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Razer Blade is one bad-ass gaming laptop

Q: Key Point 1: So this is what Razer was talking about when they...

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

Q: Key Point 5: The Razer Blade will have a retail price of USD$2799.99...

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 August 27, 2011 · 2 min read

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

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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.

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62 Comments

rouie · 13 years ago

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

Mashups · 14 years ago

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..

Silentkiller10 · 14 years ago

O’nga, super agree! Insufficient yung cooling nian, ilang millimeters thick lang ung kapal nia..
Tpox kung i-ooverclock mo pa! Ainako XD
Kamusta nmn kaya ung battery life nian?? :P

Buti pang mag build ka nlng ng srili mong Gaming Rig kesa sa “Bad Ass” gaming laptop na ian!

LEzure2010 · 14 years ago

Looks nice but the price justifies better specs.

Faust · 14 years ago

Looks like an equivalent of an Alienware Gaming Laptop.

lolski · 15 years ago

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…

rootz · 15 years ago

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

Messie · 15 years ago

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.

Marck · 15 years ago

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

Dee · 15 years ago

wala pa yatang software (in general) na mag re-require ng quadcore CPU.

Dual lang yata yung current tapos yung iba may quad support function lang.

Wakocoke · 15 years ago

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

sylv3rblade · 15 years ago

Meron na kaso SWTOR themed: SWTOR keyboard

fr0stbyte · 15 years ago

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!

Paul · 15 years ago

Cool Looking gaming laptop. Not so cool price.

Ogre · 15 years ago

Nice! LoL. lol. Haha.

Iyan Sommerset · 15 years ago

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

Brickz · 15 years ago

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

dan_md · 15 years ago

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

Jesse · 15 years ago

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