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

I love this keyboard, but its pretty loud. I wish the O-Ring Sound Dampeners were already on it. Im too lazy to put them on. However, I dont know if it will be as smooth with them on. I guess it is more quiet than the Huntsman keyboard. Every keypress on Huntsman sounds like throwing a brick against a wall, so this is much better. ...Razer Orange switch technology provides tactile feedback with a quieter click, requiring 45 G of actuation force; ideal for most gaming and typing experiences - I guess this is not completely misleading since it is quieter than the other Razer I had but the word quiet should not be in the description of this item since it is not. Are quiet mechanical keyboards a myth?

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.

Its my first mechanical keyboard so i cant compare this keyboard to another mechanical keyboards, but as a affordable upgrade from a cheap membrane its a great choice. Its not perfect, but it have the satisfying clicks, its looking realy good with the white leds nd the aluminium cover under the buttons. However there is 3 downsides in my opinion, which is not really a deal breaker but a little annoying detail, when you are sitting low enough you kinda see the mechanical switch under i mean the oramge plastic) and its kinda looks weird - but again, you really have to sit on the floor in order to see that. Another downside, which is the main one - the terrible a laggi software. And the last downside is that this keyboard is a little bit higher than i expected, I got used to it so its not so terrible but you have to consider that.

My typing is faster and error-free after upgrading to this keyboard from membrane keyboards. And I would say the feel is great and the keys are not too noisy, either. The biggest improvement is the reduction in mouse shoulder. My shoulders used to get very tense and sore due to mousing. This was in large part due to the width of a conventional keyboard forcing the mouse too be placed too far to the right. My mouse shoulder was so sore that I was forced to switch move the mouse to the left side, but that only created the same problems on my left. Sacrificing the number keypad was no problem, and the narrow dimensions means I can now use the mouse in an ergonomic position. Voila! My mouse shoulder symptoms have decreased 90+%, so much so that I havent had to switch the mouse to the left.

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.

I got the Razor Death Adder mouse and was so impressed by the speed and accuracy that it opened up my eyes that I had a crap, cheap keyboard and it was time to upgrade. I write reports for a few hours a day and I am working to trim down the time and it takes typing up reports and navigating websites and clicking on tiny dots in web pages, etc. the regular mouse was slowing me down. The mouse was so good, hell, I better upgrade my keyboard and see how that works. I went to Best buy to try them all out and liked this one the best. I got it and yes!! It is speeding up my typing a lot. Also the software with the mouse and keyboard seemed to somehow interface well with my computer and my whole computer system now also seems a good percentage faster. Amazing! I am so pleased with these products and with a 2 year warranty they will pay for them selves soon by the time I save at the computer doing my work.. Good job Razor !! p.s. I am not using these for gaming, but went down this road to get the speed I need. I am no longer slowed down my reports. It is just my nimbleness with which to handle the keys and mouse now...

Came with everything including the bag for the cable but not the cable itself.

Not a gamer here, but I do like the feel of this keyboard. Having the ten keyless design is also beneficial since I havent frequently needed those keys anyway. They had simply taken more desk space and made the mouse further over to the side than necessary. My only gripe is that the keys are quite loud and are easily picked up by microphones during Zoom calls or video recording sessions where a lot of typing is involved. I suppose this is to be expected from most/all mechanical keyboards so dont let the silent key type throw you here, keypresses are far from silent!

La sensación de tecleo es muy buena y no requiere de mucha fuera para presionar una tecla. La iluminación que trae es sólo luz blanca y es perfecta para aquellos que quieran ver los caracteres en zonas poca iluminadas y no perturba tanto la vista como las luces RGB. La base es metálica, por lo que a veces al presionar una tecla puedes llegar a escuchar la reverberación del metal, pero no es nada grave. Por algún lado leí que la tecla de espacio no es del tamaño que son otras teclas que venden por aparte, así que si quieres cambiar las teclas, podrías cambiar todas menos esa si compras kye caps genéricas. Trae unos cauchos para que el sonido de las teclas sea menor, pero al ponerlo requiere de un poquito más de fuerza para presionar las teclas, a mí no me gustó usarlos, parece como presionando un teclado de membrana y no me agradó. Recomiendo mucho este teclado, en especial para trabajos donde se requiera escribir mucho, como programar. Ah sí, no tiene la Ñ, así que si escribes en español tendrás que saber dónde está la Ñ y la tilde.

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.