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  • Vanditz - Thursday, March 12, 2015 - link

    Very, very disappointing Razer. Was going to ditch my Alienware 17 if this had the 14 inch Blade's HQ screen. Guess I wont now.
  • JarredWalton - Thursday, March 12, 2015 - link

    No one yet manufactures a HiDPI 17.3" (or 18.4") laptop display, unfortunately. It's already a niche market, as most laptops are 15.6" or smaller, and HiDPI is a further niche within the niche. At least there are now IPS 17.3" displays, but while I find HiDPI 15.6" to sometimes be too tiny, a 2560x1440 or similar 17.3" display would be awesome.
  • Morawka - Monday, March 16, 2015 - link

    Nobody made a switchblade touchpad/LCD screen but it didn't stop them from including one. Razer just needs to place a Custom order with any OEM display maker instead of relying on pre-made stuff.

    Its how you differentiate your products from everything else. ohhhh wait..... i forgot, we just do that with software nowadays.
  • JarredWalton - Monday, March 16, 2015 - link

    It's true, and for a company that apparently spent hundreds off thousands of dollars (or was it millions?) getting the USB port colors "just right", Razer should be pushing the boundaries in meaningful areas. Heck, Google's Pixel is a totally custom screen and chassis, as no one else uses a 2560x1700 display, and the Razer Blade Pro should sell more units than the Pixel IMO. But then, Google has far more marketing muscle than Razer. The Retina laptops from Apple are also completely custom displays AFAICT, so yes, it can be done. I have no idea what it might do to the price, and it's likely a lot more expensive than the Switchblade UI (given the screen size), but it could be done.
  • MadMan007 - Monday, March 23, 2015 - link

    Google also doesn't care if the Pixel is very low (or maybe even no) profit. I'm sure Razer prefers to make some money on their laptops.
  • KikassAssassin - Thursday, March 12, 2015 - link

    So the video card is too slow to be a good gaming laptop, and it has a TN panel so people doing professional graphics work aren't going to want it. Who exactly is the target demographic for this thing supposed to be?

    The 14" Blade looks like a fantastic laptop and a solid competitor for the MacBook Pro (you lose the option of running OS X, but gain a much faster GPU), but the 17" version juts seems bizarre to me.
  • dragonsqrrl - Friday, March 13, 2015 - link

    A 960m is plenty fast enough at 1080p, although you're not going to be maxing out settings in new AAA titles. But I agree with the rest of your sentiments towards the 17" Blade, not sure what to make of it. The 2014 versions made even less sense to me.
  • gw74 - Sunday, May 3, 2015 - link

    you're not going to be maxing out settings in new AAA titles, therefore a 960m is not fast enough at 1080p.
  • SirMaster - Thursday, March 12, 2015 - link

    So the Razer Blade gets a 970M and the Razer Blade Pro gets a 960M?

    I'm really confused.
  • metayoshi - Thursday, March 12, 2015 - link

    And I'm still confused as to why the 17 inch Razer Blade Pro exists. The 14 inch was better than the 17 inch last generation, and it still is this generation. I mean... If I were to buy a gaming laptop at that price, I would jump onto the more powerful 14 inch or any of the other 17 inch beasts out there that have a 980M.
  • Flunk - Thursday, March 12, 2015 - link

    Sounds like the 14" is the actual "Pro" version.
  • warezme - Monday, March 23, 2015 - link

    Yea, I have the 970m 14" and I assumed the Pro would be getting the 980m.
  • SZLiao214 - Friday, March 13, 2015 - link

    I posted something very similar to what all of you have been saying about the video card on their facebook and had my comment deleted.

    The laptop looks amazing with a gorgeous form factor but not having at least a 970m at that price point makes it useless for me.

    The laptop is pretty much buying a ferrari that comes with only a 160 hp engine yet cost the same as the 500 hp ones.
  • Hrel - Friday, March 13, 2015 - link

    I don't understand why they don't have a 15" class laptop. Gimme the specs of the blade with a 1080p screen (higher resolutions are still useless, overpriced, for early adopters only) and a full keyboard with numpad. Gimme that for under 2grand and we've got a deal.
  • fokka - Friday, March 13, 2015 - link

    the second drive bay is nice, but why buy a 2300$ 17-incher in the first place if it only comes with a 960m?
  • ghporras - Saturday, March 26, 2016 - link

    The support the WORST!!!
    If you have problems with your Razer Pro, as me that my battery get damaged, you simply can't buy the battery.
    You need to send the Razer Pro to his headquarters and wait they return again it.
    If you get a simply cable damaged the same.
    Don't buy Razer products because if you have some problem you can't buy the replacement part.
    Take care!!!!

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