It’s got a leather-like surface with some nice padding, and it attaches magnetically to the keyboard. Of course, this means that the other end of the seven-foot braided cable has two USB plugs and a headset plug as well, so you’ll want to make sure you have enough free ports for those features.Īnother new addition to this keyboard is a wrist rest that’s very similar to the one included with the Razer Ornata Chroma that we reviewed last month.
You’ll also notice that there’s a USB 2.0 passthrough port on the right side of the keyboard, as well as a headphone jack. While it’s not a huge keyboard, it does work in a full numpad on the right and a row of five programmable macro keys on the left. The newest BlackWidow will certainly look familiar if you’ve seen any of its predecessors.
The new Yellow switch is designed with a reduced travel distance that Razer says “allows keys to be pressed faster than ever before.” All of the switches are rated for 80 million keystrokes, which Razer says is “the highest mark amongst current generation mechanical switches.”
There’s also the Razer Orange, which has the tactile bump but not the click, and the new Razer Yellow that’s mechanical without the click or the tactile bump. My review unit uses the Razer Green switches, which feature an audible click and a tactile bump, much like a Cherry MX Blue. The V2 is available with three different switches, all manufactured by Razer.
