It is an odd design choice, I wonder how much it will effect your back after a few hours, from offsetting your right arm, or conversely your next from offsetting your entire body and turning your head.
Anecdotaly I had to get a third monitor as my next was aching from always turning straight to right then back only, no left turning.
Well the problem is the question "how about you devs". This is very much not aimed at developers or professionals of really any kind (well maybe one kind). This is aimed squarely at gamers.
I used to play semi-pro gaming back before it was a televised event, and an offset keyboard was normal. The mouse was of equal importance, and home row was WASD. I controlled the keyboard with my left hand exclusively, so having it offset to the left on a laptop would make sense. Of course, I wouldn't use a track pad but I actually know people who did (believe it or not).
The target market for this device already have their keyboard offset to the left. And they're not typing 120wpm into NetBeans.
(Besides, as a desktop replacement they're almost expecting you're going to have a mouse and keyboard attached)
Exactly. I'm sure there are professionals who buy Razr products for the performance and form factor but the target audience is going to view this as a 17 inch laptop with a 1080 that's way thinner and lighter than the competition. That said an equivalent MSI laptop is $1500 so they're certainly aiming upmarket.
Anecdotaly I had to get a third monitor as my next was aching from always turning straight to right then back only, no left turning.