Razer Deathstalker Ultimate Review
Applications
Published: 23rd January 2013 | Source: Razer | Price: £250 |
Applications
We could spend the next ten pages showing you the various elements of the screen and supplied applications, but hopefully a small selection will demonstrate the capabilities and attention to detail. It's worth noting that the screen functions exactly like any modern smartphone, supporting pinch zoom, rotate, as well as gestures (two fingers to scroll for example). These don't only work on the screen itself but on your main desktop when it's in standard mode.
Starting with the browser it is, rather obviously, a browser. The LCD keys above change to icons familiar to anyone who can read this review, and the browser is fully functional. If you're one of the people who've adopted the 140 character fun that is Twitter, you can use the Twitter app to keep track on current events, or your friends telling you that it's snowing. The supplied App is just like it is on your phone of choice.
If you're one of the billion people who can't go a moment without reading that your friend has just checked into work, or maybe you fancy a sneaky bit of Farmville, then the Deathstalker has got you covered. One of the most impressive default apps has to be the Youtube one. All of the icons change to useful Youtube features, and it's easy to scroll through the list.
Yes, before you wonder how useful that is, you can watch your chosen video on the screen. Super-handy if you want a walkthrough of the bit you're stuck on without having to leave the game.
Speaking of handy the Deathstalker comes equipped with some prebuilt timers for respawns. Every little edge you can get helps.
Speaking of prebuilt applications, here is an example of the BattleField 3 set. Choose your class and the whole Switchblade UI changes to match.
Most Recent Comments
Nonetheless; Good review
I'm thinking that touch pad area might be handy for game development...
Just needs some better apps added and its a winner. Id use it.....
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Originally Posted by MrKambo
now this is one amazing keyboard, but without actually using one dont think i could justify the £250 price tag, shame i dont have a store around me that might have this on display
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£250!! Fook that!
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Originally Posted by SPS
Ohhh... I could have sworn when I looked at the review it said £119.99.
£250!! Fook that! |
The keyboard looks AMAZING, but they've taken away a (somewhat) useful part of the keyboard (the numberpad) and added on something that is virtually useless.
I'm sorry, but I'd rather have nothing than have that touchpad, no matter how nice it looks. At least a tenkeyless keyboard has the advantage of giving your mouse an extra 5 inches of space to move around on.
Then again, it's really pretty.
The numpad thing is actually a non-issue besides the alt codes. The app replicates one perfectly, and there is a side-mode that modifies it to just directions. You really don't notice that it's not a "real" one at all. I only notice because, as part of my regular writings here, I have to use the alt symbols a lot.
Trust me, the pad and apps are incredible. If you look at it as an extra £150 for a 4" touch screen, applications, 10 Optimus style keys, and all the fun of a Synaptics touchpad it becomes a LOT more palatable. Like so many of the high-end reviews here at OC3D, until you've used it you just see the huge price and think it can't offer enough over a more cost-effective option.
Sure it's expensive as you like, but how much of your life is spent using the keyboard? Using a cheap keyboard is like buying a 22" TN monitor to put your SLI 680s through. Put the money down on an awesome keyboard and mouse and your hands will thank you.
All of that and not once did I make a comparison between buying a Focus and a Bentley. Damn...
The wristrest is too small for my liking, the keys are too flat and it's not mechanical! D:
250-80 = 170 Quid! Just for that touch screen? No thanks, I'll use my phone
You can literally buy either 3 regular edition keyboards for that, or 3 Corsair K60s ... or 3 CM Storm Quickfires
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Originally Posted by VonBlade
The numpad thing is actually a non-issue besides the alt codes.
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Originally Posted by VonBlade
Trust me, the pad and apps are incredible.
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Originally Posted by VonBlade
Using a cheap keyboard is like buying a 22" TN monitor to put your SLI 680s through.
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That's where my gripe is. For all the flashy features, I don't see anything that I can't already do better with equipment I already have. If I wanted to drop 250 quid on a keyboard, I'd probably pick up a HHKB 2 Pro.
I do think it's a cool concept, though. This just makes way WAY more sense in the Razer Blade than it does on my desk.
i was going to put some money down on the Standard deathstalker but now i have to rethink
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