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

This is a superb gaming keyboard with limited button features, but Razers synapse program makes it an amazing tool to keep your game sharp. Four stars for a great build, cool customizable lights right now to the individual key, an excellently built wrist rest that conveniently snaps on to the keyboard, and an intuitive program that allows for all of the customization. Fast and reliable, obviously tough with lots of use. While an expensive keyboard, I got the tactile and clicky version on sale, and holy crap do they mean clicky. It sounds like a damn typewriter, but is a very effective and deadly fast board for anyone looking to step up their game. I’d advise to wait for a sale, or spend a little extra on a version with some more options if you got the coin, and probably a quieter switch set.

Its a great keyboard, but its not even close to being silent like they advertise. O-rings only help dampen noise when pressing the key down, not when it pops back up, and even then, it barely helps and is not worth the effort of putting them on. The metal plate base also makes keys create a slight ringing sound when you type on them. Its a mechanical keyboard, so youre not going to get extremely quiet keys unless you use Cherry MX Silent Red switches or something. Its small and has solid construction though and it doesnt get dirty from finger oil easily. It also has a detachable braided wire, which is great. It only has white lights, which is fine for me, and it has the ability to adjust the brightness through fn+f11 and fn+f12 without any of the unwanted Razer software. For keys that have two different symbols on them, such as [ { or 0 ), only the top symbol lets light through, so its not a great keyboard if you want to use it in a completely dark room, but I see no reason to even want to do that in the first place.

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.

It was my first TKL keyboard and I was loving it ...until I spilled water all over it and it shorted and I had to throw it away. I really liked the fact that it had white LED backlights only, since Im kind of over the whole RGB GAMER phase of my life - it gives it a little more of that professional vibe. The keys were quiet, I did install all the O-Rings on the keys to make it even more quiet, but it was quiet enough without the O-rings too. I will buy it again when the time comes...

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.

First off, I am not a gamer. I bough this keyboard for my home office setup exclusively for work. Was tired of the slim, flat keyboards and wanted to have something that is better built. Took a little bit getting used to the full key press but once I did, everything is fine and dandy. I got the orange switch despite ordering yellow, (bummer Amazon) but chose to keep it. The included Synapse software is powerful but there is a bit of a learning curve. Pros: - Despite being ABS, keycaps are pretty good. Light shines through each letter perfectly - The key response time is excellent. Very little typo once you adjust to the spacing after spending a year on a laptop - Works perfectly fine (no lights) without the software on the work computer. If your company is allergic to installing third party stuff, you can still use the keyboard without the bells and whistles - PALM REST: I hated palm rests in the past, until I tried this one. It is just the right amount of soft, perfect size and the magnetic connection does not break Cons: - Honestly nothing to note so far, hence the 5* review

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.

The biggest reason I like it is how perfectly it fits right on top of my 15 laptop so I dont have to use the cruddy laptop keyboard. The wrist pad stays exactly where it should stay, which covers up the touch pad on the laptop, but Id just as soon use my mouse anyway (a Razer DeathAdder V2). Together, the TKL keyboard and wrist pad fit on top of my open laptop as if they were made for it. To get the Razer keyboard and mouse working on my linux OS, I had to install both the open-source Razer Chroma Linux drivers and a linux program called Polychromatic, but both were fairly easy to install and straight forward with plenty of places online for instructions on downloading and installing. I did replace the USB cable it comes with, in spite of it seeming like a durable cable, partially because I didnt need such a long cable for my purposes, but mainly because I was afraid the cable would not last as long with it sticking straight out from the back of the keyboard and potentially rubbing against the laptop screen. I replaced the cable with a shorter cable and a right angle USB adapter. One thing that was slightly annoying is that the keyboard requires a Mini-B connector for the end of the USB cable that plugs into the keyboard instead of a USB-C or USB-A. This makes finding a suitable replacement for the cable should it one day be necessary just a little more difficult.

I didnt expect much and it was still a bit disappointing. I knew that Razers older keyboard were kinda terrible and I owned a Razer Blackwidow X Tournament Edition back in the day so I was mainly getting this keyboard just for nostalgia purposes. Ended up spending about $80 all expenses tolled and when it got to my house, I was met with wicked key inconsistencies. I also used to own a Razer Ornata so I thought i had seen the worst of their keyboards but this thing really did take me by surprise. The keys had lost all their tactility and sound. I thought at first I was given the wrong keyboard model so I took off a key and found their signature green switches like I had ordered. I eventually found out that keys were getting their click and tactility back the more I used them, so for about an hour I went around pressing all the keys about a thousand or so times until they felt and sounded decent again, and still there are problems. Some keys are so scratchy you can literally hear their springs being crunchy and colliding with something else in the switch. Im guessing since the click jakets in these switches were made with sand like Cherry Blues, they are falling apart over time with them just not being used. Either that or I got a heavily used pre owned model, which would be a mistake since I ordered a brand new item. Currently on the fence about getting an all out refund just because I ordered this thing just for fun and never really expected any serious usability. Either way, makes me think about how seriously terrible Razer used to be when making products that you go in expecting a bad experience and you still somehow walk out upset.

Before I bought this I had a regular mechanical keyboard with brown switches and no dampening. I got a few complaints in the office from people right next to me. I still wanted to work with a mechanical keyboard so I tried this after watching an online review. Ive got to say Im pretty content with it so far! No one in the office complains of the sound; its nice and quiet with the o-rings installed, less so than a normal 20$ junk keyboard. Even with the o-rings it still feels like Im typing on a mechanical keyboard, not sticky in the slightest.