I am seeing conflicting answers for this, si I want to know: Is this a mechnaical keyboard? Or are the "Gaming Keys" Mechanical? Would like to know.
1053878
They are not mechanical, none of the buttons are. The directional keys and WASD keys just have grip on them.
1053879
Not mechanical. Gaming keys are rubberized ove I was happy with it. No complaints other then wasd keys are a pain to type with so I leave em off. Long coord for usb. Suggest watching a YouTube video before purchasing. Hope you found out what you wanted any other questions feel free to reply. In class atm but nothing to do so not a bother lol. Have a good day.
1053880
I dont think any of the keys are mechanical, but the WASD keys can be switched out with rubber tactile grip keys which is nice for gaming and its a nice keyboard in general
525053
If any gamer uses this board, then ANY keyboard is game. I don't think this keyboard meets the demands of a gamer.
844266
This is not a mechanical keyboard. The LED backlight is also not very bright. The brightest light on the keyboard is the Caps Lock, Scroll Lock and Num Lock indicator lights. The key backlighting is actually very dull, and in the dark, your display will likely wash out the light anyway rendering it essentially useless.
11384
It is a wired keyboard. I would not recommend this keyboard. I have had my for 7-8 months now and the labels on the keys are wearing off already. Also, while the width is ergonomic they have made it harder to reach the number keys at the top as they have added an extra row of keys on the bottom compared to other standard keyboards.
681740
No it's not a mechanical keyboard. If you HAVE to have a mechanical keyboard get the razor black widow. I actually returned the black widow for the g19 because my G15 gave out after 3 years, I got it used too (R.I.P), and I wanted to give the newer model of the g15 a chance.. I've never regretted it since. The display is amazing, the keys feel excellent. This is a 10/10 keyboard in my eyes. The screen tells you all the details you want to know about gaming. For instance, I play league of legends. It tells me my gold per second, current crit%, kdr etc.. its amazing. I love the volume scroll. You can play youtube off it slide shows and so much more!! Hope this helps, good luck! No it's not a mechanical keyboard. If you HAVE to have a mechanical keyboard get the razor black widow. I actually returned the black widow for the g19 because my G15 gave out after 3 years, I got it used too (R.I.P), and I wanted to give the newer model of the g15 a chance.. I've never regretted it since. The display is amazing, the keys feel excellent. This is a 10/10 keyboard in my eyes. The screen tells you all the details you want to know about gaming. For instance, I play league of legends. It tells me my gold per second, current crit%, kdr etc.. its amazing. I love the volume scroll.... » Read More No it's not a mechanical keyboard. If you HAVE to have a mechanical keyboard get the razor black widow. I actually returned the black widow for the g19 because my G15 gave out after 3 years, I got it used too (R.I.P), and I wanted to give the newer model of the g15 a chance.. I've never regretted it since. The display is amazing, the keys feel excellent. This is a 10/10 keyboard in my eyes. The screen tells you all the details you want to know about gaming. For instance, I play league of legends. It tells me my gold per second, current crit%, kdr etc.. its amazing. I love the volume scroll. You can play youtube off it slide shows and so much more!! Hope this helps, good luck! « Show Less
503859
It is a mechanical keyboard. The keys have a good feel, though I ended up putting a dot of epoxy on the F & J home keys to be able to find them by touch, as I couldn't feel the etched dots that were there.
1311028
Very much so, these things can be everything from being decked out with keys of certain sizes and pressure limits on those keys to trigger action. Sometimes it's just little stuff, like back-lighting, or custom-binding keys. Could be any, or all, or even something unmentioned, but yes there is a difference between gaming keyboards and standard stock keyboards.
677805
Honestly, I don't know what mechanical means in this context. All I can relate, is the keyboard is comfortable to type on. The keys are quite responsive and have good tactile responsiveness. The programming of keys can be a little daunting at first, but the tutorial is fairly straightforward. Only complaint I have is the very close proximity of the Caps Lock key to the "A" key. Gets annoying when when you hit that rather than the "A." Actually it's really a pain in the posterior. Still looking for a Caps Lock command. It's a good keyboard as far as I'm concerned, and would recommend it as an entry level type of gaming accessory. Hope this helps. Honestly, I don't know what mechanical means in this context. All I can relate, is the keyboard is comfortable to type on. The keys are quite responsive and have good tactile responsiveness. The programming of keys can be a little daunting at first, but the tutorial is fairly straightforward. Only complaint I have is the very close proximity of the Caps Lock key to the "A" key. Gets annoying when when you hit that rather than the "A." Actually it's really a pain in the posterior. Still looking for a Caps Lock command. It's a good keyboard as far as I'm concerned, and... » Read More Honestly, I don't know what mechanical means in this context. All I can relate, is the keyboard is comfortable to type on. The keys are quite responsive and have good tactile responsiveness. The programming of keys can be a little daunting at first, but the tutorial is fairly straightforward. Only complaint I have is the very close proximity of the Caps Lock key to the "A" key. Gets annoying when when you hit that rather than the "A." Actually it's really a pain in the posterior. Still looking for a Caps Lock command. It's a good keyboard as far as I'm concerned, and would recommend it as an entry level type of gaming accessory. Hope this helps. « Show Less
340360
this keyboard sucks for gaming... seriously! I don't know what its is good for hit the cat with?? It does not remember the state it was last in so every reboot required reactivating the lights. The key to illuminate was print screen / scroll lock which screwed up some other applications that i used when i was turning it on or off. I bought a Logitech illuminated K740. The illumination works great and it remembers the state of the lighting. It also is flat and the keys are easy to see / use. I play BF4 so this works great although i use a Logitech g13 with that also. But games like Far cry 3 work great. good luck this keyboard sucks for gaming... seriously! I don't know what its is good for hit the cat with?? It does not remember the state it was last in so every reboot required reactivating the lights. The key to illuminate was print screen / scroll lock which screwed up some other applications that i used when i was turning it on or off. I bought a Logitech illuminated K740. The illumination works great and it remembers the state of the lighting. It also is flat and the keys are easy to see / use. I play BF4 so this works great although i use a Logitech g13 with that also. But games like Far cry 3... » Read More this keyboard sucks for gaming... seriously! I don't know what its is good for hit the cat with?? It does not remember the state it was last in so every reboot required reactivating the lights. The key to illuminate was print screen / scroll lock which screwed up some other applications that i used when i was turning it on or off. I bought a Logitech illuminated K740. The illumination works great and it remembers the state of the lighting. It also is flat and the keys are easy to see / use. I play BF4 so this works great although i use a Logitech g13 with that also. But games like Far cry 3 work great. good luck « Show Less
1490155
I just tested this keyboard right now. About the loudness of keys, it really depends on how much strength you you put in. If you just lightly And carefully touch a key, it does not make any sound at all in my opinion. But if you hit the keys continuously and very fast, which is what gamers do when chatting, or in a fierce battle, I would say it sounds just as loud as a conventional mechanical keyboard. Therefore, I would not recommend this one to anyone who does a lot of typing, especially gamers, chatters at night.
1178116
If you are referring to the keyboard that I bought from amazon some time ago, it works great. Have had it for some time and use it all time.
681742
No it's not a mechanical keyboard. If you HAVE to have a mechanical keyboard get the razor black widow. I actually returned the black widow for the g19 because my G15 gave out after 3 years, I got it used too (R.I.P), and I wanted to give the newer model of the g15 a chance.. I've never regretted it since. The display is amazing, the keys feel excellent. This is a 10/10 keyboard in my eyes. The screen tells you all the details you want to know about gaming. For instance, I play league of legends. It tells me my gold per second, current crit%, kdr etc.. its amazing. I love the volume scroll. You can play youtube off it slide shows and so much more!! Hope this helps, good luck!
245244
I have used the keyboard for gaming... I found no issues, but I have not tried it extensively. It is obviously not a high-end gaming keyboard, but it should work fine for some light gaming. There is no backlight in this keyboard.
52664
I'm not sure,but I'm not having any problems like this other guy. Some places say it has scissor switches, but I haven't taken any keys off to check. It's a good keyboard IMO.
17333
I bought it a while ago and from this one I got the mx blues. I do not know if it has changed but the ones I am using from when I got this from a few months ago is mx blues. "Razer Black widow Ultimate 2013 Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard" is what is says under product description. I am going to say they are MX blues but not 100% sure. 2013 are mx blues anyways. Hope this has helped you.
519225
Nancy, the keyboard has some faults. Rarely you will find a keyboard that allows 6 keys to be pressed at the same time without missing a letter. I actually feel that this keyboard is worse than that. It also has a glaringly bad light that lights up with every keystroke. This keyboard isn't the best thing for a word processor for those reasons, as well as one other. The ergonomics on this keyboard are non-existant. This keyboard is perfect for home theater uses as well as for XBOX 360. Uses beyond that are really not recommended by me. Hope this helps.Battery-wise, I still have yet to exchange them out. Nancy, the keyboard has some faults. Rarely you will find a keyboard that allows 6 keys to be pressed at the same time without missing a letter. I actually feel that this keyboard is worse than that. It also has a glaringly bad light that lights up with every keystroke. This keyboard isn't the best thing for a word processor for those reasons, as well as one other. The ergonomics on this keyboard are non-existant. This keyboard is perfect for home theater uses as well as for XBOX 360. Uses beyond that are really not recommended by me. Hope this helps.Battery-wise, I still have... » Read More Nancy, the keyboard has some faults. Rarely you will find a keyboard that allows 6 keys to be pressed at the same time without missing a letter. I actually feel that this keyboard is worse than that. It also has a glaringly bad light that lights up with every keystroke. This keyboard isn't the best thing for a word processor for those reasons, as well as one other. The ergonomics on this keyboard are non-existant. This keyboard is perfect for home theater uses as well as for XBOX 360. Uses beyond that are really not recommended by me. Hope this helps.Battery-wise, I still have yet to exchange them out. « Show Less
1011275
I purchased the same keyboard and ended up giving up on it. I had nothing but problems with the keyboard. I ended up going with the Logitech Bluetooth keyboard. It's much better. If you're still within the period when you can return the keyboard for a refund, I recommend doing so.