Razer Edge brings full PC gaming to a versatile tablet
LAS VEGAS--It's clear that computers, and tablets, are evolving. In a show full of some very big ideas, the Razer Edge gaming tablet takes the concept of tablet PCs championed by Windows 8 and devices like the Microsoft Surface and applies them to gaming. In doing so, it succeeds in showing us where tablets, computing, and even entertainment will be heading very soon. That's why it won Best of Show this year, and why it compelled us to award it as the best in its category. The Edge is evolutionary computing, but in a product that is very real, with little that's left to proprietary question marks.
Sure, the Razer Edge seems expensive. It starts at $999, and the accessories that help make it so compelling will cost extra. But the Edge is also a full Windows 8 computer sporting some pretty capable Nvidia graphics. This is a device you could take on a trip and use as your full computer, or plug into someone's TV and play games with. It makes two-player gaming surprisingly easy, and with its various companion add-ons (TV-out dock, game pad, a forthcoming keyboard/case), it offers up multiple usage modes. Yet, it's still a tablet.
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by Rich Brown via CNET
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