Razer is well established in the keyboard market at this point, with the BlackWidow being amongst the most popular gaming keyboards around. Today, we are taking a look at the flagship version, the BlackWidow Elite, which amps up the build quality and features. Is it worth the £169.99 price tag

A tactile, high-performance gaming keyboard with highly responsive switches. But you definitely pay for it, and while it's a nice piece of kit, it isn't the best out there.

Quality construction; Responsive switches; Click! Click! Clicky-click!

Not amazing for long periods of typing; Dedicated macro keys are no more; Pretty expensive

I bought this keyboard 2 years ago when i lived at home, and it served well for all types of uses. I used it for gaming, programming, and even school work, like writing papers. I loved it so much that I bought another one for my new place!

First entry to gaming keyboard and mouse looks and feels great, kids keep pressing the colour changing buttons everytime i turn around

Coming from Corsair products to this, immediately the Razer product had a much more smooth feel to it, the LED customisation is incredible. Using the Razer Synapse you install upon purchase you can change the Lighting to 8 amazing pre-set ones and you can customise your own!

The bold, functional, inventive Razer BlackWidow Elite is what the whole brand has been building toward for years.

Gorgeous; functional design; Great in-game performance; Smart bells and whistles; Comfortable; no-frills wrist rest

Occasionally wonky software

Welcome to Razer's new mechanical gaming keyboard ( Blackwidow Elite Mechanical ) that has not only been made for tournament grade precision but it offers three switches for the gamer to suit their preference.

Like its predecessors, the BlackWidow Elite possesses most of what gamers have come to expect from Razer ’s mechanical keyboards. Fast actuation speeds, macro capabilities, a sturdy build and flashy, customizable RGB lighting via Razer Synapse.

Everything bout this keulyboard is awesome but unfortunately, while I'm trying to edit my colors, the whole keyboard freezes and I have to restart my pc. It doesn't happen often but just keep that in mind. 4/5

RGB is kind of not my thing, but Razer lets you put in a static color or no RGB at all, and even let you use other fancy colored and RGB options. It's so nice.