I Modded A Razer Keyboard

Ultimately I had a bunch of brands reach out and ask me to take a look at what they had to offer and there was a bunch of really interesting products! I wanted to have some fun and mod the Razer board while showcasing it and it was a blast. Now would I would I personally go out of my way to buy this board being in the custom space of keyboards myself? The answer is no, it's not geared towards me. But I think Razer has really put together a solid product for someone who wants a good keyboard right out of the box.
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Keyboard: Razer Blackwidow v4 75% - www.razer.com/...
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[@disres1337]

the wooting has the best keyboard software by far, no competition

[@nox8010]

funny guy compararing HE software to normal ones

[@ArachnidEdits_]

Nah, it's not open source, huge deal breaker imo

[@disres1337]

@@ArachnidEdits_ your loss

[@windzero00w0]

With so many people out there speaking good/ill of products or software they've never used before, I do really appreciate you backing your opinions with real user experience, and not regurgitate "popular" opinions. 👌

[@yanec2501]

10:02 It's because you can take out the plate mount stabs without dissasembeling the board. You just take out a switch and there's space to take out the entire stab. Even the spacebar which is why there's that line cut into the plate.

[@andoy1850]

Damn my boy trying out new things 😂

[@riceshakes]

I feel like for a gaming board I'd much rather have cheapo doubleshot pbt than cheapo doubleshot abs.

[@gracelandtoo6240]

Definitely, that shine on WASDQE Shift and Space will look ass down the line

[@alexotos]

I guess im the opposite as where I don't mind shine, and prefer the sound of ABS opposed to PBT.

[@riceshakes]

@@alexotos i usually prefer GMK abs sound/colors as well, but for a gaming board I usually slap a epbt set on. Cheap abs sets are usually worse than cheap pbt in my experience. Nothing worse than the shine through abs being inconsistent due to keycap wear, I've had black cheap shine through ABS start smearing before.

[@AnimeFan-wd5pq]

Sound is subjective, shine is objective.

[@TechBoiEski]

The polyfil really gave it a nice profile. I love your take on what the big brands are trying to accomplish. Great vid as always!

[@atmojoe]

You have the best and the cleanest thumbnail for Keyboard content in KZbin imo

[@Extra_ChrisB]

Decent layout (would like a better bottom row), solid sound, interesting switches, CHERRY LIP. Very impressive entry from a gaming brand.

[@alexotos]

HARD agree. It's so close to being something I'd use on the daily, super solid release.

[@samvvell]

like many others, I'm not a fan of proprietary software compared to opensource software like QMK/VIA/VIAL. being able to adjust a keyboard's layout on the fly, like on a work computer or my iPad on the go, is sooo nice. however, I will say the best of all the proprietary software I've used is the obinslab on for the Anne Pro 2. it was surprisingly pretty intuitive and worked without any hiccups. great video as always!

[@mnoguron]

I did an overhaul of an ikbc CD108 V2 (original cherry yucky brownies). It was just a test to see what can be done.. That MOFO came out so good, that I wanted to keep it... but it was promised as gift. Now, there's a colleague of that guy I did the Keeb for that wants exactly the same! I have no idea why but that's that. Some peeps just want a standard, reliable keeb that just sounds and feels good. So, these overhaulin' exercises is something all enthusiasts should try! If it goes again, I'll try on a video. Kudos!

[@fnvfanMSPR]

3:34 I hate how you can see the switches here. The ROG Azoth has this "issue" as well.

[@jiyuqi5381]

Holy shit so good after you mod it

[@theodorosanastasioy8846]

sounds pretty good stock though the competition and variety has raised hopes too much nowadays. Thanks for the modding tips. Happy summer holidays and plenty of actual rest :-)

[@akira8-customkeyboards17]

I look for a good custom for 300 dollars but i'm lost with all model in this channel, which is the best quality and good sounding, or your top3 ? thank you vey much.

[@peanutbutterbean1738]

2:00 havent had much experience with it myself, but id say wootility might just be more user friendly than via, pre ordered the 80HE so when that arrives ill be able to say for certain but it is still the only one that come relatively close to via

[@ElderBug24]

Do the wooting

[@williamtopping]

The yellow switches are also good on Razer keyboards. I own a Blackwidow V3 with Yellows. And it sounds really nice. Just slam in some foam, lube the stems, and it sounds amazing. As for voiding the warranty, isn't it the case that they can no longer do that. Not legally anyway.

[@zepenance9571]

For all those saying the orange keys in the widow are good, they are not. They feel good and sound nice but they fail after 6 months. I"ve gone through 2 RMA's with the switches on this keyboard and i'm about to mod them to something else. :\ its tragic really.

[@F0XdIE67]

I can't believe you made a Razer board sound good... Wow.

[@VeritechVF1S]

I feel like they used plate mounted stabs so that you could remove them without having to open the board and void the warranty. What other reasonings have you heard?

[@weicongtan8580]

What stabs were used for the mod?

[@cnboy14]

Everyone saying oh these products are so mean while also spend £300+ on a keyboard and have no rgb 😂

[@krisrobitzsch]

GMK on a razor board. Blasphemy

[@dockelwin]

wasn't there interference?

[@Om.Bewsss]

those switches not for me

[@ZaneoxYoutube]

🎉

[@Moritz.Langen]

Sounds decent, looks are not my cup of tea.

[@RepoGaming79]

my streamer no :(

[@RepoGaming79]

ok new switches and gmk sounds not too bad