Razer unveils the World's First Gaming Ultrabook - Razer Blade Stealth 13

[notb]

I've enjoyed games for 20+ years, tyvm. Never on a small screen, never on a laptop.

How big was you screen in 1999?

Moreover, how far is "I've never enjoyed games on a laptop" from promoting a general idea that laptops suck for gaming? Which you do. It's not the first time.
I don't think I would enjoy having sex with a man, but clearly half of the population does. Who am I to judge?

 

[NC37]

Took them this long to do what Asus and others have been doing for years. lol, no way Razer. Not for the prices you charge.

 

[Valantar]

I've already answered that as usual most of you don't read posts, you just search to feed your prejudices.

Nah, we (or at least I) object to arbitrary standardization of diverse practices seemingly based on nothing more than elitism. You are of course free to have whatever opinion you want about what form of gaming is "best" based on whatever criteria you like, but you're taking that opinion and attempting to apply it as some sort of universal standard. Which is plainly absurd. Other people have different priorities and preferences than you, whether you like it or not, and for a lot of people the criteria for "best gaming experience on the go" are radically different than their or your criteria for "best gaming experience, no holds barred". If you choose to forego any gaming experience that doesn't match your Platonic ideal of a gaming experience, that's on you, and it certainly doesn't preclude the people you disagree with from having great experiences. Some people can only afford one device, and need it to be portable but also want it to be capable of gaming. Some people want a secondary ultraportable to compliment a main rig, but still want to be able to game on the go. Some people can't stand >2kg laptops, and aren't willing to compromise on that no matter the performance. And so on and so forth. Different gear for different use cases. And I would argue that whatever gaming experience can be had in the situation you are in or are going to be in is the best gaming experience - akin to the old photography adage that the best camera is the one you have with you. It's not about the PCMR hardware fetishism machismo nonsense, it's about how much fun you have playing the games. Now please take your elitist nonsense somewhere else. It definitely shouldn't be informing laptop manufacturers' design decisions.

I've enjoyed games for 20+ years, tyvm. Never on a small screen, never on a laptop.

The above seems to apply just as much to you. I've been playing Divinity: Original Sin recently, and I play it about equally on my desktop and on my 13" laptop over Steam in-home streaming - which lets me sit on the couch and be with my partner while gaming. And the experience is pretty damn good.

Took them this long to do what Asus and others have been doing for years. lol, no way Razer. Not for the prices you charge.

Can you show me a 13" laptop from those manufacturers with a dGPU more powerful than the MX150/250? This is in another class entirely.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

It is almost like people commenting do not understand the concept of ultrabooks.
This performance for the form factor is indeed really good. What else do you want?

Personally? I like the concept of the previous razer blade stealth, a unltrabook with thunderbolt for connecting to a dGPU at home, and long battery life on the go. Where they screwed up was the Stealth's iGPU. They used a bog standard HD 630, not an iris 15 watt 640 i5 or, preferabgbly, the 28 watt iris 655 equipped CPUs. One of those would have provided enough oomph for simpler games on the go, like civ V or FTL, and the higher TDP would have helped feed the dGPU at home.

Now, dont get me wrong, I like the new Blade stealth. I also loved the clevo W110ER when it existed.

 

[Easo]

Personally? I like the concept of the previous razer blade stealth, a unltrabook with thunderbolt for connecting to a dGPU at home, and long battery life on the go. Where they screwed up was the Stealth's iGPU. They used a bog standard HD 630, not an iris 15 watt 640 i5 or, preferabgbly, the 28 watt iris 655 equipped CPUs. One of those would have provided enough oomph for simpler games on the go, like civ V or FTL, and the higher TDP would have helped feed the dGPU at home.

Now, dont get me wrong, I like the new Blade stealth. I also loved the clevo W110ER when it existed.

With this thing you can have a really nice gaming anywhere without the dGPU, though. Apples and oranges, I guess.