Available NOW - Razer Black Widow 2014

[rjk]

These new boards from Razer dont have cherry switches but instead come with switches optimised by Razer to be more focussed for gaming.

The switches are made by a company called Kailh for Razer.

Altered activation points and weighting make them ideal for gaming.

Whats more is that the Razer switches dont pay licensing costs to cherry meaning the switches are cheaper to produce.

This is fantastic news for you lot because it means you can get a Razer Mechanical Keyboard for a lot less money than last years 2013 model which had cherry switches.

the new Razer switches made by Kailh have the same sort of design as a cherry switch meaning they are compatible with aftermarket keycaps and keyboard mods.

Razer Blackwidow 2014 - Expert Mechanical USB Keyboard @ £89.99 inc VAT

Designed specifically for gaming, the all-new Razer Mechanical Switches actuate at an optimal distance, giving you speed and responsiveness like never before. No matter how intense your gaming marathons get, each Razer Mechanical Switch is engineered to withstand up to 60 million keystrokes, so you’ll enjoy the Razer advantage for longer. Never miss a single key, or ten for that matter. With built-in anti-ghosting technology, the Razer BlackWidow lets you perfectly execute up to ten commands at the same time, every time.

Key Features:
- Razer™ Mechanical Switches with 50g actuation force
- 60 million keystroke life span
- 10 key roll-over anti-ghosting
- Fully programmable keys with on-the-fly macro recording
- 5 additional dedicated macro keys
- Gaming mode option
- Audio-out/mic-in jacks
- USB pass-through
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling
- Razer Synapse 2.0 enabled
- Braided fiber cable

Specifications:

- Macro Keys: 5
- Key Switch Type: Razer Mechanical 50g Actuation Force Switch
- Anti-ghosting: Up to 10 keys
- Key Strokes: 60 Million
- Interface: USB
- Cable Type: Braided 2.0 meter

Only £89.99 inc VAT.

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Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition 2014 Essential Mechanical USB Keyboard @ £69.95 inc VAT

Designed specifically for gaming, the all-new Razer Mechanical Switches actuate at an optimal distance, giving you speed and responsiveness like never before. No matter how intense your gaming marathons get, each Razer Mechanical Switch is engineered to withstand up to 60 million keystrokes, so you'll enjoy the Razer advantage for longer. Together with detachable USB cable, the Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition gives you all the essential keys in a sleek, compact form, perfectly suited for your gaming needs on-the-go.

Key Features:
- Razer™ Mechanical Switches with 50g actuation force
- 60 million keystroke life span
- Compact layout
- 10 key roll-over anti-ghosting
- Fully programmable keys with on-the-fly macro recording
- Detachable braided fiber USB cable with cable strap
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling
- Razer Synapse 2.0 enabled

Specifications:-

- Key Switch Type: Razer Mechanical 50g Actuation Force Switch
- Anti-ghosting: Up to 10 keys
- Key Strokes: 60 Million
- Interface: USB
- Cable Type: Detachable braided fiber USB cable with cable strap
- Case Colour: Black
- Product Width: 154mm
- Product Length: 366mm
- Product Height: 30mm
- Product Weight: 0.95Kg

Package Contents:-
- Keyboard
- Quick start guide
- Razer Sticker
Confirmation of Razer (Razer Certificate)

Only £69.95 inc VAT.

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Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth 2014 Elite Mechanical USB Keyboard @ £124.99 inc VAT

Description:
Designed specifically for gaming, the all-new Razer Mechanical Switches actuate at an optimal distance, giving you speed and responsiveness like never before. No matter how intense your gaming marathons get, each Razer Mechanical Switch is engineered to withstand up to 60 million keystrokes, so you’ll enjoy the Razer advantage for longer. Whether you’re gaming under low-light, or no light, individually backlit keys ensure you never misclick – after all, it could very well be the difference between victory and death.

Key Features:
- Razer™ Mechanical Switches with 45g actuation force
- 60 million keystroke life span
- Individually backlit keys
- 10 key roll-over anti-ghosting
- Fully programmable keys with on-the-fly macro recording
- 5 additional dedicated macro keys
- Gaming mode option
- Audio-out/mic-in jacks
- USB pass-through
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling
- Razer Synapse 2.0 enabled
- Braided fiber cable

Specifications:

- Macro Keys: 5
- Key Switch Type: Razer Mechanical 45g Actuation Force Switch
- Anti-ghosting: Up to 10 keys
- Key Strokes: 60 Million
- Interface: USB
- Cable Type: Braided 2.0 meter
- Case Colour: Black
- Backlighting: Individually backlit
- Audio Ports: 2 x 3.5mm Jacks ( Headphones and Microphone)
- Product Width: 171mm
- Product Length: 475mm
- Product Height: 20mm
- Product Weight: 1.50Kg

Package Contents:
- Keyboard
- Quick start guide
- Razer Sticker
- Confirmation of Razer (Razer Certificate)


Only £124.99 inc VAT.

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Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2014 Elite Mechanical USB Keyboard @ £124.99 inc VAT

Designed specifically for gaming, the all-new Razer Mechanical Switches actuate at an optimal distance, giving you speed and responsiveness like never before. No matter how intense your gaming marathons get, each Razer Mechanical Switch is engineered to withstand up to 60 million keystrokes, so you’ll enjoy the Razer advantage for longer. Whether you’re gaming under low-light, or no light, individually backlit keys ensure you never misclick – after all, it could very well be the difference between victory and death.

Key Features:
- Razer™ Mechanical Switches with 50g actuation force
- 60 million keystroke life span
- Individually backlit keys
- 10 key roll-over anti-ghosting
- Fully programmable keys with on-the-fly macro recording
- 5 additional dedicated macro keys
- Gaming mode option
- Audio-out/mic-in jacks
- USB pass-through
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling
- Razer Synapse 2.0 enabled
- Braided fibre cable.



Specifications:
- Macro Keys: 5
- Key Switch Type: Razer Mechanical 50g Actuation Force Switch
- Anti-ghosting: Up to 10 keys
- Key Strokes: 60 Million
- Interface: USB
- Cable Type: Braided 2.0 meter
- Case Colour: Black
- Backlighting: Individually backlit
- Audio Ports: 2 x 3.5mm Jacks ( Headphones and Microphone)
- Product Width: 171mm
- Product Length: 475mm
- Product Height: 20mm
- Product Weight: 1.50Kg

Package Contents:
- Keyboard
- Quick start guide
- Razer Sticker
- Confirmation of Razer (Razer Certificate)

Only £124.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW

 

[deshepherd]

UK keyboard layout? (pictures seem to be US)

 

[TwsT]

pictures are US with the item not being out yet we can't update the photos Also Images are for display purposes as defined in our T's & C's

You can assume if it says UK layout it is a UK layout.

 

[rjk]

all of our keyboards listed are UK layout unless stated otherwise in the product description.

as mentioned above, there are no stock images of the board in any other layout yet

this is what happens when you are a market leader and have products available for pre order before other retailers.

 

[MonsterMoshi]

Certainly something I would be interested in trying out
A razor product for similar prices to other brands is rare!

 

[Sin_Chase]

While I am more than happy with my Filco, a Razer Mech at this price point is certainly very reasonable.

The only looming questions is - Are the non-cherry switches up to the task?

 

[BaDBoY_uK]

all of our keyboards listed are UK layout unless stated otherwise in the product description.

as mentioned above, there are no stock images of the board in any other layout yet

this is what happens when you are a market leader and have products available for pre order before other retailers.

I once received a French QPAD from OCUK haha! But Bailey/5UB quickly fixed that

I was hoping it would allow me to type in French but alas, Non!

Are these reasonably priced? Hmmmmm not sure tbh. But I stupidly bought the Strike 7 @ £250 so maybe I am not the best person to comment

 

[rjk]

my personal opinion [which in no way represents the views of the company i work for etc]

is that they are reasonably priced - for a razer product.
it is the same chassis used on last years boards so the reduction in manufacturing costs and the removal of external licensing costs inherent to cherry equipped boards is removed.

Its cool that Razer passed on the saving to the customer. for someone in the market for a razer board, this is fantastic news.

although other brands are available with the tried and tested cherry switches for less than these boards but obviously dont come with the associated razer brand kudos.

It is good to see a reduction on mech boards even if it only brings the premium brands down into line with the less premium brands.

 

[davido_labido]

im very suprised tbh, i thought they would be a lot more expensive!

 

[joelk2]

that tournament edition looks lovely.

 

[Mark A]

I'll be interested to see some user reviews, but i'm not brave enough to buy one without knowing how good the switches are.

 

[Antony101]

Not sure why you don't have pictures of the UK layout? I'd not buy because of that instantly. Yes, the actual keyboard may be a UK layout but without knowing the size and actual dimension of some keys (which some manufacturers like to change) is off putting.

Contact Razer and tell them you want pictures. I find it hard to believe there is only one layout of this keyboard in existence.

 

[rjk]

Not sure why you don't have pictures of the UK layout? I'd not buy because of that instantly. Yes, the actual keyboard may be a UK layout but without knowing the size and actual dimension of some keys (which some manufacturers like to change) is off putting.

Contact Razer and tell them you want pictures. I find it hard to believe there is only one layout of this keyboard in existence.

the keyboard was announced last week and put live this week.
Believe it or not, UK region is possibly one of the smallest markets world wide for Razer so localised images for us are very much at the bottom of their priority list.

not many keyboard manufacturers actually provide localised product SKU images for their products. it has always been this way. I cant see it changing any time soon.

corsair
cm storm
ducky
gigabyte
logitech

images are all of US layout. perhaps its something we could change, but ultimately its something every reseller does because if we waited for 100% accurate images before launching, we would be last to market every time instead of the market leaders.

 

[sexyhyde]

as mentioned above, there are no stock images of the board in any other layout yet

this is what happens when you are a market leader and have products available for pre order before other retailers.

A little bit of photoshop or google would solve all this moaning!

I found the UK version here

 

[rjk]

thats clearly a US version

 

[sexyhyde]

with a £ sign?

 

[Staffy50]

haha

 

[BathmanNick]

Iv got an old Razer Pro Type keyboard that I might replace with one of these. Do we know when they will be available?

 

[davetherave2]

I am looking to possibly replace my razer tarantula with one of these.

I primarily use the keyboard for development rather than gaming these days so would I be better to get the stealth version due to the reduced "clicky" noise that the normal version will cause?

Is it possible to get a comparison between both keyboards for key "clickiness"

(Although it doesn't both me as I usually have headphones in I know that the clicky noise can bother some people especially as I will be using this as my main work keyboard)

 

[haxxbaxx]

looks good, like razor a lot due to them making a left handed gaming mouse (seems rare?)