Customer Reviews

Razer Pro Solutions ProType Multimedia Keyboard

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I will admit that the start key is a disappointing, they could have put a Start/Apple logo on the key but overall this keyboard rocks on my Macbook Pro. The key feel is wonderful, the ipod integration and function keys on the left and the right work right out of the box and the cobalt blue backlighting on some of the keys is really cool. I have had a steady stream of folks coming in my office and asking where I got it. Go and buy yourself one, you won't regret it.

Razer Pro Solutions ProType Multimedia Keyboard

I just received this keyboard the other day directly from the manufacturer and when I opened the box I was a little disappointed. I opened it, and to my surprise it was not a mac style keyboard, it is windows based. The only thing that I can see on here that resembles the mac keyboard is the eject button (which shares the pause/break key) and the clear button (which shares the num lock key). They didn't even take the time to put the apple or option key on there (the alt and start key respectively). I happen to like the design of the mac keyboard, and would have preferred it to come in that style, especially since when I purchased the tarantula and found out that it was not compatible with the mac, but the protype would be. I was also surprised to find that they did not include replacement keys for us gamers, nor the tool to remove keys if you would like to, I think this would have been a great idea on their part to include the "mac" keys to replace the windows equivalents on the keyboard. I would imagine it can't be too difficult considering the keyboard looks almost identical to the Tarantula. Everything else about the keyboard is nice, I enjoy the responsiveness of the keys, and they are a good mesh of quietness and solid feel. I would have just preferred that the "mac" keyboard from razer be a of true mac design.

I feel like I should point out some of the good things about the keyboard now... First off, it's visually stunning, a good mix of style and function overall. The keys that light up don't seem to be too bothersome, although this could be annoying for some people, especially since you can't turn it off. I don't personally have an iPod so I don't really have an opinion about the iPod dock, although I'm sure some people will love this feature, although if you like to keep your keyboard in a tray that goes under the desktop it will make it unusable since it sits in the back of the keyboard and requires you put the iPod sticking up out of it. Also, this keyboard is about twice the size of the standard mac keyboard, which is a plus and a minus, it might be a bit too big for some, but I enjoy having the built in wrist rest.

Good over all quality.
But the driver sucks in Leopard and therefore the 10 side keys don't work. Waited for a year, but no driver update come out yet.
But after all, I like its key feeling, better than most other keyboards.

I liked the piano-like finish of this item and enjoyed the feel of the keys. Unfortunately, it only took 5 months for the keyboard to start breaking down. Several of the keys are now broken -- you have to beat them to get them to type -- and the hole keyboard will probably be in the garbage in a few weeks time. I've never seen anything like this from any of my much cheaper keyboards. This was my last purchase from Razer.

okay, this isn't exactly a review but a commant to most of the reviews.... everyone puts down that there isnt any mac keys on it, and if im not mistaken THIS ISN'T A APPLE KEYBOARD!! just cause its white don't mean they have to put apple stickers all over it for you!!! it has ipod integration, that don't mean its an apple keyboard!! you can plug your ipod into alot of cars now from the factory, does that mean the radio needs to be made by apple and you expect apple software in it?? seriously, think before you decide to review something for what it's not... its a standard keyboard with ippod connectivity!! review it as such!!

I saved up and purchased this keyboard several months ago - I was eager to find a keyboard that would integrate with a Mac and be useful for online gaming. I immediately noted the microsoft config as other reviewers have mentioned, but enjoyed using it. Keystroking is comfortable and responsive. But within a few weeks the center letter keys stopped working (starting with T and R then on down. I have had horrible customer support from Razer to resolve the problem and I still have a very expensive and worthless keyboard.

Cons:
It's white, which is nice but I bought it with the pro-click mouse, next to which they keyboard is a slightly yellowy white. Doesn't matter so much when it's on as the blue glowing bits tend to disguise it somewhat.

There is an annoyance in that the pg up, pg dn, home & end block of keys is pointlessly non-standard. Missing the key you're after will plague you for the first few weeks. On the pointless rearrangement front, there's also 'start' in stead of the windows logo, which is still MS-centric but not intuitive. There's also only one WIndows key, not two so Win-L is a mildly more annoying shortcut to use.

I'm not a big fan of the keys, either - prefer a more laptop-like keyboard. It's also huge. Really big. Plus, I never use keyboard macros so the additional buttons are, for me at least, a bit of a waste.

Pros:
Two USB ports are useful, although they are 1.2, not 2.0.

The ipod dock is useful if you have an ipod.

It looks nice if you have a white desktop.

I'm using this keyboard with a Windows machine. It's shiny and pretty which nice to look at, but unfortunately the drivers for it aren't so great. There aren't enough customization options for the keyboard. You can run custom macros off of 5 keys on either side of the keyboard, but you can't really change much else. The zoom button doesn't even work for anything other than windows picture viewer or adobe photoshop/illustrator. My friend has a wireless logitech keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3000 Laser 967553-0403 and it allows him to do a lot more with his settings. He can zoom in on web pages, not just photos in picture viewer, and scroll down pages using knobs on the side of the keyboard. He can also choose to have changes like Mute, Volume Level, Caps On and Off displayed on the screen. You could write macros for the 10 customizable to keys to do most of these things, but for what you're paying, they really ought to have thought their drivers out enough that this shouldn't be an issue. Also, I can't get the line out jack to work.

Pros:
nice to type on
looks nice on a desk
interfaces with ipod
glows in blue, too sexy

cons:
takes 2 dedicated usb ports (though there are 2 on the keyboard itself; I have a laptop so for me this is annoying)
drivers only really let you pick a media player, and customize your 10 glowing custom keys on the right and left side of the keyboard

Like the previous reviewer... I was quite disappointed by Razer on this one. For months they bragged to us about making the definitive BEST Mac keyboard. However, the first thing you notice after unboxing is the LACK of an Apple/Command button, and rather, a Windows "START" button.

Sure, you can go into your Mac's system preferences and change the key modifiers so that the Alt button on the keyboard acts as the command key and that the START button acts as the normal Alt/option mac key. But this is a pain for users like myself who connect this at home to their Macbook (Pro) and then during the day when they're portable, we have to set the settings back to the defaults.

Come on Razer, FIX THIS!

Note: This was the behavior with and without the Razer mac drivers. Razer acknowledges the only work around to be going into system preferences and changing the modifier defaults. However, this is not a good solution to users who then use the default Apple keyboard on their portables.