With the introduction of both the Haswell mobile i5/i7 CPUs and GeForce 700m GPUs, and Win 8.1 on the horizon, I'm expecting some great things to come from mobile gaming devices that could potentially be used as a tablet, a "laptop" (even tablets without keyboards can be converted with bluetooth keyboard cases), a desktop, or home entertainment/console (w/ Steam Big Picture + wireless remotes).
What I'm trying to find:
If Razor upgrades it's Edge with the new Haswell/700m we might have the right product on our hands, but I'm worried they won't give us a spectacular screen and they'll focus on the ultra small form factor rather than upping the screen size a bit. It might be a bit too early for a tablet that gives us all the items listed above, so I'm thinking there might be a touch screen laptop convertible that will end up fitting the bill. Razor also has it's Blade that HAS already been upgraded w/ the Haswell & 700m, but unfortunately it's not a convertible with touch screen, so it can't be used as a tablet. (Such a silly thing to leave out of that already high end and slim device in my opinion.) I'm also not 100% certain about the screen quality on that one.
Are there already some devices available or announced and on the horizon that are close to what I describe above? I'm wondering what the fall will bring.
What I'm trying to find:
Tablet or Laptop convertible with a touch display
14"-17" Screen with 1080p res or higher
Screen dot pitch & color gamut that rivals or betters the Retina display
New Intel Haswell i5 or i7 family
New GeForce 700m family
SD Card slot if possible
Don't care a whole lot about battery life as long as it's not ridiculous short.
If Razor upgrades it's Edge with the new Haswell/700m we might have the right product on our hands, but I'm worried they won't give us a spectacular screen and they'll focus on the ultra small form factor rather than upping the screen size a bit. It might be a bit too early for a tablet that gives us all the items listed above, so I'm thinking there might be a touch screen laptop convertible that will end up fitting the bill. Razor also has it's Blade that HAS already been upgraded w/ the Haswell & 700m, but unfortunately it's not a convertible with touch screen, so it can't be used as a tablet. (Such a silly thing to leave out of that already high end and slim device in my opinion.) I'm also not 100% certain about the screen quality on that one.
Are there already some devices available or announced and on the horizon that are close to what I describe above? I'm wondering what the fall will bring.