What Makes This Pro? - Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro 75%

[@reedoken6143]

I really wish we could escape this reality where people are willing to pay a premium for a product that is labeled 'gaming' despite having no other additional features or functionality.

[@Orlyy]

@@reedoken6143 idk why it won't reply to your comment. But what I said is the extremely low wireless latency, and their software.

[@washedjeffery]

@@Orlyy doesn't mean they can sell us a cheap keyboard with good software, cus there's chinese companies that can do that

[@Orlyy]

@@washedjeffery yeah, I don't use gaming boards anymore. I use a zoom75. But I wish I could have a gaming board inside of a custom board lol

[@monstrous4462]

@@Orlyy all these extremely low wire latency and what not is not saving someone's poor gaming skills, you'd have to be top 1% to even have the good software do its part.

[@Orlyy]

@@monstrous4462 not saying it does, but it'd be nice regardless. I'm not a top player of anything, that's for damn sure. I'm not living in delusional land. But I still like the software, and I just prefer it, simple as that.

[@WonderSausage]

Sponsored or not, thank you for covering a commercial board. So much of the enthusiast community ignores this stuff that it sometimes feels elitist (I'm guilty of this as well)

[@alexotos]

I think its important to look at all facets of the hobby and keyboards!

[@ygosoccer]

Reading the elitism in the chat throughout the video was nauseating, this community can really suck sometimes. Kudos to Alex for staying positive

[@aylavkyub]

Very true. What I'm weirded out is that people are being elitist in a hobby that has the word "custom" in it as if this hobby is not mostly subjective. Heck, we even call Cherry switches' scratchiness "adds character"🤣

[@FrenchManZary1]

@@aylavkyubtbh this isn’t new phenomenon, back then when tahea reviewed the Huntsman TE (yeah that’s quite a long time ago) people in the chat weren’t nice at all.

[@aylavkyub]

@FrenchManZary1 that's true. But people are getting more aggressive and the occurrence is becoming more frequent recently. The more these big companies step their foot in our world, the more these people get rattled, as if they're actually waiting for this moment. I actually took a 1 week break (as in I avoided anything keyboard related) because I saw a review comparing both ROG's vs Razer's newest offering and the comments section is worse than here. Looks like I'll take another, j/k.

[@hugs965]

A "not terrible" keyboard shouldn't be more than 80 bucks, not 300

[@mikerzisu9508]

For $289 you can get a metal wooting 80he with he switches and top tier support, plus the best keyboard software ever.

[@craigtrish2011]

You wooting fanboys have the same script for every comment. Either you work for them, or you looooove to spread those butt cheeks for them

[@akaisan1]

So, as someone that used Razer products in the past but has since taken a different approach to peripherals: I dont agrer with Razer Software being the least bad. It uses a ton of ressources for unknown reasons. Its a Nightmare to delete and it just sucks outside of being User friendly interface wise.... Thank you for covering this though!

[@alexotos]

Interesting! I've had the opposite experience for the installed products. Maybe it's dependent on a few things, I'm not expert in the category and I can only report on what i've seen! Anytime!

[@jerrychua9364]

Razer has really stepped it up in terms of software. They have cleaned it up significantly and it doesn't bog down the system anymore, and most of their peripherals have on-board storage to remember all your settings/profiles. Deleting it is also very simple now. I have been using Razer products since the very first deathadder and I know what you mean by their crappy software, but thankfully that isn't the case anymore. Props to Razer for such impressive improvements over the last few years.

[@akaisan1]

@jerrychua9364 thats a W then. Havent used them for the Last 2 years.

[@sxnthwave]

I feel like if the Bridge 75HE by Shortcut studio can be so cheap and sound great, you pair that with Razers supply chain management, QC, Software, branding/marketing, and Customer service... That would be something special.

[@Omega-EP]

Sure, but honestly, I don't want that. The more people get into the custom keyboard hobby, the higher the demand for custom boards will be and my wallet will be even more empty!

[@sxnthwave]

@ I feel like standard big brand keyboards being a smidge closer to customs might help transition some people into the hobby though

[@lemonhaze1506]

@@Omega-EPmore demand = cheaper boards. Someone didn’t study Econ101 😂

[@zivens.2407]

​@@Omega-EP The real problem is we wouldn't get as many diverse designs. The whole point of mass production is cutting down on cost. We would get more boards but waaaayyy less variety.

[@Omega-EP]

@@lemonhaze1506 Wait, no. That doesn't make any sense. If people want something, the prices should go up because said item increases in value...? Because value is a factor determined by consumers' demand...?

[@zivens.2407]

It's not for me, but as we say "It's worth what people are willing to pay for it." I hope this board finds its target audience!

[@AquaPeet]

21:28 Teddybear: **audible swallow** Wh-what???

[@moosekeyboards]

is this the bauer lite? or is this another board?

[@withbirds]

Hey can I ask where I can get that mini mat you have?

[@ChiefBrianIrons]

Never liked OEM boards especially razer since you need to use their software and have internet connection. This is why I like VIA easy to add your configuration and save it onto the board.

[@aylavkyub]

*sigh* I guess the comment section will always be plagued with stereotypes, but that's fine. So I guess I'll explain some of the stuff just to give out more information. 1. "If you're bad at gaming, it can't magically make you good, you still suck". I know you hate the marketing that gaming companies do and judge the peripherals accordingly. But it's similar to having an overpiced good knife, it can't make me a pro chef, but heck it feels good to use. And as a former competitive person, any advantage that we can get, even if it's just a miniscule .001%, we'll surely get it. Yes, not worth it, but it's not about being worth it. Heck, all custom keyboards aren't worth it. I can just buy A4tech and be as productive anyway. This applies to higher-polling rate too. Yes, it can't make you a better gamer, but it's like saying taking vitamins will magically make you immune to sickness. It doesn't work that way and the sooner you look at it from this perspective, the less stress you'll feel whenever you see someone review a gaming keyboard that isn't made for you and you'll never buy. 2. "Chinese companies makes just as good software, if not better". Pretty sure you didn't do a deep dive of the software and you only care about the common stuff; that's okay. But if that's the case, then all software sucks and VIA is the best. But no, for some people UX is really important. I myself is a function over looks type of person, but the generic Chinese RGB software sucks to navigate. Besides that, gaming company software offer more than just remapping keys and RGB. They have graphs and stats (which I understand doesn't matter to you, but I still have to mention it). But the best functionality IMO is this. While I understand that iCue isn't the best, but for sure it's the most comprehensive RGB software that I've used. It gave me the ability to cycle through all my saved RGB profiles with one press of a button. They also partner with gaming developers to have custom lights while playing their game and it add immersiveness. I understand that it doesn't have value for 99% of people in the world but that doesn't mean that these features should be overlooked nor invalidated.

[@existence3585]

How much did they pay you for this lmao

[@재백이-g9s]

wired mode 1000hz Wireless mode 4000hz Its weird 😂 Also it has chattering

[@Kj_Crunch]

Apparently software is a big part of these boards and from what I see is what most people see as important to the value. Most of us are okay with something basic like VIA, but apparently a big selling point for wooting is the software even tho, IMO it's an overpriced piece of crap, that sounds terrible, but started the optical switches = better gamer hype train, even tho if you're bad, you're still gonna be bad with it. Razer software is hit or miss for me, I kinda liked it, but then apparently it download a bunch of other stuff with it that just randomly lauches and runs in the background (that could be on me for not looking closely at the installer tho).

[@apaf820]

Can you upload the yale blue haku vod🎉🎉

[@mihneagogu1389]

Compare this with a neo65/70/80 with some random pbt keycaps and gat yellows… yeah not much of a comparison is it

[@jds2024]

❤

[@dielitval]

its crazy that people still think that pbt is higher quality and better than abs

[@Kahlimer0]

Unjustified price for a mainstream "gaming" keyboard, not even the design or assembling system justify what they ask for it.

[@cactuscat8009]

they are just hoping that people who overvalue brands and buy them to buy the lifestyle or status wont stop being their customers also lazy people who dont want to build their board or uninformed people will buy these overpriced average boards

[@Kahlimer0]

@@cactuscat8009 yeah they prey on fan boys and people who don't know better, they sleep on their brand name while unknown chinese brand pull better and cheaper product of same or even superior quality just because i tcome out of the same factory.

[@Orlyy]

Razer and meletrix should team up. I'd love an actual gaming board inside of a custom board.

[@reedoken6143]

what is a gaming board?

[@Orlyy]

@@reedoken6143 Their software and extremely low latency wireless.

[@Orlyy]

@@reedoken6143 Their extremely low latency wireless and their software. While I like VIA and QMK, I really quite like the software that razer boards use.

[@1uminous]

​@@reedoken6143keyboards with razer logo

[@APEX-V12]

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[@cceyxx]

Razer, Asus, Logitech & Co… wonder how their keeb departments still exist after Wooting.

[@craigtrish2011]

Because not everyone is an annoying, wooting fanboy who thinks they're some elite being for using their overrated board. Hope this helps 😊

[@lemonhaze1506]

Wooting is even more overpriced then mainstream gaming brands 😂😂

[@deckstor1]

@@craigtrish2011 ah, finally someone with the courage to say it out loud!!!

[@springpocket6941]

eww plastic