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

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.

When I tell you this Keyboard is the best ive ever owned (or used for that matter) I make no exaggeration :D the lights arent overpowering, keys feel and sound great to the tap, only feedback would be to get a wrist cushion as the keys are quite tall and was odd to get used at the start. Have not used the muting elastics quite yet but would definitely purchase again in a heartbeat if the need arose!

I rated base on my experience all my life been using generic non-mechanical keyboard, so base on my short experience using Razer BlackWidow Lite TKL Tenkeyless Mechanical Keyboard i find it really good and its quite an experience. I have read some reviews that sound of clicking is too loud, maybe, but i find it soothing.

Actualizacion... Ya varios dias usando el teclado, he decicido comentar algunos aspectos que he notado pra cualquier otro comprador: Negativos: - Las teclas ESPACIADORA y FN extrañamente no tienen LED RGB, me parecio algo demaciado extraño, si un ocompra un teclado RGB, se espear que todas las teclas alumbren. - Las teclas que tienen dos simbolos solo alumbran uno de los simbolos, por ejemplo las teclas 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0, F1,F2,... alumbran esos caracteres, pero aunque tienen pintados los otros caracteres !@#$%^&*()_+ estos no alumbran, eso tambien es decepcionante, si lo comptaro con mi Logitech G213, el cual si alumbran todos los simbolos de todas las teclas. - No almacena internamente los profiles de efectos de color, y al reinciar el computador siempre hay que abrir el programa de Razer para ver los profiles que uno ha configurado. Positivas: - El software de Razer permite a nivel de efectos graficos hacer unos interesantes diseños, es lo que mas me ha gustado del teclado. - Al buscar informacion para configurarlo en Linux hay varios proyectos avanzados que permiten hacer un uso de la configuracion de colores, lo cual me parecio mas accesible que por ejemplo para mi teclado Logitech. - Soporte de Raser tiene un buen tiempo de respuesta, les he consultado respecto algunas dudas del uso del teclado y he obtenido comunicaicon por parte de ellos en muy poco tiempo. Conclusion: Apesar de los inconvenientes con el RGB que no alumbra como esperaba, me sigue pareciendo una interesante opcion por el precio en descuento, posiblemente compre otro para tenerlo de respaldo. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hola, soy un usuario programador, que juego ocasionalmente pero no competivamente, mi experiencia no es en tipo de teclados, tipo de switch, ni velocidades o duracion de alguna marca especifica. Me interesaba probar un teclado que me permitiera configurar los colores y que puediera asignar macros para agilizar algunas de mis tareas diarias, asi que compre un Logitech G213, el cual es un teclado de membrana RGB de 5 secciones ( No deja configurar tecla a tecla el color ) con soporte para Windows ( No para Linux ) y estaba muy contento con el uso de el, aunque me decepcionaba que Logitech no tuviera un software para Linux tan bueno como el que tiene para Windows. Luego por curiosidad comence a investigar sobre teclados mas especializados y encontre que exitian los de tipo mecanico y entre las marcas reconocidas estaba Razer, asi que mirando en Amazon por curiosidad encontre el BlackWidow en descuento, con un precio un 30% mayor a mi G213. Al revizar muchas opiniones y videos de youtube, me intereso que permitia configurar el color RGB individualmente cada tecla, cosa que mi G213 no permite, y me cautivo que Razer tiene mas soporte para Linux en este teclado, asi que me arriesgue a comprar uno. Vivo en Colombia y se los riezgos que hay cuando uno compra articulos en otros paises, donde si hay algun defecto en el producto la posibilidad de solicitar cambio o reembolso es muy dificil, pero tenia mucha curiocidad sobre este teclado Razer. Amazon ofrecia envio gratis a mi pais, que junto con el descuento que daban ( precio final $69 aprox) me parecia justificable. Llego a mi casa en menos de 10 dias, su empaque externo no venia protegido por otra caja por lo que se notaba que habia sufrio golpes en el viaje, . Al abrir el empaque la tecla Shift izquierda venia fuera de su lugar al igual que la tecla de cursor derecha, por lo que me preocupe que me hubieran enviado un producto en malas condiciones. Afortuandamente solo fue cuestion de posicionar nuevamente las teclas y quedo sin ningun problema. El teclado no tiene independientemente la seccion numerica, es decir es tenkeyless. Tampoco trae teclas independientes para multimedia, se debe usar la tecla FN mas algunas de las teclas de funcion F1, F2,F3,..... Algo que me gusto es que usando la tecla FN y F11 o F12 se puede controlar el nivel de brillo del teclado, ( mi g213 no lo hace ). Tambien es posible activar el modo juego con la tecla FN y F10, con lo cual se inhiben algunas teclas que puedne estorbar mientras uno juega. Al compararlo con mi G213 este Razer me fascino, la luz RGB es mas nitida, mas intensa, tambien radia luz por el contorno de cada tecla. Su apoya muneca acolchada se siente muy comoda ( el G213 la tiene rigida en plastico), se fija al teclado mediante imanes internos. Al conectarlo al computador en Windows 10 el inicia automaticamente el instalador de los programas de configuracion de Razer, este es el punto que me lleva a dar una muy buena calificacion del teclado, esto debido a que desde la configuracion de efectos permite hacer una personalizacion del teclado muy detallada, y con un algo de tiempo es posible hacer una obra de arte de luces RGB, en este punto el teclado esta mucho mejor que mi G213. Las teclas se sienten mas suaves al presionar comparado al G213, aunque hace un poquito mas de ruido ( pedi la version con switch amarillos). El teclado tiene unas patitas para ayudar a elevar su posicion, lo que permite acomodarse al gusto de cada persona. Adicionalmente la personalizacion de macros, programar ingreso de texto automaticamente al precionar una tecla o crear atajos para tareas muy repetitivas que hago cada dia, es una ventaja muy grade para mi; tal ves tanta personalizacion no es para todo el mundo, puede que haya pesonas que no valoren hacer estos procesos, pero considero que alguien que se dedique a programar o tareas de oficina va a encontrar las herramientas de Razer muy potentes. Me falta hacer la instalacion de drivers y configuracion en Linux para ver que tal funciona, espero que sea tan bueno el software como en Windows. Hay unos puntos que no me gustaron del teclado: Que hubieran llegado teclas sueltas, esperaba se hubiera hecho un mejor control de calidad durante su fabricacion. La tecla FN no alumbra ni la barra espaciadora, aunque FN tiene la cerigrafia similar traslucida como las otras teclas, no he logrado que emita algun tipo de luz, no se si es que no tiene LED, o si esta danado o si debo hacer algo en la configuracion desde el software de Razer para activarlo. Tampoco me gusta que hay varias teclas que son multi caracter y no alumbran todos sus simbolos, por ejemplo las teclas de numero que tienen los simbolos !@#$%^&*()+, el RGB alumbra el numero pero el caracter no emite luz, y al estar a oscuras uno no ve la ubiacion de esos simbolos ( mi G213 si alumbra todos los caraceteres impresos en cada tecla). Su peso me parecio excesivo, considerando que es un teclado pensado para ser llevado a todo citio ( sin tener el peso extra del apoya muneca), inclusive pesa mas que mi G213 y eso que el G213 tiene la seccion numerica independiente, teclas multimedia independiente y el apolla muneca fijo al teclado. No voy a hablar de duracion de los switches o la velocidad de respuesta, personalmente segun mi conocimiento eso es un tema mas de marketing, es como los fabricantes justifican que la gente compre sus nuevos modelos, en mi caso saber que el teclado responde 2 mili segundos mas rapido o mas lento no hace que alguien pueda ganar en un juego, sobre todo si consideramos que los reflejos de una persona puede estar del orden de los cientos de milisegundos, o que las latencias de internet puede estar del orden de los 80ms. Pero asi como a mi me llamo la atencion la configuracion, las macros y el RGB, para otra persona puede ser mas importante la sensacion, la velocidad o el mecanismo del interruptor. Espero poder actualizar esta review en unos dias cuando haya hecho las pruebas en Linux, Por ahora yo considero que estaria dispuesto a comprar otra vez este teclado si necesitara uno adicional. feliz compra.

So when i first got this keyboard i was really pleased with it. I purchased this keyboard back in 2018 and have been using it since. Recently i got the razer edition lian li case to sync with my keyboard. However now in the past month my keyboard has been double typing letters and it looks like ill have to replace it, and im not sure if i want to go with another razer keyboard if ill have this same issue later on dowwn the road. At first i thought it was dust trapped in my W key so i cleaned my whole keyboard, wwelp that didnt solve the problem. My spacebar acted up as wwell, but cleaning it has fixed it. Not only does my W key double types but sometimes my D key as well. In this review u can see that WW is typed twwice, wwhich happens often and is super annoying. I see other reviewers have had the same issue, so take that into consideration if you purchase this keyboard. Oh and this is my first razer keyboard ive used, very unfortunate that they may lose a customer.

Edit: Ive added one star since my initial review. On Razers end, their warranty was able to support me with a functional replacement. Its such a shame because the new keyboard didnt have a wrist rest and is actually a different beast altogether, or so I will disclose. A upgrade on paper, but not the way I may have most wanted. If the orange switch version of this BlackWidow didnt have any issues, it would have been the perfect keyboard thats suited for my needs. Ill be fair, I believe the support team did the best they could. The teams involved in product dev. and manufacturing just seem to have botched the keys I had issues with, and further research say Im not the only one with the problem. Had this for about a week now and the chroma effects glitch out when using in tandem with other lighting features. Started to get the iconically frustrating double clicks on keys like a, t, d, s, etc. the day I got it. Banging on the broken keys for a press or two works for a couple minutes until it starts bugging out again This is definitely not a software problem btw, Ive made the lengthy and troubling journey of reviewing my computer and the synapse program of any potential incompatibility or mishap. This double typing applies to any laptop and desktop Ive tried it on. Just gonna use my old keyboard for now and shelf this since I cant return it. Didnt feel like it was worth the effort. Im going to avoid Razer Keyboards for now. Spent good money on what wouldve potentially been an awesome experience.

UPDATE: Yeah, so the multiple characters from one keypress issue has crept into the picture. Specifically, the number 5 key, which depending on how hard the key is struck while typing, can slap down betweeen 1-3 5s. This is really unacceptable in a KB at this price range. And Razer, youre supposed to be better than this! The issue isnt a dealbreaker for gaming, but is a big pain in the ass when typing words, and especially passwords!!! So, I no longer casn recommend this kb. So mechanically, this kb has done well for me. Ive had none of the repeating key press issues some claim to have. The RGB lighting is awesome, one cazn set up the lighting to highlight specific keys, and you can set up different profiles for different ligfhting for different games. As for design, its kind of a mixed bag... The wrist rest is outstanding, its cushy and feels decent againsst the skin and it connects to the kb via magnets. Its super simple to just pick up and remove the wrist rest to make room on ones desk. But the choice to keep the secondaries unlit on the keys was absolutely stoopid. You cannot see the secondary keys because someone at Razer thought that everyone has them all memorized. Well, we all do not. This makes quickly finding and hitting something like, say $ or & more difficult than if they had, oh I dunno, made them light up. I get it, this is a gaming kb, but most folks also use thier gaming pc for other computing needs thus theyre typing things and thats where these keys not being lit could be an inconvenience for anyone who doesnt have them all perma-memorized. I do also like that the cord is removeable for quick removal from the desk, great for when one wants to wipe down ones desk. The ditching of the number pad saves a lot of deskspace, but some gamers will miss it, depending on the games they play. Some games are just better with a numpad. I dont find I use one in my gaming, so I went for one without, ymmv. Over all, the kb has worked well for me, and while the RGB lighting is excellent and fully configurable, the lack of lighting for secondaries sees this lose two stars for me, and had it been clearly noted by Razer, Id likely have bought a different kb.

For reference Ive had it since April 9, 2020 with the green switches. The keyboard works great and the RGB aspects of it are fantastic especially thanks to the layer under the keys that helps diffuse the light. Its a TKL which is great for that extra mouse room. I do have issues with it though. The switches arent particularly smooth since I got it, you can feel it scrape a bit, I assume some lube would fix that pretty easily but Id expect a better out of the box quality for its price. They also dont have a good consistency even out of the box. You can press a key then the one right next to it and they sound very different and have a bit of a different feel from each other but its not as noticeable unless you actively test it and compare. The wrist rest is a nice addition, it feels very comfortable to use, I do kind of have an issue with mine where basically in just a month as you can see in the pictures the left part of it started like... bubbling up making it feel slightly rougher. Overall its a good keyboard, its pretty heavy which is great since it doesnt move around while gaming, wish it had a metal top plate for its price and not a fan of the Razer switches compared to having Cherry MX switches like in previous Razer Keyboards but they get the job done and they feel alright. If you get it during a sale and it has a good discount, go for it, totally reccomend it. Not reccomended at its normal value of $140, for that price you can get something better.

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).