Bitblaze Titan BM15

2022

Start of production of laptops based on the Baikal-M processor

In early June 2022, Promobit announced the start of mass production of the first Russian laptop based on the Baikal-M processor. We are talking about the Bitblaze Titan BM15 model. The first batch of released devices will number about 1000 units.

Astra Linux or Alt Linux is offered as the operating system . Computers will first be supplied to government agencies and government agencies. In the fourth quarter of 2022, it is planned to launch mass production for everyone. The company noted the increased security of the laptop from cyber attacks. The cost of the device will range from 100 thousand rubles to 120 thousand rubles.

The production of the first Russian laptop based on the Baikal-M processor has begun

The main characteristics of the product are as follows:

• IPS-screen with Full HD resolution and a diagonal of 15.6 inches;
• 16GB RAM expandable up to 128GB;
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, USB 3.0, HDMI, USB Type-C, RJ-45 and mini jack 3.5 mm connectors;
• the battery capacity is 6000 mAh;
• Russian ARM-processor "Baikal-M" for eight cores with a maximum clock frequency of 1.5 GHz;
• SSD M.2 drive with a capacity of 250 to 512 GB (depending on the configuration).

Laptop customers will be provided with a 3-year warranty and 1 year of basic technical support. Extended and premium support and warranty renewal are optional.

By June 8, 2022, the Promobit website has the opportunity to pre-order Bitblaze Titan. The Company field is required. This may indicate that ordinary consumers will not be able to purchase a laptop yet.

According to Omsk Regional Television, the pre-production version of the laptop will differ from the prototype in more compact dimensions and lighter weight. In addition, the developers have created a new motherboard for it.^[1]

Laptop announcement

In March 2022, Promobit announced the Bitblaze Titan BM15 laptop, built on the Russian Baikal-M processor. The manufacturer also named the cost of the novelty: the price of the model in an aluminum case will be 100-120 thousand rubles, and the option in a titanium case will cost at least 200 thousand rubles.

The portable computer received a 15.6-inch IPS-display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, an 8-core Baikal-M processor with an integrated video card, 16 GB of RAM and an SSD-drive with a capacity of 250 to 512 GB. The capacity of the battery is declared at 6000 mAh.

Bitblaze Titan BM15 Laptop

The laptop does not have a discrete video card - the Baikal-M and Elbrus-2C3 processors have built-in video adapters. In the future, the use of video cards from third-party manufacturers is not excluded.

The performance of such video adapters is not enough for modern games or hardware rendering. Therefore, we say that by purpose it is a laptop, rather, for some office tasks. For the mass consumer, other characteristics are significant, for example, gaming, which so far Russian processors cannot provide in the usual way. Nevertheless, we have plans to move on to creating a consumer model, "Maxim Koposov, director of Promobit NGS55.RU told the publication.

The first batch will be 1000 pieces. Mass production of the device will be launched in 2022.

The Titan BM15 laptop uses production parts from foreign companies from Taiwan, the USA, China, Japan and the European Union. Koposov noted that many of these states have imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation. Promobit does not exclude the complete replacement of foreign-made components with Russian ones, provided that they appear and are competitive.^[2]

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