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Razer’s Cheap(er) Gaming Keyboard

2018-12-18
hey guys Austin the last time Razer announced a brand new keyboard more than a few of you guys were interested in it so when they announced a brand new keyboard which is not only silent but also much cheaper of course we have to take a look at it this is the Razer BlackWidow Lite keyboard now in ninety bucks it's less than half the price if that huntsman elite and with this you're getting something that's a little bit more focused on normal use as well as gaming pop this guy open and we have the keyboard itself now this is a little bit of a smaller when compared to the elite so it is a 10 keyless design but personally I kind of don't mind that I would rather have a little bit of extra space wait a minute wait a minute so in the box it says it has silent switches with included rings but I didn't think that the o-rings actually have to be manually installed ok all right this is not a super cheap keyboard so it should be a surprise but that decklid feels so sturdy so we do have the detachable micro USB cable now I would prefer to see this as USB see but honestly I feel like that's still a nice little portable package I guess we it's time to remove the keys remember I was signing up for a bunch of work with my keyboard here so we do have our little key removal tool here I'm not sure why this is included I mean maybe the feeling isn't quite as nice with the o-rings on let's uh let's pop it out for a WASD Keys ok so if I wrap the o-ring around the switch I guess that works let's pop back on and see alright so this is what a normal switch sounds like and the new one I mean it makes it a little bit quieter I guess some people will probably want to install these for me I don't see a huge difference unless maybe I'm working in an office so I really want to keep it as quiet as possible it's much quieter this is how people type spreadsheets excel kpi's plug the Black Widow in and you'll see it's a little bit more of a subdued look so it is all white LED lighting unlike the higher-end razor models which do have full RGB by considering the price and considering that this is supposed to be a little bit more of a grown-up keyboard that's no problem now we do still have full razor set up so we can't change the lighting if we like so right now it's pretty much a sort of dimming it or brightening it you can do the breathing effect which is fine but I mean for the most part it's either do you want it on or do you want it off I will say the lights actually are really bright this almost feels like it's maybe just as bright if not even brighter than some of the RGB stuff so another keyboard that I really like is the Tomoko now this is a very very cheap keyboard it's got the blue knockoff switches and they're only $28 usually this has been my main recommendation for people who are wanting to get into mechanical switches but if you listen to it versus I mean there's a big big difference in the noise there what the hell wait I lied there's one RGB key it's the caps lock huh okay well I guess that's that RGB it's just G its G key so for gaming it's fine but my main thing is I don't quite have that same kind of tactile feedback that I do on something that's a little bit more clicky like the blue switches I mean it simply usable and I think some people actually might prefer something that's a little bit quieter when gaming but for me I don't know it's it's a little bit on the lipid on the subtle side we switch over to the Huntsman elite keyboard well I mean there's a reason why this is my favorite gaming keyboard out right now first of all it's gotten the sound and but almost more important than that it's a little bit more of a tactile feel so I click the button I know that I've hit it right there's no sort of I don't say vagueness but it's not loose it's all very very tight and it feels like I'm actually properly losing an overwatch that's my favorite thing is when I lose an overwatch are you serious right now there you go at $90 the razer blackwidow light is something that's a little different than a lot of the mechanical keyboards I take a look at instead of being purely focused on gaming this is a little bit more of a subtle design so it's got the white LED the all matte black plastic and on top of that it's a very quiet keyboard so you want something that's great for typing the light is definitely worth a look you want something a little bit more focused on gaming though there are definitely other options
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