Razer Debuts Seiren Digital Microphone with Studio-Grade Recording Quality

[ZoneDymo]

I honestly doubt this is Razer's product. More likely some other company did the product for them and they just stuck their branding there.

Yeah thought as much myself and if you read the posts here you see its most likely a reskin of the Blue Yeti Pro

 

[RejZoR]

And how exactly is that a bad thing? Closed loop coolers are also made by like 3 vendors and yet we have gazillion brands. Seems to work perfectly fine for end consumers. After all, prices went down quite a bit and coolers became even better.

It's not really any different with peripherals. There use to be prety much only Logitech and now you have tons of others. Result? Cheaper and better stuff.

 

[ZoneDymo]

And how exactly is that a bad thing? Closed loop coolers are also made by like 3 vendors and yet we have gazillion brands. Seems to work perfectly fine for end consumers. After all, prices went down quite a bit and coolers became even better.

It's not really any different with peripherals. There use to be prety much only Logitech and now you have tons of others. Result? Cheaper and better stuff.

Slapping your brand on something is copying, no improvement at all.
Why is this a bad thing, just the fakeness of Razer imo, also its in no way helps the consumer as pricing does not go down with this "addition".

 

[AsRock]

Slapping your brand on something is copying, no improvement at all.
Why is this a bad thing, just the fakeness of Razer imo, also its in no way helps the consumer as pricing does not go down with this "addition".

Well you can get the Blue Yeti Pro cheaper than the razer anyways even if not by much it all so comes with a 2 year warranty too.

 

[RejZoR]

Slapping your brand on something is copying, no improvement at all.
Why is this a bad thing, just the fakeness of Razer imo, also its in no way helps the consumer as pricing does not go down with this "addition".

Whaaaaaat? 3/4 of brands do this kind of shit and you're just being annoyed over Razer because it's a Razer? Seriously? That's the lamest explanation and excuse I've ever heard. You do realize that like all the hardware in this world is made by few makers and then companies sell them under their brand with tiny modifications? And you're now being upset over Razer alone for doing the exact same thing everyone else does. And then call me biased heh...

 

[arterius2]

Whaaaaaat? 3/4 of brands do this kind of shit and you're just being annoyed over Razer because it's a Razer? Seriously? That's the lamest explanation and excuse I've ever heard. You do realize that like all the hardware in this world is made by few makers and then companies sell them under their brand with tiny modifications? And you're now being upset over Razer alone for doing the exact same thing everyone else does. And then call me biased heh...

Areed, Razer, along with other successful companies, have an effective marketing team, and probably also a pretty powerful design team as well, which, as a matter of fact, probably needs to get paid for their work, and where does that come from? our pockets, exactly.

These so called "manufactures" make the products, and companies like Razer markets them, I don't see anything wrong here, this is how the world works folks. How many people heard of Blue Yetti Pro? now, how many people will now rush out and buy the latest Razer gadget that just came out? Whether you like it or not, Razer will move inventories much faster than Blue could alone.

Lastly, Razer commands a higher price than the other companies, well in reality, not much so, but if you want to believe it - like I said earlier, their effective marketing team and design team needs to be paid, and being a designer myself, I can tell you we ain't cheap.

 

[ZoneDymo]

Whaaaaaat? 3/4 of brands do this kind of shit and you're just being annoyed over Razer because it's a Razer? Seriously? That's the lamest explanation and excuse I've ever heard. You do realize that like all the hardware in this world is made by few makers and then companies sell them under their brand with tiny modifications? And you're now being upset over Razer alone for doing the exact same thing everyone else does. And then call me biased heh...

I think you need to read it again... I never said other companies got a pass, but yes I especially have an issue with Razer with their fake words or premium and quality etc.

 

[RejZoR]

Well, you've answered yourself why no one ever heard of that Yeti Blue thingie unless if you're already running in those circles. Which will only mean more of usual "clueless" people will now own a high quality microphone instead of some cheap crap. Overpaid or not, what Razer is doing clearly works. If that's "moral" or not, it's not really up to me or you to judge the majority of customers that might now want to buy this particular microphone just because it's Razer branded.

 

[rooivalk]

really now? what trends has razer ever set?

Remember, trend setter is not always the first.

Boomslang and Copperhead, the initial trend of 'gaming' mouse. It's them that started it, not Microsoft, Logitech, Saitek or else.

Naga, too-much-buttons-on-the-mouse-especially-in-your-thumb. Very few care with SS WoW (IIRC the first of the kind), not the case with Naga.

Blackwidow, mechanical 'gaming' keyboard. At that time 7G has been ~2 years old (and actual mechanical keyboard is way older), people like it but few really buy it. But after BW, comes the trend of mechanical gaming keyboard. Suddenly everyone wants mechanical. Even non-gaming branded like Filco started advertised their product as keyboard for gaming, at least their reseller.

Even if my argument above is wrong, it doesn't change the fact nobody lose when Razer selling higher end mic. If everyone buy it, what the worst could happen? you'll hear clearer voice in TeamSpeak? or no more webcam-mic-fest podcast?

Apparently it's just $10 overpriced over Blue Yeti Pro (not counting discount of course), with easier-to-find reseller/service center and better looks (subjective). I really don't see the problem here.

I honestly doubt this is Razer's product.

Of course it's not. Rebadged is nothing unusual in hardware industry. People still bought Corsair PSU even though it's (for example) Seasonic unit. Some like the brand, some like the after sales services, some like aesthetic aspect, some getting better discount.

 

[GreiverBlade]

really now? what trends has razer ever set?

"overhyped product with good marketing(albeit being "kiddy talk") but half baked build quality at a insane pricing", trend?

wait wait wait ....

Remember, trend setter is not always the first.

Boomslang and Copperhead, the initial trend of 'gaming' mouse. It's them that started it, not Microsoft, Logitech, Saitek or else.

uh? the Boomslang was before the Logitech Wingman mouse? nah, pretty much doubt it ...

17years of goodness, the boom got out in 98 the Wingman in 97 but logitech did not say/marketed "we launched the 1st gaming mouse ever" they just launched the 1st gaming mouse, that's all, and it was sturdy and literally indestructible, early Razer product where good now they are just ... hum "Fisher-Price" (i know i'm being insulting to Fisher-Price but i had no other brand in my head to qualify Razer )

ohhh i did just re read ... that part

Remember, trend setter is not always the first.

oh well ... make sense ... but not at all the gaming mouse trend setter was Logitech indeed since razer launched a gaming mouse after seeing that the Wingman mouse was a success (technically ... )

well they did set a trend : the "do not do like we do" since nearly all other brand does better and cheaper ?

 

[RejZoR]

Remember, trend setter is not always the first.

Boomslang and Copperhead, the initial trend of 'gaming' mouse. It's them that started it, not Microsoft, Logitech, Saitek or else.

Naga, too-much-buttons-on-the-mouse-especially-in-your-thumb. Very few care with SS WoW (IIRC the first of the kind), not the case with Naga.

Blackwidow, mechanical 'gaming' keyboard. At that time 7G has been ~2 years old (and actual mechanical keyboard is way older), people like it but few really buy it. But after BW, comes the trend of mechanical gaming keyboard. Suddenly everyone wants mechanical. Even non-gaming branded like Filco started advertised their product as keyboard for gaming, at least their reseller.

Even if my argument above is wrong, it doesn't change the fact nobody lose when Razer selling higher end mic. If everyone buy it, what the worst could happen? you'll hear clearer voice in TeamSpeak? or no more webcam-mic-fest podcast?

Apparently it's just $10 overpriced over Blue Yeti Pro (not counting discount of course), with easier-to-find reseller/service center and better looks (subjective). I really don't see the problem here.


Of course it's not. Rebadged is nothing unusual in hardware industry. People still bought Corsair PSU even though it's (for example) Seasonic unit. Some like the brand, some like the after sales services, some like aesthetic aspect, some getting better discount.

Though be aware that while Corsair uses other makers, they use their own schematics and PSU designs. Which means that they design and decide what goes on the PSU PCB and then those makers make them for Corsair. That's why their PSU's pretty much blow away all the competition with ease, despite being made by lets cay CWT which isn't exactly top tier on their own. But under Corsair brand, it is. That's why saying it's crap just because it's outsourced means nothing. The same could be said for this mic. It may look and have same specs as the "original", but they could just as well use different internal components or have certain features other doesn't have.

 

[Octopuss]

Funny, the Yeti Pro microphone is like 25% more expensive than what this Razer thing is supposed to cost over here.