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(More customer reviews)EDIT: Due to the fact my keyboard is now on its way to replacement, I would like to change my rating to a 2. I had to pay for the shipping back to the manufacturer to get a replacement because the USB on it didn't work anymore and a couple keys were already not working or barely working. I've only had they keyboard 4 months. This was a great keyboard but to be first manufacturing line out and the first problem I have is keys not working... that's a bad sign. I don't know if the USB ever worked but I didn't have a need to use it until a few weeks ago. No working USB, no big deal. Having keys like 's' and 'backspace' stop working is a huge deal.
In short, I paid top dollar for a high end gaming keyboard. It failed on the S key. Meaning no more backpedal and no more gaming. The backspace also became problematic. The USB stopped working. This keyboard was expensive. I expect better. Especially if I have to pay $8 to ship it back for replacement.
I just received this keyboard yesterday and since there are no reviews, I'm sure people are holding out to know if this keyboard is any good. Well, it is to a point. It's backlit blue, there is no other color option just so you know.
Pros:
It looks sleek and shiny. The finish is very shiny and polished like some new HDTVs you see.
The backlighting on the keys look really nice and well lit. It'd very subtle on all the keys and looks like the keys are naturally glowing instead of being lit. When the backlighting is off it just looks solid black, which is cool. The keys won't light when on standby or powered off.
The keystroke is somewhat short, which I kind of like. It's halfway between a standard keyboard and a laptop's keys without being too close.
There is a macro program you can use to change key functions, disable keys, and enable macros that automatically activate when you start certain games. Best use, you can turn off the windows button or any other button you want.
You can enable just WASD lighting on your keyboard for gaming, which actually helps a lot.
Cons:
The glaze mixed with short keys adds to typos. It might just take getting used to as I moved from a standard keyboard with huge keys to this.
While the backlighting is great, the lighting on the Caps, Num, Scroll buttons is incredibly bright. I wish you could disable just certain lights, but you can't. In fact, you can't even turn it off unless you turn num off and so on.
If you're used to knowing where you are on the keyboard by the bumps on F, J, and 5... you might have a hard time. They are very slightly raised.
The up arrow and left arrow are flush with the keyboard while the other two are slightly raised. This is a bit annoying for now.
Fingerprints fingerprints, EVERYWHERE! Yeah, it's a problem if you care about it. You only notice it in a well lit room. I can barely see them in my office and if you're in the type of lighting where backlit keyboard would be needed, you probably wouldn't notice them. They did include a nice microfiber cloth for ridding of your smudges.
Concerns:
Will this wear down? I worry that the glaze might wear off because I've never had a piece of electronics with this glazed look that I actually constantly touch.
The lasting period of the backlighting. I couldn't find any info on this. While it looks way more solid than competitor keyboards, all lights burn out eventually.
Conclusion:
I have not found any of the problems in this keyboard that most people had in their other razer keyboards. I actually like this keyboard quite a bit, the only problems I have are getting used to the keys and that annoyingly bright num lock. It does have a mic, headphone, and USB jack in the back of it. While the USB is helpful, I have surround sound so the headphones and mic are not. Both of those items plug directly into my system.
You can't see it but the ports are above the pause and scroll buttons on the back of the board. The board also has legs to prop it up slightly higher, not high enough I think as it barely makes a difference. The cord is slightly longer than a standard keyboard and the extra ports cords are all given enough rope to let you plug them in comfortably.
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The Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition is everything the award-winning Razer Lycosa is; topped with a revolutionary high gloss mirror finish and tailor-made for the gamer who pwns in style. Fully-programmable Hyperesponse keys with extensive macro capabilities, backlit illumination with anti-ghosting features on the gaming cluster.
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