, after 1 yr my copperhead die again.. but i still like some of razer product...
hope it wont happen again on me

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Added on August 28, 2011, 10:10 pmrazer is like apple macbook.. design looks luxury but the spec and price
but this gaming laptop hdd only 320Gb with GT555?

This post has been edited by EvOKIdZ: Aug 28 2011, 10:10 PM

srry man, i rather by MBP than Blade...

just curious, how is razer product covered in Malaysia in terms of warranty?

It seems like a lot of people had a nightmare with their Razer products.
For me, I have only two Razer products, the Razer Deathadder 1st gen (1800dpi) and Razer Goliathus, and maybe I think I am lucky,
the mouse never died on me, and it is more than years already if I am not mistaken, the Goliathus perform well as well.

But talking about Blade, hmmm I'm keeping my M17x.

I only got the Razer Pro Pad, long lasting

curious to see how the build quality is, had an orochi for a day, quickly sent it back to the shop for a refund. felt.. so.. hollow and .. cheap :s

USD 2.8k with 320GB HDD and you seems okay with it?

With the rest of the specs, you should have 320GB SSD to compensate the price LOL

Add : The touchpad is more gimmick than function.

Imagine yourself in tense battlefield and somehow your hand need to leave the mouse and touch the panel, and then back to control the mouse again. I don't know, thats my expectation but how knows it come practical in real life situation.

but it looks so nice D: well i guess that's why its called a gimmick. Even razer with their new 7.2 headphones also gimmick hahahaha

Oh the Razer Tiamat seems interesting, with True 7.1 surround sound, I'll wait for a review first before judging. If it is proven great by reviewers, I might consider it to replace the Kave that I have now.

lol the gimmick i was referring to was the .2 since it has two subwoofer drivers.....
but duno leh, my soundcard also just nice 5.1 for my Kave... i think the next headset i gonna get need to be virtual la... all the cables abit mafan, looks cool but still mafan... and the kave quite heavy.

Now that you've mentioned it, good point
But Razer did produced the Switchblade anyway, maybe noneed mouse anymore

wow, Core i7-2640M is so powerful..has a base clock at 2.8GHz and can go up to 3.5...if this chip prices lower than 2630QM, then the 2640M is definitely all-round winner (well, if u do not open 8 apps at the same time)

btw, i lol at razer announcing the laptop as true gaming laptop - have problem at gfx

Take wireless headphone maybe?
WOW gaming headphone or maybe Logitech G930?

Their real 7.1 headphone on the other hand, kinda steal my interest... Have to wait for the review first.

that's for the left handers...

damn looks tempting.

Good excuse, but no

true gamers look at specs and performance

Wireless or regular cabled?

I don't hate, but when a product/manufacturer can fail me 3 times in a row due to my poor luck or other factors, there is something very wrong going on here.

Design? I was hooked on the Razer design and propaganda last time, but after trying out different brands, I feel even though Razer is probably the most known gaming peripheral company in the world now, they got there through sheer numbers moved and lots of advertising and not with exceptional quality products.

2 years warranty covered by the distributor. Send it back to place of purchase and wait approx. 2-3 months to claim.

Switchblade was a concept 7" notebook. They did say it will never reach mass production.

Looking for cabled one bro hehe~ Wireless ones are abit too heavy for my taste

Wow, 2-3 months claim? They'll send it back to the US (its US right?)
Concept or not, them buttons still ended up on the Blade haha, I wonder how good will they be

Budget?

They don't send back to the US. The distro will decide what to do with them and lately they are getting picky regarding warranty issues.

Err... around G700 price range? Maybe RM300?

Damn, I hope my Moray won't have any problems as well

SteelSeries Ikari Laser or ROCCAT Kone.

But around RM300 or so can get a SteelSeries Xai (if you don't mind ergonomic but it is one of the most comfortable ergos I used) or the Logitech G700 since it has a hybrid wireless.

Lols ... seems like getting off topic already XD ... Personally .. I think its not worth the price at all ..Its better to get Asus G53

This post has been edited by rave963: Aug 30 2011, 12:33 AM

Thanks alot bro, will check them out

**sorry for off topic

+1

Thickness tolak belakang. inb4 laptop vs desktop.

edit: wrong tread

This post has been edited by DoubleU: Aug 31 2011, 03:05 PM

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i7...or.59913.0.html

Check it out........

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Added on September 1, 2011, 2:43 amhttp://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForc...5M.41933.0.html

I like the brand.
For an new revealed gamer laptop,should be find for second reveal perhaps.

This post has been edited by eselai: Sep 1 2011, 02:43 AM

Here is a link to compare size between apple, alienware and razer.

Have a look

http://nb.zol.com.cn/246/2466306_all.html#p2466306

What is the official price of razer, looks portable enough for external use or as a back up for alienware.

This post has been edited by bbs3322: Sep 1 2011, 04:14 PM