Razer Tarantula

Gamers always like to have every accesory according to their needs.Razer is a brand which especially caters to their needs by bringing out products that match the high requirements of the gamers.Razer Tarantula is no exception.The keyboard is targeted towards serious PC gamers who want a super responsive keyboard with great ergonomics and functionality.

Razer Tarantula specifications :

• Connectivity : Wired
• Interface : USB
• Programmable key
• Ports : 1 x microphone 3.5 mm , 1 x headphone , 2 x USB

The keyboard has been priced expensively but it is worth the price.It offers various customisations which will benefit the gamers.The keyboard is big in size and will take a fair bit of space on your desk space.The keyboard comes in a glossy black color.

The build quality of the keyboard is great and it is fairly heavy and has a rubber feet at its bottom which keeps it stable in position so as not to spoil your gaming experience.Backlighting has only been provided on the keys besides the main keys.Another cool feature for gamers is hot customisable keys that can be configured according to the needs to the gamers.The keyboard features 10 such keys and they have been placed strategically so it becomes easy to remmeber them.

The buttons have images on them like knife,grenade etc which do the same thing as depicted visually.Razer also comes with a handy software using which you can create different profiles for the keyboard.You can completely swap the layout the QWERTY keys to suit you style and save the profile on the keyboard itself.So no hassle when you need to connect the keyboard to another computer.

Coming to the most improtant aspect of a keyboard that is its ergonomics.Razer has done done a great effort to make highly responsive keys which are also crisp.You will throughly enjoy typing on it.

Apart from the customisable keys and gaming keys, the keyboard also had media control keys which can be used to perform various simple tasks like play,pause etc.Also image zoom in and zoom out keys have been provided.There is no integrated LCD into the keyboard which is a drawback as it has become a standard to provide one in gamer keyboards.Razer in its place has a socket called as Battledock that can be used to control Razer made accessories.

Pros:

• Nice design
• Crisp and responsive keys
• Firm surface grip
• Customisable keys
• Ergonomic layout
• Built-in memory

Cons:

• Expensive
• Big size
• No LCD

Final Thoughts

The Razer Tarantula is an excellent offering from Razer has is an almost perfect keyboard for gamers.It has everything going right about it right from sexy look to ergonomic keys and customisable keys.The lack on a LCD might upset its sales a bit.The price is definitely on the higher side but it justified for the performance it offers.Go grab this one if you don’t care about a LCD on a keyboard!