Razer: No cheap Blade & Haswell Edge, possible phone

Coming over for the Pinoy Gaming Festival, Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan visits the Philippines. We got our chance to interview the Chief Gamer and we got a lot of insights on what Razer’s plans are for the future & for its Filipino gamers out there.

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Razer reinstated their love for gaming & product design many times in our exclusive interview. When asked about the business, Min joked about not focusing or knowing anything about the business at all. That exactly follows their creed – it’s about creating the best products for gamers, by gamers.

With that said anyway, Min answered that Razer won’t be making any affordable alternatives to products such as the $1,799 Blade (near Php80k). Not that they don’t want to, but because perfection, as they say, really comes at a high cost.

“It’s not that we don’t want be affordable so to speak, but I think it’s been our design ethos to build no-compromise products…”

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As for the Edge, the Core i7 8GB RAM packing tablet at $1,499 (near Php65k), Razer said that it won’t face a Haswell refresh anytime soon. That leaves everyone stuck with the current option, but nevertheless it’s still the most powerful tablet out there that you can buy.

We also asked about if Razer’s entering the mobile industry with a gaming smartphone, devices with ARM CPUs & the like and they just simply said that they don’t talk about it. That opens a lot of doors for speculations and possibilities now, doesn’t it?

Anyway, the full 16-minute interview is down below and it also covers topics from virtual reality gaming & wearable technology to peripherals & Min’s favorite colors. We suggest you go watch that below:

Oh, and if this page gets a million likes on Facebook, Min says that they WILL build a Razer Toaster.

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Razer showcases Edge aka Project Fiona

It was at last year’s CES when Razer revealed their plans of making a Windows-based gaming tablet. At this year’s convention, they unveiled their latest creation; the world’s first crowd-sourced gaming tablet which was only previously known as Project Fiona, but not now goes by the name of Edge.

Back in December, the CEO of the company has posted what their fans can expect from their upcoming slate in terms of its specs. There were some aspects of the tablet that was yet to be revealed back then, but now they go all out and, not so surprisingly, the end result was close to what Min-Liang Tan has leaked.

Razer Edge

The Razer Edge will come in two configurations; Standard and Pro. Here’s the how the spec sheet looks like for the Pro version.

Razer Edge Pro specs:
10.1” Capacitive IPS display, 1366×768 @155.16ppi
1.9GHz Intel Core i7 dual-core processor w/ Hyper Threading
Intel HD 4000 on-board GPU
NVidia GeForce GT 640M LE dedicated GPU w/ 2GB DDR3 VRAM
8GB DDR3 RAM (2x 2GB 1600MHz RAM)
128GB or 256GB SSD
2MP Front-facing camera
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
Dolby Home Theater v4
1x USB 3.0, m-HDMI out, Audio Jack and Microphone

Razer has not yet shared the pricing for the Edge Pro, but judging from its configuration, we’re expecting its price to be pegged around USD1,400 – USD1,600. If you’re aiming for a cheaper alternative, you might want to opt for the Standard which is said to retail for little under a grand (USD999). However, because the standard is cheaper, the internals are a bit modest compared to the Pro.

Razer Edge Standard specs:
10.1” Capacitive IPS display, 1366×768 @155.16ppi
1.7GHz Intel Core i5 dual-core processor w/ Hyper Threading
Intel HD 4000 on-board GPU
NVidia GeForce GT 640M dedicated GPU w/ 1GB DDR3 VRAM
4GB DDR3 RAM (2x 2GB 1600MHz RAM)
68GB SSD
2MP Front-facing camera
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0
Dolby Home Theater v4
1x USB 3.0, m-HDMI out, Audio Jack and Microphone

Note that the only significant differences between the two models are the GPU, RAM and Dedicated GPU, everything else is virtually identical. These Razer Edges are destined for shipping this quarter and hopefully it won’t be long before it make its local debut.

Project Fiona

Along with the announcement of the Razer Edge, the company also unveiled three accessories to complement their brainchild. This includes the detachable controller (USD249), Entertainment Dockins Station (USD99), 40Whr Extended Battery (USD69) which, by the way, can be connected to either the controller or the upcoming keyboard dock which is slated for debut on the second quarter of the year.

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