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The new Razer Blade: hands-on with the 14-inch model

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The Razer Blade laptop line, which is just a year old and already gone through one needed revision, has been built on the promise of significant gaming power in a thin chassis. But while the first two generations of Blades have been svelte for a 17-inch laptop, they’ve left us wanting for a laptop that’s more refined and even a bit thinner. The new 14-inch Blade, which Razer unveiled on Thursday, just might be the device we were hoping for last year. The MacBook stylings are still in full force, particularly the nigh-identical lid and hinge, but they seem to be serving Razer well here: the 14-inch Blade is indeed thin, light, feels premium and incredibly solid, and appears to be running games quite well for a laptop this svelte, with a…

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90 Seconds on The Verge: Mailbox, Samsung CEOs, and ‘Blade Runner’

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It was the kind of thing you ‘d hear at the short end of a long day, when the city was thick with the stink of damaged promises. Out on the streets, a hundred deals with all merged one, and that’s the means I liked it. It was more secure that means. You let individuals in, you let individuals with … well, that’s how people got harmed. That’s how people got dead, and I ‘d had my fill of remorse. I ‘d had my fill a long, long time ago.

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Good Deal: 50 percent off Razer gaming peripherals and 10 percent off the Blade

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Following the announcement of its new gaming tablet, the Razer Edge, Razer is closing out CES this year with a sale on its popular gaming peripherals. All of the company’s mice, keyboards, controllers, headsets, mouse pads, and other assorted accessories are currently 50 percent off, and even though shipping is a little steep, the deals still beat what you’ll find on other sites such as Amazon. Both models of Razer’s slim, 17-inch gaming laptop, the Razer Blade, are ten percent off — the older model is $ 200 off, and the latest version is $ 250 cheaper. The sale began at 12:00PM EST today and will run until the same time tomorrow, so if you’ve been holding out for a good price on some high-quality gaming gear, now’s your chance. To…

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Razer Blade review (late 2012)

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Razer has made a practice of catching us off guard– breaking the mold as an accessory supplier by constructing laptop computers, prototype game handhelds and controller-toting tablets. Their Blade laptop computer cut through our expectations too, featuring an attractive aluminum shell and one of the thinnest profiles of any gaming tackle on the market. It had some major flaws, though: it was underpowered, had small construct issues and merely fell short in the audio division. Its maker, obviously, wasn’t deterred: mere months after the initial Blade’s own debut, Razer is now introducing a successor.

Many of the modifications are interior: this model swaps out the original’s Sandy Bridge CPU and last-generation NVIDIA graphics for a recently announced 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7-3632QM processor and a Kepler-based GeForce GTX 660M GPU. It caught our interest– Razer had actually previously insisted its first laptop wasn’t built just for power, but for a superior experience. Now, the firm seems to be concentrating on both (now that’s a premium experience we can get behind). So, is this upgrade enough to offset the OG variation’s drawbacks? Check out on to learn.

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Razer Blade gaming laptop refresh answers critics with more power, $300 price cut

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Last year, Razer announced its expansion to the PC making business with the introduction of the Blade, a 17-inch gaming notebook with an aluminum chassis and thin profile comparable to a MacBook Pro. But despite garnering acclaim for its design and multitouch touchscreen trackpad, the Blade was criticized for being overpriced and underpowered. Now, Razer is taking those grievances head-on, refreshing the Blade with more powerful processors, more storage, and a $ 300 price cut.

While the exterior design remains unchanged, Razer has completely overhauled its internals. Instead of a 2.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i7, the Blade now features a quad-core Intel Core i7 chip. Razer has not disclosed the exact specifications of the new silicon,…

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Razer Blade review

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At CES 2011, over a year ago, Razer showed off an incredible concept beneath glass. The peripheral manufacturer had produced a tiny clamshell PC with LCD keys that could change their function and appearance to match any application or game. The Razer Switchblade, as it is called, never made it out of its acrylic cage, but somehow, in the course of just seven months, it morphed into a 17-inch gaming laptop called the Razer Blade.

The Blade’s spec sheet isn’t incredible for a dedicated gaming laptop — there’s a dual-core Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, and Nvidia GeForce GT555M graphics on tap — but there are three things that set the Blade apart. First, Razer stuffed that hardware into an sturdy aluminum chassis just 0.88 inches…

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Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles (HD English Opening)

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Get it now on Amazon amzn.to The game will have an original storyline revolving around 5 elemental dragons. Characters can equip special scrolls that can grant them new abilities such as Earth, Water, or Fire ninjutsu which aren’t Naruto’s chakra nature. The game moves away from fighting and more into and action adventure style gameplay. The game is out on November 16, 2010. Pre-order it here amzn.to

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What Recession? Razer’s $2800 Blade Gaming Laptop Sells Out In 30 Minutes

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For months we’ve been waiting on Razer’s Blade notebook, a $ 2800, 17-inch beast that we weren’t sure whether to laud or mock. It’s just that it’s kind of a strange thing to see making a big debut when people are more cautious than usual with their money, and PC gaming (as ever) is being declared dead. But after our hands-on at CES, we were convinced that it was at the very least impressive and well-built, and apparently enough other people thought so that Razer sold out almost immediately.

Now, the actual number sold isn’t mentioned, but Razer isn’t a small company and they were going all-out with this thing at CES. But we’ve seen devices launch to sales of dozens, so a strong response to a launch like this is definitely good news.

The company shared the news on their Facebook page, and urges prospective buyers to sign up for a notification email list. Hopefully that $ 2800 won’t burn a hole in your pocket in the meantime.

Personally, I’m more excited about their plans to disconnect the touchscreen and LCD keys from the laptop, making a customizable piece of hardware you can use with your existing PC. I’m not really down with the small-screen gaming and I like my keyboards a little meatier, so the Blade isn’t for me — but I do have gear envy when I see all those future toys on the side.



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Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan Shows Us Project Fiona And The Blade Notebook

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We couldn’t go to CES and not see what Razer had on display, and fortunately, CEO Min-Liang Tan was on hand to take us on a quick tour through the company’s booth. In between talking about the company’s new gaming accessories and their Synapse cloud storage system for game settings, we were (thankfully) able to get our hands on the Project Fiona tablet and the Razer Blade gaming notebook.

For the second year in a row, Razer has come to CES with the aim of disrupting mobile PC gaming, but the Project Fiona tablet couldn’t look any more different than its predecessor. It’s a surprisingly light machine, but Fiona was more than enough to handle traipsing through the world of Skyrim with its Core i7 processor. Even so, Devin the indie game maven was particularly enamored that he was able to demo a bit of Terraria on camera.

Razer is testing the waters with the Fiona, and Tan tells us that it could enter production in one form or another if it gets enough of a positive response. Look at the Switchblade for example — though the actual handheld never quite materialized, the concept was integrated into the company’s insane Blade gaming notebook.

We’ve covered the Blade before, but actually seeing it in person is a completely different experience. The computer itself is remarkably thin and light (not to mention incredibly spec’d) but people’s eyes are understandably drawn to the Switchblade UI embedded to the right of the keyboard. While the Switchblade LCD keys don’t depress as deeply as those on the regular keyboard (I’m decidedly picky when it comes to that stuff), the overall experience was one has a lot of potential.

Razer is courting developers with an SDK that will launch alongside the Blade itself in an effort to drive interest in creating apps for the platform, and to that end the company will also be distributing a standalone USB version of their Switchblade UI available to developers. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that a consumer model could eventually hit store shelves — Tan wouldn’t comment on products in production, but he admits that it would be totally doable.

Anyway, this is one of our longer hands-on videos since it encompasses most of Razer’s booth, so sit back with some popcorn and enjoy. Trust me, if you’re a gamer, you’ll want to stick around for the whole thing.



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Razer Blade spotted at CES 2012, now rocking SSD and functional trackpad (video)

Back in September, we got our hands on the 17-inch gaming behemoth from Razer. There was only one snag: the trackpad wasn’t fully functional yet. There were screens in place, but we weren’t able to test out all of the controls. Here at CES, we were able to get a quick hands-on with a final consumer model, ready to start dominating your next Skyrim marathon. As you may recall, the trackpad is offset to the right side of the keyboard so as not to interfere with your access to the essential in-game controls. Serving up quite a few functions, the tech includes a miniature web browser, access to control settings, macro key set-up, YouTube viewer, a number pad and a regular ol’ laptop touchpad. Another difference between the model pictured here and the one we spent some time with is the inclusion of a 256GB SSD instead of a 320GB HDD which pushed the launch date back to mid January. The kit will still set you back $ 2,799 and is slated to ship later this month.

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