

On a test, I scored 112 words per minute with 98 percent accuracy, compared with 113 words per minute with 98 percent accuracy on my usual Logitech G915. The Huntsman TE performed beautifully, faithfully executing every command I gave instantaneously.įor all that, the new switch feels comfortable and works well. To be fair, you'd never hear it at a convention or a tournament, but it's easily the loudest linear switch I've ever tested. It doesn't have the clicky machine-gun noise of its tactile counterpart, but there's an audible tap every time you press a key, which can get distracting in an office environment. More information about the differences between the switches can be found in our switch guide.In practice, the linear switch is indeed very comfortable, but not all that quiet. You can choose between Razer Green Switches (“Clicky”) and Razer Orange Switches (“Stealth”). These are probably still mainly produced by Kailh, but they differ in behavior. While the Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2014 featured Kailh Switches, the Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 now features the exclusive Razer Switches. The following videos gives a short overview of the available lightening effects.Īnother big change with the new model are the switches.

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You can use the Razer Synapse Software to configure the lightening. For instance, it can be set to breathe, to light up in waves or to react to the inputs from the user. While it is still the same characteristic “Razer Green” color, there are now all the lightening effects known from the BlackWidow Chroma available. One of the bigger advancements with the 2016 model is the illumination. Furthermore, both keyboards have a combined audio/microphone jack and a USB passthrough to connect other devices. As the Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 is a mechanical gaming keyboard, it offers 10-Key-Rollover as an Anti-Ghosting measure, which is more than enough for all kind of games. But the Ultimate 2016 can assign macros to any arbitrary key anyways, so it doesn’t necessarily need the dedicated keys. The keyboard layout and the assignment of the functions keys are almost exactly the same as in the previous model, only the dedicated macro keys on the left side were omitted. The Razer BlackWidow Ulitmate 2016 looks quite similar to its predecessor. It was first announced by Razer in October 2015 and is the successor of the Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2014. The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2016 is part of the Elite series.
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The Chroma series contains the premium keyboards with full RGB illumination, the Elite series offers one color illumination and the Essential series offers low cost mechanical keyboards without any illumination. The manufacturer differentiates between “Chroma”, “Elite” and “Essential”. Over the years, Razer introduces many different BlackWidow models. Its first model was produced in 2010, a time when mechanical keyboards were more of a niche product. The Razer BlackWidow is one of the worlds most famous mechanical gaming keyboard series. Razer Huntsman / Huntsman TE / Huntsman Mini.Razer BlackWidow V3 / BlackWidow V3 Tenkeyless.Logitech G613 – Wireless Gaming Keyboard.


