The new Razer Book is the company's first attempt at making a PC that's built for productivity, rather than gaming. It has a 16:10 display, 11th-generation processors, and is Intel Evo certified.
Feb 13, 2021 10:00 EST · Hot! with 18 comments
This is the fifth part of our Intel Evo vs Apple Silicon series, where we re taking a look at what each side can do better than the other. The MacBook Pro 13, Razer Book 13, Razer Core X, Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, Samsung T7 Touch SSD, and CalDigit Thunderbolt 3 dock were provided by Intel. All opinions expressed are a result of our own testing and experience.
When I started looking at software compatibility between the M1 MacBook Pro and Intel PCs like the Razer Book and the Spectre x360 14, I kind of expected to be writing something similar to what I wrote when I tested hardware compatibility. After all, there are plenty of peripherals that don t work with macOS, even more than don t work with M1 Macs, and they all work with Intel.
In the fourth part of this series, we're going to be looking at hardware compatibility, testing out peripherals such as an Xbox controller, an external GPU, multiple screens, and more.
Jan 30, 2021 08:00 EST with 10 comments
This unit was sent, believe it or not, by Intel. In fact, Intel sent over a bunch of goodies, such as a Razer Book 13, a Razer Core X external GPU enclosure, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, a CalDigit Thunderbolt dock, and a Samsung T7 Touch SSD. It also offered to send an Xbox controller, but I just have so many of those.
The pitch was simple: let s show what the Windows ecosystem can do. Now obviously, being that Intel sent these units, that doesn t mean that my coverage will be swayed. I ll be testing out all of this hardware and coming to my own conclusions. But it s right about how I can t connect an external GPU to the MacBook Pro, or apparently even dual monitors (I haven t tested that last bit myself yet).
In the third installment of the Intel Evo vs Apple Silicon series, we're looking at getting things set up, including the Razer Core X GPU enclosure, the Samsung T7 Touch SSD, and more.