I remember my first laptop computer as if it were only a few years ago. It was probably about three inches think, felt like 20 lbs in heft, and could barely keep up with even most of the ‘eMachines’ currently on the market. That was a gaming laptop from 2004 mind you, but it was top of the line and one of the most powerful out there at the time. Now, almost a decade later we are getting a new gaming laptop that is not only about as powerful as a desktop, but just a bit thinner than a dime when shut and lighter than the smallest weights in my gym.
If you haven’t already skipped to the video below, what we have here is Razor’s new Blade and Blade Pro systems currently available for pre-order. I’ll let you look over the specs before I continue on.
Blade Pro
- Future 4th gen Intel® Core™l processor
- 8 GB DDR3L (2 x 4 GB 1600MHz)
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M (2 GB GDDR5)&Intel HD4600
- Windows® 8 64 Bit
- 128 GB SSD, with optional 256/512 GB SSD (mSATA)
- Qualcomm® Killer™ NIC N1202 (802.11a/b/g/n + Bluetooth® 4.0)
- 17.3 in. Full HD+ 16:9 Ratio, 1920 x 1080, with LED backlight
- Stereo 2.0 speakers
- 3.5 mm audio microphone/headphone combo jack
- HD Webcam (front-facing, 2.0 MP)
- Array microphone
- (3x) USB 3.0 port (SuperSpeed)
- 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
- Dolby® Home Theater® v4
- Razer™ Anti-Ghosting Keyboard (with adjustable backlight)
- Razer™ Switchblade User Interface
- Razer™ Synapse 2.0 Enabled
- Built-in 74Wh Rechargeable lithium ion polymer battery
- Kensington Lock
- 16.8 in. / 427 mm (Width) x 0.88 in. / 22.4 mm (Height) x 10.9 in. / 277 mm (Depth)
- 6.58 lbs. / 2.98 kg
- Starts at $2,299
Blade
- Future 4th gen Intel® Core™l processor
- 8 GB Onboard Memory (DDR3L – 1600 MHz)
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 765M (2 GB GDDR5)&Intel HD4600
- Windows® 8 64 Bit
- 128 GB SSD, with optional 256/512 GB SSD (mSATA)
- Qualcomm® Killer™ NIC N1202 (802.11a/b/g/n + Bluetooth® 4.0)
- 14.0 in. HD+ 16:9 Ratio, 1600 x 900, with LED backlight
- Built-in stereo speakers
- 3.5 mm audio microphone/headphone combo jack
- Array microphone
- (3x) USB 3.0 port (SuperSpeed)
- HDMI 1.4a audio and video output
- Dolby® Home Theater® v4
- 7.1 Codec support (via HDMI)
- Built-in full HD webcam (1.3 MP)
- Compact 150 W Power Adapter
- Built-in 70 Wh Rechargeable lithium ion polymer battery
- Razer™ Anti-Ghosting Keyboard (with adjustable backlight)
- Razer™ Synapse 2.0 Enabled
- Kensington Lock
- 13.6 in. / 345 mm (Width) x 0.66 in. / 16.8 mm (Height) x 9.3 in. / 235 mm (Depth)
- 4.135 lbs. / 1.876 kg
- Starts at $1,799
Not too shabby when I look at it compared to what I currently am rocking. The price is also about the same that I paid oh so long ago to boot. I do have to say though that I do like that Razor seems to be targeting developers, indie developers at that, more than just gamers with the new laptops. Not that one couldn’t use their machines for both in the past, but usually the power needed meant that the machine had to stay mostly stationary. In the end though it looks like I have some saving to do so I can score one of these awesome machines.
To check out more or to pre-order check out the official site.
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