Razer announces the Razer Blade, calling it "the world's first true gaming laptop" to make gamers and developers "return to the PC as the primary gaming platform of choice."
It comes in a portable package-- 22.5mm thick and weighing 3.2kg-- with a 17" display, 2.8GHz i7 processor, 8GB RAM, 320GB SATA HDD and a GeForce GT555M video card.
Razer also includes its Switchblade interface-- x10 adaptive tactile keys (like the Optimus Maximus) and a multi-touch LCD panel acting as either mouse replacement or in-game information display.
But is it truly the first gaming laptop? After all, Alienware offers a range of equally capable (if not as thin or light) machines, while gamers might complain about the lack of SSD storage and the choice of video card.
There's also the matter of pricing-- ranging at around $2800.
The Blade will be available on Q4 2011. Meanwhile we're still curious about Razer's earlier announcement, the Switchblade 7" mini-gaming laptop concept.
Go Razer Blade
