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Razer Blade is one bad-ass gaming laptop

So this is what Razer was talking about when they teased us earlier with that “PC Gaming Is Not Dead” campaign — the portable gaming laptop.

It’s a very interesting laptop, not because it packs the best specs around, but because they made it for the avid gamer in mind — a fast processor, a great graphics card, large HD display and that cool Switchblade User Interface they showed us before — yet making efforts to squeeze it all in a relatively thin and light laptop (i.e., for a 17-inch category).

Razer Blade
17.3″ full HD LED display @ 1920×1080
Intel Core i7-2640M processor 2.8GHz
Dual-core, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz
Intel Mobile Express Series 6 PCH “Cougar Point” chipset
8GB 1333MHz DDR3 memory
Intel HD Graphics 3000
NVidia GT-555M with 2GB GDDR5
Optimus Technology
HD webcam
320GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
HDMI port
1 x USB 3.0 port
2 x USB 2.0 ports
GigaBit LAN
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0
60Wh battery

Notice that Razer didn’t bother to put in a 1TB HDD but instead used a faster 7200rpm SATA disk. Also note that they didn’t use a quad-core Intel processor but chose the fastest dual-core Intel Core i7 in the market. These decisions point to the idea that they wanted an optimized yet portable gaming rig — that’s 0.88″ thin (thinner than most netbooks) and under 6.97lbs.

Those dedicated gaming keys and the trackpad are all part of the Razer Switchblade UI where the keys adapt on-the-fly, depending on the game you play. The design of the black, aluminum body looks like an HP Envy or a Macbook Pro.

The Razer Blade will have a retail price of USD$2799.99 when it is released in the US be 4th quarter of this year.

Abe Olandres
Abe Olandres
Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.
  1. Wow Gising pa pala kayu Sir Yuga. :D

    ON Topic:

    I dont think this will be a hit EVEN for gamers. SPOILED Gamers are the only ones I think that would buy this.

  2. Oooh… If I had the cash I would get this baby… just a poor gal though…

  3. At that price it isn’t for everyone but damn, it’s better looking than most laptops in the market.

  4. Razor is really amazing thanks Yuga for the share.

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  5. mas maganda pa magassemble ka nlng ng Gaming PC mo with a 3D LED HDTV as a monitor.. :D

  6. Wow! Talk about Portable gaming right there!

  7. The LED touchpad is NICE! Although it’s so pricey!

  8. Gaming with a trackpad. Goodluck pwning your foes.

  9. Magandang laptop yan ah! Too bad, I’m not into much gaming anymore.

    But if one would opt for a 15-incher, a similarly-spec’d T520 would suffice – without the gizmo’s of course.

  10. Great post sir Abe!

    Magandang laptop yan ah! Too bad, I’m not into much gaming anymore. With the 60Wh battery, it should run at least 3 hours while gaming; and up to 7 hours on just web browsing, document stuff, youtube and the like.

    If one would opt for a cheaper alternative, a similarly-spec’d T520 would suffice. Priced at around 1500, You get a Quadro equivalent graphics, 15″ on Full HD, a similar dual-core (or a quad-core processor), and the list goes on.

    I wonder if I could use the macro keys on vim. Lol

  11. ouch! Kontento na ko playing RPG games with my ipod and N8. Now these are more portable. Hehe

  12. Lol, of all the games to show off the thing’s power, they chose that

  13. Same category as old-school Voodoo/Alienware/Falcon-Northwest rigs in the past. I’d love one, will never have the loot to drop on one. :P

  14. Nice! LoL. lol. Haha.

  15. Cool Looking gaming laptop. Not so cool price.

  16. Ang main selling point nitong laptop na ‘to ay portability. Madami nang gaming laptop na binebenta sa market BUT they are bulky and heavy most of the time. So instead actually bringing one with you, you kinda think.. “It’s so f****** heavy!” So here we have a gaming laptop that you can actually bring anywhere without a frown on your face cause by the pain on your back. Esep esep naman. Huwag i-compare sa full-size desktop.. Ano ‘yun? Pwede bang dalhin kahit saan ka pumunta ang desktop? Toinks!

  17. sana magmanufacture ng ganitong keyboard ung Razer! pang desktop! hahaha

  18. Pano ung games n quadcore ang required? Magra-run kaya sa laptop na ‘to?

  19. Awesome awesome awesome. Oh well, if the price is too high for you, then this is not for you. Unfortunately, magkakasama tayo =D But!! If meron akong $2,800, just lying around, waiting to be spent, I will DEFINITELY buy this.

  20. hmmm isn’t this thing kinda overpriced based on its specs?? the graphics card isn’t too powerful IMO.

  21. LOL… 2799.99??? seryoso? 2 alienware laptop na to ah… saka medyo alanganin yung pwesto ng switchblade… sana sa taas na lang ng numeric keys…para malapit lang sa HOT keys, keybinds or macros… hindi lahat ng gamers left handed..hehehe… mahihirapan ang Razer nito ibenta IMO… sigurado gagayahin din ng mga TOP pc manufacturer yung switchblade tech concept…

  22. Looks like an equivalent of an Alienware Gaming Laptop.

  23. Looks nice but the price justifies better specs.

  24. kung ganyan lang mag alienware m17x r3 kanalang mas ok pa ^^ quadcore pa ako malakas pa ang GPU^^ mas mahal pa sa alienware yan grabe^^ for sure mabilis cgurong uminet yan..

  25. Sr./ maam, saan po ba makakabili ng razer blade laptop ditp sa ph.?

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