A flashy keyboard
Razer on Thursday announced a new mechanical keyboard, the BlackWidow Ultimate 2016. At a glance, it looks similar to last year's model, though Razer says it's been redesigned from the ground up with an all-new set of features.
Chief among them is fancy per-key backlighting. Each green glowing key has its own LED and can be individually customized through Razer's Synapse software to display a range of fun and funky lighting effects. It comes with several presets, including Wave, Ripple, Reactive, Starlight, and others.
Here's a look at some of them in action:
Razer also made improvements to the smudge-free top cover, combined the audio and microphone jacks, added a USB pass-through port for easy cable management, and installed an enhanced indicator panel on the top-right corner of the keyboard. Finally, the 2016 model boasts a smaller footprint than last year's version.
"There isn’t a gaming keyboard out there that offers better value," says Min-Liang Tan, Razer co-founder and CEO. "From the customizable backlit keys to the fact that our Razer Mechanical Switches are the only ones designed especially for gaming, the Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 is the perfect keyboard for any gamer looking to upgrade to mechanical keyboards."
What remains unchanged are Razer's custom mechanical switches. They're "Razer Green" switches that are somewhat similar to Cherry MX Blues. Razer says they're built specifically for gaming with an actuation point of 1.9mm. You can read more about them here.
Razer says that starting with this new model, all keyboards featuring Razer Mechanical Switches will have an extended warranty of two years.
The new plank is available now for $110.
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