Verge Review
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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 |
Gaming PC |
| Thickness |
0.88 inches |
| Weight |
6.4 pounds |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
17 inches |
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Graphics type |
Switchable |
| Base discrete GPU brand |
Nvidia |
| The Verge Battery Test |
3 hours and 21 minutes |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Laptop type |
Gaming PC |
| Width |
16.81 inches |
| Depth |
10.9 inches |
| Thickness |
0.88 inches |
| Weight |
6.4 pounds |
| Color |
Black / Green |
Display (base)
| Screen size (diagonal) |
17 inches |
| Technology |
LCD, LCD |
| Backlight |
LED, LED |
| Resolution (X) |
1920 px, 800 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
1080 px, 480 px |
| Multitouch |
Yes |
Display (max)
| Technology |
LCD |
| Resolution (X) |
1920 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
1080 px |
Keyboard
| Backlit |
Yes |
| Number pad |
No |
Mouse
| Type(s) |
Trackpad |
| Multitouch |
Yes |
Processor (base)
| CPU brand |
Intel |
| CPU family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Model |
Core i7-2640M |
| Cores |
2 |
| Clockspeed |
2.8 GHz |
| Turbo clockspeed |
3.5 GHz |
Processor (max)
| Brand |
Intel |
| Family |
Sandy Bridge |
| Model |
Core i7-2640M |
| Cores |
2 |
| Clockspeed |
2.8 GHz |
| Turbo clockspeed |
3.5 GHz |
GPU (base)
| Graphics type |
Switchable |
| Base discrete GPU brand |
Nvidia |
| Discrete GPU model |
GT 555M |
| Dedicated VRAM size |
2 GB |
Memory
| Base RAM size |
8 GB |
| Max. config RAM size |
8 GB |
| RAM type |
DDR3 |
| Base RAM speed |
1333 MHz |
Storage
| Options |
Flash Memory (SSD) |
| Base drive type |
Flash (SSD) |
| Base drive capacity |
256 GB |
Webcam
Port options
| USB |
2 |
| USB 3.0 |
1 |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Bluetooth version |
3.0 |
Battery
| Size |
60 Wh |
| Chemistry |
Unknown |
Benchmarks
| PCMarkVantage |
14494 |
| 3DMarkVantage (GPU) |
6561 |
| 3DMark06 (GPU) |
11554 |
| 3DMark11 (GPU) |
1652 |
| HAWX |
75 |
| Just Cause 2 |
46.26 |
| The Verge Battery Test |
3 hours and 21 minutes |
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