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There are other, more geeky/gamer-specifics that you can see on the Razer website specific to each keyboard. Has the 10-key rollover for anti-ghosting.Has the 5 gaming keys that can be tied to macros.

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Has a full size keyboard with number keys as well (the BlackWidow does not, btw).Has the slim chiclet keycaps which means less time is needed to activate the keys (faster!).Supports the 16.8 million customizable colors.The Tournament Edition has this nifty keyboard carrying case that protects your keyboard investment.Has 10-key rollover for anti-ghosting (think 1 key per finger here).Has 5 gaming keys that can be tied to macros.Has fully programmable keys so you can customize to your liking.Can withstand 60 million keypresses – critical in gaming!.Has mechanical switches – that’s what makes the clicky noise.Razer BlackWidow Chroma Tournament Edition: Again, I’m not a gamer but these are relevant I believe. Here are a few quick highlights of each Razer keyboard that I felt important to mention. The “breathing” configuration is a bit crazy where the keyboard seems to pulse or breathe on a particular color. And you can get a bit crazy by setting up “wave” colors which simply light up the keyboards (see the animation above). You can also set up the keys to light up when they are pressed so that even in darkness, you know which key is being pressed. The customizable color schemes are particularly helpful when you are gaming as you can set lighting just for the keys that are active in the game, keeping the others completely dark.

There are 16.8 million customizable color options and a variety of ways to implement the color effects using the Synapse control panel (which works on both Macs and PCs). And both of these Razer Chroma keyboards provide you with a tremendous ability to customize the backlighting of keys, even individually. There is a huge advantage to have both tactile and visual queues on the keyboard as you game. The big and obvious exception is with gaming keyboards. Yes, there are some keyboards that allow you to have backlighting for traditional desktops, but you don’t hear of them that frequently. This is extremely helpful when writing in darker environments (e.g., in class, in a meeting, at night, in bed, etc.). Many modern laptops have back-lit keyboards. The Deathstalker, on the other hand, was more of the soft-touch, chiclet-style keyboard that I like.īoth of these Razer keyboards have another really cool feature – the Chroma portion. The way she explains it is that she truly wants to feel the connection between her fingers, the keyboard and her writing, much like a traditional typewriter does. The keys responded to her presses audibly. She was totally sold on the feel and sound of the Razer BlackWidow Chroma Tournament Edition keyboard. In fact, all of her iOS devices have the “keyboard clicks” enabled (which actually drives me crazy at night but such is life). My wife is on the other side of the fence. Personally, I don’t really like clicky keyboards. One of these Razer keyboards was made for her…the other wasn’t (but I liked it actually). Then my review samples of the Razer BlackWidow Chroma Tournament Edition and the Razer Deathstalker Chroma keyboards appeared on my doorstep. She went to many electronics stores to test out the various keyboards there and had to settle on one that sort of had the “clickiness” she was looking for. Personally, I like the soft-touch keyboards and am a big fan of the chiclet style keyboards that don’t have much travel.įor a few months, my wife has been searching for a keyboard that is more tactile. What that means is that when you pressed a key, it was quiet and it didn’t have too much travel (what I call the distance been the key being in a state of rest versus being fully pressed). But one thing that bothered her was something that is common in many consumer-grade/average household computer keyboards. It came with a traditional corded keyboard. My wife has a traditional desktop PC, one that you may find in just about any household. My wife had been searching for a new keyboard for a while, one with some “classic” characteristics.

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So when I was asked if I wanted to review a couple of high-end gaming keyboards by Razer, I scratched my head a bit as to how to approach the review. And the closest my wife gets to gaming is playing some classic Atari games like Missile Command or Millipede on her iPhone. I’m not a gamer other than occasionally playing a few racing games on my Xbox or PlayStation or a card game on my iPhone.

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