Introduction to the Razer Blackwidow Chroma v2

After popping our mechanical keyboard ‘Cherry’ (Cherry MX pun intended!) with the Razer BlackWidow X Chroma, we would classify ourselves here at RageQuitters as having an intermediate-level of knowledge in this area after undergoing a bit of a history lesson whilst reviewing the keyboard.

However, did this venture into this arena sate our desire for the ‘perfect’ mechanical keyboard that has no need for improvement?

Did it hell! Instead it opened the flood gates for us that there is a whole world of choice out there just waiting to replace your bog-standard, generic cheap membrane keyboard.

Enter Razer’s latest entry into the mechanical keyboard arena – the Razer BlackWidow Chroma v2 which has the following ‘new’ features:

Razer™ Mechanical Switches with 50g actuation force

80 million keystroke life span

Chroma backlighting with 16.8 million customizable colour options

Razer Synapse enabled

10 key roll-over anti-ghosting

Fully programmable keys with on-the-fly macro recording

5 additional dedicated macro keys

Gaming mode option

Audio-out/mic-in jacks

USB pass-through

1000Hz Ultrapolling

Braided fibre cable

Approximate size: 475mm/18.72 in (Width) x 171mm/6.74 in (Height) x 39mm/1.54 in (Depth)

Approximate weight: 1500g/3.31lbs

We say ‘new’ in inverted commas as the majority of these features (taken from the official product page) are actually identical to the Razer BlackWidow Chroma v1, so it might come as a bit of a surprise that we believe that the launch of this product heralds in a sort of ‘renaissance period’ for the venerable Razer BlackWidow linage.

But what make’s us feel this way?

Let’s find out…