


We’ve been using the Green and Yellow switches, and they’ve both been a joy to use for different reasons. The Orange switches are a halfway house between the two, but all are equally durable, tested to withstand an unfathomable 80 million keypresses. The color coded Green, Orange and Yellow switches each have their benefits.Įssentially, the Greens, which require very definite key presses, are great for the accuracy gamers crave, while the Yellows are quieter and better suited to low-travel speedy typing and FPS style games where the same key is pressed repeatedly. Razer now makes three mechanical switch types of its own to rival the likes of Cherry MX. Still, the accompanying 3.5 mm audio pass through jack was appreciated.

But most will just find it useful to be able to highlight and color the W, A, S, D and other game-specific keys for low-light gaming situations.Ī braided cable ensures that the BlackWidow Chroma V2 won’t get too tangled with other wires around the back of your gaming rig, though it was disappointing to find only one USB passthrough port where some rivals offer two.

It’s mesmerising to look at: you can turn your keyboard into something rivalling a fireworks display, with options to have lights ripple away from your fingertips with every key press, or to glitter like stars. The Chroma SDK also allows developers to make specific lighting schemes for their games, which can be applied whilst playing (though only a handful of titles are currently taking advantage of this feature). Using Razer’s Chroma Configurator customisable lighting software (part of Razer’s Synapse cloud-syncing system), each individual key can be set to one of 16.8 million color options, saved to multiple profiles to let you tailor lighting styles to individual games.
