I don't really understand the people who say this is over priced. It is ridiculously powerful in a small package. If you want a portable gaming/workstation whatever laptop then this is the best choice but it is pricy.
this laptop is mostly about the portability and the insane power that comes along with it, not to mention the insane display. is it worth the 2700$? thats up to you
Pewpy Ninja Desktops are great and all but if you're on the move alot or just like bringing your laptop with you everywhere you go then yes its worth getting a gaming laptop for Gaming on the move. just buy a gaming mouse and headphones and you're set :) I'm looking for a really really good gaming Laptop but I'm looking for $2000,00 or less, no more than 2 grand. But then again I don't need one now so I have time to save up for it and by the time I save up for it the price will go down for it below $2000,00 and that will actually be a good deal to me, maybe not to PC Gamers that mainly game on PC but for me its worth it, I do everything with my laptop and more power means it'll be faster and smoother and better :)
***** I have an HP Pavillion dv6, I can play most 2011-2012 retail games at a good framerate (30 FPS) on medium to low settings but when it comes to next gen games I don't think I can play any of them at this point, I think I'd be able to but it will run at an unplayable framerate and thats no fun. But it can still play alot of great games, the newest game I have on PC is The Walking Dead Season 2 which obviously doesn't require much power but thats that. But if I could maybe get a new Razor Laptop then I'm sure I'd be able to play next gen games at 30 FPS on medium-high settings for sure :)
***** I agree. It's not all about the $$, it's just there are so much to experience in college. Try limit your gaming time in college! Once you are out of college, things are just different.
***** ooooor their parents are paying tuition (and outside of the US like Canada for example, tuition is not as ridiculously expensive) and they're paying for the computer with money from a summer job or they might have even gotten a scholarship oooor they might be independent and paying for all of it. YOU DONT KNOW THIS PERSON'S LIFE so don't make stupid assumptions like "ur parents must be rich". their parents could be dead for all we know. so please think before commenting.
Chase - The screen will scale perfectly to 1600x900 without interpolation b.s., due to it being a 4:1 scale/exactly half of the native res. 870m at 900p? Awesome performance.
Forget the gaming aspect, that would just be a bonus. This would make an excellent development PC for rendering and transcoding. I would think VMs would scream on this thing! Touch screen sold me though. That and a wireless AC card.
I am really impressed by this laptop ! The performance that Razer fit in this form-factor is just amazing . Still , because I need a laptop to work on the move , Aorus X7 is better option because of its RAM , processor and storage . But that screen tough...
Doesnt that laptop sill burn your entire leg off it your running for a while? I remember something of the sorts and i notcied they didint say anything about it
$2400 in Canada... Thanks. But seriously I say its worth it to have the best of the best, it's hard to find a laptop with zero compromises and I don't have to make any with this. The screen is the reason I held off on the first razer blade 14 and now I don't have to wait!
The most exciting thing here is the new graphics card; it's the first time I've heard about the "NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 870M". Would be interesting to see how it does because the 770M was pretty weak tbh.
I WANT THIS SO BAD! Im currently saving up my money for this and you guys are getting me soooo exited 3200pX1800!!!! WAT!?? Omg im soo exited mabye even get it this summer!! WOOOOO
I've ordered it because of its power and portability. What couldn't you do with a laptop of this caliber? It's a MacBook Pro on steroids (minus the OS of course), that even looks better!
looks good and spec are also very good for a gaming laptop that size, since the 770m was just a good gpu the 870 should be even better. The size is amazing for such a good mobile gpu. Hopefully heat is not a problem. to expensive tho. must be the design
and yet, it only have ssd storage option on it. which is frustating. while others can store up to almost 3tb of data and razer blade can only hold 512gb
So I bet they are making consumers pay even more for the better screen. Would be surprise if pricing stayed the same. And what about the speakers? A good mobile notebook ought to have decent speakers
I want to also add another comment after reading some of the comments on this video. Why are people comparing this laptop to a gaming rig? Seriously? Laptops will always cost more than a desktop. You can basically spend $700 on a desktop and the specs will be better than a laptop worth more than $800+. A laptop is always more expensive than a desktop, period. The materials that goes into making a thin laptop that holds this much power will cost money. There isn't one laptop out there that cost less and its faster than a desktop. But is the Razer Blade 2014 expensive? Yes. Is it overpriced? Maybe. MSI GS70 Stealth Pro carries the same GTX 870M, however it also carries a faster processor, more ram and SDD + HDD. And, this cost $1.8K, which I think is a reasonable price. Now, you have to ask yourself: "is the extra $400 dollars worth it" for the Razer Blade 2014. You do get a better resolution, touchscreen, lighter weight, and its thinner.
Yeah, I realized that the majority that compares the two are either kids or idiots. They just think it's "cool" and get upset because they either can't afford it or have no idea what the purpose of a laptop is (they think a laptop is a desktop replacement) - so they rant about how they can spend less money for a gaming desktop to make them feel better. Most of them don't know how cumbersome carrying a laptop is. They probably don't understand why people want Ultrabooks as well. They don't understand that not everyone wants to same thing as they do either because their full of themselves.
Xero Jin Yeah. Most don't understand. Like you said, its not a replacement. A laptop can't replacement a desktop. A desktop will always be more powerful in terms of specs and will hold a better gaming experience, in my opinion. And, a laptop will always offer you the power of having a near desktop experience but portable. A lot of people think its either desktop gaming rig or gaming laptop. There are a lot of people that travel or go to school. They will probably purchase both. They can buy a $1.5K gaming rig, which will be able run ALL games currently and future games at MAX settings. A $1.5K rig can get you a good i7, 16GB ram, and a really good GPU. Then spend another $1.5K to purchase a gaming laptop that might be able to run those games at Max or near max. This way that specific person can still game away from his/her gaming rig.
Even this is really a cool laptop, I still prefer a self-built desktop for its higher power because I don't want to buy a whole new gaming laptop every fucking time I find myself hardly enjoying new games because the lack of performance(highest settings all the way except AA) of the machine just in one or two years. And yes, upgrade gaming laptop's gpu is going to cost you a lot more than buying a decent or top tier gpu, not to mention that many gaming laptops cannot upgrade their gpu. Sent from Kremlin
Tadaganiarracht here... I actually spoke to soon I wrote that before watching the video fully, that laptop is a beast, the screen alone makes it worth the money
I need someones help. I can get this when it comes out or a Gaming PC, but the thing is I travel a lot and rarely stay at home most of the time. I am usually in the cafe or at a friends house. P.S Money isn't a issue. I have been saving for along time.
It depends on who you are and what you do. The touchscreen would broaden the target audience for this laptop because it makes work easier. This now takes a gaming laptop and turns into laptop that someone like myself who is in school could use to get my work done.
Wauw nice but too it's expensive! I better buy an macbook pro 15 with Retina display, hardeware: 2.6GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz (4960HQ) 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage Intel Iris Pro Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB GDDR5 memory with student discount for 2400 dollars. And after 2 years i can still sell for a good price!
3200x1800 resolution is great for Photoshop and multi- window productive work.. But its virtually useless for gaming on a 14" screen. Unlike the Windows 8.1 UI which scales icons and text for small screen, games suffer from text scaling since games tend to scale text according to Resolution, not the screen size. Forget about playing "text-info" heavy games like Total War series, Civ series,, Crusader King series etc etc. However, console ports like X:COM Enemy Unknown will run great since they use huge text by default for all resolution. i wonder how many people will actually play at 3200x1800 resolution. I dont blame Razer for making this mistake. They gave in to what the dumb ass consumer wanted. Better resolution retina diaplay blah blah standards.... A simple 1080p display would have been more than enough! (which is still overkill for the 850M,860M and 865M series GPU)
You're missing the point, no one is expected to play games at the native 3200*1800 resolution of this screen, it wouldn't be able to run most games at 3200*1800 anyways. Since 3200*1800 is an even multiple of the resolution 1600*900, you can simply run your games at 1600*900 and have no interpolation issues because of the perfect 4 to 1 pixel mapping ratio. If you try playing games at 1280*720 or 1600*900 on a screen that is natively 1920*1080, you will have interpolation issues. Since 1920*1080 is not an even multiple of neither 1280*720 or 1600*900. Because of the 1800p screen, you can drive most games just fine on a 900p resolution without any interpolation issues (And you would get rid of the text issues you mentioned) and still keep that sexy 1800p screen for other purposes, so no it's not "dumb-ass consumers wanting the retina display standard". Razer actually put some thought into this.
I can only agree with you halfway since the 802.11 ac has plenty of bandwidth... On speed tests I get download speeds of 70+ mbps and I forgot what my upload speeds were but they're basically max for my current plan. Sucks for people who doesn't have a good wireless router.
another one of you? theres is no way you can find another laptop this small this much power with a better than HD display WITH a good battery life the only thing close is a aorus x7 and it has less then 2 hours on the internet and its a big 17"
Static Shock it'll be offering an 860m and it's starting price is for a 1080p display so itll go ^^^^^ for a 4k display i am waiting on it though i was already looking at it but im waiting till i see how long the battery lasts because it might end up like the aorus x7 with 2 hours on the internet
I dont understand these comments, first this scrub macbook user, then the people comparing this to a desktop.... first off macs suck shet, and the price for performance is just shet, they rip you off on the hardware side, then the software side. apple fan boy keep to your mommy's wallets and gtfo. btw bootcamp is retarded shet, you have to partition your drive which is stupid and wasteful, or even the windows parallel stuff, slow and shetty. macs are meant for the common folk who do not care about their hardware or even their software, they just want to pour money into a device outdated in like 6 months due to refreshes. Windows on the other hand is like a cheap car, you upgrade when u want and have some ability to change stuff around. razer is known for high prices, but this here is something called innovation at a high price- the monitor itself is going to cost a fortune, and to craft this stuff takes expensive ass machining, look at how thin that stuff is- for that nvidia gpu to even fit is insane. apple only pulled off an integrated iris at best in their mac Air. a desktop can EASILY outperform this by a longshot, but i dont think a desktop+monitor+power generator+all yo shet can fit into a backpack. take it for what it's worth, going to set new standards for technological advancements, in the end of the day more companies will use IPS panels to compete.
Ugh... Do not listen to PC gamers, PC gaming is overpriced and is not worth it. Just spend $399 on a Sony PlayStation 4 and grab games like inFAMOUS Second Son, you'll never find an exclusive game like that on PC. $2k.. For a PC... For what Multi platform games? PS4 $399 > PC $2000+
I own a Razer 14 becuase it fits my mobile play-style but you do know you can build a gaming PC stronger than the PS4 & the XBOX One for nearly the same price. No membership fee, cheaper games, free legit games, far better graphics, better multiplayer games, more control over the game (mods) & exclusives that aren't all $60 a pop. Example: pcpartpicker.com/p/38YPd
Cocosoy Noob. We all already have a mouse and keyboard so that is not added to the price. Plus you can torrent the OS, so there's another one off the price. Lastly, did you not see George's "example link"?
Cocosoy You do realize I added a custom build via link right? Keyboards & mice are cheap. For the price of one Dual-shock 4 you can get both. Hell, you can use whatever controller/ mouse (even OS) you want on PC. You can play Assassin's Creed 4 in any configuration (doesn't have to be ultra) & still get higher, more consistent FPS & better resolution & graphics on stock settings. in.ign.com/en/review/1514/nvidia-gtx-750-ti-review (Mentions AC4) Not to mention its a PC, there is little you can't do to it. If your an at home gamer, it's the best investment. Here is a PS4 scenario: System: $400 1 year PS+: $50 Exclusives, lets say 3 games: $180 Total: $630 Same money, PC offers far better value & savings. LOL, as a laptop gamer who sacrifices his wallet. I never thought I'd be teaching someone else the wonder of building a gaming PC..
George Williams News to you, PS4 COMES with dual shock 4, while your pc build doesn't come with keyboard/mice. And I found it retarded to add $180 (3 games) to the PS4 system when you are comparing the system. Are you saying you can pirate the games for free on PC? Truly dumb... Also, you don't need PS+ to play AC4. Let's compare apple with apple. Your PC w/o keyboard & mice:$611 (not including tax) PS4: $400 WITH a dual shock controller (not including tax) Difference: $211 or 52.75% That's a 50% increase in price. I am not here to argue that PS4 is better than PC (PC is obviously better), that's not my argument. I am talking about COST. Your "nearly same price" is a 50% difference. Hope it make sense to you.
Razer is stupid. This thing has a glossy screen, which means bad reflections and glares. Not to mention the damn thing is a touch screen! How stupid is that?! I thought this was supposed to be a gaming laptop!? Another thing, why are they setting the price that high? MSI easily destroys Razer with their notebooks. At a much better price point as well.
I am really impressed by this laptop ! The performance that Razer fit in this form-factor is just amazing . Still , because I need a laptop to work on the move , Aorus X7 is better option because of its RAM , processor and storage . But that screen tough...
The laptop was 900p before, not 720p.
Thats ign for ya
Kevin C 900p is pretty much in the middle between 720p and 1080p. so I think it was just lack of research
Kevin C
Your comment doesn't even make sense
Looking forward to the benchmarks
I PREDICTED THESE EXACT SPECS FOR THIS NEW ITERATION !! I WANT ONE RIGHT NOW .. BEST GAMING LAPTOP
I don't really understand the people who say this is over priced. It is ridiculously powerful in a small package. If you want a portable gaming/workstation whatever laptop then this is the best choice but it is pricy.
$2700 for the 512GB model? With that much money I could buy all 3 next gen consoles and build a gaming rig to knock the socks off of this thing.
this laptop is mostly about the portability and the insane power that comes along with it, not to mention the insane display. is it worth the 2700$? thats up to you
Pewpy Ninja Desktops are great and all but if you're on the move alot or just like bringing your laptop with you everywhere you go then yes its worth getting a gaming laptop for Gaming on the move. just buy a gaming mouse and headphones and you're set :)
I'm looking for a really really good gaming Laptop but I'm looking for $2000,00 or less, no more than 2 grand. But then again I don't need one now so I have time to save up for it and by the time I save up for it the price will go down for it below $2000,00 and that will actually be a good deal to me, maybe not to PC Gamers that mainly game on PC but for me its worth it, I do everything with my laptop and more power means it'll be faster and smoother and better :)
***** I have an HP Pavillion dv6, I can play most 2011-2012 retail games at a good framerate (30 FPS) on medium to low settings but when it comes to next gen games I don't think I can play any of them at this point, I think I'd be able to but it will run at an unplayable framerate and thats no fun. But it can still play alot of great games, the newest game I have on PC is The Walking Dead Season 2 which obviously doesn't require much power but thats that. But if I could maybe get a new Razor Laptop then I'm sure I'd be able to play next gen games at 30 FPS on medium-high settings for sure :)
***** I agree. It's not all about the $$, it's just there are so much to experience in college. Try limit your gaming time in college! Once you are out of college, things are just different.
***** ooooor their parents are paying tuition (and outside of the US like Canada for example, tuition is not as ridiculously expensive) and they're paying for the computer with money from a summer job or they might have even gotten a scholarship oooor they might be independent and paying for all of it. YOU DONT KNOW THIS PERSON'S LIFE so don't make stupid assumptions like "ur parents must be rich". their parents could be dead for all we know. so please think before commenting.
Chase - The screen will scale perfectly to 1600x900 without interpolation b.s., due to it being a 4:1 scale/exactly half of the native res. 870m at 900p? Awesome performance.
the designers made a silicone casting of an aluminum macbook pro and injected it with resin
just perfect art
Forget the gaming aspect, that would just be a bonus. This would make an excellent development PC for rendering and transcoding. I would think VMs would scream on this thing! Touch screen sold me though. That and a wireless AC card.
IGN Please do a full review for the 2014 updated Razer Blade. Pleeeeaaassee!
Next year on top of the usual upgrades they should design is so that it folds into a tablet like the Lenovo Yoga series
I am really impressed by this laptop ! The performance that Razer fit in this form-factor is just amazing . Still , because I need a laptop to work on the move , Aorus X7 is better option because of its RAM , processor and storage . But that screen tough...
Doesnt that laptop sill burn your entire leg off it your running for a while? I remember something of the sorts and i notcied they didint say anything about it
$2400 in Canada... Thanks.
But seriously I say its worth it to have the best of the best, it's hard to find a laptop with zero compromises and I don't have to make any with this. The screen is the reason I held off on the first razer blade 14 and now I don't have to wait!
The most exciting thing here is the new graphics card; it's the first time I've heard about the "NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 870M". Would be interesting to see how it does because the 770M was pretty weak tbh.
What is the battery life gaming wise on low to medium settings ?
I WANT THIS SO BAD! Im currently saving up my money for this and you guys are getting me soooo exited 3200pX1800!!!! WAT!?? Omg im soo exited mabye even get it this summer!! WOOOOO
You want it to play minecraft?
Vladimir Litt
He wants to play Roller Coaster Tycoon.
im on vaction and i need a good gaming laptop what should i get??
tip for the future shows. put in the full model name and information about the product you are talking about under the about section.
I've ordered it because of its power and portability. What couldn't you do with a laptop of this caliber? It's a MacBook Pro on steroids (minus the OS of course), that even looks better!
Anyone know if this laptop is upgradeable? like RAM, CPU, GPU. Just wondering.
Why is it only running 30-40 fps when he shows the little clip of sleeping dogs?
How much are these cuz I need one for a project
My dream gadget.....
the full review?
looks good and spec are also very good for a gaming laptop that size, since the 770m was just a good gpu the 870 should be even better. The size is amazing for such a good mobile gpu. Hopefully heat is not a problem. to expensive tho. must be the design
Can you add a 2nd SSD like you could in the 2013 model?
No
Hang on: 3200 x 1800ish? That's great and all but will it be very useful?
video editing or photoshop yes
Aah, good stuff.
Although it probably won't be even close in graphics performance I think I'm going to go with a lenovo y40 instead.
How in the world did Razer manage to fit a gtx 870m in there?
Where the full review?
I hope it doesn't have heating issues.
Why is the screen in glass:(
watching this on my new razer blade XD so good except can't use photoshop cs6 the resolution is too high for the gui
Needs to be released in New Zealand D:
OMFG please make me win the lottery
I feel like if they made it into 1920 x 1080 resolution but kept the old pricing or dropped it by 100$, there would be more buyers
and yet, it only have ssd storage option on it. which is frustating.
while others can store up to almost 3tb of data and razer blade can only hold 512gb
So I bet they are making consumers pay even more for the better screen. Would be surprise if pricing stayed the same. And what about the speakers? A good mobile notebook ought to have decent speakers
I want to also add another comment after reading some of the comments on this video.
Why are people comparing this laptop to a gaming rig? Seriously? Laptops will always cost more than a desktop. You can basically spend $700 on a desktop and the specs will be better than a laptop worth more than $800+.
A laptop is always more expensive than a desktop, period. The materials that goes into making a thin laptop that holds this much power will cost money. There isn't one laptop out there that cost less and its faster than a desktop.
But is the Razer Blade 2014 expensive? Yes. Is it overpriced? Maybe. MSI GS70 Stealth Pro carries the same GTX 870M, however it also carries a faster processor, more ram and SDD + HDD. And, this cost $1.8K, which I think is a reasonable price. Now, you have to ask yourself: "is the extra $400 dollars worth it" for the Razer Blade 2014. You do get a better resolution, touchscreen, lighter weight, and its thinner.
Yeah, I realized that the majority that compares the two are either kids or idiots.
They just think it's "cool" and get upset because they either can't afford it or have no idea what the purpose of a laptop is (they think a laptop is a desktop replacement) - so they rant about how they can spend less money for a gaming desktop to make them feel better. Most of them don't know how cumbersome carrying a laptop is. They probably don't understand why people want Ultrabooks as well.
They don't understand that not everyone wants to same thing as they do either because their full of themselves.
Xero Jin Yeah. Most don't understand. Like you said, its not a replacement. A laptop can't replacement a desktop. A desktop will always be more powerful in terms of specs and will hold a better gaming experience, in my opinion. And, a laptop will always offer you the power of having a near desktop experience but portable.
A lot of people think its either desktop gaming rig or gaming laptop. There are a lot of people that travel or go to school. They will probably purchase both. They can buy a $1.5K gaming rig, which will be able run ALL games currently and future games at MAX settings. A $1.5K rig can get you a good i7, 16GB ram, and a really good GPU. Then spend another $1.5K to purchase a gaming laptop that might be able to run those games at Max or near max. This way that specific person can still game away from his/her gaming rig.
I wish i had gaming laptop.
If it runs 3200 by 1800, if I run a game that runs 1800 by 900 will the quality be bad?
yeah, you're not scaling it very well. Scaling it to 1600x900 is better.
0:50 ''he is carrying a blade" :P
Does that say Sleeping Dogs is running at 35 fps?
rewiev sam 17 inch laptops of razarblade :D
is the ram , ssd can be updgraded????? someone??
Nope
2199?
D: I WANT :( damn Razer and their prices.
I hope razer knows what they're doing putting a 870m in that tiny laptop, thats a 100W gpu =/
Even this is really a cool laptop, I still prefer a self-built desktop for its higher power because I don't want to buy a whole new gaming laptop every fucking time I find myself hardly enjoying new games because the lack of performance(highest settings all the way except AA) of the machine just in one or two years.
And yes, upgrade gaming laptop's gpu is going to cost you a lot more than buying a decent or top tier gpu, not to mention that many gaming laptops cannot upgrade their gpu.
Sent from Kremlin
This would be my dream laptop, if only the price was more like 1499 then 2399. But I guess you get what you pay for.
the amount of-"or you could buy a gaming PC for $xxxx.." - comments ARE TOO DAMN HIGH
this looks friggin awesome
The blade got touchscreen?hmm nice
I'll stick with my msi gt60 thanks
Incredibly powerful but the price will make me bankrupt. XD
Some people say its 29,99 and some say its 2k and over WHATS THE REAL PRICE?????
Hi and potato,now can i have the laptop?
My alienware will still crush this.. People no matter how spec out or think these laptops get once the cooling is krap the machine will over heat
Good bye house, hello Razer Blade ;D
Impressive = yeah! Practical = no!
Unfortunately you have to sell your leg to buy it
I have the first gen razer blade, and it's shit. I can't even rgt customer support to fix it
Or you could build a rig for 2700 dollars that would melt the tits off of this laptop. Or just get an MSI or Asus laptop with waaay better specs
thats not he point though. you could buy a better laptop for less money, but this is way smaller and much more portable.
Tadaganiarracht here... I actually spoke to soon I wrote that before watching the video fully, that laptop is a beast, the screen alone makes it worth the money
Did this guy go to the Jeff Goldblum school of media training?
Lol dude. Right?
$2700 with 512GB ? WTF... wayy too expensive
yes razor is overpriced
chirag k SSDs are expensive.
AHMED ALBOHAMAD ssds areant that expensive anymore and $2700 for 512gb is wayy too overpriced
yea true
***** Samsung SSD's are and thats whats in the razer blade.
$2199,99 hmm, atleast its a better price then Alienwares $4099,99 pricetag lol
With that money u could buy a PS4, an X-Box One & build a PC
I need someones help. I can get this when it comes out or a Gaming PC, but the thing is I travel a lot and rarely stay at home most of the time. I am usually in the cafe or at a friends house.
P.S Money isn't a issue. I have been saving for along time.
Honestly, a touchscreen is totally unnecessary but eh. Still cool
It depends on who you are and what you do. The touchscreen would broaden the target audience for this laptop because it makes work easier. This now takes a gaming laptop and turns into laptop that someone like myself who is in school could use to get my work done.
Not worth it might as well costum build a pc for more performance for less money
got the pro. God totz not worth !
Only for the price of unaffordable
I HAVE TO SELL MY HOUSE FIRST
target is carrying a blade lol
Wauw nice but too it's expensive! I better buy an macbook pro 15 with Retina display, hardeware:
2.6GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.8GHz (4960HQ)
16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M
with 2GB GDDR5 memory
with student discount for 2400 dollars. And after 2 years i can still sell for a good price!
5 milion subscribers and only 60k viewws looooool
3200x1800 resolution is great for Photoshop and multi- window productive work.. But its virtually useless for gaming on a 14" screen. Unlike the Windows 8.1 UI which scales icons and text for small screen, games suffer from text scaling since games tend to scale text according to Resolution, not the screen size.
Forget about playing "text-info" heavy games like Total War series, Civ series,, Crusader King series etc etc. However, console ports like X:COM Enemy Unknown will run great since they use huge text by default for all resolution.
i wonder how many people will actually play at 3200x1800 resolution. I dont blame Razer for making this mistake. They gave in to what the dumb ass consumer wanted. Better resolution retina diaplay blah blah standards....
A simple 1080p display would have been more than enough! (which is still overkill for the 850M,860M and 865M series GPU)
You're missing the point, no one is expected to play games at the native 3200*1800 resolution of this screen, it wouldn't be able to run most games at 3200*1800 anyways.
Since 3200*1800 is an even multiple of the resolution 1600*900, you can simply run your games at 1600*900 and have no interpolation issues because of the perfect 4 to 1 pixel mapping ratio.
If you try playing games at 1280*720 or 1600*900 on a screen that is natively 1920*1080, you will have interpolation issues. Since 1920*1080 is not an even multiple of neither 1280*720 or 1600*900.
Because of the 1800p screen, you can drive most games just fine on a 900p resolution without any interpolation issues (And you would get rid of the text issues you mentioned) and still keep that sexy 1800p screen for other purposes, so no it's not "dumb-ass consumers wanting the retina display standard". Razer actually put some thought into this.
id rather spend 500 to 600$ building my own desktop and occasionally upgrading than waste almost 2200$ on a laptop.
Alright its better and overprice
No ethernet? What a shame...
I can only agree with you halfway since the 802.11 ac has plenty of bandwidth... On speed tests I get download speeds of 70+ mbps and I forgot what my upload speeds were but they're basically max for my current plan.
Sucks for people who doesn't have a good wireless router.
It is a shame, but there is a reason, because an ethernet port wouldn't fit on the side, hell the usb barely does and that's the thinnest port.
Xero Jin I agree on to you but the wifi of the razerblade made me 70+ mbps too.
Get a usb to ethernet converter.
So not worth it. 2200$ is way too much
another one of you? theres is no way you can find another laptop this small this much power with a better than HD display WITH a good battery life
the only thing close is a aorus x7 and it has less then 2 hours on the internet and its a big 17"
crazychainsaw
the new upcoming Lenovo Y50. wait on it
Static Shock it'll be offering an 860m and it's starting price is for a 1080p display so itll go ^^^^^ for a 4k display
i am waiting on it though i was already looking at it but im waiting till i see how long the battery lasts because it might end up like the aorus x7 with 2 hours on the internet
Highest model is nearly touching 4k bucks here in Australia.
TaeFace93 well that sucks
You get what you pay for I guess. Now to offer my firstborn son....
The Aorus X3+ is better than this anyways.
Touch screen on a gaming laptop. Really?
Really Razor??!?! A touch screen and a glossy bezel? You idiots, gamers do not want that.
We don't ?
*Razer
Well i want it it is addon that i appriciate
Been gaming since 1986 and I love that they added a touch screen, windows 8 is such an awesome experience with touch.
vloosh
too expensive
I dont understand these comments, first this scrub macbook user, then the people comparing this to a desktop....
first off macs suck shet, and the price for performance is just shet, they rip you off on the hardware side, then the software side. apple fan boy keep to your mommy's wallets and gtfo. btw bootcamp is retarded shet, you have to partition your drive which is stupid and wasteful, or even the windows parallel stuff, slow and shetty. macs are meant for the common folk who do not care about their hardware or even their software, they just want to pour money into a device outdated in like 6 months due to refreshes. Windows on the other hand is like a cheap car, you upgrade when u want and have some ability to change stuff around.
razer is known for high prices, but this here is something called innovation at a high price- the monitor itself is going to cost a fortune, and to craft this stuff takes expensive ass machining, look at how thin that stuff is- for that nvidia gpu to even fit is insane. apple only pulled off an integrated iris at best in their mac Air.
a desktop can EASILY outperform this by a longshot, but i dont think a desktop+monitor+power generator+all yo shet can fit into a backpack.
take it for what it's worth, going to set new standards for technological advancements, in the end of the day more companies will use IPS panels to compete.
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Ugh... Do not listen to PC gamers, PC gaming is overpriced and is not worth it. Just spend $399 on a Sony PlayStation 4 and grab games like inFAMOUS Second Son, you'll never find an exclusive game like that on PC.
$2k.. For a PC... For what Multi platform games?
PS4 $399 > PC $2000+
$300 PC .> PS4
I own a Razer 14 becuase it fits my mobile play-style but you do know you can build a gaming PC stronger than the PS4 & the XBOX One for nearly the same price. No membership fee, cheaper games, free legit games, far better graphics, better multiplayer games, more control over the game (mods) & exclusives that aren't all $60 a pop.
Example: pcpartpicker.com/p/38YPd
Cocosoy
Noob. We all already have a mouse and keyboard so that is not added to the price. Plus you can torrent the OS, so there's another one off the price. Lastly, did you not see George's "example link"?
Cocosoy You do realize I added a custom build via link right? Keyboards & mice are cheap. For the price of one Dual-shock 4 you can get both.
Hell, you can use whatever controller/ mouse (even OS) you want on PC.
You can play Assassin's Creed 4 in any configuration (doesn't have to be ultra) & still get higher, more consistent FPS & better resolution & graphics on stock settings.
in.ign.com/en/review/1514/nvidia-gtx-750-ti-review (Mentions AC4)
Not to mention its a PC, there is little you can't do to it. If your an at home gamer, it's the best investment.
Here is a PS4 scenario:
System: $400
1 year PS+: $50
Exclusives, lets say 3 games: $180
Total: $630
Same money, PC offers far better value & savings.
LOL, as a laptop gamer who sacrifices his wallet. I never thought I'd be teaching someone else the wonder of building a gaming PC..
George Williams News to you, PS4 COMES with dual shock 4, while your pc build doesn't come with keyboard/mice. And I found it retarded to add $180 (3 games) to the PS4 system when you are comparing the system. Are you saying you can pirate the games for free on PC? Truly dumb... Also, you don't need PS+ to play AC4. Let's compare apple with apple.
Your PC w/o keyboard & mice:$611 (not including tax)
PS4: $400 WITH a dual shock controller (not including tax)
Difference: $211 or 52.75%
That's a 50% increase in price. I am not here to argue that PS4 is better than PC (PC is obviously better), that's not my argument. I am talking about COST. Your "nearly same price" is a 50% difference. Hope it make sense to you.
lol what a rip off
Razer is stupid. This thing has a glossy screen, which means bad reflections and glares. Not to mention the damn thing is a touch screen! How stupid is that?! I thought this was supposed to be a gaming laptop!?
Another thing, why are they setting the price that high? MSI easily destroys Razer with their notebooks. At a much better price point as well.
I am really impressed by this laptop ! The performance that Razer fit in this form-factor is just amazing . Still , because I need a laptop to work on the move , Aorus X7 is better option because of its RAM , processor and storage . But that screen tough...
Some people say its 29,99 and some say its 2k and over WHATS THE REAL PRICE?????
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