Razer’s keyboard line is getting as confusing as the rules of American football, but if we ignore the TKL and the 75% versions of each, the Blackwidow line is the flagship for purely mechanical keys and the Huntsman is for those who want two flavors of optical keys Keys Guys, the Ornata is two versions of the membrane key and then the purely wireless Deathstalker.
We mounted the glove on a Blackwidow V4 Pro, our test version in yellow, which is marketed as smooth and quiet. However, when you press the keys, there is still a distinct sound from the keys because you can press them easily. Personally I prefer the green, tactile one, it’s a little noisy but has a distinct physical sensation. However, the advantage of the green is that the start and reset points are the same, and it is easier to start at 45G than the others – so it feels faster, it is lubricated with branded lubricant, it has a focusing lens under the switch light-wise and sound-wise it’s boring.
There has to be something new, and this year its price will surely be a whopping £230. What’s new is the focus on control and the big picture. Not only is there a solid scroll wheel that can be changed from volume control to whatever you want that day, there are four media buttons and now there are three extra buttons on the side, a command dial in the top corner left and five macro keys.
This may seem a little complicated, but it’s actually easy to get used to the presets, so one of the keys on the side is for the Windows snippet tool, and while you can press the command dial to toggle features, the first one is ALT+TAB Alternative, so instead of holding down the ALT key and pressing TAB, you flip it. It’s much better than using buttons, which is really nice if you use a feature like this as often as I do. It took me a while, about three weeks, to get used to it.
Like its mice, Razer decided that the keyboard and even the palm rest should have “dark-glow” RGB lighting. It works well, is discreet and doesn’t bother me. Light passes through the keys, the keys are shaped as expected, and even if the switch underneath was made to 100 million keystroke specs, it shouldn’t make a difference because the keys physically wear out very slowly. However, I would like to underline that I haven’t worn out a keyboard for many years now.
Today’s neoclassical design keeps the switch stem exposed, so the whole thing is bathed in more light, but it works. The scroll wheel and macro knob are both grooved, and I find it difficult to say anything bad about the design, except that I don’t like the two USB cables, and while having a USB port on the keyboard is a good idea, it shouldn’t be on the back. In my opinion it should be on the left.
Razer’s Synapse software is easy to use, but because it’s often bundled with Cortex, Axon, and Central, it quickly becomes an insane amount of MB, just over 2000 in fact, which is definitely too much.
There’s no doubt that this is a premium keyboard with premium features, a premium price, and premium build quality. But honestly, the basic functionality is no different than something that costs less than half the price, and while the Razer keys are pretty good, there are other, and often better, options.
Here is an announcement:
2024-01-10 09:29:14
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