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

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.

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.

Update: Now that I know there is a much bigger world in mechanical keyboard, I see that this one is just an entry level cheaper-than-average keyboard. Considering the price, it is ok, but I want more, and more! I recommend to pay a little more and get a better quality keyboard in terms of feels and noise. So far, this keyboard is an outstanding experience for a new mechanical keyboard user. I’ve been using logitech K800, which uses scissor type low profile membrane keys, which works great with no wrist pain thanks to its extremely low profile, laptop-like keys. However, it lacks the fun, which I did not know there can be any fun in typing before I met this. Typing mechanical keys is so much more fun than typing the membrane keyboards. The mechanical key bounces back after being pressed, and that makes typing a lot more responsive and faster. Typing sound can be a matter of preference. Even though it uses orange keys, your coworkers may not like it. O-rings do not help much. It slightly reduces noise, but the typing feels better without it. The caveat is that the key height is much higher than my old low profile keyboard K800, so I am worried that there might be some fatigue in the wrist. I purchased a wrist pad as well, and so far it looks fine. If I ever purchase another mechanical keyboard, I would purchase the one with integrated wrist pad like the latest blackwidow v3.

The description on this keyboard is tactile and silent, that isnt quitre the case. It has good feel, but the keys are far from silent. I get that full size keys wont be completely silent, but this thing isnt much quieter than my full size Razer gaming keyboard. I went without the numeric keypad to save space. It is nice and small. The wristpad is nice most of the time, but I tend to move it when gaming. It is nice it is magnetic, easy to add or remove. But the quiet part is my biggest complaint. I was hoping for something I could type on without everyone having to hear it. Not the case.

I used a regular Black Widow Chroma for years before switching to this one. I use it primarily for gaming so I like the feedback and feel of a mechanical keyboard but I wanted something quieter. While this is definitely not silent, it is noticeably quieter than the green switches. I took to the feel of the orange switches immediately with no issue as they really do have a pleasant feel in my opinion. They still give satisfying feedback with each key press despite feeling different so it was easy to swap to this one without feeling like anything was lost between the two. If youre looking for something truly silent, this is not it, but theres an obvious difference compared to the green switches. This tenkeyless one doesnt have the USB port on the side like the normal one and I do miss that but I knew this upon buying it. The power cord is a very ample length though; my tower is several feet away from my desk and there is cord to spare. The RGB lighting is stellar and each key can be individually programmed to any color you can think of. With Razer Synapse, you can save multiple profiles that are easy to switch between and the level of customization you get is almost overwhelming because there is just so much you can do. You can set it to stay on the color(s) you want or pick one of many light patterns and also change the brightness. I think Synapse is quite user friendly and I was able to easily figure out how to do everything I wanted with it just by playing around with it a little on my own. Ive never used a wrist pad before but this came with one so I tried it out. Its magnetic and snaps right on and stays securely but I really disliked using it. Its nicely padded but I felt it raised my wrist a little too high for it to feel natural during use. Luckily it isnt built in so I just easily removed it and simply dont use it. After weeks with this, Im extremely happy with it. Its in perfect condition and I have no issues with any keys sticking or anything like that. I had my previous Razer keyboard for many years and its still going strong. I only switched because I wanted a smaller and quieter one and Ive seen nothing at so far that would make me doubt this ones longevity.

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...

The keyboard feels nice to the touch. the keys are exactly what i was looking for in a keyboard. snappy and feel good. the only thing i wish was a little different was the wrist rest. it sits a little higher than the keyboard so your thumb has to press a little long to get to the keyboard. The angle of wrist rest to keyboard is a little uncomfortable but im sure its something ill get used to over time.

Love this keyboard. This is the 4th mechanical keyboard I have in 10 years. Used 12 hours a day for programming, writing, and gaming. Bright, even, pleasant neutral-white backlighting is crisp and even, great to not have to deal with blinking and pulsing RGB toys. Keys are pleasant and clicky, with great feedback. Removable USB cable is great for switching between computers, and for transport. Easily removable yet durable keycaps make it easy to clean, too. Lack of a numpad is great for those of us who dont use it, the space saving is surprisingly significant, the keyboard no longer dominates desk space. The only potential con is, the bottom half of the keycaps is not backlit (ie the 4 glows, the $ does not). However, in my experience this isnt an issue. Though as a software dev I touch-type the symbol keys, obviously I cant touch-type the keyboard-specific volume, multimedia, and brightness keys - and yet, the glow of the monitor is enough to make them usable even at night. If you are visually impaired, or otherwise need to be able to clearly see the symbol keys, this may be significant for you, but only if you plan on using this keyboard in total darkness. If youre like me and wont be hampered by this, go for it! You wont regret it.

I bought this hoping for a silent keyboard to use in the work environment. The build quality of the keyboard and cable are all good, the functionality is overall good, but the advertised silent attribute is not really there. I have experience with mechanical keyboards and commercially-made silent switches, and knowledge of what contributes to noise in a mechanical keyboard setup. The Razer Orange switches used here are comparable to Cherry MX Browns or Gateron Browns in terms of both feel and sound level. The keycaps look similar to Cherry profile and they are shine-through. The keyboard has a sort of floating design in which you can see the sides of the tops of all the switches, and that helps with spreading the lighting effect. You do not have to install or use Razer Synapse software to use the keyboard and control backlighting, but you can use the software if youd like to remap keys, create custom macros, etc. Package included: - keyboard - thin plastic cover to protect the keyboard from dust - detachable braided micro USB cable with rubber covers - optional o-rings for keycaps - basic keycap puller (ring claw type) - Razer papers and stickers Overall good features: - plug and play, not required to use the software for basic functionality - good overall lighting visibility - good build quality overall - switches feel good to type with Personal complaints: - The tactile switches dont really make this keyboard silent. A different switch design and/or case design would have helped to further reduce sound. The o-rings only helped a little bit to dampen the sound from the keycaps downward motion. Speaking from experience I have used Cherry MX and Kailh silent switches before, and they are noticeably quiet as desired with no keycap o-rings needed either. - The backlighting does not light up the shifted symbols or FN functions on the keycaps. For example on the number row in the dark you cannot see the symbol legends like ! and on the F row in the dark you cannot see the volume control/media control legends. On other keys like the slash / you cannot see the question mark ? in the dark since its also not lit. This issue is not as bad if you are not working in the dark or very low lighting, but isnt the best purpose of backlighting for helping to see it all in the dark or low lighting? At minimum, it would have been better if the shifted symbols were also lit with backlighting, because I think almost everyone uses those as much as all the letters and numbers. - The stabilizers used are the basic metal bar style (no Cherry style stems on the ends). The stabilizers contribute to noise a little bit and this design contributes to the difficulty of swapping in different keycap sets because youll need additional pieces that go into the Cherry style stem holes on most keycap sets. They did have some lube/grease from factory. - The bottom key row (CTRL, WIN, ALT, spacebar, etc) has mostly non-standard/uncommon sizes. This makes it harder for you to find full keycap sets (from non-Razer brands) to customize this keyboard with because of the bottom row keycap sizes. This non-standard bottom row sizing is also present on a lot of other gaming brand keyboards unfortunately. My thoughts: If you do not need the keyboard to be truly silent and you are not intending to change out the key cap set, this is a good affordable TKL option overall. Tactile switches are lower noise than any clicky, but to be quieter than a clicky is a low benchmark to beat. For me, the number one requirement I had was looking for a setup that is silent, and this really did not do it. Even with the provided optional o-rings installed, it did not bring the noise down to what other mechanical keyboards with silent switches provide. A lot of other brands offer keyboards with different silent switches installed within a variety of price ranges. Some are Ducky, Durgod, Leopold, Vortex, Obins, Varmilo, Filco, KBParadise, IKBC, Mistel and Ganns. For silent switches, Cherry MX, Gateron, and Kailh have affordable ones and have both linear and tactile types available. Theres some others out there when you get more in-depth into mechanical keyboard building but they cost more and are not often seen in pre-built commercially-offered setups.

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.