Razer tries to make a "cheap" laptop and releases their new Full HD Blade Pro 17"

[Psykomantis00]

The butthurt is real in this thread. 

[RotoCoreOne]

just get an aero 15 instead...

[D13H4RD]

1 hour ago, Psykomantis00 said:

The butthurt is real in this thread. 

Because $2300 for a machine like this is ridiculous.

 

Right now, I can get an Alienware 17 R4 for the same price.

 

It has the 7820HK like the UHD version of the Blade, an overclocked GTX 1080 and a QHD display with G-SYNC. You do lose out on RAM and storage, but those can be easily upgraded.

 

I'm not a fan of either, but you know which one I'd rather have at that price...

[NumLock21]

I saw 2 Razer laptop at my local BB. They placed it next to a steel pillar.

[Dackzy]

yes let us make a cheaper model, when our top model is still dogshit, with crappy cooling, no quality control and just generally shit - Razer CEO (that likes to talk down on people)

[SpaceGhostC2C]

2 hours ago, Ophidio said:

This is just a bad move on Razer.... yeah peope will still buy it because it's Razer

Do they sell well? I've never seen one; in fact I wouldn't even know Razer made things other than ugly peripherals if it wasn't because of these laptops showing nlup at some LTT videos. 

However, my personal experience doesn't mean much, so... Do they sell well? 

[Princess Luna]

4 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

?

I don't really think so, when I used to take programming classes at college the majority of laptops were Samsung, Acer and DELL... from 36 students only one had a Razer branded laptop and I do recall he complaining about it

 

peripherals though are quite common even though I would never buy a Mice that isn't from Corsair/Logitech myself.

[NumLock21]

Meh, I went and got meself a HP

[Ophidio]

7 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

Do they sell well? I've never seen one; in fact I wouldn't even know Razer made things other than ugly peripherals if it wasn't because of these laptops showing nlup at some LTT videos. 

However, my personal experience doesn't mean much, so... Do they sell well? 

They sell better than most other gaming brand laptops, but that's because it's Razer. People who don't know any better think if the word Razer is on it then it's high quality. Razer is pretty much the Apple of Windows based laptops. Overpriced and not actually worth the money you pay for them. I just think if they would make a decently priced consumer grade laptop they would have better laptop sales. The quality of their laptops isn't bad but it's not worth the $2500 premium you have to pay for something you can get elsewhere for about $1500-$1700.

[MrTiC]

2 hours ago, Hiitchy said:

I just feel like with Razer we're paying for the market name, the hardware is secondary..

Just like apple 

[Hiitchy]

15 minutes ago, MrTiC said:

Just like apple 

Yup. There was a video on YouTube of a person who travelled to Hong Kong to try and build an iPhone. He spent much much less to do it because the parts were readily available. Imagine what would happen with Razer.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Hiitchy said:

Yup. There was a video on YouTube of a person who travelled to Hong Kong to try and build an iPhone. He spent much much less to do it because the parts were readily available. Imagine what would happen with Razer.

I would actually like to see this happen

[corsairian]

3 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

By the way, a similarly specced model of the Blade 14" costs $1899 USD versus $2299. i don't think it's worth the extra over the standard Blade 14.

I agree. The 14" is what I would want to get. And it's only $1899.. It's not worth the extra price for a bigger screen Imo.

[MrTiC]

7 minutes ago, Hiitchy said:

Yup. There was a video on YouTube of a person who travelled to Hong Kong to try and build an iPhone. He spent much much less to do it because the parts were readily available. Imagine what would happen with Razer.

wasnt it in shenzhen ? and at 135 usd ?

[Doobeedoo]

Still expensive, such laptops can be found for half a price.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

3 hours ago, Ophidio said:

They sell better than most other gaming brand laptops, but that's because it's Razer. People who don't know any better think if the word Razer is on it then it's high quality. Razer is pretty much the Apple of Windows based laptops. Overpriced and not actually worth the money you pay for them. I just think if they would make a decently priced consumer grade laptop they would have better laptop sales. The quality of their laptops isn't bad but it's not worth the $2500 premium you have to pay for something you can get elsewhere for about $1500-$1700.

The thing is, I hear "Apple" and I know what it means, and I only buy PCs. I hear "Razer Blade" and just think someone misspelled "razor blade"  I had no clue they had any brand name whatsoever, but maybe it is a regional market thing.

 

3 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

peripherals though are quite common even though I would never buy a Mice that isn't from Corsair/Logitech myself.

I'm loyal to ElCheapo^TM 

[Inkz]

4 hours ago, corsairian said:

I agree. The 14" is what I would want to get. And it's only $1899.. It's not worth the extra price for a bigger screen Imo.

*only $1899 for a 14" laptop with a 1060, and if you get 4k it is $2400 for the base.

[MadyTehWolfie]

No gsync for when frames get lower then 60fps equals no buy. Especially when I just bought a Asus laptop for 1620 including tax and two day shipping that has a 120hz gsync with a i7 770hq and a 1070.

[MadyTehWolfie]

5 hours ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

Because $2300 for a machine like this is ridiculous.

 

Right now, I can get an Alienware 17 R4 for the same price.

 

It has the 7820HK like the UHD version of the Blade, an overclocked GTX 1080 and a QHD display with G-SYNC. You do lose out on RAM and storage, but those can be easily upgraded.

 

I'm not a fan of either, but you know which one I'd rather have at that price...

Except that machine was plagued with thermal issues I'd stay away from an expensive Dell.

[shadowbyte]

4 hours ago, Syn Messer said:

I would actually like to see this happen

 

[Guest]

28 minutes ago, shadowbyte said:

 

I was more so referring to watching someone do the iPhone thing but make a Razer Blade (or similar) 

[AlTech]

7 hours ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

Do they sell well? I've never seen one; in fact I wouldn't even know Razer made things other than ugly peripherals if it wasn't because of these laptops showing nlup at some LTT videos. 

However, my personal experience doesn't mean much, so... Do they sell well? 

Based on the size of the Stores selling Razer stuff in Hong Kong, I'd say they don't sell ridiculous amounts. I would count on Dell, HP or even Asus to sell significantly more laptops than Razer.

[Misanthrope]

Yeah it sucks but if it was all white and had a certain fruit logo I'd be a run-away success.

[System Error Message]

if cheaping out on quality, dell inspiron does a pretty good job for under 1k, even for performance alienware is cheaper and better quality and you get both AGA and thunderbolt.

 

MBPs may be pricey but at least the exterior quality is good, the electronics on the other hand is questionable. People buy apple for the convenience and not the cult mostly.

[JAKEBAB]

17.3" wtf!!