Razer Edge and Edge Pro Owner's Lounge

I just use an external HDD, though I can see 128 GB being a limiting factor. I'm still browsing around trying to find a battery solution. The game controller isn't even that great and i'm not sinking another 250$ just so i can purchase a battery (69$) which I would then possibly need multiple of.

So far no real luck, there's no portable laptop charger with an actual outlet, kind of depressing.

 

An external HD wouldn't work for me since I want to play games in bed with no wires dangling around. I wish that Razer would have put a card reader on it so that would be an alternative to installing games.

 

The vast majority of games can be installed and moved around without breaking, especially steam games if you know what you're doing. What I did with my older laptop is add and remove folders from the program files folder and swap out different games depending on what I plan on playing. Works pretty well most of the time.

 

I've been thinking about this when I was considering the 64gb model. Sure the i7 is faster but I don't know how many FPS will be lost when going from the i7 to the i5. I do know that most games don't use more than 4GB ram and that 1GB vram should be enough when gaming at 1366. I wish we could see some benchmarks of the low end against Pro. I already have a Surface Pro so the Edge for me would be for gaming with the controller attachment only. If I could save $500 and get the base model then I'm all for it (assuming that I can easily move games around like you say).

 

Thank you for contacting RazerStore.
Unfortunately we are still not selling the battery of our Razer Edge and there is no ETA.
What we are selling is the extended battery pack.
Extended Battery Pack for the Razer Edge - Gaming Accessories - Razer United States
I will let our products team know that you were interested.
So you never know what might happen in the future.

For those interested, this is the reply when I inquired about buying an additional battery pack.

 

http://help.razersupport.com/us-en/...=Windows&top=Hard+Drive&rid=400004442

The 64GB version has less than half rhat available for games. It's a joke.

 

Wow you're right. I'm about to order the 128GB from Bestbuy now and I hope I can get a gamepad soon.

 

If you're gonna pull the trigger, I'd go for it now. It's in stock at Best Buy and they can even ship to a store.

I'm still holding out for my 256 model... Just talked to a rep and he says they may have a batch coming in "soon" .... whatever "soon" means

 

Anyone get a cool case for their edge? I'm trying to find one. Also any takers on the 64gb version i am also curious on the benchmarks on gaming.


Bestbuy canceled my order saying something about unable to process due to my bank (I think they ran out but still haven't updated the online store info). However luckily Amazon had a few in stock and had no problems with my card...

At the moment there was 1 256 up but that was gone before the webpage finish loading. They still have 2 128gb as of 9pm est due for May 2 if you choose the fastest delivery.

 

Well I finally made up my mind and pre-ordered the 256gb from Bestbuy. I don't mind waiting since it's probably going to be weeks before more gamepads come in stock. The 64gbs have been selling out too so there should be some benchmarks out there (although I have not seen even one). I decided to go with the 256 so I won't have to worry about storage. Hopefully it ships before the wife finds out =)

 

We're in the same boat bro. I just placed an order on the 256... let's hope it comes in soon!

 

seriously, bestbuy must hate me right about now...or at least is probably growing tired of me. i had a preorder for the 256gb through them, then when i started getting the 'your order will be canceled if not completed by 4/30', when razer had another batch of the 256gb for sale on their site, i canceled, and tried to order with razer only to find that they are no longer accepting paypal for larger orders for whatever reason (purchased my r2 blade via razer store and paypal around nov or so) i tried to go back and order the 256gb from bestbuy but it was sold out at that point. so then i ordered the 128gb. then decided i really wanted to wait for the 256, and canceled. then saw the post about getting the 128 and then returning it within the 60 days for being a reward zone silver member, and reordered the 128gb. just got an email earlier today that it was shipping to my local store and should be there by the 2nd or 3rd. then saw the 256gb is avail for preorder again on bestbuy, canceled the 128gb order again and ordered the 256gb. here's hoping they dont cancel me for lack of shipping again. they just sent an email saying it was going to be delayed till between the 6th and 16th, so well see i guess.

 

on a side note, someone had posted a link to an ebay auction for a blade that was upgraded as far as ssd goes. Ive been looking for a while, and havnt found any info. does anyone know if there has been a teardown of this thing yet? my main quesion is whether its using an msata ssd or an actual 2.5" sata like the blade is. (technically the blade has both i know, but i meant the HDD part)

 

I haven't seen a teardown yet but it looks like it's using msata

AnandTech | The Razer Edge Review

"The evaluation unit we received was the full-tilt Edge Pro 256GB, which has an SF-2200-based ADATA XM14 mSATA SSD."

 

awesome! thanks. i hadnt read that review yet.

 

Amazon Has more 128 gigs 5 are available now
anyone know if these work? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/943266-REG/verbatim_98010_dual_power_pack_10000mah.html

 

Mine is a 128GB micron c400 mSATA, it uses a marvell controller. Should be able to do about 480MB/s reads and 200MB/s writes.

 

Amazon now has 15 128gbs and 16 64gbs. I wonder what the hold up is on the 256gb....

 

Wow... Best Buy is really getting screwed when it comes to stock.

 

The release date has been changed to May 7th for the Edge Pro 256.

 

Nice. I hope that day holds up. Does anyone know if Bestbuy ever carried the accessories (dock and gamepad) or were those only available through Razer and Amazon? I prefer to buy from Bestbuy if possible so I can get my reward zone points.

 

Nah Best Buy doesn't have the accessories. The irony is that the few actual Best Buy stores that got the initial batches of Edge tablets back in early April were displaying them in-store with the console dock and controller dock.

 

Well Amazon Lied to me said it was coming on the 2nd of May .

Found out it will be here today on the first!!! Can't Wait!!!!

 

Lucky you. Are you getting the 128gb or the 256gb? Did you get a chance to grab the gamepad?

 

I got the 128 Gig... a couple of things

My power button is stuck I have to wiggle it around to turn on off and sleep mode, which in sleep mode it doesn't always work. When reviewers said it was thick OOOOHHH man is it ever lol. You can forget about finding a universal case because for the most part you won't.

It doesnt have windows activated so I had to do it manually which is no biggie just a minor annoyance. While activating this my touch screen stop working completely. Had to restart it thats when i noticed my power button wasn't flush.... UGH this is whyI hate ordering things online I'm usually one of the unlucky electronic shoppers.

Sending it back today I guess for a request for a new one.

 

That sucks man. Amazon is pretty good with returns so you shouldn't have any problems sending it back. Does it feel much thicker than a surface pro? Are you going to bother playing a few games on it before you send it back?

 

yeah i got a lemon. my screen rotation button does nothing. my touchscreen stops working till i restart ugh this is frustrating

 

Ok ironed out some issues with a few updates and reboots
Touch screen seems to be running better with the razer launcher update no idea why
The buttons don't get stuck any more however my screen orientation button still does nothing at all .
I'm still debating if I should send it back now because its running smoothly now after the Window s update (Guild Wars 2 runs beautifully) I just need to find a damn place that has accessories for it.

Also I had a Surface pro before and I can say the edge is thicker how ever the weight is mostly the same I don't notice that part.

The 720 screen looks fine for the screen size watched a couple of movies and looked great.

And if you buy this get the screen protector because mannnn fingerprints

 

My screen rotation button does nothing also, didn't even try using it until I read your post. Trying to figure out if I can enable it without button or if there is an update or something. Otherwise mine has been great . Maybe someone's whose rotation button works can chime in...does someone have an edge that rotation button works?

 

If I were you, I would use the heck out of it over the next few days so if there are any issues, you can exchange it before it's too late. My order is still backordered but I've been searching for a place to buy the dock and gamepad...............I've had no luck at all. In windows 8, you should be able to swipe left, open settings, and there should be a screen rotation button when you click the brightness icon. Maybe it's locked there and it's preventing the button from working.

 

Thats the Plan. I also Got the 3 year accidental warranty with it just incase

 

I ended up getting the 2-year Best Buy warranty.

 

ok solve the issue with the button... it seems to only work if the view is outside of portrait mode.... so you have to manually switch it from portrait then hit the button to take you back into portrait

 

It now shows "coming soon" with no release date. Has your order been updated yet?

 

Yeah my estimated release date of the 6th is gone.

This is actually good news. The way Best Buuy works... if they take longer than 7ish days past the release date to get an item in stock, they auto-cancel your order.

If they've removed the release date, our orders should stay open until Best Buy gets new supply from Razer in.

 

Ok so day three is fine it was a little rough at the beginning however everything is running great. Played DmC Yesterday for about 1 hour 45 before it getting to critical battery to be plugged in. I really hope razer does't drop support and worn't let 3rd parties make accessories for it because at this current rate it will be august before I see the Game-pad or Dock station or for those just looking for a juice pack its a bit difficult without the game pad (they need to offer a extended battery without having to use keyboard or game pad)

All and all I am completely satisfied with my purchase. Cant wait to run some other things this weekend.

 

Nice. It shoulds like you can probably get between 2 and 4 hours once you get the battery pack. I've accepted the fact that I won't find a gamepad anytime soon so I picked up a razer sabertooth for now.

 

Yeah I have a couple of X-Box 360 wireless controllers. I got a Usb wireless dongle to use so i'll use that what i need is the dang dock mostly since i cand use anything else

 

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.. I just received my Razer Edge 128gb.. And so far I'm pretty happy with the purchase.. But I'm in the same boat looking for a dock or some kind of stand for this thing.. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.

 

Congrats on getting yours. I have a 256gb on preorder but I've been tempted to cancel it and just order the 128gb. As far as accessories are concerned........good luck finding anything. Everything has been sold out for weeks now and nobody knows when stock will be replenished. I'm actually looking to purchase a gamepad and a dock myself.

 

The 128 model has been in stock on Amazon, Best Buy, and even the Razer site for a while now. I have a good feeling the 256 model is coming very soon.

 

Yeah I'm kinda hoping they get some more before my 30 days are up i have a little over 20 gb left from the 90 i started with

I have also given up on the dock and controller for a month or so

 

Yeah 128 just isn't enough for me. Heck, Guild Wars 2 is like 15-20 gigs by itself.

 

Hello,

I have a question hope someone can answer. I have had the Razer Edge Pro for a few days now and I'm liking it. The question I have is when I'm playing a game on it while on the battery the performance drops which is understandable, but I was wondering if the same thing will happen when using the gamepad controller. Because its running off the battery as well. Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

 

The Game Controller helps because it has a slot for a extended battery *sold seperately....which adds a extra hour to the gaming and gives you close to 8 hours tablet mode

 

I don't have my pro yet but I don't think the performance should drop on battery mode. Are you running with the power profile on high performance and are you sure that the 640le it's engaging?

 

Some guy on youtube upgraded his 64gb (I that was the lowest model) to a 250 gb ssd was a 2 min upgrade he had to reinstall window 8 , but he did try window7 but didn't work too good look it up YouTube I think he going to try 450gb ssd , it looks simple.

 

Thanks for the replies. I have set the system on Game Mode Power Plan and on High Performance. As well as disable the intel hd4000 through Nvidia Control Panel. Its a drastic FPS drop ex. While playing Portal 2 on the battery I get around 40 fps with the power cable connected I get a steady 60fps. Not really sure now if this is normal or not. I do know when I had my m18x it would slow down when on the battery when I was playing games. I emailed Razer to see if this behavior is normal, I would also recommend to email them as soon as you get your device because it doesn't come with a Recovery partition. They removed it so we have more space on the SSD. Its better to be safe than sorry.

Thanks again.

 

This system is known as "powermizer" and it essentially throttles back your system's power while on the battery to

1. Extend battery life
2. Potect the health of your battery

you can disable powermizer but it will wreck your battery life. It's like this with every laptop I've ever owned and the Edge is no different.

 

That's what I thought was happening it makes sense, my only worry is its supposed to perform well when gaming, and the Gamepad Controller is supposed to make it a portable hand held PC and its going to throttle its self back when using the controller it seems that it beats the purpose of the device.