Razer to open store in PH “even when it doesn’t make financial sense.”

Razer Inc.’s CEO, Min-Liang Tan, has posted on his Facebook page his thoughts on why his company has decided to open a flagship store in the Philippines “even when it doesn’t make financial sense.”


Screen-cap from Min-Liang Tan’s Facebook page.

After rounds of rumors it’s finally official, Razer Inc. will soon open its flagship store in the Philippines, which is really good news for us here. However, according to Min-Liang Tan, some have questioned this decision saying that his company can make more money setting up a store somewhere else. This is what he has to say:

I believe it's no longer a secret that the Razer fans in Philippines came together to vote it as the destination for our…

Posted by Min-Liang Tan on Tuesday, July 14, 2015

There you have it folks, it’s about the Filipino gaming community and fans and not just about making money. YEY! Now all I need is $2,000 so I can finally buy that new Razer Blade.

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MSI GT72 Dominator Pro: 32GB RAM, 8GB GTX980M at Php180k

The MSI GT72 Dominator Pro is perhaps the single most expensive gaming laptop we’ve seen locally. This monster has 32GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD and 512GB SSD, GeForce GTX980M with 8GB GDDR5.

We actuyally have not seen any other laptop that sports an NVidia GeForce GTRX980M and the variant that this MSI Dominator Pro has 8GB of it.

This is the ultimate desktop gaming replacement setup. Just look at this configuration.

MSI GT72 2QE-864PH Dominator Pro specs:
17.3-inch full HD IPS display @ 1920×1080 pixels, anti-glare
Intel Core i7-4720HQ 2.6GHz quad-core processor
Intel Turbo Boost 3.6GHz @ 4 cores, 8 threads
Intel HD Graphics 4600
NVidia GeForce GTX980M 8GB GDDR5
32GB DDR3 RAM
Super Raid 3: 512GB SSD (M.2 SATA) + 1TB (SATA) 7200rpm
Bluray Writer / DVD Super Multi
Killer DoubleShot Pro Gigabit LAN
Killer DoubleShot Pro 11ac WiFi
Bluetooth 4.0
HDMI 1.4 port
2 x mini Display Port
SD (XC/HC) card reader
Creative Sound Blaster Cinema 2
Windows 8.1 Pro
9-Cell Lithium Ion

The Dominator Pro comes with a full-color backlight SteelSeries keyboard and the total weight is 3.78kg. Villman has it on stock for Php179,995.

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Asus RoG G501 Arrives Locally, Priced at Php59,995

Asus’ new slim mean machine, the ASUS RoG G501, has recently made its local debut and is immediately looking to impress gamers with its impressive internals packed inside its 21mm body.

asus rog g501 philippines

ASUS RoG G501 specs:
15.6-inch Full-HD (1920X1080) , USLIM display
4th Gen. Intel Core i7-4720HQ Processor
Intel HM87 chipset, Intel HD Graphics 5100
Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M, GDDR5 4GB GPU
12GB DDR3L RAM
1TB HDD 5400rpm
Bang & Olufsen ICEpower
SonicMaster Premium
HD webcam
2-in-1 card reader
10/100 Base-T
Bluetooth 4.0
HDMI
VGA
1x Mini-Display port
1x HDMI
1x Thunderbolt
1x Audio Combo jack
USB 3.0 port (x3)
4-Cell, 60WHr Polymer battery
Windows 8.1 OS
383 x 255 x 20.6mm
2.06 Kg (w/ Battery)

The Asus RoG G501 is now available at Villman for Php59,988 for installment/deferred payments on select credit cards (see listings here). The gaming laptop will also be available in other stores like Gigahertz, Silicon Valley, SM Appliances and Octagon soon.

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ASUS ROG G551 gaming notebook now available

ASUS Philippines has announced that the ROG G551 gaming notebook that packs a 15.6-inch Full HD display, GTX 960M GPU, and Intel Core i7-4710HQ processor, can now be purchased in the Philippines.

ASUS ROG G551 specs:
15.6-inch AG Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS display
Intel Core i7-4710HQ processor
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M w/ 4GB GDDR5 VRAM
16GB DDR3L 1600MHz RAM
1TB SATA 7200RPM HDD
HDMI 1.4
Mini DisplayPort 1
DVD Super-Multi / Blu-ray optical drive
Built-in HD camera and array mic
Windows 8.1
38.2(W) x 25.5(D) x 3.2(H) cm
2.7 Kg (6-cell battery)

The ASUS ROG G551 is now available ASUS Authorized Re-Sellers nationwide for Php69,995.

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ASUS ROG G551 gaming notebook now available

ASUS Philippines has announced that the ROG G551 gaming notebook that packs a 15.6-inch Full HD display, GTX 960M GPU, and Intel Core i7-4710HQ processor, can now be purchased in the Philippines.

ASUS ROG G551 specs:
15.6-inch AG Full HD (1920 x 1080) IPS display
Intel Core i7-4710HQ processor
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M w/ 4GB GDDR5 VRAM
16GB DDR3L 1600MHz RAM
1TB SATA 7200RPM HDD
HDMI 1.4
Mini DisplayPort 1
DVD Super-Multi / Blu-ray optical drive
Built-in HD camera and array mic
Windows 8.1
38.2(W) x 25.5(D) x 3.2(H) cm
2.7 Kg (6-cell battery)

The ASUS ROG G551 is now available ASUS Authorized Re-Sellers nationwide for Php69,995.

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