Razer BlackWidow Lite TKL Tenkeyless Mechanical Keyboard : Orange Key Switches - Tactile & Silent - White Individual Key Lighting - Compact Design - Detachable Cable - Classic Black

Love the feel of the yellow switches

EDIT: Have been using this keyboard for almost 2 years now & used it extensively in Pandemic producitivty times of the tech industry(heavy typing) Initially I had problems with repeating keys. But I dont have that issue anymore. I dont know if I adopted in typing or the keyboard had a breakeven period. Eitherways, a very good keyboard at this price point. Yellow switches are really good. I have been using mechanical keyboards for years(esp red & blue switches) This is my first linear activation switch keyboard. So I will write my review (from last 4 hours of usage) into two parts: a) Keyboard: It is aesthetically built(along with reliable software) The key & keyboard quality is very high grade. The wrist support is also very comfortable. The RGB is highly customizable, but I havent explored much on it(I have a deathadder mouse and just duplicated its settings into keyboard as starting point) b) Yellow switches: It is kind of hit & miss. As I told I have used red & blue switch extensively and my typing is very accustomed to it. I am seeing character repetitions with yellow switch. It is because of the nature of this switch or the timing(displacement distance for registering the key stroke) I hope I wont be typing too many errors into my coding etc(as some things like ii can be caught by a compiler than eye during intensive coding/debugging sessions) I would recommend this keyboard is you are looking for something portable, beautiful and more over fancy gaming keyboard.

The only thing wrong is the cable is too long. My keyboard is six inches from the computer, but the cable is 8 feet long. good sturdy cable, is IN THE WAY. Is there any way I can get a shorter cable to connect the keyboard to the computer without filling all my workspace? The keyboard itself is the best I have ever had, and Ive been dealing with keyboards for 33 years, not counting typewriters.

The space bar broke within the first two weeks and we were sent an immediate replacement which was nice. The replacement has been good for the last couple months, but it still feels cheap.

Youre not going to get a better deal for a quality keyboard when this is 50% off, as it is now. The Razer software is very easy to use (I changed the pause break button to be a mute button instead, the page up to be a volume up, page down to be volume down. and scr lk to be a button to mute microphones) Ive seen a couple reviews say you have to log in to software for the keyboard settings to work every time you boot your computer. That is fake news. The orange switches are very comfortable to type on as well. I truly liked my K55 keyboard, but I couldnt go back to it after having this. Much better for both typing and gaming. If youre concerned about the lack of a number pad you can buy one for cheap on Amazon as well (theres a nice one with blue switches for $16 as of typing this), while still having a much smaller footprint on your desk than a full size keyboard. The wrist rest is also very comfortable as long as you have the back stands up to elevate the keyboard (thats just my preference though).

Initially I was impressed, its a nice keyboard for the price. It looks well constructed, but the backlight does not change color or match my Razor mouse even with Razor software. After a few months of pretty mild use, certain keys have also started having duplicate or triple outputs. Like if I press / I get /// or aapple instead of apple. Its pretty annoying when it comes to passwords or using command prompt.

Good keyboard, rgb pretty bright, durable and very long lasting. It’s a good keyboard, but there are better options. Buttons are too delicate, some may not find this an issue but I do. I’ll go to hit the R for a reload and accidentally hit E. It’s more user than anything due to it being linear, I just don’t like it for that reason. Buttons aren’t too quiet, if you’re looking for a really silent keyboard, I’d look somewhere else. Overall for price point I’d go for a K70 rather than this but if you don’t know what you’re getting into and just want a keyboard it’s not bad.

I bought this to replace my corsair k65. After a month, I fell Inlove with this keyboard and I dont think Ill be looking to replace it any time soon. The build of this keyboard is decent. The base is a hard plastic which was ok. The wrist rest feels great althought I feel it gets in the way unless you adjust the keyboard height by adding the legs on the back. For the keycaps Ive never tried them because I replaced them with my own as soon as I got the keyboard. For gaming, this keyboard suits my preference but it could be different for you. This is somewhat of a bulky build for a TKL keyboard and is slightly bigger than the corsair k65. I have big hands so I needed the keys to be a little more spaced out or bigger because I kept mispressing 2 buttons and the blackwidow definitely made that happen a lot less. And finally the actuation switch is very fast. Im pretty sure its not the fastest but who really needs it to be faster. I could slightly rub my finger on the keycap and if the keycap gets pushed down a slight amount it will read that I pressed the key so you dont need to press the key down all the way at all for it to activate the switch. Overall I was more than satisfied.

This keyboard fits a pretty weird niche and I dont really understand why it even exists. They could have just added an orange switch option to the Blackwidow V3 TKL since thats only $10 more to begin with. Having said that, this isnt a bad keyboard overall. The orange switches are fine, if a bit scratchy and certainly not what I would describe as quiet. The stabilizers are cheap but work well. It has a detachable cable, though its micro USB. The backlighting is consistent and bright, but its just white. And that really brings me into what it does wrong. Why isnt the backlighting RGB? I would understand if it was a cost-saving measure, but the caps lock key changes colors, so I suspect that the LEDs are actually all RGB LEDs that are just locked to white. The keycaps are cheap, painted ABS and the alternate functions arent shinethrough, which is pretty annoying. If you want to see the alternate legends, you can spend another $30 on new Razer keycaps... or $10 more on a Blackwidow V3 TKL instead of this keyboard. Internally, there is a half-hearted attempt at dampening the sound, but all they have done is wrap a thin piece of foam around the exterior between the plate and the PCB, so it doesnt really do anything. There is no additional dampening, so its quite a loud keyboard. Putting some foam behind the PCB helps dampen it quite a bit and I highly recommend it, but Id also really like if they had put more foam between the PCB and the plate. And finally, the biggest issue is input latency. According to the Rtings measurements, this keyboard has about 10 ms of input latency whereas every other Blackwidow keyboard they currently offer has less than 2 ms of input latency. For typing, thats fine, but for gaming thats really not ideal. In summary, if you want a keyboard thats reasonably nice for typing, dont care about it being quite loud, and dont care about RGB, then this keyboard is fine. If youre going to be doing any gaming, get the Blackwidow V3 TKL instead.

I like the keyboard but I got it from Amazon warehouse. I came without the O rings and key puller. It looked like someone just took them out and sent the keyboard back to Amazon because the keyboard looked like it hadnt been touched or the cable unfolded.