Razer Doubles Down On Custom Keyboards With The BlackWidow V4 Pro 75%

Razer has a penchant for flashy products, but rarely has it embraced physical customization in the way it has with its upcoming mechanical gaming keyboard.Recently, Razer announced the BlackWidow V4 Pro 75%, a new version of its flagship tenkeyless keyboard designed to cater to both tinkerers and competitive-minded players; those who don’t just swap out keycaps, but also replace their mechanical switches and even the innards. However, at a price point of $300 – $70 more expensive than the full-sized BlackWidow V4 Pro – it’s certainly reserved for the enthusiast crowd.I got my hands on several custom designs of the BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% at a Razer showcase, and even as someone who’s built custom keyboards in the past, I was impressed with its mix of Razer’s premium design qualities and the ease of customization. A handful of them had a mix of mechanical switches, including third-party switches that weren’t from Razer’s proprietary lineup – as long as it's a 3- or 5-pin switch, you can swap it into the BlackWidow V4 Pro 75%. It was simple to replace the parts with the packaged keycap puller and mechanical switch tool, all of which can be done without removing any part of the keyboard's chassis.With a mix of third-party double-shot PBT caps and some heavy-set ceramic keycaps, I got to see a variety of setups with various keystroke feels and “thock” sounds, as well as custom paint jobs on the keyboard’s front plate. A few custom BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% boards had internal foam plates removed or replaced to give it a very different tactile feedback with each keystroke.

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