Best Razer Keyboard Yet! NEW Razer Blackwidow V4 75% Review
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- Razer just dropped the brand new Razer Blackwidow V4 75 gaming keyboard that features a TON of first time mods and additions to a Razer keyboard that really delves into the world of customs. From a new layout with internal mods with gasket mounting to a hotswap PCB, Razer threw a lot at the Blackwidow V4 75. But does it work? Check it all out in this review!
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Follow ups! It's actually $189 not $199, and all 3 switch types WILL be available for purchase from Razer, most likely meaning this will only ever be sold in the orange tactile version so people can buy other switches.
In Europe it's 219€ :(
Soon as Wooting comes out with a 75% layout with all the same benefits of the 64HE........They will dominate the whole gamers market
Black $189
White $199
189 usd is very fair price
@@uhhh684 I'd say $150 is fairer than $189
Razer is such an enigma. They added the Cobra instead of the Viper Mini Wireless people have been begging for, but then they turn around and release a 75% keyboard that makes the vast majority of OEM keyboards look foolish. Price isn't amazing, but Razer seems to give retailers a fair amount of flexibility when it comes to sale prices
yea they really gave us that useless viper mini signature edition 💀
@@adrianyang2192that's not useless at all
you mean the best mice in the world?@@adrianyang2192
Cobra is more or less nearly the same as viper mini (+rgb) so can't complain there
Eitherways viper signature is the ultimate viper mini wireless so i would rather same money get that one day in life because that is the best luxury mice made till date
Otherwise viper pro and da3 pro are already available and pretty much the most GOATed (non luxury/non collector) mice ever released
Lmao at the person above who said viper mini signature is useless
That is literally the greatest gaming mice ever made both in terms of luxury and actual performance in competitive pro gaming.
Literally the only downside is the price and even that is justifiable for its magnesium alloy ultra premium body that still weights less than anything else on the market (except zaunkoenig, but that is super mini mouse) and its raw performance that is STILL the best on any wireless mouse
Don't know if this is a known issues but I purchased two v4 75% for me and my brother after watching this video. Everything was fine for 3 months and now we've both had a lot of double press issues and even bough new stock switches, swapped them with the keys that were double pressing and still have the same issues. We've tried cleaning each switch individually but still get double presses even triple presses. Don't know what's affecting our two keyboards but just so people know that this keyboard isn't as as hyped up as it should've been. Nothing like thinking you're counter strafing in CS2 just to have your shot miss and cause a loss.
I got a replacement product from Razer but unfortunately the problem still persists :(
I remember when i swore by gaming brands and paid the gamer tax. Used to think my corsair was the best. Stayed with it for 4 years. Bro custom keyboards have gotten cheap, an aluminum board can be bought for less than $100, and there are plenty of good switches with dust proof design. You can even get hall effect switches to have perfect counter strafing too if you want. All for cheaper than what this razer costs
Holy cow. Did not expect to see this comment here. I returned to this video after a year of purchasing this keyboard. Like you said, I encountered the same double press issues, as I replaced it three times. No luck in any of them. Every one of them starts to experience this issue after a month or two. Now Razer is not even responding to me at all; it is always a dead loop of waiting for further assistance by email, which never arrives.
yall just lower the polling rate smh
@@grape40 nope.You have absolutely no idea.. If that works for you, you have another problem
To speak on the volume dial as someone with the V3 i actually think its a massive improvement. The previous design often allowed debris to get in the wheel and mess with its functionality. The new wheel looks a lot more robust and separating it from the mute key should leave less room for similar debris issues. The new design in general looks a lot more durable which is a nice change for Razer
Forget the keyboard, The GOAT has beyblades 🔥❤
Yeah, beyblade burst. Disgrace
man that makes me hellah nostalgic for my middle school days
Man I used to battle in the lunchroom all the time😂
@@madumeracaabisuch detailed designs only for them to fall apart so quickly. I know that’s the intention but I can’t with them 🥴
You pick the wrong product, mate.
I used linear switches exclusively in every keyboard i bought, and I actually don't mind these at all.. They feel good af, and it legit does not feel that drastically different from the linears I was using. It feels so good to game, and to type after about a day of getting used to them. I do not care to go buy all the parts separately, or and then building it. This feels like a very premium product straight out the box, and I think that's who razer was marketing this for. I give this a 10/10 I still can't believe how good this thing feels.
Yea the Orange switches are really nice. The tactile bump is very slight.
Dont buy this keyboard until they fix the repeating issue that most of us are dealing with. It's cancer and they haven't offered a fix yet.
Yeah same issue here
I’ve had mine for about 2 and a half months with daily use and have never had a problem
Changed out 9 switches so far and it’s not slowing down
@@stimmymcgotems408 ok so the only thing I’ve found that seems ti work for the longest period between needing to be fixed again is 91% rubbing alcohol and a medical syringe in compressed air, squirt, some of the alcohol into each of the plugs, and then air dry it with compressed air, and it seems to keep the switches working for a longer period of time, I also soak the switch itself and dry it as well
If you are talking about double type just change the switches and It worked for me
It really looks amazing, a VAST improvement from past gaming keyboards. If you intend on switching out the switches or more, i wouldn't pay $190 for this, but I'm so glad gaming companies are realizing how much gaming keyboard have sucked. The internal mods and everything is quite amazing, and helps people who are buying gaming keyboards to plug and play. 75% is my favorite layout so I'm biased, but the fact it includes a scroll wheel too is absolutely wonderful.
He flashed the Keychron V1 on screen and that's actually what I bought to build on myself lol. If you buy the barebones kit with the knob, you get an amazing base to put your own switches in for under $100. Have a great day!
Always good to see a company take notes and actually make improvements
@@randomfrankp Absolutely. The only thing like this that we've had for a while was the Wooting.
@@oCloudyThere's literally nothing significant in this Razer Keyboard that makes it any different than other standard keyboards, except the high price.
I'm planning to buy Keychron V1. If i understend correctly the font on the keys is not transparent so it is not backlit. At night, does the backlight from under keys help to recognize the characters on the keys?
@@Empty12345that's just ignorant and factually incorrect lol
The reason I never bought any Razer keyboards, is because they were not hot swappable so there's no way for me to repair a faulty switch (unless you're a technician). But now I have a reason to buy Razer keyboards. I will buy from Razer when my custom keyboard goes wrong, but it's probably gonna take a while. Anyways this is a welcome change and I hope other Razer keyboards get the upgrade in the future too.
You definitely don’t have to be a technician to be able to desolder and solder an keyboard switch. I have been doing that since I was a kid.
Razer deathstalker v2 pro tkl was hotswap
@@CptAloevera I didn't know that, thank you!
@@Frontofax I thought it was a difficult thing to do since none of the people I know are able to solder things, and I don't have the tools for it. Maybe I'll look into that. Thanks for letting me know
The Deathstalker V2 Pro is not a standard hotswap. It’s only able to be swapped with other Razer opticals, which Razer doesn’t sell.
Love to see the direction Razer is going in. The fact that they're gonna be selling their orange switches separately is also pretty nice! Although recently I did get an old blackwidow lite to desolder, harvest, and mod their previously discontinued orange switches to use in my GMMK Pro...
Anyway, couple things I wanted to point out: the new orange switches actuate at 2mm rather than 1.5mm, this board features an FR4 plate as opposed to a metal plate, and that the price is actually $190 instead of $200. That aside, great review as always :D
Yup! They actuate at 1.5mm down from their 3.5mm - aka 2mm
They now put all their switches on sale
They said to use FR4 but in fact they don't. It's still just a metal plate which is relatively false advertising or even scamming.
Damn went into this thinking I would not even be remotely interested based on recent Razer releases but they did a good job with this one, well done Razer
Thank you for mentioning the Azoth, it's my favorite keyboard in over 20 years and can be had for around $200 quite often. I think the added wireless and BT options, switch options, BPT keycaps, OLED screen is definitely worth $10 more and probably even $60. However I'm excited that Razor has made this keyboard now we have two mainstream brands touching the custom/mod market. It's a good time to be a keyboard lover!
Yea but now someone like me doesn't know which one to get lmao I am trying to watch alot of videos on both but still idk
@unholydonutswhat is that? Sorry i don't know it
Armoury Crate is reason enough to not purchase any Asus keyboard. And the Azoth OLED has been reported to burn in rather quickly.
@@syberpunk For what it's worth our Azoth is approach a year old and no burn in after constant use. When I switches to my GMMK Pro then Neo65 one of my sons took it as his main. He doesn't use the software and neither did I. We did eventually replace the switches with WS Morandi linears though as he wanted linear rather than tactile.
75% is my favorite layout, it has all the important buttons without the numpad.
Just picked this keyboard recently, and I am loving it for every purpose so far. I have to say, loving the beyblades casually laid out on the side. Brought back some good memories!!
how is it going?
I saw all those Beyblades Frank! Used to have so much fun with that when I was a kid
I'm still happy with the Asus Azoth 75%
The F-Row starts directly above the 1 key and ends directly above the = key, the entire F-Row has no horizontal gaps at all; so F6 is directly above regular 6.
This much more natural, i cant see wanting to own any KB unless it has an identical layout.
Bruh why dont just get another one.. its only $200 u can make $200 less thsn a week 😞
True that 75% when f keys is directly above is just better, especially for mmo gaming
Way to go Razer. I use to have Razer keyboards everything until I got into the custom keyboard community for years at this point. It's amazing to see them adopting all this, it will be my first razer keyboard purchase in a very long time. Can't wait.
you have custom boards why would you spend money on this
great step in the right direction, the price (190$ US) is still high compared to something like Akko 3084B+, a 75% keyboard, also lubed and with foam stock and with wireless capability while costing 70$ US, but otherwise it's one of the best gaming keyboard there is
This Razer keyboard is as good as anyother standars keyboard.
They tried nothing new & has nothing better.
I bought a linear switch gaming keyboard around 6-7 months ago, and man I hated the fact that there is no resistance whatsoever, 7 months later I accidentally press buttons all the time, it’s incredibly annoying. But I couldn’t pull the trigger on buying a new one since it’s only been 7 months and I thought I’d get used to it eventually.
I ordered the blackwidow v4 75% last night and I can’t wait
I ordered one shortly after a few reviews praised it and got it yesterday. Very happy with it so far. :)
How was it so far? Is there any issue with double typing? Cause ive seen a lot of customers complaining about it.
@@CristofWhen I haven't had an issue myself. Still working quite well.
@@CristofWhen I haven't had an issue myself. Still working quite well.
Good to see Razer and Asus having "gaming" keyboards with better stabs, spacebar and dampening sound. In the past these kbs were rattle-galore.
It's amazing how Razer listens but at the same time doesn't.
I'm glad to finally see Silent Tactile switches on a Black Widow, but looks like I'll have to keep waiting until they get things right.
- Needs PBT key caps.
- They need to stop locking keys mappings in Synapse.
- Needs an additional left side cable port. Maybe even right side too for left handed people.
- Need the 65% of this new Black Widow, without the F keys and media keys/scroll wheel.
Never understood the need for media keys on a keyboard when you can just remap normal keys / use hypershift on your mouse / or use a stream deck if you have one.
I just use my mouse since the it has a scroll wheel and I don't have to look to see which media keys I'm pressing.
Frank, if they listen to you more than us, please let them know
As a frequent media buttons user, I really appreciate it. F keys are also nice to use as buy binds in CS. 65% would be nice though.
Man, I remember when you first started your channel. Well done my friend!!!
My man does the best peripheral reviews
I think what razor went for here was a gaming keyboard for ppl who like to type and realistically that makes sense. Personally I have the analog switches on the gamepad so the táctiles work perfectly for me
Brown/orange is the only way to go for me, it's the perfect balance between gaming and typing, hate blues/greens because of the noise, hate the reds/yellows because im the type to finger rest on keys often which is a no go for these.
Glad to see razer bring back the oranges as those were skipped for 2 release cycles.
Wish they would make a traditional sized version of this, while at it did anyone check the new Asus Scope II 96? that full sized form factor is so good.
You could try a heavier linear switch. I used to have the same issues but found the light tactility from most brown switches to be annoying. Got into custom keyboards and tried some heavy linear and most of my problems were solved. An easy one to try is Cherry Mx black or any black switches from kailh, gateron or outemu
I love the way these bigger keyboard manufacturers are adding the best parts of custom keyboards to their own keyboards. Still waiting for Logitech to come out with their own hotswap keyboard like this. I know they made a g pro x keyboard that's hotswap but the bottom row wasn't standard so I'm really excited to see how they respond to this keyboard and the Asus azoth
Logitech is so asleep on their G series. Their last product was the shroud mouse, and before that I guess the gpx.
the wrist rest is one of the comfiest i have ever tried in my life best addition to a custom keyboard is nice
In terms of aesthetics, I agree about this new Razer mkb being the best
Lovely video! It maybe is true that 80% of users may prefer liner switches, however as I am a typist and not a a gamer, THIS is exactly what I’ve been wanting from Razer for years: an RGB at 65 or 75% with tactile switches (and hot swappable so could put some Holy Pandas), in an ISO layout, with some lube and foam (as I am not good at modifying keyboards myself). I’d love to see the exact same configuration in their 65%. The things I’d love to see would be to move the usb port to the left, a coiled cable, maybe wireless mode and maybe the rgb Razer logo in the front of the keyboard. For my needs, this is the best keyboard they’ve come out with so far. What’s also missing, is a plastic keyboard cover…
I'm waiting for the Razer Blackwidow V4 60% release. It's gonna be amazing 😎
I used to be a dedicated Razer fan boy. I've owned multiple blackwidows, death adders, basalisk, Mamba, kraken, blackshark, etc... But I've started to leave them. Their blackwidow V3 Mini Hyperspeed was a disaster with input issues. I switched to the Red Dragon k632 wireless and.... I get all the features this offered, plus more with it having 2.4ghz Wireless, for only $50. This keyboard is $190!!!! Razer! Figure it out. That costs WAY TOO MUCH. I want to love Razer stuff. I'm obsessed with the esthetic, but I just simply can't justify your cost any longer.
Everything I assumed about this keyboard, even while watching the video, surprised me on what Razer is doing. This is definitely something I am interested in as far as looking more into it. Thanks Frank!
WOW... First razer product that actually catches my attention, the sound was pretty good! 🤔
Received the white version today. Very nice keyboard and i really love the Orange switches. So satisfying to type on. Board sounds great too.
Hey Frank, I don’t watch as more as I used to. But considering I had my eye on this when it was announced, you were the first stop for me to wait for a review for. Your professionalism and your opinion (being close to my own) helps with my desicionmaking, thanks!
This channel is so essential when you're first starting to build your own set-up
The Razer board I've been waiting for ❤
I literally just got into the custom keyboard scene a month ago after selling all my razer boards specifically because I coudn't swap their greens out. its crazy to think they would actually put out a hotswap board, hopefully they put out a less premium version of this cause for $200 I'd probably go for a different brand.
THEY PUT A TAPE MOD TOO AYOO
So many options for $100. I got an Akko 5705B and RK M75. Both with silver switches. Came from a Corsair K70 Mk2.
I'm pretty sure this is not their first hotswap keyboard.
wait like 1-2 months and snipe v4 for like 100$ if u rly want a cheap looking pile of plastic by razer
The asmr and sick keyboard breakdown. loved this video
At least a user friendly keyboard from Razer. But for me the best from Razer is still the Huntsman TE with foam mod, lubed optical switches and stabs, tightened switch stabilizers. Stock is one of the worst very loud because of the loose switch stabs. But in a few hours with a little magic you can imagine... It could be pretty silent :) Anyways nice video as always! Keep up the great job. Cheers
My man thats a blast from the past. BEYBLADE? Thats my childhood right there
floating keys, tactile, wireless, rgb. that is the secret sauceee. The BlackWidow Lite was near perfect. just needed RGB, 65%, and wireless.
Could you try out the 8bitdo nes keyboard to see if its any good. Love the retro style and would like to know if the quality lines up with the price.
Just copped this kb and been having a great time so far, it would of been even better if they had the optical Red Linears ngl
I had some difficulty focusing on the keyboard showcase when you had OG beyblades as deskprops
The OG Dragoon and Draciel. I was more focused on those than the keyboard LOL
It is really strange considering that tactiles are general more expensive and linear speed switches are generally the preference for gaming keyboards.
never thought I will see the day that razer makes a customizable keyboard its almost enough to make me cry🥲
Would you recommend this or the asus azoth?
Love the review frank 👌 professional as always
Crazy to see Razer offer a hotswap board, let alone something with this level of customization. Hope HyperX catches on and they release their Aqua Tactiles for purchase on their own
Other than the non-standard bottom row and north facing switches, it really feels like Razer nailed this one. Nice to see them incorporate so many enthusiast features into a mass market release
it looks standard to me
Bottom row seems like a standard 75 to me
awesome review! it's definitely an upgrade to my blackwidow mini v3. the only thing they are missing is the micro keys on the left side of the keyboard that wouldve been 11/10.
Actually sounds pretty damn good. A little hollow but there is basicly no stem wobble thats great.
Just spelt beer on my huntsman’s v2. Guess it’s times for an upgrade since I can’t use my esc key 😂
This bundled up with Cobra Pro would be the best default gaming setup to buy.
I’m not too amused how they claimed ‘aluminum case’ yet it’s only a top plate really.
Still considering it though, due to those extra functions and how compact they made the buttons without messing around with those extra gaps (you’re right, it’s ever so slightly irritating to see those little gaps, as if the whole point of the Tenkeyless isn’t to have a compact keyboard that still has all the functional buttons.)
It’s between this and the GMMK Pro for me, anyways. At least this has some decent default switches included until if/when you go to switch them out.
Nice, once they update the huntsman with these extras and keep the optical switches I'll think about upgrading
Keep up the great work Frank. You know what you're doing. :)
Same
Razer must have separate teams for their mouse and keyboards. Mouse department does not care about what the community wants (Viper Mini Wireless) but the keyboard department actually listens to the community and come up with something like this. 75%, hot-swapped, tape mod, FR4 plate and more! Way to go!
Looks like they're really working with some keyboard enthusiasts.
Their keyboards have had a huge jump in quality a couple years back and I have never been disappointed with any I have picked up.
But their mice are totally a crapshoot and after going through 4 different models, I feel really lucky that my Viper has not had any issues so far.
EDIT: I also definitely think that keyboards having a dedicated community of enthusiasts helps. That same thing doesn't exist with mice where the only audience that has influence are esports players.
Too bad it's not having a wireless feature as well. Very often, I need to use a keyboard with a smart TV.
Hey Frank, I bought tthis Keyboard about two months ago and i amm having problems witth double typing leetters. Have you had any isssues with that and or do you know a fixy other that changing thee keayboard settingss in windows? Cheeerss
i have this keyboard and i really like it...i just ordered the linear switches cause im not really a tactile person i have no complaints other than i wish they used a little more lube on the stabilizers and at this price it should've deff came with a carrying case
man now i want to buy beyblades, those took me back
This is an amazing board, my only gripe is I wish you could buy it barebones or choose the switches it comes with as I usually don’t like tactiles. I’ve heard these are really nice though so I might try it out.
Don’t buy razer switches they sell em for dumb expensive
Razer owns the peripheral game, no debate. Easily. Just need audio now dialed in, once that's done it'll be dumb to buy anything else.
Not sure about that. They still fail with the led lights still north facing. Working at micro center razer is our 3rd selling keyboard.
im loving the og beyblades in the back
Epic , i was thinking about buying the Keyhron K2-K3 but it looks great specially if there are in ISO layout .
Kind of interested in this keyboard and the tactile switches since I'm doing mostly coding and other office stuff. I've loved the Gateron Yellows which are same force of 50g.
I like the BlackWidow V4 Pro a bit more, since I do need a numpad for number entry.
I hope they bring this one out in my layout as well asap, I really need a new keyboard
Curious to know if you'll be doing a review of the "Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Mini" or did I miss it? I really want your feedback to know if its worth it.
Been waiting all year for the school tech video, can’t wait
Saturday!
ummm, forget the Keyboard, you need to show us more of that Beyblade collection!
it looks amazing! no rapid trigger tho?
why cant this be wireless as well? would be perfect, gonna stick to deathstalker v2 for that
Having the biggest issues with the switches. The switches get sticky really fast if you use it a lot. I have had to swap and replace the WASD switches multiple times already. Have had it for less than a year. Is this normal for mechanical keyboards?
What I really like is the wrist rest. I can’t find a good keyboard case that has a magnetic wrist rest
when does the pro model come out? im guessing it will have rapid trigger?
You didn’t notice any cpu variance because you can’t tell the difference between 125, 1000 or 8000hz polling. People play Ozu with customs that have 125hz and they’re pressing those 2 buttons WAY faster than you would playing Battlefield.
You would still not notice as its a mechanical switch and not optical, a keypress is a very short response, and also, most humans can't tell a 0.875ms difference. Polling rate really doesn't matter for keyboards but it's a nice feature. Maybe a hall effect or optical switch would have a bigger benefit due to the custom actuation distance.
i want the yellows in the blackwidow v4 75, but they aren't available despite being available in the full size version. guess i am sticking with the blackwidow v3 mini hyperspeed. also get wireless as a bonus
I have a Razer Blackwidow V4 Pro full size... I'm tempted to switch to this one. For some reason I can't stand linear switches... I returned the first keyboard I owned that had linears... But I also want a quiet keyboard. So I was disappointed the full V4 Pro only had yellows or clicky.... neither one of which I wanted it. I'm suffering with clickies right now; but these oranges sound much quieter.
silly question, what is a Gaming Keyboard? What specific features do they have over a normal/custom keyboard?
Good to see you FrankP
So glad they brought the orange switch back!!
can any one tel me if the gammakay pegasus switches fit in the razor blackwidow v4 75 ?
Does it come I white? I can’t seem to find a white version.
For pre order. It's literally on the product page.
Waiting for white version. Also could be 60 or 65 but 75 is ok too.
Happy they don’t use optical switches. I have sticky keys issue with my mini
If they add the rapid trigger on this? Maybe I'll buy one but its a mechanical not optical so it is what it is
Will Razer sell 75% PBT keycaps set? Honestly, if you're in the market for backlit, you could only buy transparent keycaps, generic color keycaps or pudding keycaps. I just want a simple but not too cheap looking backlit keycap set.
Its funny that they saw these kinds of take and implement them well, but I'm still wondering their thought process when they made the Cobra
Its a really good keyboard, but is it better then the wooting 60he?
If you really want the hall effect switches and it's advantages like rapid trigger, wooting. If you don't care about those extra 0.2 milliseconds, this is way better. But a custom keyboard would sound and feel better than both. Both have their nieches tho, I'd go for a wooing and mod it. This is an easy no hassle board that is good out of the box, but not the best in any area.
is this just the V4 Pro but a 75% version?
This isnt the pro 75% version. The pro 75% version has a small OLED display under the metal dial. This is the blackwidow v4 75%
Great vid, does this come in full size?
They prob used tactile switches to get people that already have clicks and linear Huntsman to buy another Huntsman. If the released another clicks or linear, it won’t be as enticing to those who already have one.
I love that they released a 75% keyboard!
My laptop has a 75% keyboard and I really love the form factor!
asus azoth is often $200, it's better built and it's wireless compatible with mac which is a huge plus
1 hour since the video was uploaded and the keyboard (at least in the link) was already sold-out :D
Whats the difference between this and the regular V4 pro ?
I feel like Razer is the most open to add enthusiast grade futures, while Corsair looks to be the most stuck up