Pros & Cons
Pros
The feel of the switches is great and the dampening makes the sound much quieter. I know it is a personal preference, and mine is not the clicky noise. The gen2 switches are amazing and the sound is much quieter than the v1.
I like this keyboard because it is made of pbt plastic, which is the best grade of plastic you can use on a keyboard like this. The keyboard comes with a detachable braided cable. I personally have a custom coiled aviator cable, this is purely aesthet... Read More
Integrated wrist rest is very nice and makes the keyboard very ergonomic. I wish the wrist rest had a stronger magnet in it.
The keyboard works with the synapse software to sync your profile across different computers. The material quality is phenomenal, and the rgb customizations are nearly limitless. The only complaint about the keyboard is the consistency of the lighting... Read More
Cons
On the v2, many keys have non-uniform illumination.
Highlights
Quality
Because i liked my 60% razer so much, but needed the f keys back, i decided to go with the tkl 80% and i love it.
Its very comfortable with the leather rest.
I did have alot of trouble with the software and the customer service is rough, they get back to you quick, but not very helpful.
That aside, the build quality is premium.
Price
Price - i wasn't too comfortable with spending that type of cash for a keyboard.
I got it 10% but would totally pay full price.
Packaging/appearance
The only thing better on the blackwidow elite is the palm rest.
Competitiveness
It being a tkl also give me much more room for my mouse.
Overall, if you want a competitive edge, with pbt keys that last, with a tkl form-factor, with an optional wrist-rest, don't he... Read More
I also have a steelseries apex pro tkl, and imo, this is a much much better keyboard.
Some of razer's marketing images show bright halos around the keys, and some show none at all.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My logitech keyboard died a week before thanksgiving
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In an effort to escape logitechs software and modern hardware quality control i decided to give the razer huntsman v2 w razer red switches a chance
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive seen comments online suggesting the keys dont light up bright enough
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Other brands use lighting that glows substantially around the keys instead of just through the letters
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Some of razers marketing images show bright halos around the keys and some show none at all
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In practice they glow a little at the top of each key but not very much at all
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Its not very intuitive in general
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But my specific complaint is that it isnt easy to use external tools to switch game profiles