While it may not have the crazy features we often see on high-end gaming keyboards, the Razer Ornata Chroma actually feels a little more grown-up than the usual offerings from Razer.

Great build quality; Nice overall design; Chroma lighting; Braided cable; Excellent switch performance; Padded wrist rest included; Great for work and gaming; Competitive price

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This is an interesting one. Mecha-membrane promises to reduce fatigue and help you actuate faster. A lot faster, thanks to the mid-height keycaps. You can read the brochure of the tech here.

The Ornata Chroma is posited a keyboard that merges the mechanical and membrane typing experience. Hybrid keyboards of this ilk are nothing new, and the so-called 'mecha-membrane' switches Razer uses here are reminiscent of Cooler Master's 'mem-chanical' switches seen in its keyboard, though the two...

If you're looking for a great alternative to the standard MX Switches then look no further because the Razer Ornata Chroma is the keyboard for you. The Mecha-Membrane is a true game-changer and it's hard to find any negative things to say about it, it's simply great!

When I first saw the brand new Razer Ornata Chroma keyboard on display at IFA 2016 in Berlin, I thought it was just another Razer keyboard with RGB backlighting. When I looked closer and realised that it's actually a brand new Razer keyboard equipped with brand new Razer switches, I immediately...

While the Razer Cynosa Keyboard came in a bundle that I reviewed a while back, the latest Ornata device did not. However the awesome guys a Razer sent me both an Ornata keyboard, and a DeathAdder Elite mouse to play around with.

Razer's Ornata Chroma keyboard tries to meld two things that usually go together like oil and water for keyboard enthusiasts: the clickiness of mechanical switches...

Some prefer the reassuring clickety-clack of a noisy mechanical keyboard. Others crave the quiet spring of membrane keys. Razer's Ornata keyboard combines the two into something called Mecha-Membrane, and it really is the best of both worlds.

Sure, you'd still encounter them out in the wild, used by people who either didn't care or didn't know about mechanical keyboards. For enthusiasts, though, it's been all mechanical for years now.

The Ornata Chroma keyboard implementation is unique: a combination between membrane rubber domes and the regular mechanical switches in order to have best of both worlds. These are integrated along with a medium-height keycap design for an even faster access to the keys.