Razer Edge Pro Reviews

The Razer Edge is an awesome toy that's a bit ahead of its time. The processors of tomorrow would likely extend its battery life and help it achievable a more digestible price point. It could also use an OS that's more fully suited a mouseless-interface. Until then we've got something of a rich man's toy. It's simply not a good value when you put it side by side with comparably priced laptops and desktops. That and the limited portability of the Razer Edge make you wonder when you'll use. If you got the cash to burn, playing Batman on it would be a great way to pass the limo ride from your mansion to your yacht. But it's hard to pick one up, play some Dirt 3 and not enjoy yourself. The Edge wins poinst for fun factor, style and proving that you can have Plants vs Zombies and Left 4 Dead 2 on the same tablet. We don't recommend running out to buy one, no matter how optimistic you are about your tax return, but go out of your way to give it a try.

I'll admit it: I didn't think the Edge had any chance. I didn't think you could build a gaming laptop that didn't look like a gaming laptop, but I was wrong. This isn't a power user's device, but it's a fun way to play PC games, and offers some real advantages over any other gaming platform out there. It's also powerful enough to be your one and only PC — but then again, so is the Surface Pro, and unless you want to game that may be a better bet. An ultrabook might, too, like the Lenovo Yoga 13 or the Dell XPS 12. If a tablet is your endgame, run far away from the Edge, which is too big and too short-lived to merit a mention next to the iPad or the Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet. But if you're a gamer, and want something even remotely portable, the Edge isn't only the best option — it's really the only option.

The price is an albatross before most folks look any further. Yes, unifying all your devices is absolutely the future, and the Edge tackles that in a lot of remarkably elegant ways. But it's still far from perfect, and this is a steep premium to pay for less than perfection. That said, if you've got cash to burn, there is a very good argument for the Edge as a deeply capable literally-all-in-one. You can use it as basically any type of device you want, in a way that nothing else out there really does. And the handheld mode really is a unique way to game. It's just a question of how much that flexibility's worth to you.

The Edge comes in two flavors, base and Pro. The entry-level SKU has an i5-3317U (1.7GHz), 4GB of DDR3, and a 64GB SSD for $999, while the Edge Pro bumps that up to an i7-3517U (1.9GHz), 8GB, and a 128GB SSD for $1299. Upgrading to a 256GB drive costs a further $150. The evaluation unit we received was the full-tilt Edge Pro 256GB, which has an SF-2200-based ADATA XM14 mSATA SSD. The pricing makes sense, with the base Edge coming in at a $100 premium over an equivalent 64GB Surface Pro. You lose the 1080p display and Wacom digitizer, but the graphics card makes for a pretty potent trump card.