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At CES 2011, over a year ago, Razer showed off an incredible concept beneath glass. The peripheral manufacturer had produced a tiny clamshell PC with LCD keys that could change their function and appearance to match any application or game. The Razer Switchblade, as it is called, never made it out of its acrylic cage, but somehow, in the course of just seven months, it morphed into a...
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Basic Specs
| Laptop type |
Desktop replacement, Gaming PC |
| Thickness |
0.88 inches |
| Weight |
6.6 pounds |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
17.3 inches |
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Ivy Bridge |
| Graphics type |
Switchable |
| Base discrete GPU brand |
Nvidia |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Laptop type |
Desktop replacement, Gaming PC |
| Width |
16.81 inches |
| Depth |
10.9 inches |
| Thickness |
0.88 inches |
| Weight |
6.6 pounds |
| Color |
Black / Green |
Display (base)
| Screen size (diagonal) |
17.3 inches |
| Technology |
LCD, LCD |
| Backlight |
LED, LED |
| Resolution (X) |
1920 px, 800 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
1080 px, 480 px |
| Multitouch |
Yes |
Keyboard
| Type |
Chiclet |
| Backlit |
Yes |
| Number pad |
No |
Mouse
| Type(s) |
Trackpad |
| Multitouch |
Yes |
Processor (base)
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Ivy Bridge |
| Model |
Core i7-3632QM |
| Cores |
4 |
| Clockspeed |
2.2 GHz |
| Turbo clockspeed |
3.2 GHz |
GPU (base)
| Graphics type |
Switchable |
| Base discrete GPU brand |
Nvidia |
| Discrete GPU model |
GeForce GTX 660M |
Memory
| Base RAM size |
8 GB |
| RAM type |
DDR3 |
| Base RAM speed |
1600 MHz |
Storage
| Options |
HDD (7200RPM), Flash Memory (SSD) |
| Base drive type |
HDD (7200RPM) |
| Base drive capacity |
500 GB |
| Max. config SSD |
64 GB |
Webcam
Port options
| USB 3.0 |
3 |
| Ethernet |
1 |
| Ethernet type |
10/100/1000 (Gigabit) |
| HDMI |
1 |
| 3.5mm mic / headphone combo |
1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi options |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Bluetooth version |
4.0 |
Battery
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