Community Another Piece of Hardware to make World of Warcraft Addicts Jump

By jalexbrown — January 28, 2011
Tags: netbooks razer switchblade world-of-warcraft

As if people playing World of Warcraft didn't already waste a lot of time...now there's a new way!

You know World of Warcraft...the one game that everyone's playing, the one that enabled Blizzard to buy a sixteenth yacht? Did you ever think that the World of Warcraft addicts needed yet another way to spend more time getting their fix? If so, I have some news for you!

Razer, the company that has created a few other World of Warcraft themed PC peripherals (at a ridiculous price point), announced earlier this month that they're prototyping a new gamer-themed netbook called the Switchblade. The Switchblade's specs are unknown, but Razer did show off a dynamic keyboard that is quite interesting; essentially every key is a tiny touch screen, and games will include templates that will give the keys a custom look for different games. If you're playing World of Warcraft, for instance, your keyboard keys will actually show the spell icon to which it's binded. If that's not a cool idea, I don't know what it is - and if it sounds expensive, I'm guessing you're going to be right.

Although the Razer seems the perfect gift idea for any World of Warcraft player, it's not just a World of Warcraft machine; it's a full-fledged gaming laptop in a netbook form factor. Since the specs aren't revealed, we're yet to be able to conclude if the Switchblade will really be able to compete with true gaming laptops such as the Acer Republic of Gamer series (unlikely, but hey, anything's possible).

For more information, check out this video (which includes interviews with a couple people):

What do you think? If you're a World of Warcraft player, will you be buying this? Have you bought any of Razer's other (overpriced) peripherals? And most importantly, does the Switchblade have the potential to create a whole new segment specifically for gamers within the netbook market?

Comments

lol my little brother is a BIG wow fan im sure he would love to have this

Jan 28, 2011 by blazemanx

They don't say anything about the graphics processor... I guess WoW is old enough where it probably won't matter, but what about newer games like the new Star Wars MMO?

Jan 28, 2011 by BatRastered

majority of people i know are WoW fans, gonna share up this story

Jan 28, 2011 by iorilamia

There are other games besides WoW.........

Jan 28, 2011 by shenwoopunch

the asian guy is so serious, but i think people would just stay with their rigs

Jan 29, 2011 by SonicZero

I mean this is cool if you like WOW, or Pokemon snap. Can I play Crysis on this bitch? I doubt it. Garbage!

Jan 29, 2011 by Cinderkin

I would love one of those ... if it were free.

Jan 29, 2011 by goukijones

Most people need a new PC just to run Crysis.

Jan 30, 2011 by shenwoopunch

dude that is fucking insane its technology at its best it brings a whole new broader spectrum on pc gaming or video for that matter

Feb 1, 2011 by kof2012

The key layout is not set right. They might as well have made the whole keyboard area a touch screen and just used a virtual keyboard and make it where you edit a key layout for games. Better yet just make it an iPad and have WOW include a touch interface so you just touch your spells or touch an enemy to target. I mean no one really types in the text box anymore. Everyone uses mic head sets to simply talk to other players.

Feb 4, 2011 by aragrist

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