Razer blackwidow tournament edition chroma review

When we talk about gamer peripherals, the keyboard is undoubtedly one of the most important, having a good quality unit and excellent features can make the difference between victory and defeat. Not only gamers benefit from the best keyboards on the market, if you have to spend many hours writing it is essential to have a high quality one. Razer offers us the BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma, a very compact model that we can transport in a very comfortable way and that has a removable USB cable, Razer Green switches and Chroma lighting system.

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Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma Features

Unboxing and keyboard presentation

The Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma arrives in a luxury presentation, we find a box in which the corporate colors of the brand predominate. On the front we see an image of the keyboard as well as the layout it presents, this time we find an American key distribution and on the back we detail all the characteristics of the keyboard. Something that we miss is a window that allows us to test the buttons before going through the box, a detail that we have seen in other keyboards of the brand even at a lower cost.

We open the box and we find a case that contains the keyboard inside, this case has a zipper closure for great comfort of use. It is a compact keyboard so it comes to us great to have a cover to take it to our friends' house to play. Inside the case also comes a USB cable to connect the keyboard to the computer and the usual stickers and Razer warranty and congratulation card. We highlight that the keyboard does not have a wireless mode despite the fact that the cable is detachable.

It is time to focus our eyes on the keyboard, the BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma is a very compact unit with dimensions of 366 mm x 154 mm x 30 mm and a weight of only 950 grams. With these features it is a keyboard lighter even than some membrane units, it is noted that it has been designed to be easily transported. The negative aspect of such a compact and light design is that the numeric keyboard has been dispensed with, something that those who make very intensive use of it will not like, although it is a keyboard aimed at gamers so it will not be a problem.

The keyboard is based on the popular BlackWidow Tournament Edition original and adds the advanced Chroma lighting system based on highly customizable RGB LEDs, so you can give your keyboard a great customization and adapt it better to your tastes. This keyboard is designed for durability and switches made by Razer. These switches are manufactured by Razer with the aim of improving the characteristics and benefits of the Cherry MX that are usually the most used.

These Razer Green switches have been based on the Cherry MX Blue and Red and have been modified and improved to be able to offer a longevity of up to 60 million pulsations with a 1.9 mm travel along with a deviation of 0.4 mm, so the experience is much more enjoyable. Each key supports an activation force of up to 50 grams and a 1000 Hz ultrapolling. It also incorporates 10 n-Key Rollover (NKRO) technology and 10 keys reinforced with Anti-Ghosting protection that transmit an ideal experience to the end user.

In the back we find two folding plastic legs that allow us to slightly lift the keyboard for greater comfort of use if the user considers it appropriate.

This time we did not find any USB port on the sides or 3.5 mm jack connectors for audio and micro, one more consequence of betting on a compact and lightweight design. Thus we lose the possibility of using in a more comfortable way some peripherals that use this interface or a pendrive for example.

Razer Synapse 2.0 software and Chroma lighting system

We got to the software section with the Razer Synapse 2.0 application. To install the customization application, we must go to the official Razer website and download the Razer Synapse application. Its installation is just as simple as the rest of the applications in windows (all "following"). Once the application is open, it will ask us to update the product firmware, which we always recommend, even if it takes a few minutes (the process is all automatic). The only important thing is not to disconnect it during the process. If you do it later, you can do it from the application itself.

The great protagonist of this BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma is, as its name suggests, the advanced Chroma lighting system that allows us to customize the keyboard with 16.8 million colors and the following available effects:

Wave: Swap the color scale and make a customizable wave effect in two directions. Spectrum Cycle: Cycles of all colors. Breathing: It allows us to choose 1 or 2 colors and they alternate for several seconds. Chroma Experience: Make a color combination starting from the equator of the keyboard. Static: A single fixed color. Custom themes backlit specific keys, depending on the profile / game activated. By default the following come:
- MMO: Number keys, WSAD and Enter are activated.MOBA: Number keys from 1 to 6, QWER, AS and B.RTS: Number keys from 1 to 5, AS, SHIFT, CTRL and ALT.Counter Strike Global: numeric keys from 1 to 5, Tab, QWER, Y, U, ASD, G, K, B, SHIFT and CTRL.DOTA 2: function keys F1 to F8, numeric from 1 to 6, QWERY, AS, G, ZXCVBN and enter.League Of Legends: number keys from 1 to 7, QWER, ASDF, and B. Starcraft II: Function keys F1 to F4, number keys 1 to 5, AS, Shift, BN, Control, Alt and Enter.

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Razer Synapse is not just limited to controlling the Chroma lighting system, from here we can manage numerous keyboard options such as creating different user profiles, assigning functions to each key and managing the help macros.

Final words and conclusion

Many of us are users who spend much of the day in front of a computer, whether for work, leisure or study. The most important peripherals, mouse and keyboard, are often the most neglected by regular computer users, many times spending a lot of money on a tower and skimping on something to be used every time you interact in any way with the team.

The Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma is a mechanical keyboard that offers us a high-performance solution and the best quality along with a very compact design that makes it very manageable and portable. It is a keyboard aimed at players who want to travel to events or their friends' houses and want to take their keyboard with them. If your user profile meets these points, this is the best keyboard for you.

Although its price is high, let's not forget that it has high quality switches and with excellent operation, we also highlight the 1000 Hz and 10 n-Key Rollover (NKRO) ultrapolling technologies for impeccable operation.

To test its performance we have used the usual working environment (office automation, graphic design and video and programming), the performance there is very nice. It is true that these switches are a mixture of the MX-Blue and MX-Red and that you need a few hours to get used to them. While the gaming experience gives us a plus and we feel quite comfortable.

Currently, there is a lot of competition between mechanical keyboards to play . But without a doubt the Razer Blackwidow X Chroma is one of the best on the market although its price may be a handicap for the final consumer.

The Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma is for sale on the official Razer website for a price of 169.99 euros in its different versions of Layout.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ 10 N-KEY ROLLOVER.	- DOES NOT HAVE WRIST REST.
+ COMPACT AND LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN.	- HIGH PRICE.
+ LED BACKLIGHTING OF 16.8 MILLION COLORS.	- NO KEYS INTENDED FOR MACROS.
+ HIGH CLAITY OWNER SWITCHES.	- NO USB HUB INCORPORATED.
+ SOFTWARE VERY WORKED.	-WITHOUT SPANISH VERSION.
+ VERY COMFORTABLE AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF USE.