Brand | Razer |
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Series | BlackWidow Elite |
Item model number | RZ03-02621900-R3U1 |
Hardware Platform | PC |
Operating System | Windows 10 |
Product Dimensions | 16.51 x 44.83 x 4.24 cm; 1.69 Kilograms |
Item dimensions L x W x H | 16.5 x 44.8 x 4.2 Centimetres |
Colour | Classic Black |
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Razer BlackWidow Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard: Orange Mechanical Switches - Tactile & Silent - Chroma RGB Lighting - Magnetic Wrist Rest - Dedicated Media Keys & Dial - USB Passthrough
Brand | Razer |
Compatible devices | Gaming Console |
Connectivity technology | USB |
Keyboard description | Mechanical Gaming |
Recommended uses for product | Gaming |
Special feature | Magnetic |
Colour | Classic Black |
Number of keys | 104 |
Style | Orange Switches - Tactile & Silent |
Material | Metal |
About this item
- The #1 Best-Selling Gaming Peripherals Manufacturer in the US: Source - The NPD Group, Inc. U.S. Retail Tracking Service, Keyboards, Mice, PC Headset/Pc Microphone, Gaming Designed, based on dollar sales, 2017-2021
- Ultimate Personalization & Gaming Immersion with Razer Chroma: Fully syncs with popular games, Razer hardware, Philips Hue, and gear from 30+ partners; supports 16.8 million colors on individually backlit keys
- Fully Programmable Macros: Razer Hypershift allows for all keys and keypress combinations to be remapped to execute complex commands
- Ergonomic, Magnetic Wrist Rest: Made of plush leatherette to maximize comfort over extended gaming sessions
- Durable Construction: Supports up to 80 million clicks; made of military-grade metal top plate
- Zero-Compromise Mechanical Switch for Speed & Accuracy: Razer Orange switch technology provides tactile feedback with a quieter click, requiring 45 G of actuation force; ideal for most gaming and typing experiences
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ASIN | B07K1XB8Y5 |
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Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #11,100 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #856 in PC Gaming Keyboards |
Date First Available | Oct. 31 2018 |
Manufacturer | Razer |
Place of Business | IRVINE, CA, 92618 US |
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For gaming | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Ergonomic | 4.6 | 3.8 | — | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Quality of material | 4.2 | 4.0 | — | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
Value for money | 4.2 | 3.3 | — | 3.3 | — | 3.2 |
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connectivity tech | USB | USB | — | USB | Wired USB | USB-C, Bluetooth |
number of keys | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 68 |
compatible devices | Gaming Console | PC | Laptop, PC | PC | PC | PC |
keyboard description | Mechanical Gaming | Gaming | Mechanical | Mechanical | Gaming | Gaming |
operating system | Windows 10 | Windows 10 | Windows 10 | Windows 10 | Microsoft Windows | Windows 10 |
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An Evolved Mechanical Switch
Dual side walls for greater stability, in addition to increased protection against dust and liquids
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No Unintended Clicks
Every Key Can Be A Macro Key
Hypershift lets you activate macros or other secondary functions while keeping your base keys intact
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USB 2.0 and Audio Pass Through
For easy cable routing
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Unleash Extended Controls
Multi-Functional Digital Dial
Control your entertainment settings by adjusting volume, changing tracks with ease, and more
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Switch Type
| Mechanical Orange | Mechanical Green | Clicky Optical | Linear Optical | Clicky Optical |
Keystroke Lifespan
| 80 Million | 80 Million | 100 Million | 100 Million | 100 Million |
Size
| Full-Size | Full-Size | Full-Size | Tenkeyless | Full-Size |
Chroma RGB
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Wrist Rest
| ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
Media Keys
| ✔ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
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Razer Inc. is a global gaming hardware manufacturing company, as well as an esports and financial services provider established in 2005 in San Diego, California by Min-Liang Tan and Robert Krakoff, after securing a large investment from Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing and Temasek Holdings.
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Insert the Razer Blackwidow Elite, the modern take on my former keyboard and wow, am I happy with the upgrade. The biggest changes between the two for me are the physical footprint on my desk (the Elite taking up significantly less space) as well as the new yellow switches that came with this keyboard specifically. Razer offers three different types of switches and I opted for the yellow for it’s more linear, quiet key presses. On my former Blackwidow, I had ordered and installed Razer’s “o” rings which are designed to make typing a bit quieter, and in turn less likely to be caught by the mic when playing online or streaming, but compared to the yellow switches on the Elite, they might as well be pots and pans crashing down a flight of stairs. Now I’m not going to say the Elite is silent, but by far the quietest mechanical keyboard I’ve used ever, and in comparison to my 2016 MacBook Pro I use for work, it is a pure joy to use.
The RGB is a nice new touch too, now this may not be new to anyone who has purchased a gaming keyboard in the last few years, but for me to have this after only having that green backlight from the old days of Razer products, it has really made me rethink my whole desk and PC case design.
Gone are the dedicated macro keys, and instead most/all keys are macro’able via the Razer Synapse application. For me this is a welcome change, as I very rarely took advantage of these dedicated keys on my old Blackwidow and more often then not were just an excuse to take up more space on my desk.
In comparison to the Razer Huntsman Elite, which my girlfriend uses, I find these keys to not only be quieter, but a faster keyboard to type on, but not by much. It is also much less over the top with it’s RGB design and the included wrist rest has a nice tapered design compared to the Huntsman’s more squared off design.
If you’re looking for a keyboard for day to day typing as well as gaming or streaming, I definitely recommend this keyboard.
I plan on keeping this keyboard, the keys feel amazing and the magnetic handrest is easy to remove if you want to put a plate in front of you or to make more space in front of the keyboard on your desk. I actually find the handrest really nice to use, even though I thought I would never use it when I initially bought the keyboard.
The sound control on the right side of the keyboard is really convenient and easy to use, and the construction of this keyboard feels much more sturdy and metallic than my old Blackwidow.
Over the years I feel that Razer consistently improves their designs and listens to feedback and they always deliver increasingly better products.
Very happy with it, maybe it is on the more expensive side of keyboards but it's totally worth it when you simply need the assurance of having the highest quality mechanical keyboard. I program professionally all day and game at night, with this keyboard being great for all my needs.
I do plan on sticking to the Orange switches for now and on or other 'silent' variants, they give more than enough audio feedback as is, the other 'clicky' switches I think are a little excessive with noise for my needs as those can get in the way of using a microphone a bit, as I need to code and talk at the same time a lot.
My apologies to razer, the new generic keycaps do fit. They just required extra fiddling and extra force.
I was wondering because my logitech keycaps fit on razer with no issue. But only now did i think to try
my previously bought keycaps for the logitech. They fit with just a bit of extra finesse. So i tried again... and yes!
Executive summary so you don't have to read past this final edit:
The most used keycaps will start to wear out after a year (see pic.) They are not double shot. Razer does offer a WHOLE set that is. Luckily, generic replacements for just the most used keycaps DO work with some extra force.
The wrist rest is really first rate and i think my fav. feature. Lighting is great but, i feel, more of a fad.
There is an annoying echo from some keys like the space bar bottoming out onto the deck.
But that is more my fault i would guess. So now i am changing this "not a review" to 4 stars :)
Build quality is really good! (i'm not a fan of having to have an account for a keyboard or a mouse)
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This is not a review. This is just focusing in on one issue that is not just specific to Razer.
I am displeased enough to come here and voice my displeasure (so you can prolly add 1 star if we discount the bias resulting from this experience).
I bought this keyboard in January last year (2021). I use the arrow keys for movement as i use mouse in left hand. The arrow keycap surfaces have started to wear away. 3 months ago the down arrow key only showed wear on the top edge. Please see picture for now.
I did not need to get this keyboard as my logitech 710+ was doing just fine. After 3 years of use, its movement key surfaces were mostly worn away. But i replaced the keycaps with no issue. But i bought this one because of the great price and wanted to try out the customized lighting (I ended up just using white lit up keys .... but the lighting that it can do is way cool! It's nice to show off once in awhile :) )
I bought the same universal mechanical keycaps for this keyboard thinking nothing on it.
This is my main issue that is drawing my attention to doubleshot keycaps wearing out early.
I do not see why Razer has made it so the keycaps that wear out early are now so hard to replace.
Sure i could buy their whole replacement set for 3x the price. But that just seems a lille "forced" to me.
In the picture: The upside down keycap on the right is Razer and the one on the left is the universal one.
It turns out that Razer is not circular there. I never noticed the slight difference before.
Now it may be razer has a very good reason for the way the design was changed up. If so then i would give an apology for the voicing of my frustration just now.
I should stress, like the logitech, all the other keycap surfaces are fine.
I also do really like the wrist rest :)
But ugh ... stumped on keycap replacement so far! :(
(oh, a bit of researching does not bring up very many complaints of wearing out most used keys... so there is a chance that i'm using it wrong :P )
edit: I just discovered these are not double shot key caps as i assumed. So maybe i will upgrade. If i could, i would give back 1/2 star as a compromise. For the original price, it is a mystery why the keys are not double shot.
Reviewed in Canada on April 4, 2022
My apologies to razer, the new generic keycaps do fit. They just required extra fiddling and extra force.
I was wondering because my logitech keycaps fit on razer with no issue. But only now did i think to try
my previously bought keycaps for the logitech. They fit with just a bit of extra finesse. So i tried again... and yes!
Executive summary so you don't have to read past this final edit:
The most used keycaps will start to wear out after a year (see pic.) They are not double shot. Razer does offer a WHOLE set that is. Luckily, generic replacements for just the most used keycaps DO work with some extra force.
The wrist rest is really first rate and i think my fav. feature. Lighting is great but, i feel, more of a fad.
There is an annoying echo from some keys like the space bar bottoming out onto the deck.
But that is more my fault i would guess. So now i am changing this "not a review" to 4 stars :)
Build quality is really good! (i'm not a fan of having to have an account for a keyboard or a mouse)
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original post:
This is not a review. This is just focusing in on one issue that is not just specific to Razer.
I am displeased enough to come here and voice my displeasure (so you can prolly add 1 star if we discount the bias resulting from this experience).
I bought this keyboard in January last year (2021). I use the arrow keys for movement as i use mouse in left hand. The arrow keycap surfaces have started to wear away. 3 months ago the down arrow key only showed wear on the top edge. Please see picture for now.
I did not need to get this keyboard as my logitech 710+ was doing just fine. After 3 years of use, its movement key surfaces were mostly worn away. But i replaced the keycaps with no issue. But i bought this one because of the great price and wanted to try out the customized lighting (I ended up just using white lit up keys .... but the lighting that it can do is way cool! It's nice to show off once in awhile :) )
I bought the same universal mechanical keycaps for this keyboard thinking nothing on it.
This is my main issue that is drawing my attention to doubleshot keycaps wearing out early.
I do not see why Razer has made it so the keycaps that wear out early are now so hard to replace.
Sure i could buy their whole replacement set for 3x the price. But that just seems a lille "forced" to me.
In the picture: The upside down keycap on the right is Razer and the one on the left is the universal one.
It turns out that Razer is not circular there. I never noticed the slight difference before.
Now it may be razer has a very good reason for the way the design was changed up. If so then i would give an apology for the voicing of my frustration just now.
I should stress, like the logitech, all the other keycap surfaces are fine.
I also do really like the wrist rest :)
But ugh ... stumped on keycap replacement so far! :(
(oh, a bit of researching does not bring up very many complaints of wearing out most used keys... so there is a chance that i'm using it wrong :P )
edit: I just discovered these are not double shot key caps as i assumed. So maybe i will upgrade. If i could, i would give back 1/2 star as a compromise. For the original price, it is a mystery why the keys are not double shot.
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Had it for a solid 3 years and broke it by spilling on it. Kind of sucks that it's fragile as I've spilled before on previous keyboards and they worked fine. Not faulting it because it's something I did to it.
The part that I'd like to upgrade on future keyboards. The software that comes with the keyboard, it would be great if I didn't have to use it to keep my customizations to the lights. A set it and keep it type of system would be great. When I customize the colors to what I wanted, it would reset to default color cycling when the software was closed. It would come back after the software was running again. Here's why I don't want to rely on the software: It slows down my computer. My processor is pretty great, but I noticed a lag when typing on a website sometimes. Wasn't sure what the issue was so I opened task manager. Turns out the keyboard software was taking up FIFTEEN percent of my cpu. Now this wasn't happening all the time - it could be an update or something. But that's annoying. I'd genuinely like to not have it running at all but the default color cycling is distracting so I kept the software running. Again most of the time it wasn't an issue but there were enough times for it to be annoying.
I laughed at the thought of spending more than $100 on a keyboard.
However, my old one was having issues and I needed a new one.
During my review searching, I kept seeing BlackWidow Elite mentioned. It showed up more than a few times.
I checked it out and was like "No! I'm not paying almost $200 for that!" then I kept reading. And it showed up a lot.
After doing tons of searching through Amazon, I ended up coming back to this one and doing more research. I was intrigued. I started looking for specific reviews about this keyboard. YouTube. Reddit. Amazon. And more...
This keyboard has a lot going for it.
It's surprising how many bells and whistles this comes with. Each individual key light can be controlled in some manner.
The app for it (call Synapse...kind of like in the movie Antitrust) has tons of presets. And there's an entire community of people who make color themes for this. I love it. Someone is always coming up with something new and interesting.
The app lets you set up macros and key binds for almost anything. And there's a bunch of other stuff I haven't even messed with.
Synapse could use some QOL improvements and some upgrades. The layout design could use some love and navigating the app takes some getting used to. It's not horrible but there is definitely room for improvement. For what it is right now, it's a good app. I don't hate it.
What I don't like is that the keyboard immediately prompts you to install Synapse as soon as you plug it in. I'm sure there are some people who want to use the keyboard as just a mechanical keyboard and they don't want to use the app. I'm not sure if this is an option for them, but it should be. A $200 keyboard should not force a software installation to be used.
As I have not tried using my keyboard without Synapse, I can't expound on this topic other than to say the popup might be construed as "invasive" to some users.
Another small thing I really like about the keyboard is the side USB plug. It's great for doing quick USB connecting and it's within arms reach at all times.
I have USB 3.0 hub that I'm going to try connecting to it at some point to give me some additional ports.
You also get a plug for audio in and audio out. I don't use these ports so they have no real effect on me and I can't comment on how the sound quality is. But I'm sure there are others who will love the quick audio port access. Especially if you have a tower that doesn't have easily accessible ports.
Let's talk about the additional buttons that come with this. The ones not part of the standard 104.
In the upper right corner, this keyboard comes with a spinner dial for controlling volume and a rather large mute button in the center of the dial. To the left of the dial are three media buttons. Rewind, play, and forward (in that order).
Now, I like having media buttons. But I LOVE these things because, as a scripter, I can reassign these to do a multitude of things.
Example: In my main script that I have running at all times, I wrote a piece of code that lets the dial control the main system volume normally but when the Windows key is held, the volume dial adjusts the sound of Winamp without me having to actually open Winamp (Winamp is a music player that has been around forever. I've used it for years and haven't found a better replacement for it.)
On a side note, if you're curious about rebinding keys, making advanced custom macros, and more, check out the language AutoHotkey. It's completely free, it's one of the most user-friendly programming languages I know of, and the community loves teaching newcomers how to create programs. They have a very active main forum, subreddit, and Discord.
Back to the review.
Finally, I want to talk about the key switches. The Razer greens exceeded my expectations. I've been using this keyboard for long enough that I can comfortably say these keys are probably the best ones I've used.
Before this, I had Cherry MX Blues and I loved those. But these greens seem like they're just a smidge better. They're really responsive. The pressure requirement per keypress is great. And I love the "clack" they make.
There's something almost soothing and zen-like about listening to a keyboard talk as you create something.
I do all the major things keyboards are used for: Gaming, coding, and composition.
For gaming, it's all about response time and key pressure. The greens have been fantastic in both areas! I've set multiple new records on StepMania (think DDR for your fingers) using this keyboard. The switches seem to be so accurate that I'm hitting notes, rolls, and crossovers that I was having difficulties hitting before. I have a folder of favorite songs and I've gone up 1-2 grades on almost every song in there. Not only that, there are certain songs I had never finished that I've gotten past with this keyboard. I highly doubt that my skill level randomly jumped that much after getting this keyboard. Gotta give props where props are due.
For coding and composition, all I care about is not missing keystrokes. Give me what I type.
If I'm coding and I miss one letter/number, it can have a myriad of negative effects. It could be an easy error to find or it might be something so unnoticeable that it takes you forever to fix. Either way, I've never had an issue with keystrokes registering when I'm typing. And because the keyboard doesn't have a super high actuation rate, I don't get fatigued fingers after elongated sessions.
Finally, I have never experienced any ghosting issues (that's where your keys don't register when you hold too many at once). Apparently, this keyboard has a 10-key rollover with anti-ghosting. I play a ton of different games and not ONCE have I had an issue where multiple keys were being held and some weren't registering. I've also noticed that comments like "BULLS#@T!!! I did too hit that button!!" have become almost non-existent. I couldn't be happier about that.
TLDR: The BlackWidow Elite is a solid keyboard, it has great features, the Razer greens are some of the best switches I've ever used, the Synapse app is decent and has a lot of options, side ports are very convenient, the extra media buttons are always welcome, and it never ghosts or miss keystrokes.
10/10 would buy again.
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Sobre o produto é Top de linha da Razer, qualidade indiscutível.
Reviewed in Brazil on June 23, 2021
Sobre o produto é Top de linha da Razer, qualidade indiscutível.
So I thought the D key had quit on me. Turns out Razer Synapse set the D key to a macro for no apparent reason, and even Razer support had no idea that it could have been the issue. I did get a new keyboard, only for the D key to quit working again. Which is how I discovered the auto macro button issue. I've had to fix this issue twice now, but that's an issue with the Razer software, NOT with the keyboard! The keyboard is amazing and I stand firmly by that. The wrist rest is also amazing, way better than any wrist rest I've ever seen or felt before.
I loved the keyboard, itself. It's great. But what's NOT great is that the keys quit working shortly after I began using it. I contacted Razer and they're sending me a new one.. not sure why everything from Amazon arrives so defective. If I were you, I'd buy from Razer's website, directly. Great keyboard otherwise though. I particularly love the wrist rest. It's magnetic and comes off extremely easily, if needed. The softest wrist rest I've ever felt. Even my fiance who hates razer products kept boasting about it and wants to get one for himself.