The Razer BlackWidow mechanical gaming keyboard was first launched in 2010 and quickly became the most popular and highest selling gaming keyboard worldwide, making its mark as the primary choice for eSports athletes. Four years later, the Razer Mechanical Switch was introduced, giving the Razer BlackWidow an even greater advantage with the world's first mechanical switch designed from the ground up specifically for gaming. This enabled gamers to take their skill to the next level with more speed and precision than ever before.
Features: - All-new Razer Mechanical Switches - Greater durability - 80 million keystroke life span - Chroma backlighting with 16.8 million customizable color options - Fully programmable keys with on-the-fly macro recording - 5 additional dedicated macro keys - Razer Synapse enabled
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Hedja to Yas
13 May 176#4
In case that's a serious question: they usually have machines press them at an insanely fast rate as part of their R&D and QA.
Just ordered it from Amazon. Prefer their CS over Ebuyers
Yas
13 May 17#3
Love the "80 million keystroke life span". How can they tell? Is there some bloke in Thailand who's spend the last five years tapping away on the letter "s" until it breaks?
Hedja to Yas
13 May 176#4
In case that's a serious question: they usually have machines press them at an insanely fast rate as part of their R&D and QA.
Semi-serious! My point was "machines press them at an insanely fast rate" is in no way an accurate measure of real world use, to the point that the figure is meaningless. Even at 1000 presses every day, it's claiming a 220 years lifespan! It's just silly that's all.
louiselouise
14 May 171#7
Wonder what Razer green switches are like? Unfortunately I couldn't justify it, even at this price. I'll stay with my £20 Outemu Blue Havit RGB German keyboard!
Wish there was a way I could road-test the different switches....I like the feel of these Blues but hate the racket they make!
Halfmad to louiselouise
14 May 172#11
Slightly heavier than cherry MX blues and so clicky.
kitana8
14 May 17#8
I believe the idea is that if it can last under those conditions then under normal use conditions it would last longer. Basically something that sounds insane to someone and another reason to push them to buying it :smiley:
Forgottenshopper
14 May 17#9
Same keyboard, different seller, that's why I posted it above earlier, strange that its cold because its Amazon though..
sion22
14 May 17#10
Its not meaningless, first you can use it as comparison between different keyboard, for example if this keyboard break at 80mil press, but average keyboard take 120mil plus then you can see there is a problem with durability. and if it taken 80mil machine press, then you can be confidence its not going break in 40 million press in real world and its arguable super fast machine pressed is more damaging than human key press. bottom line is it give a great indication of the items durability. If this is meaningless, company like samsung/dyson etc wont spend millions and millions on test like there
Aliboy
15 May 17#12
Any good mouse deals to go along with this?
nahkapa
15 May 17#13
Why dont have option for US layout , as the razerzone official site .Doesnt matter which region you choose always has an option for US Nordic UK .. etc. :disappointed:
mudddy
15 May 17#14
That's great but is that same as withstanding excessive pressure placed on keys? I have a tendency to push the "W" key to the max when playing FPS games, as a result the keys on my Steelseries Apex are now at breaking point.
kitana8
15 May 17#15
Maybe goes under the average user lol although I used to play starcraft years ago and destroyed my S and D keys lol
ro53ben
15 May 17#16
I've had this keyboard for about a year, very happy with it. Really bright lighting too.
CardboardCutout
15 May 17#17
Ever been to ikea where they display the machine opening and closing a cupboard door? It's too imply quality
robertmellink
15 May 17#18
I don't see that it's the same price on Amazon?
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The Razer BlackWidow mechanical gaming keyboard was first launched in 2010 and quickly became the most popular and highest selling gaming keyboard worldwide, making its mark as the primary choice for eSports athletes. Four years later, the Razer Mechanical Switch was introduced, giving the Razer BlackWidow an even greater advantage with the world's first mechanical switch designed from the ground up specifically for gaming. This enabled gamers to take their skill to the next level with more speed and precision than ever before.
Features:
- All-new Razer Mechanical Switches
- Greater durability
- 80 million keystroke life span
- Chroma backlighting with 16.8 million customizable color options
- Fully programmable keys with on-the-fly macro recording
- 5 additional dedicated macro keys
- Razer Synapse enabled
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Razer BlackWidow Chroma Gaming Keyboard £89.98 @ Amazon
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Razer BlackWidow Chroma Gaming Keyboard £89.98 @ Amazon
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/razer-blackwidow-chroma-gaming-keyboard-89-98-amazon-2690102
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/razer-blackwidow-chroma-gaming-keyboard-89-98-amazon-2690102
Edited: different seller.
Wish there was a way I could road-test the different switches....I like the feel of these Blues but hate the racket they make!
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Razer BlackWidow Chroma Gaming Keyboard Clicky Mechanical Switches, Programmable and 5 Macro Keys, RGB Chroma Multi-Colour Backlit (UK Layout) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00OBPTZ6U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_qmxgzbXWMQGSF