Replies posted by Pentalobe | Razer Insider

Replies posted by Pentalobe

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mltan
mltanCEO
posted in General Discussion

What would you like to see next from Razer?

A bag specifically designed for Core that is padded, waterproof nylon with shoulder strap and maybe a pocket for cables, license keys, etc. It's a bit heavy to throw in a laptop bag or overnight duffel.

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sharesharpRed352
3 days ago
technokat
technokat
posted in Razer Chroma RGB

Razer Chroma Hardware Development Kit

Can this be extended with APA104 (etc) strips from alibaba et al and extra power? Or is it something proprietary? Not that there's anything wrong with AP104 strips but the synapse integration would be neat...

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4 years ago
technokat
technokat
posted in Razer Chroma RGB

Razer Chroma Hardware Development Kit

(1) seems really strange, that they wouldn't use an spi or i2c rgb chip that can be daisy-chained. Like APA104 or even the old ws2811. So you're saying those fat plugs all have separate pins going to separate diodes o_O So much for being expandable... I mean it looks nice but I don't think this product is for me. Nothing wrong with that of course. ;)

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4 years ago
technokat
technokat
posted in Razer Chroma RGB

Razer Chroma Hardware Development Kit

okonietoperzaI'm going to agree with @Pentalobe here but I'll be more blunt, this design has absolutely no sense. You've effectively created a 20-pin plug that can easily be damaged. There are no issues driving 300 ws2812 LEDs at 60 FPS from a $2-worth ESP8266 chip, Any particular reason you went with this instead? Cost is a big reason. An "analog" RGB chip can be had for $0.20 or less per piece. A digital ws2812 RGB chip is well over double that, I'm not sure how much more of a volume discount there is beyond a tray of 1000 pieces or so. 32 of them could well be over the cost of the complete kit as it exists now. The circuitry to drive analog chips through multiplexed circuits costs maybe a dollar or two. If this product retails for $80 than their cost of materials probably can't be more than $15-20 or so. You have to account for R&D, distribution, wholesaling, and profit margin. Also glue logic and connectors, and casings, it adds up quick. At least there is no power supply necessa

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4 years ago
technokat
technokat
posted in Razer Chroma RGB

Razer Chroma Hardware Development Kit

Developers? The people knowledgable in this hardware know you can buy a 5 metre strip of digital LEDs for half the price as this. https://m.aliexpress.com/s/item/32688092455.html They are charging for nice packaging and Synapse integration and warranty and support... they spend much more on software and support than they do on hardware. "Developers" would prefer to "develop" their own. This is for end users who don't want to muck about with power supplies, interface chips, device drivers, people who want a warranty and some technical support if necessary: the opposite of a developer. You get none of that buying a bare strip.

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4 years ago
mltan
mltanCEO
posted in General Discussion

What would you like to see next from Razer?

Pro controller for nintendo switch!

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sharesharpRed352
3 days ago
technokat
technokat
posted in Razer Chroma RGB

Razer Chroma Hardware Development Kit

PlatinumCYou partly misunderstood me - Chroma SDK dev's Oh. Duh. 😳

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4 years ago
mltan
mltanCEO
posted in General Discussion

What would you like to see next from Razer?

Active13245For me, the new big thing could be fixing the Razer Blade Stealth. Let me explain. First of all, the price. 1399$ for new model. A 13" macbook air (closest apple competitor to stealth) is about the same price but it is old, half the ram, and half the dpi. You do get a little bit better battery life and macos. $1350 with i7 and 256gb disk. IMO a better compare is the macbook pro 13 without touchbar. That has a much more powerful CPU but by the time you configure the other specs to match you are sitting at $1700 and for me I don't need such a powerful cpu (which will also wreck battery life). It's also a dead ringer for the thinkpad x1 carbon. Excepting the touchscreen, if I configure that to be identical to my RBS, it comes out to $1491.75. But after the 2014 model's trackpad disaster, plus superfish etc, I'm leery of any thinkpad ever again.

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sharesharpRed352
3 days ago
mltan
mltanCEO
posted in General Discussion

What would you like to see next from Razer?

mudpawsi would soooooo love to see a trac ball mouse by razer with RGB i think it would be a good seller , i use a trac ball by EX-G elecom and it works grate but looks blaaa would be nice to have something that looks good . p.s. i do brag a lot about razer and getting a lot of my friends to join :) Yaas! Remake the logitech trackman vista! (Ball under index finger, left click under thumb) what a great device that was. And make the ball glow RGB! Also , I have not tried it, but the marble FX looks extremely comfortable by not having to flatten out your hand as seen on this site: http://xahlee.info/kbd/logitech_trackman_vista_trackball.html

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sharesharpRed352
3 days ago
mltan
mltanCEO
posted in General Discussion

What would you like to see next from Razer?

The 2016 stealth was $1300 for the base model. (qhd, 256gb disk) This was the cheapest configuration. I know, I purchased two. You should buy the Dell, I think you will be very happy with it. I compare it to apple because it is such a similar machine. Same aluminum unibody, same hinge design, same hinged trackpad mechanism, even the same number of screws holding the bottom panel on.

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sharesharpRed352
3 days ago
mltan
mltanCEO
posted in General Discussion

What would you like to see next from Razer?

A fix for the fans on Core v2 ! /the-razer-core-v2.27207/page-10

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sharesharpRed352
3 days ago
mltan
mltanCEO
posted in General Discussion

What would you like to see next from Razer?

DarthaxHonestly anything electronic I can deck out my house with thats branded Razer I would buy. Maybe razer can develop a sweet router for Wifi? A modern high end consumer router would be nice. Vxworks based. I wouldn’t trust razer to do it but maybe just maybe. My ancient apple extreme airport still works fine and is supported but even though it doesn’t have AC it is faster than a lot of new AC routers today in the real world. I would take configuration through synapse over the airport utility at this point. Either one would be much better than the web-based garbage of commoners. Razer, here’s the bar to clear. Up and running since spring of 2012 without a SINGLE hiccup. Still supported with updates in it’s 6th year. Think you can handle it?

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sharesharpRed352
3 days ago
mltan
mltanCEO
posted in General Discussion

What would you like to see next from Razer?

Chromakid1989Razer should have a VR device :confused_: They do. http://www.osvr.org/

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sharesharpRed352
3 days ago
mltan
mltanCEO
posted in General Discussion

What would you like to see next from Razer?

xenonexiaOh, and how about a Kraken that can be used when listening to music and talking in the phone and all - but with the best noice cancellation system on the market. I know I'd go nuts over those. A gaming headset that can play wired and bluetooth at the same time for Switch gamers. BT can handle chat and the wire can handle the game. It's much better idea than other "solutions" I've seen😳 https://www.amazon.com/HORI-Nintendo-Switch-Splatoon-Splat-Headset/dp/B01A0PVN5A Better yet, combo BT for chat and 700mhz for wireless game audio with 0 latency.

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sharesharpRed352
3 days ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Razer Support

Introducing the Razer Support Board

Wow! Way to come out and attack the #1 complaint against Razer head-on! I'll be looking forward to see how this shakes out in the Church of Internet Consensus. If the supernerds have positive feedbacks (not just the fanbois and shills) this will be really wonderful. Because everybody asks about my razer laptop and I always say "yeah, it looks nice, BUT!"... Razer should be a "no-buts" company.

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5 years ago
mltan
mltanCEO
posted in General Discussion

What would you like to see next from Razer?

A utility like Coconut Battery but for Razer products (Blades and Phone). *yes, my mac spends 99% of it's time plugged in, the cycle count is accurate..

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sharesharpRed352
3 days ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Systems

Transform your laptop with the Razer Core X

So a Core and Core V2 but with a bigger (generic ATX) PSU, no USB/Ethernet ports, and lower price? I get the appeal of being a pure eGPU (if you are a mac user, at least) but having a eGPU+dock+charger is really nice! I'm sure razer will sell dozens of these things, for sure more than they sold of the old core, because mac compatibility, and every other egpu box out there looks like an undergrad project gone wrong.

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5 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Systems

Transform your laptop with the Razer Core X

mrvortepGot it, thanks again. What's the 100W spec for the CoreX for then anyway? USB-C PD spec is up to 100W, you have a great big supply in the box already, so what would be the point of offering anything less?

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5 years ago
Pentalobe
Pentalobe
posted in Mobile

All I want from Razer Phone 2...

I work in a noisy shop, so the iphone's strobe light on the back is very helpful. I know razer could one-up that. Too bad iphone is unreliable, I would have to occasionally reboot it to receive phone calls, as often as a few times a month! I make 50+ phone calls a day for work, I can't have a cell phone be unreliable at all so I had to switch over to android. First X compact and now XZ1 compact, the androids have been very good to me since 2016 when I switched.

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dekades
5 years ago
Pentalobe
Pentalobe
posted in Mobile

All I want from Razer Phone 2...

IDK, xz2 premium pricing was just announced and it's under $1k (if barely...) I remember saying if it was at or under $1k I would strongly consider it. And who in their right mind plays games on a phone:confused_: Pay $7.99 for 20 magic beans and it's 3 beans per game or you wait for 4 hours. I don't think so. The red hydrogen will also hopefully be released (maybe?) this year. The scalloped sides look very nice and it can be had in titanium. I would want to keep it for 2 or more years for it to be worth the price tho.

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dekades
5 years ago
Pentalobe
Pentalobe
posted in Mobile

All I want from Razer Phone 2...

Well my Sony xz1c got ground into the pavement a while back in an accident so I've been rocking the xz2c for about three weeks now. I love having the fingerprint on the back instead of the side button, I love how they rounded out the corners so it doesn't dig into your hand anymore. I don't like how it is now as big as heavy as my iphone 7, you can hardly call it "compact" anymore :/ but it feels great in the hand and pocket and I was on the phone for 11 hours total one day last week and not once did I feel like my hand was getting sore from holding it (tho I switch from headphone, speaker, earpiece, etc throughout the day). XZ1c always got sore hand after 5-10 minutes and have to switch sides because the corners were squared off.

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dekades
5 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Mobile

Flagship//Gaming | Razer Phone 2

Glad to see they took my advice on the LED sign on the back and waterproofing. Now if only my blade had such a feature... /all-i-want-from-razer-phone-2.38455/ The new sony that I bought in august was defective so I'm back to using an iphone temporarily :slightly_sad: I'm seriously considering it. My wife has a galaxy note but they are so expensive, all I use my phone for is phone calls and music so it seems like a waste. The size is quite large but I could use it as an excuse to leave my phone at home more often. :) Razer literally gave me exactly what I asked for and I need a new phone. I guess because it's razer I'll buy from Microsoft store with a big warranty so if something goes wrong I'm not hosed. But nothing left for me to complain about now :cool_:

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4 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Mobile

Flagship//Gaming | Razer Phone 2

Has razer phone 1 been updated to android pie yet? Are they going to release any better cases than that thin clear one? I'd like a silicone one, please. No 3rd parties. Otherwise, it's no sale for me. If they don't update last year's phone how can I trust them to update this one? Our sony xz2c have already been updated some time ago and it is from 2017 as well. I'm tempted to just get another xz2c.

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4 years ago
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Anonymous
posted in Razer Synapse

Devices Supported by Razer Synapse 3?

I got a new mamba elite for my laptop and surprise, it only works on synapse 3. Bigger surprise, my laptop, core v2, old mamba (the wireless one), and blackwidow only work on synapse 2 and not 3. :???????: At least this was the case in august when I bought the new mamba and installed synapse 3 on my laptop. Guess I’m not buying any more razer stuff unless I find out before hand it works with synapse 2. Because I’m sure not changing my laptop out again to get synapse 3, it’s brand new not even 2 years old yet... At least the mamba elite works great without synapse at all.

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4 years ago
Razer.WolfPack
Razer.WolfPackInsider
posted in Mobile

Flagship//Gaming | Razer Phone 2

I bought the "kevlar" case to see how it fits in my pocket and this thing is F****n ginormous. I thought I could get used to it (why I bought the case) but holy cow! It's not quite enough to put me off buying the phone but it is definitely a wide load compared to the iphone 7 and sony xz1c (which is about the same size as the ip7). This phone will definitely help me carry my phone less (I'm an addict). It is wide which is the biggest thing to get used to. A bit taller as well (not as big a deal). Surprisingly, it is quite thin. I was expecting it to be thicker. The case is nice, don't think it protects much as it is very thin but it's quite flexible. I'll probably get the silicone cases and hope razer adds a few more color options for the silicone case. (white? purple? red?) Really glad to see it's waterproof as I use my phone in the bathtub a lot for movies and podcasts etc.

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4 years ago

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