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Messing with the Chroma SDK.

I had a Blackwidow mechanical keyboard. Last under 2 months before it died with no notice. I'm not a fan.

Had a similar setup that came with my new computer, it died along with the fancy mouse
after about 18 months. Went wireless and never looked back. Still using it to.

Also have a Blackwidow mechanical keyboard (2013) and a razer naga. The keyboard is fine, no problems. The naga however has this annoying double click issue. Last product I bought from them was the Tiamat headphone.

I'm not a fan of razer for a different reason. Users here have gone crazy about privacy etc. bashing giants like Microsoft and the government.

Sometimes you forget the little guys spying on you.

Razer had an issue about keylogging back in 2014(?) IIRC. My memory's bad but someone filed a complaint about Synapse (maybe 2.0?). This software required an internet connection to log-in which pissed me off. The keylogging issue was the last straw for me. It was supposedly resolved but they never earned my trust back.

So, no Synapse software for me and I'm waiting for my Blackwidow and Naga to die so that I can buy another brand. Admittedly, I'm quite satisfied with their generic function.

The only piece of razor gear I have is a USB megaladon headset. I think it was the last good headset they made. I've tried a few of their other gear and it is mostly cheap crap. They used to make good hardware but now its all cheap and breaks within months of use. :/

There are a lot of Razer knockoffs going around and the proof is how easily some of them break. I have had one issue and it was when the Tiamat I bought my son lost sound in one ear. They replaced it with no questions asked. I just got the Diamondback Chroma to replace my left handed Death Adder which I am taking to work to use. Other than that all my Razer products work great. I guess I have been lucky.

I have two Blackwidow Ultimates and two Naga Epic Chroma wireless mice. One set is with the Obutto and my PC, the other set is with my Mac Mini on the desk across the room. I have to set the Mac to Offline mode in Synapse so that my PC doesn't try to use the Mac keyboard/mouse profiles.

Love the Blackwidow keyboard. The best typing keyboard I've ever had.

Yeah I love my Black Widow keyboard. I like the "feedback" you get when type if that makes sense.

My only objection is that there isn't a WIRELESS Blackwidow yet. Makes Obutto use when flying a bit awkward, because I can't simply move it to one of the acrylic tabletops.

I would love to have a wireless BW, my only complaint about my set up is the lack of wireless ability.

I've got an ancient Diamondback 1800 DPI mouse and pad, I used to have a keyboard but gave it away when I went laptop.

They've served me well but are getting tired and I'll probably replace mouse pad shortly with new Razer products though hearing that Razer QC isn't what it used to be concerns me.

I bought a Razer keyboard a few years ago on close-out at BestBuy. I don't remember which model, but it was shiny black with a spider name. It should have been named after a dung beetle because it was also a piece of crap. It only lasted a few months before starting to malfunction---which told me why it was on close out in the first place.

Must of been one of their early models, but I doubt I would ever buy another now.

Cheers

They brought the Diamondback back which I had one for years years too and it died maybe after 7 years of use. I was sad to see it go. I was so happy when they brought it back and now I have it again.

It is highly unlikely that Razer will produce a wireless Blackwidow. The keyboard was made for competitive gaming and making it wireless will contribute to the lag. Actually, the mechanical design was made to cater to professional gamers.

Unfortunately true. I love my mechanical keyboards so I just deal with the wires. Currently using Razer BW Ult, Corsair K95RGB and a few Das Keyboards.

Did some maintenance on my razer naga and noticed a counterweight. I removed it although the mouse feels a bit lighter there is indeed an awkward balance feel to it.

Anyway, just shared it if anyone is interested in lightening up their mouse. It's attached on the roof (remove the top cover and turn it over you'll see a weight dead center).

I like my Deathadder.

I'll never understand the obsession with lag. Polling rate for a USB keyboard is 125 Hz, no kilo, just hertz. In any case, the Cherry switches they use limit the polling rate to about 200 if you want to push it. Wire or not, that's the fastest you can go due to the debouncing time for the key swtiches themselves.