Razer

BlackWidow

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Sentiment score43% positive
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Last updated: Jun 10, 2026

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Reddit IconAnarchy_Shark
10 months ago

Even outside of software bloat, if tomorrow I decide I want faster or slower latency on my hardware, $30 and 30 minutes is all it takes to swap in any of dozens on dozens of switch options When the w key died on my old razer blackwidow V1 I had to buy an entirely new keyboard, which is how O wound up with a V3 that died of its own accord 2 years later The V1 at least lasted about 7 years including a couple drink spills

Reddit IconBustable
6 months ago

I currently have a Razer Blackwidow early model with the cherry blue switches bust seem to wearing out a bit. Still works perfectly just losing some of the feel. I quite like the feel of them and looking to replace it with something similar. I've tried a few keysboarda you find in some of the big box stores but nothing jumps out at me. Looking at a mostly full sized keyboard. I use the ten keys a bit. Not really fussed about wireless. It doesn't move and would just sit connected all the time anyway Australia based, not sure if there are limits on what's available here

Reddit IconQwark28
6 months ago

I bought my razer blackwidow v1 for IIRC 70$-90$ in 2016. Still functions perfectly, the damage so far is literally 1 button that no longer works and the spacebar spring which I ruined while cleaning it. Was cheap, lasted 9,5 years so far, and when it dies I'm getting another one just like that. Same for my logitech G703. I had the wireless version and I wore down the right click in a year, yet the wired version has lasted me 7 years.

Reddit Iconwitchyfaelien
10 months ago

using razer black widow (in pink, idk if the paint or whatever holds differences) for a couple years now and it hasn’t yet done this for me!! something i was having so much trouble with on my old bluetooth keys lol

Reddit Iconbitwiz73
8 months ago

I second the black widow. Probably your best bet. Then get steel key caps.

Reddit IconDr_Axton
2 months ago

Ngl I miss the macro buttons on keyboards. I still use my razer blackwidow on the main PC and I can’t stop using the M1-M5 keys

Reddit IconHarebourg
6 months ago

I went from Razer Blackwidow, which is similar to your Ducky, to Wooting 80HE. The difference is night and day and the Wooting was irrefutably better. I had to mod mine for more tactile keys as it was hard for me to feel like I was hitting keys, but I've gotten used to it now. The default Wooting should honestly be universally satisfying for most keyboard preferences otherwise

Reddit Iconjetpack2625
4 months ago

all their mice work perfectly for me with zero issues. i had a blackwidow keyboard from them start double typing, which is apparently a known issue with them. i had a huntsman v2 mini from them that works perfectly after years of use. i recently got a deathstalker v2 pro tkl that works ok so far too. i've had two mechanical keyboards fail on me, one razer, one not, neither optical. so i don't know if it's a razer issue or just non-optical mechanical keyboards being unreliable

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