Razer Lycosa Programmable Backlit Gaming Keyboard

by Razer

• Keytop with non-slip rubber finish - optimum tactile comfort and makes slipping up in the heat of action a thing of the past
• Backlight Illumination with WASD cluster lighting option - Make darkness your ally. While your enemies fiddle in the shadows, command precision.
• Fully programmable keys with macro capability - enables instantaneous command executions.
• Keytop with non-slip rubber finish
• Backlight illumination with WASD cluster lighting option

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18.5 x 0.8 x 8.8 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000YDIA78
• Item model number: RZ03-00180100-R3U1
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (417 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #23 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Game Hardware > Accessories > Gaming Keyboards
  • #53 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Game Hardware > Accessories > Controllers
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2007

Product Description

Style: Standard Edition

From the Manufacturer

Annihilate your enemies and reign supreme in the gaming world with the Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard. With an awesome host of features, the Razer Lycosa is on an unstoppable mission to destroy and dominate. Execute complex combat maneuvers with swift dexterity. Launch your assaults timed to perfection. You now have the tactical advantage on every terrain, and your enemies' fates are in your hands.

Backlight illumination with WASD cluster lighting option Fully-programmable keys with macro capability TouchPanel™ easy access media keys Keytop with non-slip rubber finish Detachable wrist rest

Gaming cluster with anti-ghosting capability Gaming mode option to deactivate the Windows key 10 customizable profiles with on-the-fly switching 1000Hz Ultrapolling/1ms response time Earphone-out and microphone-in jacks Slim keycap structure with Hyperesponse™ technology One integrated USB extension port Approx. size (inches) w/o wrist rest: 18.5(L) x 6.6(W) x 0.6(H) Approx. size (inches) w/ wrist rest: 18.5(L) x 8.7(W) x 0.6(H)

                                                  

With an awesome host of features, the Razer Lycosa is on an unstoppable mission to destroy and dominate.

	Keytop with non-slip rubber finish With its non-slip rubber finish, the Razer Lycosa offers optimum tactile comfort and makes slipping up in the heat of action a thing of the past.
	Backlight Illumination with WASD cluster lighting option Make darkness your ally. While your enemies fiddle in the shadows, command precision and take hold of their fate with backlight illumination on the Razer Lycosa. With the right keys lit up, you can always be sure of your next move.
	Fully-programmable keys with macro capability Be one step ahead of the competition with fully-programmable keys with macro capability that enable instantaneous command executions.

• Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard
• Certificate of Authenticity
• Quick Start Guide
• Master Guide

             

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Product Description

Annihilate your enemies and reign supreme in the gaming world with the Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard. With an awesome host of features, the Razer Lycosa is on an unstoppable mission to destroy and dominate. Execute complex combat maneuvers with swift dexterity. Launch your assaults timed to perfection. You now have the tactical advantage on every terrain, and your enemies' fates are in your hands. Gaming cluster with anti-ghosting capability Slim keycap structure with Hyperesponse technology TouchPanel easy access media keys Gaming mode option for deactivation of the Windows key 10 customizable software profiles with on-the-fly switching 1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response time Earphone-out and microphone-in jacks Detachable wrist rest One integrated USB extension port Approximate size without wrist rest (L x W x H) - 18.5 x 6.6 x 0.6 inches (469 x 168 x 15 mm) Approximate size with wrist rest (L x W x H) - 18.5 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches (469mm x 221mm x 15mm)Minimum System Requirements Windows XP / x64 / Vista / Vista64 PC with built-in USB ports CD-ROM Drive (for drivers) At least 35MB of hard disk space (for drivers)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

101 of 108 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice keyboard...and not just for gamers. January 3, 2008

By Kevin Mills

Style Name:Standard Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

First, I'm not a gamer. I enjoy a good FPS but generally get pwned by kids 30 years younger than me. I didn't buy this keyboard for it's gaming features. I needed to replace my Logitech MX5000 BT keyboard because it was driving me crazy with it's connection issues. The criteria I had for the replacement was that it be wired (I've tried too many flaky wireless solutions); that it preferably have laptop style keys; that it be relatively quiet (so my wife can sleep in the next room); and that the keys have a switchable backlight (more on that later). The Lycosa met these requirements for me.

The keyboard itself is really nice looking, not too big, and very low profile. The high gloss body finish does show finger prints and dust. The keys have a matte rubber finish that feels good under the finger tips.

I'm almost a touch typist and I have been intrigued by the Das Keyboard II but I just wasn't really ready to commit to a completely unmarked keyboard. The Lycosa is actually a nice compromise in this regard because I can turn off the backlight completely and have a virtually unmarked keyboard.

Speaking of backlighting, it is true that the backlighting for the keyboard it somewhat dim, especially when viewed from a slightly slouched seating position. If you are not very familiar with the standard keyboard layout and you like to slouch when surfing or gaming, then this is probably not the keyboard for you. However, when sitting in a normal typing position the lighting is perfectly adequate even in a well lit room. I do understand the desire to want to control the brightness of the backlight. Maybe that can be supported through a driver or firmware update at some point in the future. It is interesting to note that when the keyboard backlight is in "WASD" mode, that the lit WASD keys are significantly brighter than normal full keyboard backlight mode.

I want to mention that I continue to use my Logitech MX1000 BT mouse and that I have the BT receiver for the mouse plugged into the USB port on the back of the Lycosa and it is working well.

The Lycosa will not be the right keyboard for everyone. If you need to be able to see you keys all the time, look elsewhere. If your a confdent typist and are looking for a nicely designed, high cool-factor, keyboard, then this one is worth considering.

Other keyboards I considered:

Razer Tarantula: Didn't like the industrial design as much and only the side keys were illuminated. Did like the photo-editing keys on the left side (I'm a photoshop user). Didn't have laptop style keys.

Saitek Eclipse: Popular keyboard. Terrible design IMHO. Ugh.

Saitek Eclipse II: Well reviewed. Only slighty better ID than the Eclipse. Backlight was too ambient making keys harder to identify. Keys felt a bit smaller than I'm used too when I was playing with one.

Das Keyboard II: Very high quality, totally unmarked keyboard. I might have to get one someday just for the pure novelty.

Logitech DiNovo Edge: Really nice looking and well reviewed. Nice laptop style keys. Not wired. Very expensive. Too expensive. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, it's expensive.

I intentionaly steered clear of the Microsoft and Logitech herds of keyboards because that's what I've used for the last 20-some years and and I've never had one I truly liked. In fact the last keyboard that I truly enjoyed using was the original model-m keyboard that came with my original IBM PC in 1983. These are still made today, but did not meet my "quiet" requirement.

39 of 41 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Supernice! January 16, 2009

By Popsicledeath

Style Name:Standard Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

After doing a lot of research I finally decided on this keyboard (instead of the G15 or a game pa). I'm used to just using 13 dollar microsoft keyboards, so it was a lot of money for 'just' a keyboard, but so worth it!

Just the keyboard alone, minus the programmable aspects, have been great. I love how it looks when lit up (which I've had no trouble with it seeming too dim), and when my computer is off it looks good too with it's dull black look instead of a shiny plastic like most keyboards.

I also love that it's a very economic design, and especially small for a programmable keyboard. One of my concerns was that some of the other programmable keybards simply seemed huge, and I felt like they were investing too much desk space both for normal computer use and especially for gaming where I have the bad habit of shoving the keyboard to the far left to use mostly the right side.

On that note, because I'm a 'goofy footed' gamer that doesn't use the standard wsad with my left hand for movement, this keyboard was exactly what I needed. Most of the programmable keyboards I saw had the 'special' keys on the far left side, which I can't easily reach when I play games. With this keyboard you can turn ANY key into a programmable macro and it has quick and easy profile switching (and even auto-switching when a program starts up). For me this was great because I was able to turn the insert-pgdwn block of six keys into programmabed macros for my online gaming. It even let me bind macros/programs to the print screen and pause/break keys, which most games don't let you bind actions to in game so they're wasted. As well, you can disable any (any) key on the keyboard that you want (again controllable via profile options), meaning you can disable the pesky windows start/control button that will crash a lot of games to desktop!

Typing on the keyboard is very comfortable too. I write a lot, so I was worried I'd have to effectively have two keyboards, one for gaming and one for writing, but I've found this keyboard to be very comfortable with standard typing (as opposed to my work computer that I'm on right now that the keyboard feels like a game of whack-a-mole to get words out). Sucks though, no going back to the cheapo MS keyboards now even for writing, this one is just too comfortable.

Also being able to plug my usb drive into the back of the keyboard is nice, and keeps me from forgetting it. Having a headphone/speaker jack right in the keyboard is sweet too istead of having to fumble around the base of my tower for the right hole (feeling like a virgin drunk on prom night!). I've never had any problems with the keyboard slipping either, which has been a problem in gaming with the cheaper keyboards I'd use previously.

Oh yeah, I was concerned about how hard it would be to 'program' keys being my first programmable keyboard. I can't compare it to any other keyboard, but it was very easy (no need to read instructions, yay!). It will take a few hours to fine tune 'programs' between the keyboard and game, but once you get the hang of it you won't know how you ever managed without a programmable keyboard for gaming!

UPDATE: As of July 2012 I still use this keyboard daily and thankfully still haven't ever had the issues others have experienced.

I don't use the media keys, and the biggest issue I've had is that a few times (maybe 3 in 4 years?) the LED state will change and my keyboard backlighting will go off or switch to wsad mode. A quick press of the LED button (okay, sometimes have to mash it) and the whole keyboard lights up again). A few times keys have gotten mechanically sluggish and I just blew gunk out from the keyboard and good as new.

I've used my keyboard daily for years, including writing hundreds of pages of essays, reports, stories for college, work and personally, and never had anything but an amazing experience with my keyboard including the fact that even beyond being programmable this is one of the most comfortable standard keyboards I've ever used, and durable. So, take reviews with a grain of salt and read the good and the bad, but I thought I'd update with the fact I've still never had any problems (knock on wood) and this thing is still going strong and I may actually weep the day it dies.

56 of 61 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Overall a good keyboard. June 19, 2009

By A. Millar

Style Name:Standard Edition

This is a good keyboard, in most ways. The color is a nice glossy black, somewhat sleek, back lit in a nice cold blue. I only have one real issue with it:

The rubberized coating on the keys. More thought should have been put into this, as it seems to be easy to erode. My W, A, and D keys are seriously worn through on the top, to the point that there are no recognizable characters on those keys anymore.You just see the transparent key underneath, along with the "X" shape on the underside of the keys. This was a keyboard for gamers, eh? Considering that I've had the keyboard for 7 months now , and that the erosion started after about three months, are any of the keys going to be legible in another 7 months? This coating is really substandard. I still have 10 and 15 year old keyboards in use with all the keys legible.