- Cherry MX Blue
- USB Wired
- Individually backlit keys
- Gaming mode option
mixed feelings
05/28/2013
This review is from: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical PC Gaming Keyboard– Cherry MX Blue (RZ03-00381900-R3U1)
Pros:
Heavy - won't skooch around when you bang on it
bright lights
programmable keys
macro recording options are cool
very tactile
Cons:
I can't touch type, so I buy illuminated keyboards. On this one, the symbols "!@#$%^&*()_+|}{:"<>?" and "FN" are NOT illuminated - what's the point of illumination???
bad font on the keys
The vertical orientation of keys with 2 symbols ( e.g. : and ; ) is BACKWARDS - the shifted symbol is on the bottom and the unshifted symbol is on top.
The SW has to be downloaded - you have to create an account and then hunt for it on the web site.
SW won't intall on WIN2K8R2-x64 - (it says my OS is "insufficient") unless you dumb it down with "Tropubleshoot Compatibility" to look like WinXP-32-bit.
On Win7 Ult. the installer crashed a couple of times before flying right.
Overall Review:
I wouldn't have given it more than 3 eggs if I hadn't had an equal amount of disappointment with other keyboards. I think I'll keep it anyhow, for the pros.
Why does everyone who sells expensive keyboards think they have to re-invent the layout???
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- Harry L.
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