The Razer Blade gaming laptop. Source: Supplied
GAMING computers don't have the best reputation when it comes to portability.
They offer lots of power, glowing lights, and more fans than your average wind farm, but they aren't known for being lighter than 5kg.
Razer has sought to change this reputation with its new gaming laptop, a Windows 7 beast that won't win any physiotherapy awards but is much thinner and lighter than its specifications suggest.
The Razer Blade's attractive matte lid shuts on a form that is just 2.2cm thick - a striking look for such a computing monster - and its body weighs just 2.9kg.
This doesn't make it a plane-friendly laptop, but it will more than suffice if you need to set up a LAN party at a moment's notice or travel to someone's home to show off your mad Mass Effect skills.
Despite its thin form, this gaming PC totes an expansive 17.3-inch LED-backlit screen, giving it an adequate canvas for epic virtual battles.
This full high-definition screen holds up well beneath bright lights, showing minimal reflection. But, slim form and large screen aside, there is one thing that really sets this gaming laptop apart from a typical computer: its keyboard layout.
The touchpad does not lie below the keys on this computer - it sits to the side, along with 10 customisable buttons. And that touchpad doesn't always act as a touchpad - sometimes it's a screen.
Razer calls this set-up Switchblade and it's almost as handy during general computing as it is while playing games.
During general use, the buttons light up with shortcuts to programs such as a calculator, clock, Gmail, Twitter and Facebook. Pressing one of these buttons makes the promised function appear on the small screen behind the touchpad, giving a quick look at important information.
During games, these shortcuts can change their context. Play Battlefield 3, for example, and the keys will let you swap weapons and access equipment.
In Counter-Strike, players can use the keys to defuse bombs.
Under the bonnet, this computer is powered by a 2.2GHz third-generation Intel Core i7 processor, 8GB RAM and 2GB graphics processor, and features a 64GB solid-state drive for fast data access in addition to a 500GB hard drive.
Three USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI connection, space for an Ethernet cable and a built-in webcam also feature.
Having the touchpad beside the keyboard does take a lot of adjustment, and gamers may wish to add a mouse to this laptop to ensure their fingers don't get in the way of game updates.
* RAZER BLADE
Razer, $2699.95
razerzone.com/au-en
Rating: 4.5/5
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