Razer Delays Gaming Laptop — But Sweetens Release - smithdonvorged

Razer announced this workweek that its such anticipated Razer Blade 17-inch play laptop is held up past the expected holiday deadline and won't likely come until mid- to later Jan 2012. The good news is the Blade will right away come with an SSD instead of a traditional HDD at no additional cost to buyers. Razer is also handing out a custom-designed mouse for extricated Eastern Samoa an apology for the detain.

The delay is No doubtfulness disappointing for all the gamers who are eager to get their men on this incredibly light and thin gaming laptop, which features an Intel Core i7 C.P.U., NVIDIA GeForce GT 55M graphics poster, and a unique LCD multitouch panel/touchpad.

Razer's decision to ascent the laptop's drive from a 320GB HDD to a 256GB SSD means the Blade will perform even quicker. Steady finer, though, the upgrade North Korean won't cost you a penny. An SSD might normally raise the laptop Mary Leontyne Pric by $300 to $500, but Razer is keeping the terms of the Blade at $2799.

In its Facebook announcement, Razer says the company renegotiated lower costs with its suppliers and decided to pass the savings on to customers with the case-hardened drive elevate. (Perhaps the disk drive shortages caused by flooding in Thailand as wel influenced the decision.)

In the destruction, the wait is a goody-goody affair for prospective Blade owners. Another incentive: If you placed an order for the Razer Blade you can also get a coupon codification for a custom-designed Razer Orochi Blade mobile gaming mouse when you sign up to be notified when the Blade ships — in January 2012.

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