- Brand Name: Razer
- Model: RZ03-00380100-R3U1
- Color Name: Black
- Input Device: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Stealth Edition
- Hardware Platform: Pc
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Product Description
From the Manufacturer
he Razer BlackWidow Ultimate takes you full speed into combat with a full-fledged mechanical key infrastructure delivering crisp, tactile feedback with every actuation. Bringing an entirely different feel and faster keystroke actuation to the table, this revolutionary fully backlit gaming keyboard is rounded off by its additional macro keys and unlimited on-the-fly macro recording.
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 | Full Mechanical Keys for Superior Tactility and Faster Response |
 | On-The-Fly Macro Recording & Profiles Allow Effortless Configuration |
 | Individually Backlit Keys With 5 Levels of Lighting |
- Package Contents
- Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Gaming Keyboard
- Certificate of Authenticity
- Quick Start Guide
- Master Guide
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 Razer Lycosa™ Gaming Keyboard Backlight Illumination Non-slip rubber finish for optimum tactile comfort, fully-programmable keys with macro capability |  Razer Megalodon™ Gaming Headset 7.1 Suround Sound The definitive headset for gamers today, utilizing next-gen technologies and a DSP system with unheard-of power |  Razer Megasoma™ Professional Gaming Mat A hybrid of a hard and a soft mouse mat with a comfortable feel and smooth glide |
Product Description
The RAZER RZ03-00380100-R3U1 BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is the first mechanical gaming keyboard designed to pave the way for a whole new feel and accelerated gameplay. A full mechanical key infrastructure delivers distinctive tactile feedback, superior gaming-grade response and unsurpassed actions per minute with an extended lifespan of over 50 million keystrokes. Its five additional macro keys with on-the-fly recording and optimized key matrix allow you to stay in complete control of every frenzied battle as you outmaneuver your adversaries and perform back-to-back assaults.
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349 of 419 people found the following review helpful
By Furzee
I really wanted to like this keyboard. I also never thought I would be making a review on this keyboard. Not only that, I never thought it would be a negative review. Most of the time, when I check out reviews, I usually end up thinking "Oh, look at the couple of bad reviews, haha. Poor raging people about a little bit of bad luck." But either I am incredibly unlucky, incredibly picky, or this keyboard really is crap.
So I got this keyboard online. After two weeks of waiting, I finally got my box in the mail. Man, I was so excited! I played with it a lot and really enjoyed the feel of the keys. About a day into my joy with the keyboard, I realized the spacebar was really hard to press, and sometimes stuck. I examined it and noticed that the spacebar was bumping the alt key. I did a quick google search and found that it was a common problem with this keyboard because Razer doesn't use consistant models for their keys. Oh well, return it and try again!
Second time I bought it, I picked it up from a nearby store. I quickly took it out in my car and checked the spacebar. It was fine, yay! I took it home and started gaming. I don't generally look down at my keyboard, but as I typed in something I glanced down to make sure I was hitting my G key.
But it wasn't the G key, it was the S key. Yeah, that's right, my G and S keys were swapped. Wtf? I looked it up, no info on it. But I did find out that if I removed the keys and swapped them, I would void my 1-year warranty I get with Razer for the product.
Soooo...I couldn't do the simple solution. I couldn't stand waiting a year to switch my keys, so I went off to return it.
Third time I got it, after dealing with customer service at the store, they let me open it in the store and examine it, as well as plug it into one of their computers and type a bit to make sure it worked. I didn't notice anything - the spacebar didn't seem to hit the alt key or anything! Woohoo, finally! I took it home happy.
So now I'm sitting here, having just finished a gaming session, on this keyboard. And guess what. After about a day of playing again, the spacebar started noticeably touching the alt key. Sometimes it touches so bad it actually PRESSES the alt key (it just did that now... ew). What I failed to realize at the store was that in this particular copy of the board I have, the spacebar doesn't touch the alt key every single time. When I messed with it in the store, it wasn't touching. And right now, it stopped touching momentarily. But it shifts a lot and quickly starts to touch again, especially if I hit it with my right thumb over my left thumb.
Returning this tomorrow and picking up a Logitech board =(.
So in summary, I've spent a lot of time and money buying this keyboard THREE TIMES, hoping it will work! And every time, I have gotten a piece of crap. It looks SO pretty, feels SO nice to type on (cept the spacebar) but it seems like it was put together by 3-year-olds and is DEFINITELY not the quality expected out of such an expensive keyboard.
In my opinion, do NOT buy this board! Get something that actually lives up to the insane cost it has.
Pros:
- So pretty....so pretty. Backlights are sharp, keys are soft, and the mechanical feel is to die for.
- Makes nice clicky noises for those who like that sound!
- Did I mention it is pretty?
Cons:
- Spacebar defects on a LOT of boards. You better cross your fingers if you buy this.
- The keys are not consistant. Not only can they be switched around, but often times you get an odd mix of lowercase and uppercase. The one I am typing on now is uppercase, the one I had before was 50:50, and the first was all lower.
- Low quality, very low, for the amount of money spent.
- Due to how the mechanical switches are designed, the best backlit position is at the top of the keys. So they switched the position of the symbols on keys. What I mean is 1 is above !, instead of below. \ is above, instead of below |. If you don't have your keyboard memorized, prepare to be a little confused. If you don't know what I am saying, check the images and look closely at the number row compared to a normal keyboard.
- Odd text is sometimes hard to read n the keys.
Good luck if you buy it =/. If you don't, more power to you!
So I got this keyboard online. After two weeks of waiting, I finally got my box in the mail. Man, I was so excited! I played with it a lot and really enjoyed the feel of the keys. About a day into my joy with the keyboard, I realized the spacebar was really hard to press, and sometimes stuck. I examined it and noticed that the spacebar was bumping the alt key. I did a quick google search and found that it was a common problem with this keyboard because Razer doesn't use consistant models for their keys. Oh well, return it and try again!
Second time I bought it, I picked it up from a nearby store. I quickly took it out in my car and checked the spacebar. It was fine, yay! I took it home and started gaming. I don't generally look down at my keyboard, but as I typed in something I glanced down to make sure I was hitting my G key.
But it wasn't the G key, it was the S key. Yeah, that's right, my G and S keys were swapped. Wtf? I looked it up, no info on it. But I did find out that if I removed the keys and swapped them, I would void my 1-year warranty I get with Razer for the product.
Soooo...I couldn't do the simple solution. I couldn't stand waiting a year to switch my keys, so I went off to return it.
Third time I got it, after dealing with customer service at the store, they let me open it in the store and examine it, as well as plug it into one of their computers and type a bit to make sure it worked. I didn't notice anything - the spacebar didn't seem to hit the alt key or anything! Woohoo, finally! I took it home happy.
So now I'm sitting here, having just finished a gaming session, on this keyboard. And guess what. After about a day of playing again, the spacebar started noticeably touching the alt key. Sometimes it touches so bad it actually PRESSES the alt key (it just did that now... ew). What I failed to realize at the store was that in this particular copy of the board I have, the spacebar doesn't touch the alt key every single time. When I messed with it in the store, it wasn't touching. And right now, it stopped touching momentarily. But it shifts a lot and quickly starts to touch again, especially if I hit it with my right thumb over my left thumb.
Returning this tomorrow and picking up a Logitech board =(.
So in summary, I've spent a lot of time and money buying this keyboard THREE TIMES, hoping it will work! And every time, I have gotten a piece of crap. It looks SO pretty, feels SO nice to type on (cept the spacebar) but it seems like it was put together by 3-year-olds and is DEFINITELY not the quality expected out of such an expensive keyboard.
In my opinion, do NOT buy this board! Get something that actually lives up to the insane cost it has.
Pros:
- So pretty....so pretty. Backlights are sharp, keys are soft, and the mechanical feel is to die for.
- Makes nice clicky noises for those who like that sound!
- Did I mention it is pretty?
Cons:
- Spacebar defects on a LOT of boards. You better cross your fingers if you buy this.
- The keys are not consistant. Not only can they be switched around, but often times you get an odd mix of lowercase and uppercase. The one I am typing on now is uppercase, the one I had before was 50:50, and the first was all lower.
- Low quality, very low, for the amount of money spent.
- Due to how the mechanical switches are designed, the best backlit position is at the top of the keys. So they switched the position of the symbols on keys. What I mean is 1 is above !, instead of below. \ is above, instead of below |. If you don't have your keyboard memorized, prepare to be a little confused. If you don't know what I am saying, check the images and look closely at the number row compared to a normal keyboard.
- Odd text is sometimes hard to read n the keys.
Good luck if you buy it =/. If you don't, more power to you!
The manufacturer commented on this review
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Hello,
I would like to apologize for any troubles you have had with your Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Keyboard. Having any problems with a unit you just purchased can be frustrating and having more than one problem is certainly not acceptable and beyond frustrating. As you mention in your review the unit looks and feels great, but having the problems you mentioned puts a major damper on the fun factor.
Razer Support can certainly help with any issues you may be having and they will quickly remedy any problem. We know you want to get back to your gaming and do not want any downtime because your keyboard is not working the way it should. You can reach the Razer Support Team at www.razersupport.com/email or by phone at 888-697-2037. The team will make sure any problem you are having is promptly resolved. We want you to enjoy your keyboard in the same way the other positive reviewers are.
Razer|Wave
I would like to apologize for any troubles you have had with your Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Keyboard. Having any problems with a unit you just purchased can be frustrating and having more than one problem is certainly not acceptable and beyond frustrating. As you mention in your review the unit looks and feels great, but having the problems you mentioned puts a major damper on the fun factor.
Razer Support can certainly help with any issues you may be having and they will quickly remedy any problem. We know you want to get back to your gaming and do not want any downtime because your keyboard is not working the way it should. You can reach the Razer Support Team at www.razersupport.com/email or by phone at 888-697-2037. The team will make sure any problem you are having is promptly resolved. We want you to enjoy your keyboard in the same way the other positive reviewers are.
Razer|Wave
37 of 42 people found the following review helpful
By Alexander N
Amazon Verified Purchase
-=! I love this keyboard !=-
This is supposed to be ultimate gaming keyboard, but it is best for programming, or if you type a lot like for instance a screen writer or a novelist. Remember back in the nineties IBM made mechanical keyboards model M? The feel of this one is reminiscent of those. It is hard if not impossible to find those classic IBM mechanical keyboards. If you find one for sale in excellent condition chances are the price tag is around $200 if not more.
Razer BlackWidow is a good alternative.
I am an old school, 16 years in computer industry, lots of programming, lot of typing. I know a good keyboard when I feel one. This one is it. It is heavy MECHANICAL board with real mechanical keys! It scores 5 stars on all accounts that I consider important and those are as follows:
1) It has standard layout with windows and menu keys. It has full and standard right hand keys such as arrows, the insert, delete, home, end, page up and page down as well as complete number pad. The F keys are grouped. If you are a programmer like me no doubt you use shortcuts in your favorite development environment or text editor and heaving the F keys grouped in standard way is important.
2) It has mechanical keys. Yes they are mechanical and they "clutzy". They have that all important resistance and mechanical feel. This is a lost trend in manufacturing keyboards. A responsive set of mechanical keys that provide proper resistance.
3) It is straight and not ergonomic which is another big plus, at least for me. Personally I can't stand those curved atrocities with rubber mats for keys instead of real metal spring.
4) It has lots of LEDs and is letup like Christmas tree, which also nice if you (like a real programmer) write your code in the dead of night. However if you do not like the LEDs you can turn them off. (You might want to keep them off unless you have a hefty power supply.)
5) It does not require any butteries, just plugs in to your USB port. This is also nice for the office setting. I never understood the need for a wireless keyboard for a desktop. Forgive me I am old fashioned.
6) It does not have all those stupid extra keys that most of the modern keyboards have. You know the ones I mean, the extra keys that supposed to start your apps like word, excel, web browser or calc. Who would ever use those anyway? They just clutter the board, completely useless. Unless you start and shut-down you word processor 60 times a minute they are waist of space and only there to charge you more money. Not a problem here.
This keyboard has a function button that switches the mode of your F keys so that you can start / stop music player and adjust the volume. Which is sweet.
7) It looks good. Nice and sleek, would be better if the wrist area would be just a little longer, but oh well. It is a small price to pay for the mechanical keys which are hard to find nowadays.
8) The cable has two USB connections, one is a pass through, the other is the actual keyboard connection. Also it has audio pass through, which nice, I can plug my headphones in to it and have my desktop further away from me.
The only negative thing I found so far is the extra five keys to the left. Why are they there? I suppose they have use if you game, and need some extra programmable keys. I have not programmed them to anything. Never have any use for anything that is not a standard layout, so I can't tell how good/bad the are.
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Now about Gaming.
I can only speak for FPS games like Unreal, because that is all I ever play if I have the time and in the mood. Yes, it works, rather well. But if you are looking for some super gaming keyboard with lots of programmable keys for whatever reason, perhaps this keyboard is not for you. It will play FPS just fine though. No problem with using keys like W S D A X for long periods of time (running, walking, side stepping, back pedaling etc.)
One thing remains. The test of time. How long will I be able to pound on both of them at home and at the office before one of them brakes? We shall see. Until that time this is the best keyboard I had in last 10 years, well ever since the mechanical keyboards vanished from the main market.
Bottom line if you are a programmer, or a writer, or just type a whole a lot this keyboard is for you.
***
Update:
Had two of these since February 2011. One at home and one at the office. Still works like the day I got it from the box. No failures.
This is supposed to be ultimate gaming keyboard, but it is best for programming, or if you type a lot like for instance a screen writer or a novelist. Remember back in the nineties IBM made mechanical keyboards model M? The feel of this one is reminiscent of those. It is hard if not impossible to find those classic IBM mechanical keyboards. If you find one for sale in excellent condition chances are the price tag is around $200 if not more.
Razer BlackWidow is a good alternative.
I am an old school, 16 years in computer industry, lots of programming, lot of typing. I know a good keyboard when I feel one. This one is it. It is heavy MECHANICAL board with real mechanical keys! It scores 5 stars on all accounts that I consider important and those are as follows:
1) It has standard layout with windows and menu keys. It has full and standard right hand keys such as arrows, the insert, delete, home, end, page up and page down as well as complete number pad. The F keys are grouped. If you are a programmer like me no doubt you use shortcuts in your favorite development environment or text editor and heaving the F keys grouped in standard way is important.
2) It has mechanical keys. Yes they are mechanical and they "clutzy". They have that all important resistance and mechanical feel. This is a lost trend in manufacturing keyboards. A responsive set of mechanical keys that provide proper resistance.
3) It is straight and not ergonomic which is another big plus, at least for me. Personally I can't stand those curved atrocities with rubber mats for keys instead of real metal spring.
4) It has lots of LEDs and is letup like Christmas tree, which also nice if you (like a real programmer) write your code in the dead of night. However if you do not like the LEDs you can turn them off. (You might want to keep them off unless you have a hefty power supply.)
5) It does not require any butteries, just plugs in to your USB port. This is also nice for the office setting. I never understood the need for a wireless keyboard for a desktop. Forgive me I am old fashioned.
6) It does not have all those stupid extra keys that most of the modern keyboards have. You know the ones I mean, the extra keys that supposed to start your apps like word, excel, web browser or calc. Who would ever use those anyway? They just clutter the board, completely useless. Unless you start and shut-down you word processor 60 times a minute they are waist of space and only there to charge you more money. Not a problem here.
This keyboard has a function button that switches the mode of your F keys so that you can start / stop music player and adjust the volume. Which is sweet.
7) It looks good. Nice and sleek, would be better if the wrist area would be just a little longer, but oh well. It is a small price to pay for the mechanical keys which are hard to find nowadays.
8) The cable has two USB connections, one is a pass through, the other is the actual keyboard connection. Also it has audio pass through, which nice, I can plug my headphones in to it and have my desktop further away from me.
The only negative thing I found so far is the extra five keys to the left. Why are they there? I suppose they have use if you game, and need some extra programmable keys. I have not programmed them to anything. Never have any use for anything that is not a standard layout, so I can't tell how good/bad the are.
* * *
Now about Gaming.
I can only speak for FPS games like Unreal, because that is all I ever play if I have the time and in the mood. Yes, it works, rather well. But if you are looking for some super gaming keyboard with lots of programmable keys for whatever reason, perhaps this keyboard is not for you. It will play FPS just fine though. No problem with using keys like W S D A X for long periods of time (running, walking, side stepping, back pedaling etc.)
One thing remains. The test of time. How long will I be able to pound on both of them at home and at the office before one of them brakes? We shall see. Until that time this is the best keyboard I had in last 10 years, well ever since the mechanical keyboards vanished from the main market.
Bottom line if you are a programmer, or a writer, or just type a whole a lot this keyboard is for you.
***
Update:
Had two of these since February 2011. One at home and one at the office. Still works like the day I got it from the box. No failures.
23 of 27 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor quality, it's been almost 3 weeks and customer support have not issued a refund
May 18, 2012
By Olduwan
I bought the stealth edition via razer's own website (apparently you can only buy the stealth edition directly through them). Wow, what I terrible mistake I've made. I got the keyboard and the left ALT key and spacebar rubs against other plastic so it's sticky. I contacted razer for a replacement and they said they will schedule a pickup of the defective unit in 3 business days and then issue a full refund. That was almost 3 weeks ago. I have since purchased a much better quality keyboard (the Logitech G110). All I want to do is return this overpriced piece of crap to them and get my refund. Every time I email them about the UPS pickup of the defective unit so I can get a refund, they have responded "allow 3 business days for a scheduled pick up". I'm not sure what planet the razer support team works on but I'm pretty sure 3 Earth weeks does not equal to 3 Earth business days.
I'm going to contact my credit card company as it is obvious they want to keep my money and not allow me return the defective unit they sold me. I'm also going to contact BBB and my State's camber of commerce about this.
DO NOT BUT Razer products! They will sell you crappy quality items and not allow you to return defects!
I'm going to contact my credit card company as it is obvious they want to keep my money and not allow me return the defective unit they sold me. I'm also going to contact BBB and my State's camber of commerce about this.
DO NOT BUT Razer products! They will sell you crappy quality items and not allow you to return defects!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
Very noisy can hear the key board clicks all through the house. It's set up good though and my son likes it
Published 23 days ago by D. Huston
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a great gift for game lover
I bought this for my bf as a random gift, though we broke up now, he loves it anyway.
Very good quality, and it's shipped on time.
Very good quality, and it's shipped on time.
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Published 1 month ago by A.E.M-V
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Good Keyboard, Bad Seller.
BUYER BEWARE: THIS IS A FANTASTIC KEYBOARD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
EPIC
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Published 1 month ago by Demosthenes
3.0 out of 5 stars
razer
Compared to other similar keyboards I had in the past, the build quality appeared to be good and I had absolutely no issues with the mechanicals some have noted. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Oscar A. Gross-pacheco
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best keyboard out there.
It feels great to type on the Blackwidow. The Cherry MX Blue keys have the tactile feedback that make typing so much more enjoyable. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Zhili Wu
1.0 out of 5 stars
why blues ONLY ?!!??!
Why Razer only have blue switches for their GAMING keyboards?
Blue keys rock for typing but SUCK BALLS for gaming
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Blue keys rock for typing but SUCK BALLS for gaming
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Published 1 month ago by Carl Johnson
2.0 out of 5 stars
Worked perfectly but was wobbly
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Published 1 month ago by jsanchez19
