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Razer BlackWidow Ultimate


$130.00 Released September, 2010

Product Shot 1 The Pros:Individual key backlighting with brightness control. Mechanical key caps - higher quality (longer life) and better tactile feedback than those with plastic dome caps. Gaming mode - disables the Windows key so gaming is not interrupted with an accidental keypress.

The Cons:Windows only. Keys sometimes get stuck. Late to the party with many other gaming mechanical keyboards already on the market.

The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate is one of two wired, USB-based mechanical keyboards designed for serious gamers. It builds from the original BlackWidow by adding backlit keys with five levels of lighting, a 3.5mm audio output, a microphone input, and an extra USB port for USB pass-through.

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Like its predecessor, the Ultimate hosts a a tactile mechanical key architecture that, according to Engadget, “feels much like a mouse click.” This means less user fatigue, but greater precision and accuracy. In addition, every key is programmable with on-the-fly macro recording, though there are There are also 5 additional macro keys and support for up to 10 user profiles.

Features

  • Mechanical Keyboard
  • Optimized Key Actuation Force (50g)
  • 1000Hz Ultrapoling
  • 1ms Response Time
  • Fully Programmable, Backlit Keys
  • On-the-Fly Macro Recording
  • Five Additional Gaming Keys
  • 10 Customizable Software Profiles
  • Braided Cable
  • Audio/Mic Jacks
  • Two USB Ports
  • USB-Passthrough
  • Windows Only Compatibility

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Pros
  • 7

    individual key backlighting with brightness control

  • 5

    mechanical key caps - higher quality (longer life) and better tactile feedback than those with plastic dome caps

  • 5

    gaming mode - disables the Windows key so gaming is not interrupted with an accidental keypress

  • 4

    completely different feel over previous Razer keyboards which are cheaper membrane based boards

  • 4

    capable of 1000Hz reporting for 1ms response times

  • 1

    affordable price point for a mechanical keyboard

Cons
  • 4

    Windows only

  • 2

    keys sometimes get stuck

  • 1

    late to the party with many other gaming mechanical keyboards already on the market

  • 1

    fingerprint magnet

  • 0

    this is NOT WATERPROOF at all! Such a high level keyboard just wasted by a little water!

  • -6

    not worth it over the cheaper non-ultimate version if you know where your keys should be (do not need backlighting) and have no need for the USB pass-through / audio jacks

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