My most favorite Chroma profiles are the Heartbeat, LiveMatrix2, and Scorching Zero v2. With the help of Razer Synapse, you can pick a preset Chroma lighting effect, make your own, or import a pre-made one from the community. These are not limited to boring, static colours. The BlackWidow Chroma features individually programmable backlit keys with 16.8 million colour options. If not, you can always opt for the BlackWidow Chroma Orange (Silent) switches.īut of course, you are here for the funky lights, aren’t you? And you will not be disappointed. If you like an audible feedback to how fast you type, then you’ll be a happy chappy. I demoed it at our open-plan office and it was banned almost instantly. This is definitely not the switch you’d go for if you have someone else sharing the room with you or in an office environment. For playing games that take advantage of keyboard shortcuts, it feels great.įor typing, it also gives a satisfying click-and-feel (if there is such word), though at the expense of noise. This gives the user a great audible and also tactile feedback as to when a key press is registered. The review unit I have from Razer here uses the Razer Green Switch (Clicky) that has 50g Actuation Force and a satisfying audible click on every key press.Ĭompared to the BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 I reviewed earlier with the Orange switches, Razer Green switches are considerably louder, with sounds similar to when you are clicking your mouse. It features Razer’s own mechanical switches that gives you better response, speed, and durability compared to the traditional CherryMX switches. The surface of the keyboard is also smudge and finger-prints free. There are no glossy material to be found and what we have here is a keyboard of great quality with a solid build. Razer BlackWidow Chroma has a similar design with the other BlackWidow family. Razer BlackWidow Chroma Review – Design & Features Razer BlackWidow Chroma Review – Packaging It’s truly the king of all gaming mechanical keyboards with plenty of support from the Razer community (even though the BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 is actually newer than the BlackWidow Chroma). Well, I’m sure all your cravings and longings will be gone for good, once you’ve got a hold of Razer BlackWidow Chroma. And some gamers might be disappointed for having the dedicated macro keys taken away by Razer to get a compact build.

The backlighting was cool, but it was only available in green. Razer BlackWidow Chroma Review – After using the Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 for some time during my review tests, there was this craving for more.

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