CES 2017: Razer Debuts 'Project Valerie' Triple Display Laptop

[hiddenmarkov]

I think video editors, technical analysts, and other pros that need bigger screens and travel may buy this regardless of the price. They should market this to the pros.

and the weight could be blown off too for some.


Yes a trade show demo...vaporware at this point I will grant. but interesting as a concept. 3 monitors on the go....has its appeal. 12 lbs can be offset for one market I see using this. Video people. Either go buy new foam inserts for their pelican (or other vendor cases), cut a new layout stick it in there. Or buy the next size if size tight. Pelicans loved in this realm really. Many have wheels, things are damn near bullet proof....and gets some weight off your back.

I'd see travel issues but maybe its me, and not flying business class but....most cattle car seating that is coach on planes I have given up whipping out even a smallish 15" laptop. Ipad and now IPP says hi to me here.

Inb4 what happens when the airport loses the luggage. The laptop and the camera gear is now MIA together. No major change here...you are screwed if just the pelican with camera gear went MIA in all honesty. At least its a matched set now lol.

 

[GMBP]

My MacBook Pro with Duet and iPad Air is already halfway towards this and under a third of the weight

 

[Rajani Isa]

Wow. Three screens. Who cares if it isn't thinner than 1". Gamers who this is aimed at don't generally care.

Yeah, a laptop I've been eyeing for gaming is 1.6" thick. 8.6lbs. Wouldn't take long for me to not notice 12lbs.

To me the big thing would be : did they make sure you choose to deploy the extra screens, or is it mandatory?

 

[hiddenmarkov]

I guarantee you if Apple ever showed off something like this everyone here would call it a gimmick and say it was ugly.

I'd take an ugly MBP with a 1080 and say thank you very much in all honesty. 32 gb of ram...make it ugly and I would not care either.

See this is where some mac faithful and less faithful are having disjoins. Form is nice...but it should not overshadow function to the extent is is with apple these days. Apple could do some cool stuff if they'd realize that.

Hence the seemingly growing use of hackintosh really. People like or need the OS . Oddly enough it runs just as fine in plain if not ugly case/laptop as it does on inside the sexy shiny aluminum body of the MBP. Thing is....that hackintosh is kicking it with better hardware...and usually for lower cost. Their hackintosh is function over form...Somewhere between the 2 extremes a middle ground could be found that has us all make out good.

 

[iReality85]

It's 1.5 inches and 12 pounds. For goodness' sake, there's no justifying this. I'd take any Mac over this, any day of the week. An iMac would be more portable.

Let me put it this way.

Apple is like Panera, serving up Romaine & Kale w/ quinoa salads and vegan tomato soups all day.

Razer is like Burger King, serving up triple decker Whoppers and Bacon Kings without shame.

Each attracts a different set of customers.

(FYI, this is a gaming desktop replacement- meant to be stationary. Someone wouldn't be carrying this around in their dainty handbag on a daily basis)

 

[ocnitsa]

My Inspiron 9100 weighed nearly 12 pounds with the power brick. I carried that around campus. I just pretended I was carrying a fallen comrade on the beaches of Normandy. Gamers will put up with a lot for a moveable desktop replacement. That said, I'm thinking this article is just meant to stir up the hornet's nest. Very little to do with rumors regarding mac.

 

[MellowFuzz]

This would be a better product if they separated the computing and display parts.

 

[duervo]

If you know gaming, they don't care about THINNESS. It's all about what you can pack inside a laptop as much as possible for as little as possible. This is actually around the average specs of gaming laptops, albeit, a lot heavier.

And if you know Apple, they don't care about GAMING. You can't compare the two machines as they have different purposes.

This will never see production. There might be exactly 5 people in the world willing to put up with a 12 pound laptop, and I doubt any of them have the $10,000+ this would cost. Trying to drive AAA games at 4k is difficult even with a desktop 1080, much less trying to run THREE with a mobile version of that GPU.

right, even the desktop 1080 (which honestly isn't much ahead of the mobile chip) can't drive three 4K displays gaming with any decent frame rate.

Lol.

1. This thing is massive and ridiculous. It's not meant for portability, and wouldn't even be able to game on all three screens.
2. This thing will never come out.
3. Is this really what you want from Apple? Giant, three-screened vaporware?

Wow. Three screens. Who cares if it isn't thinner than 1". Gamers who this is aimed at don't generally care.

Not sure if you're being a smartass or just ignorant. This has nothing to do with Razor scooters.

Razer is the company making machines sleeker than Macbooks with high-end gaming components. In beautifully engineered cases. Pay attention because these are the guys disrupting the mac business.

For the record, Razer is not just targeting gamers with this idea. They are going after "creative professionals" as well. In fact, since this is effectively a 12k display unit, it's even less realistic that it will be used to play any games, at least at its native resolution. Creative project use would be something to which it's better suited, IMO.

Anyway, it's a prototype, and since it was introduced at CES, I suspect that Razer is just trying to get a feel for industry/customer interest as one of the factors they would consider when deciding if they should actually produce and sell them.

 

[rickyipcw]

I have a pair of JayBird Bluebuds X that I have used for over 3 years - over 2200 miles of running and biking. The battery still lasts very long and charges very fast. I can't say a bad thing about em.

I guess you are lucky. Jaybird officially rates the battery at 120 charge cycles, and approximates a 2-year lifetime. Some unlucky folks bought those Bose SoundLink BT Speakers, and failed to recharge it like 50 cycles in 6 months. There are multiple reviews on Amazon reporting similar issue.

 

[Sylvan]

This concept is cool because it points to a sweet future. Imagine you had a laptop in a 13" form factor, and when you opened it up, it expanded to a 17" screen. Or, when playing a movie, the screen width increases to match the ultra-wide aspect ratio. Or, when coding, the screen expands vertically for more real estate. This concept may not be exactly that, but it's a step in the right direction.

 

[KohPhiPhi]

There is absolutely no chance a 1080 GTX can drive 3 x 4k displays (from a gaming point of view). That thing would struggle to break 10 FPS is most AAA games.

They should have made it 3 x 1080p to ensure decent FPS.

 

[smirking]

The only thing I would add is a little sliding door on the side that holds a wireless mouse. That, and maybe a pop-up solar umbrella to keep you out of the sun and power the whole deal.

Throw in a built in ergonomic chair and I'll be sold.

 

[Chancha]

Ironically there is probably more merits in using this thing as a on-location productivity workstation instead of gaming.

Pull this out of a pelicase, sit it on top of a random desk, slide the 2 monitors out, wake the computer up, in under 30 seconds you are ready to go. Film making, photography, music recording, VR content creation etc often need raw computing power and screen real estate. You can of course just plug in external displays but they take time to setup, and are cumbersome to be used portably in general.

I actually think if they increase the thickness and pack the internals of the computer with more desktop class components, this will be even more meaningful.

 

[TheShadowKnows!]

Not some warmed over last gen crappy Radeon GPU that overheats if you look at it funny.

^^^ That made me spill my late coffee.

 

[MH01]

And if you know Apple, they don't care about GAMING. You can't compare the two machines as they have different purposes.

Interesting you were talking about its weight and size when In fact it does not meet you purpose. You just need a Mac .
[doublepost=1483682838][/doublepost]As a gaming laptop, this is thin

Good on them for trying. This thing can also be combined with the core to become a very good gaming setup.
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Let me put it this way.

Apple is like Panera, serving up Romaine & Kale w/ quinoa salads and vegan tomato soups all day.

Razer is like Burger King, serving up triple decker Whoppers and Bacon Kings without shame.

Each attracts a different set of customers.

(FYI, this is a gaming desktop replacement- meant to be stationary. Someone wouldn't be carrying this around in their dainty handbag on a daily basis)

So what your saying is, the Starbucks Apple users should not feel threatened by On of those popping up in thier local...

 

[skellener]

But really, enjoy your tiny Touchbar strip pros - Tim Cook /s

 

[Glassed Silver]

It's 1.5 inches and 12 pounds. For goodness' sake, there's no justifying this. I'd take any Mac over this, any day of the week. An iMac would be more portable.

You have to be kidding me, this is perfectly fine for someone who's using this mainly for bringing their laptop around (planned at that) for gaming.

An iMac 27" is a lot heavier, but I know you're joking.

This isn't your average college laptop.

The size doesn't matter really for this use case and quite honestly, 6kg to lug around a gaming powerhouse?
That's not a lot.

First Google hit:

Height: 1.9”
Width: 17”
Depth: 12”
Weight: 12 lbs

https://www.originpc.com/gaming/laptops/eon17-slx/

I suspect Project Valerie will use desktop GPUs as well.

Just to put things into perspective. This laptop gives you two more screens on top of what the Eon laptop gives you.

I might need to keep an eye on this, even though I still think I'll go through with my desktop plans.

Glassed Silver:ios

 

[jotwee]

Dear Apple,

This is what courage looks like. Not just removing ports and audio jacks that millions use. Granted it's ugly as sin but at least they are trying.

********

 

[elvislives]

Dear Apple,

This is what courage looks like. Not just removing ports and audio jacks that millions use. Granted it's ugly as sin but at least they are trying.

You are joking? this is not portable unless your name is Arnold... 12 pounds??? it a real joke. also it will never run games at that res, your get 5fps.

 

[Aman_5ingh]

It's still quite remarkable it's only 1.5 inches thick, given that Alienware laptops not too long ago were as thick but nowhere near as powerful, and had 2 less displays. It's a concept, kind of like how car companies push boundaries with radically designed machines every year to inspire their consumer offerings.



@Atelisk My Jaybird Bluebuds lasted around 5 months, and if you google a little bit, they didn't last long for a lot of people.

 

[Stella]

It's 1.5 inches and 12 pounds. For goodness' sake, there's no justifying this. I'd take any Mac over this, any day of the week. An iMac would be more portable.

If you spend your time in Star bucks, your MacBook would probably suffice. If you were a gamer, needed VR etc, a MBP 2016 would totally suck.

 

[rhett7660]

Interesting concept. I would love to see one of these on a flight. Especially if the person is sitting in the middle seat of a three seat setup!

Excuse me sir/ma'am, to the left, what movie would you like to watch?
Excuse me sir/ma'am, to the right, what movie would you like to watch?

That will be $5.00 please. Enjoy!

 

[melendezest]

I have to say that I love this concept.

It is a transportable workstation, not a laptop.

Yes, I think it needs polish, but the idea and even the suggested execution is sound.

I'd never be able to afford it, but if I could, I would.

 

[melendezest]

I guarantee you if Apple ever showed off something like this everyone here would call it a gimmick and say it was ugly.

I disagree.

If Apple had its "Steve Jobs mojo" still, it would have been awesome. But I also think a WS like this flies in the face of Apple's style and they'd never built it.

At least Razer is thinking outside the box here, which is good.

 

[Rkuda]

Leave it to the geniuses in the macrumors community who can't get on their knees quick enough to grovel at this kind of garbage while simultaneously talking **** about Apple despite the fact that the 2016 MBPs probably sold 1000x on launch day to what this would ever sell.

Of course this wont ever come out. Typical CES vaporware.

Truly the ultimate in innovation!

Anyone stupid enough to think this is the kind of thing Apple should do it's utterly brainless.