RAZER Lycosa Black USB Wired Gaming Keyboard

Pros: It lights up, sometimes.

Cons: The keyboard randomly stops working. The lights flicker sometimes and the audio settings continue to either skip songs/pause songs/stop songs or mute them altogether. I tried to get a warranty through Razer but since it's no longer manufactured they basically told me to get lost.

Seriously the worst customer support paired with the worst keyboard. I wouldn't recommend buying anything from them.

Manufacturer Response:

Hi,

Please forward any correspondences with our CS team to feedback@razerzone.com. Not sure how it was worded, but we would certainly never tell any customer to "get lost."

Thank you for understanding.

Razer Customer Satisfaction

Pros: The lights are really cool and nice for playing games in the dark to keep the glare off the screen. Also no worrying about shadows on the keys. I can type without looking but when you are playing starcraft or another game glancing can be important to make sure you are not making a mistake and this makes a difference. If you can I would spring for a black widow because those things are unbelievable but i do think this is an affordable and worthwhile alternative.

Cons: The black shows dust and sweat very quickly.

Other Thoughts: Nice ridge on the bottom to support your wrist which is nice.

Pros: comfortable.

Cons: Randomly crashes and does not allow key input. Have to unplug usb from computer and back in to reset keyboard. Happens often everyday to to a week before happening again. Lights for the volume and caps lock and num lock are real bright and can no tell which are on or off. Keyboard chooses new illuminating settings each restart.

Other Thoughts: Should of stuck with my Saitek keyboard...

Pros: Backlight and volume controls worked great.

Cons: Keyboard would freeze using WASD often in middle of gaming. Had to unplug and reconnect USB cable and it would work. But by then I was usually dead.

Other Thoughts: Bought when first entered market. Shortly after they came out with other models. My keyboard numbers did not match the recalled serial numbers. Tech suppport would not RMA.

Pros: Back lit, does keyboard like things that any $10 Walmart keyboard can do.

Cons: This thing has serious problems with random keys not responding. I've tried this keyboard on 5 unique machines. It can be any key on the keyboard and the only solution is pull the usb out to rest the keyboard. Kind of frustrating when playing a game and awsd no longer works or typing to a friend. Apparently its a serious defect in the product.

Other serious problem is they used a rubber coating on the keys that rub right off. Who thought this was a good idea I dono. But what makes it worst is when the coating is rubbed off you can no longer tell what key your pressing because they keys them selves are made of clear plastic.. /duh Idiot engineers..

Lastly when you turn off the back lit function you can no longer see the microscopic light icon on the touch panel to turn it back on. You just mash your thumb all over it and hope you hit it to turn it back on. Sucks because you just mashed all kinds of other buttons on your keyboard to find it...

Other Thoughts: If they can't do the basics I can't support a company like this.

Pros: Backlit with a nice blue color. I like the keyboard layout.

Cons: I paid $40, it is not worth $4.

It went crazy after about 35 hours of use. The media keys, apparently, decided to hit "Media Next" without stop... I tried pushing all the keys etc, but finally had to unplug the keyboard to get my media player to stop skipping tracks.

The keys kind of "catch" unless you are pushing on them straight down. This makes it very tough to type during long days of programming. It is annoying and causes some typing errors.

It is not EVENLY backlit, the special characters above the numbers are slightly dim.

Key labels are very difficult to see when not back-lit

Not thrilled about the shiny plastic finish.

Other Thoughts: I should have bought from NewEgg! I bought this as a "deal" on Woot. I have never had to return anything to them, but now I've found out that their return policy is nowhere near NewEgg quality!!!

Pros: -Bright backlighting that can be turned on/off
-I absolutely love the rubberized keys as my hands tend to sweat (bit gross I know, but what are ya gonna do)
-It's more like a laptop style keyboard, which I prefer
-Keys aren't loud, but still make a nice typing noise. The keys are really soft and responsive so I don't understand all the reviews about having to hit them hard
-It's a nice size that fits on my somewhat small desk
-Matches my Razer Lachesis rather well ;)

Cons: -Have had the keyboard lock up on me exactly one time. W key got stuck while playing WoW so I ran myself into a wall and replugged it. Worked fine after that and no problems since. But I've also had to replace a whole laptop keyboard because of the W key getting stuck. I think I'm just hard on that particular key :P
-Don't even think of using it without the backlight (not sure why you'd want to anyway)

Other Thoughts: I had a SteelSeries before getting the Lycosa. The spacebar on it was basically broken and had to be mashed hard to get it to work and a couple of other keys had this problem. The keyboard was also huge and took up a lot of desk space. I really wanted a keyboard with the rubber keys and this was the one I decided on. I went back and forth on it after reading the reviews here and finally decided to just give it a try and could just return it if it came to that. I'm so glad I did as I love this keyboard. I've had it a year now, I eat over it all the time, I've played many hours of WoW, Skyrim, GW2, Borderlands 2, and a bunch of other games on it. No paint or rubber have come off, and all keys still work. Maybe I just got lucky, but it's a fine keyboard, imo. It's sexy and does exactly what I want.

Pros: Great backlighting. Attractive layout. Nice media features.

Cons: Keys are stiff. You will have to hit them very hard, and you have to hit them precisely in the center in order for them to register. If you're using the keyboard for wordprocessing, expect to be fatigued quickly. If you're using it for gaming, expect to miss keystrokes and find yourself getting killed or missing commands.

Other Thoughts: I bought this on sale, so I'm not complaining too much. I will definitely replace it with another backlit keyboard, though. I find this one to be very hard to type on. Backlighting has to be on in order to see the keys--which sometimes even this touch typist needs to do. I think there are other keyboards that are better. My ancient Saitek, which this replaced, had a better feel. My Logitech G15 (the original) was a dream to type on. I'll probably look for deals in Logitech as a replacement.

Pros: Razer Rma finally went through and I am happy with my brand new working keyboard.

Cons: All together RMA took almost a month. But i guess patience is a virtue.

Pros: Razorzone is well known for its gaming products, and this has nice quality material. the lighting is decent and has a funtional layout

Looks good, stylish

Cons: This is a FAIL keyboard made by razorzone, being a big fan of their products, i'm unhappy of giving this keyboard such a bad rating.

after 1-2 months use, i start to have keyboard glitching. Where All buttons get stuck, then is unusable. You would have to disconnect and reconnect constantly.
Happens everyday at least 4 times for me. It's now in the trash.

Other Thoughts: Buy a Different model of keyboard from Razorzone. I am still happy with their products, this keyboard is the exception