Razer Unsheathes the Blade
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Anjel said:
I was thinking that too.
Funny thing is the Alienware Line (also by Dell) has more power, and is Cheaper than this Razor crap. I had my eye on the 17" Alienware model (which has the same amount of power for a cheaper price), and this has done nothing in terms of swaying my purchase. Way to fail, marketing department.
Not to mention the Asus, Quasimo, and other gaming 'Tops by other companies, all with more power without absurd pricing.
Ultimately, my response is along the lines of HA HA, OH WOW.
EDIT: Also, for those saying that Alienware is just as overpriced, it really isn't especially when you take all of their software optimizations and additions into account. Last time I checked, this Razer computer didn't have anything like that.
It looks like a mac pro with a windows interface and a gimkicy mouse thing. Also where the hell is the DVD drive?!?!?
Pretty much a MacBook Pro, but made of plastic, smaller screen resolution, half the disk space, and no DVD reader. It also costs $100 more. Ouch.
Wait - wasn't one of the reasons "PC Gaming is dying" the cost of hardware? So... this helps, how?
(Besides, PC gaming is not dying.)
Although one has to admit, the ad campaign was *effective*, on the "gaining attention" front, that is.
Dear hardware creators, I paid 1000? for my current system, ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO. I can play nearly every current game on maximum details with 80+ fps (Space Marine, for example). Pre-built systems for twice that price? I don't think so.
(Besides, PC gaming is not dying.)
Although one has to admit, the ad campaign was *effective*, on the "gaining attention" front, that is.
Dear hardware creators, I paid 1000? for my current system, ONE AND A HALF YEARS AGO. I can play nearly every current game on maximum details with 80+ fps (Space Marine, for example). Pre-built systems for twice that price? I don't think so.
nyeeeeh I like mine better and here's why.
HARDWARE: I currently have a laptop that is either equally good or superior on all points.
PORTABILITY: it may be light but in my experience 17 inch is hardly portable. Unless by portable you mean being able to move from one table to the other in the same house. But even than you'll need to clear a surprisingly big area on the table to make room for it. So sooner or later it will just end up on one spot permanently as if it were a design desktop.
If you want to take your laptop over to friends or bring it back and forth from college or similar things, 15 inch is the way to go.
THE SWITCHBLADE THINGY: do gaming pc's (and mouses) really need all these gizmos? I get it, they look impressive and make you feel like you are operating a fighter jet. But (again, in MY experience) they also make things harder than they need to be, thereby cancelling out any positive effects they may have had on your in-game performance. Even in gaming less is more.
CONCLUSION: if this laptop and my current one had the same price, I'd probably still pick my current one. But here's the kicker: they don't have the same price, mine cost about half.
For those wondering: mine's the asus G53JW-1A and the reason I got a gaming laptop and not a gaming desktop is because I need to take it back and forth to my dorm every week.
HARDWARE: I currently have a laptop that is either equally good or superior on all points.
PORTABILITY: it may be light but in my experience 17 inch is hardly portable. Unless by portable you mean being able to move from one table to the other in the same house. But even than you'll need to clear a surprisingly big area on the table to make room for it. So sooner or later it will just end up on one spot permanently as if it were a design desktop.
If you want to take your laptop over to friends or bring it back and forth from college or similar things, 15 inch is the way to go.
THE SWITCHBLADE THINGY: do gaming pc's (and mouses) really need all these gizmos? I get it, they look impressive and make you feel like you are operating a fighter jet. But (again, in MY experience) they also make things harder than they need to be, thereby cancelling out any positive effects they may have had on your in-game performance. Even in gaming less is more.
CONCLUSION: if this laptop and my current one had the same price, I'd probably still pick my current one. But here's the kicker: they don't have the same price, mine cost about half.
For those wondering: mine's the asus G53JW-1A and the reason I got a gaming laptop and not a gaming desktop is because I need to take it back and forth to my dorm every week.
Can somebody give me a glass of water so I can spit half of it out in shock when I read that they want me to pay THREE FUCKIN' GRAND FOR THIS SHIT?!
I already use a laptop for gaming. Yes, there, I'll say it, I'm a "noob" or whatever you want to call me, but hey, you know what? It works, and I can run pretty much all my games in their native resolution, and all I have to turn off is VSync and anisotropic filtering. So yeah, thanks guys, but I'll stick with my laptop, and keep the three grand for, oh I don't know, food or something.
I already use a laptop for gaming. Yes, there, I'll say it, I'm a "noob" or whatever you want to call me, but hey, you know what? It works, and I can run pretty much all my games in their native resolution, and all I have to turn off is VSync and anisotropic filtering. So yeah, thanks guys, but I'll stick with my laptop, and keep the three grand for, oh I don't know, food or something.
Another overpriced laptop "for gaming". Because yeah, I love to play my high end games on a laptop on the bus instead of in my comfy chair at a computer desk where I can't be annoyed.
Freaking idiots.
If someone wants to make a true PC gaming device, it's simple - run all current games at 30-60 FPS and include 1 TB of storage for under 400 bucks. If you can do that, then you've made a PC device that price competitive with the consoles and offers all the benefits of having a PC (web browser, custom applications, office utilities, etc).
Freaking idiots.
If someone wants to make a true PC gaming device, it's simple - run all current games at 30-60 FPS and include 1 TB of storage for under 400 bucks. If you can do that, then you've made a PC device that price competitive with the consoles and offers all the benefits of having a PC (web browser, custom applications, office utilities, etc).
I got an asus g53jw-1a not too long ago, which I assume is just the 15 inch version of what you are getting. But there are a few important things which weren't mentioned anywhere you may want to know.martin said:
Pros:
- came with a free backpack and gaming mouse.
- has a quickstart button that lets you access a browser, your images, antivirus,... without fully starting windows.
cons:
- microphone isn't that good, people often don't understand me.
- charger connects on the right so the cable is often in the way of the mouse. Unless you sit really close to the electric socket so the cable has some leeway.
I didn't know any of that until I actually had it so I figured I'd let you know so you can make a better informed decision.
Why are hardware vendors always this stupid? The problem is the 555M GPU. It is slow.
It's the sort of GPU you'd pair with an old core2quad or a modern core i3, but not a core i7. Now it will only slow the rest down.
There exists a fast mobile GPU and that's the GTX485M. For the money they ask for that laptop, nothing less is justified.
This is crap.
It's the sort of GPU you'd pair with an old core2quad or a modern core i3, but not a core i7. Now it will only slow the rest down.
There exists a fast mobile GPU and that's the GTX485M. For the money they ask for that laptop, nothing less is justified.
This is crap.
They're pretty similar, the G74JW-A1 has more ram,and hard drive space, and is about $200 more expensive, but other than that and the size it should be built the same. Thanks, I don't think the issue with the mouse will bother me much, but it's good to know ahead of time.bliebblob said:
I'm actually going back and forth to university with it too. It's big, but I was purposely trying to emphasise power over portability.
Lies! but this is probably the worst gaming laptop in the form of price. 3000$ when I can have a laptop just as powerful for 2000$ less?synobal said:
If I wanted to spend that much money on a laptop, I'd probably just get an alienware. For one, even THEIR top-of-the-line laptop is eight HUNDRED dollars cheaper. Plus they look cooler 
As for getting a desktop instead... not an option sometimes. I'm going off to college next year, and it's extremely unlikely I'm going to be able to have a full desktop. As for building one... you can't really build a laptop from scratch, I don't think, and in any case it's WAY harder than doing the same with a desktop.
Not to mention home-built computers occasionally have compatibility issues of some kind. Store-bought ones run cleaner, unless you really know what you're doing.
As for getting a desktop instead... not an option sometimes. I'm going off to college next year, and it's extremely unlikely I'm going to be able to have a full desktop. As for building one... you can't really build a laptop from scratch, I don't think, and in any case it's WAY harder than doing the same with a desktop.
Not to mention home-built computers occasionally have compatibility issues of some kind. Store-bought ones run cleaner, unless you really know what you're doing.