Razer "Blade" gaming laptop takes no prisoners (except for your wallet)

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Perhaps the most well known for their multiple gaming peripherals with names, dramatic, Razer has just made a huge step in PC hardware space. It was announced today at PAX Prime, Razer's new blade gaming laptop packs a lot of gaming horsepower aluminum body, which is less than an inch thick.

As you can imagine from a company so strongly focused on better gaming experience, the blade does not skimp on components. 2.8 Ghz Intel Core i7 processor powers it all with 8 GB of RAM, 2 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 555 m video card, and 17-inch LED-backlit display to round out the package.

Experienced PC Gamer may scoff — they've seen their fair share of gaming laptops, after all — but adding Razer Switchblade game UI to take the blade beyond regular gaming machine. First seen in the ambitious concept video in January this year, the Switchblade is now in the space to the right of the keyboard of the blade. Set of 10 "dynamic Adaptive tactile keys provide quick access to commands in the game, which change depending on what you are playing. Lower than two function LCD that displays relevant information about the game, when the mouse is used and becomes a multi-touch trackpad, when one is not.

Razer touting the blade as the first "true" gaming laptop in the world, and although I'm not buying this distinction, this particular machine, which of course does not make any compromises. Equipment and design are totally on point and a price tag of $ 2800 during the auction, this is the kind of machine, most players will only dream about.

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Razer Tiamat headset uses 10 drivers to 7.1 sound

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Very few there head true surround sound. Most of them traditional stereo headphones with virtual surround sound — a process that adds depth and focus, but am in two columns. Tritton Psyko headphones as actually being in the room, said several drivers to simulate, five channels of the speaker and subwoofer. They have had mixed success, but perhaps Razer will have more luck. Their forthcoming Tiamat headset is not less than 10 separate drivers (5 in each earpiece) to produce what they say is 7.1 audio experience of the first world.

I believe it when I hear it, though: megalodon sounded Great with the right materials, but not "high quality" normal stereo. Hope Tiamat handles this better.

New headset is front, rear, side, and the central channel in each speaker along with a subwoofer. You can configure each channel separately on a beautiful goal. There is a pull-out microphone, of course.

Tiamat 7.1 has a little sister, Tiamat 2.2, virtual surround sound headsets with similar design. Looks like an updated version of Chimaera.

They should be shipping later this year; 7.1 costs $ 180 and 2.2 will cost $ 100. More information can be found on the microsite Tiamat.

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