There are trade-offs, but Razer's Ultimate BlackWidow is worth a serious gamer's attention.

Responsive keys minimize mis-presses; Substantial construction and feel; Less noisy keystrokes

Lacks resounding blue-switch feel; MMO gamers may want more macro keys

It really seems that no matter how many PC gaming peripherals we get to test in these pages there are always more around and with Christmas just around the corner we don't have that much left time to publish each and every single one of those reviews, at least not prior to entering 2013.

- Build Quality; - Design; - Cherry MX Blue Switches; - Macro Keys; - On-The-Fly Macro Recording; - Gaming Mode; - Blue Backlit Keys; - Dual USB Connector (Extra Power; - Braided Cable/ Gold Plated USB Ports & Mini-Jacks

- Price (For Some

This keyboard sure is awesome. The lighting is great, the mechanical keys just work. It sure is the LOUDEST KEYBOARD EVER! If you're a fast typer, be sure to pick up a helmet, because you'll have things being thrown at you from across the room for it being so loud.

I've used this keyboard for 8 months and I was not really impressed. Here are some of the pros and cons Pros: -Tactile feel -aesthetically pleasing Cons: -very easy to get dirty -dust is extremely visible -my arrow key suddenly lost its tactile feedback and now it is sticky.

It appears effectively created. It's not nicely made.This keyboard lasted 5 whole hours ahead of revealing its true nature.Immediately after 5 hours of game play, the ŕ" key (which I use to respawn in-game) began to stick in the "pressed down" position.

Razer maintains a distinct sense of style across their product line. Over the past decade and a half, Razer has carved a spot in the peripherals market catering to competitive gamers as well as developing wholly novel products for the gaming market.

The Cherry MX Blue switches provide a good amount of tactile feedback

-Simple design; Five macro keys

-Expensive -Clicky

"I have been putting my Razer BlackWidow through a fair amount of punishment over the past year or so, when I am not socialising with friends in person we are usually socialising in noisy gaming marathons which continue until the early hours of most mornings.

Durable; Very high quality; Great to use

Expensive; Loud

Been using this keyboard for several months now and I am in love with it for all types of gaming. Took me a bit of time to get used to mechanical but now I can never go back. I'm definitely no Razer fanboy but I can definitely stand up for 2 of the 3 products I've purchased from them.

It's a mechanical keyboard with green backlighting. Very much a personal opinion, but this keyboard has Cherry MX Blue switches, which are the loudest possible switch for a mechanical keyboard. I type over 80 WPM, possibly upwards of 100 on a mechanical board.