I'd love to have a tablet with those specs, but the games aren't there for it yet.
For the games where it would benefit, Crysis, Skyrim, MoH etc, touch controls are non-functional, so you need to have some form of controller. The $250 for the add-on for the Razer is a bit much.
Of course an XBOX controller will do the job, but with only one usb port, and the dongle, you are taking away the ability of holding the tablet in your hard to play, and then the difference between that and a laptop of similar specs is mainly the price. Laptops with those (or better) specs are cheaper.
The video card, while dedicated, is due to power usage considerations for a tablet, not the best nVidia available. Of course it offers considerably better performance than the integrated stuff the others have, it is not capable of running games at 1080 with high quality settings. With the screen running at a lower resolution, the actual visuals of the games can be a bit nicer that way.
An Xbox 360 controller would do the trick right? Which works plug and play in windows 8 right? I don't know anyone that carries a laptop without some extras in a bag: Mouse, External Power Supply, CAT6 cable, USB Wireless Card. A nice, cheap, portable controller will pop up if these catch on. Yea I would NOT pay 250 for that option and I would imagine the cost is related to these unit's being in limited production.
Touch games are already here but most of them are for the iPad and iPhone and Droid unfortunately. I would still like to have a Windows tablet with some horsepower. This tablet can do 1080p through the Dock I think too.
I did pay $70 for Wedge Mouse, which I would now not want to do without, but would not have purchased had I known the cost up front. I had been reading about them on the web the night of the 8th of Feb. On Saturday I got over to my Durham NC pop up store and had the girl toss it in as an after thought. The article I read stated the mouse was $40 retail, which I thought was high at the time, but I was caught up in the moment and so asked for one. A week later after seeing the correction on the website, I checked my receipt and found that I had spent $70. After standing in line for 40 minutes, I didn't even bother to read the bill, my mistake. I have roughly the same feeling about this purchase as I did buying new cables for my iPhone5. SUCKER!
All-in-all though, I am glad I didn't look at the bill because I love the wedge's portability. It goes in my pocket like car keys and weighs slightly more than my new keyless remote. For all the beauty of touch, Windows 8 with productivity apps still largely requires a mouse.
Razer Edge Pro Review: Windows Gaming Tablet Check out the review for yourself. This guy basically says that everything you are worried about is wrong and that the tablet is actually very cool. The controller he says:
The removable Gamepad Controller practically sells the device. It's laid out similar to an Xbox controller with digital buttons and two analog sticks on either side of the display, has force feedback, and I love the fact that the buttons are backlit. What's interesting is that there is a removable panel which you can add an extra battery to prolong your gaming.
The whole point of the Edge isn't really about running Windows 8 and productivity software, though. Its main purpose is to run the latest games in a small package without any compromises -- and it does it surprisingly well. I spent a good amount of time playing through the new Tomb Raider game and had no performance issues, stuttering, and artifacts on the screen at Normal settings and High quality settings. However, I noticed some loss of frame rates at Ultra, and the Razer chokes on Ultimate.
Guess we cant have everything, but Damn, I THINK, that tablet is pretty cool all things considered. They reviewed the high end device, which is the only one I would consider.