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Review on ๐Ÿ”‘ Razer Phantom Keycap Upgrade Set: Enhance Gaming Experience with Unique Stealth Design, Translucent Sides, & Lasered Legends - Universal Compatibility - Black by Tyler Fountas

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Bought for special characters

Anyone who buys a Razer BlackWidow keyboard will find that some special characters (! @ # ? etc.) are not emphasized, which is a huge disappointment for such an expensive keyboard. Luckily, Razer now offers these PBT keycaps, so you can get more backlit characters for $30. These new keys are definitely higher quality than the stock keys, but they fall short in several areas: 1. The PBT number pad keys don't have Home, Page Up, End, or Page Down " label like standard BlackWidow key. The PBT pause/pause button just says "pause". The PBT Page Up and Page Down keys are abbreviated to Page Up and Page Down. There are a few other examples, but the bottom line is that labeling is inconsistent. Some keys are marked better than the originals, others worse.2. There are no detailed instructions on how to install stabilizers in the box. Razer will redirect you to their website which also doesn't have detailed instructions at the time of this review. I was able to figure it out myself after looking at the details, but this is clearly something Razer could improve on. The metal wands that came with the PBT keys turned out to be the same as the original wands installed on my BlackWidow, so I didn't replace them. It was also revealed that Razer lubricated the BlackWidow bars at the factory, but there is no mention that they are lubricated to install new bars.3. The black keys are not as dark as the original BlackWidow keys. They have a more anthracite hue. The photo is attached for reference. I replaced the number keys and tab key with QWERTY keys before taking a comparison photo.

Pros
  • Absolute legend
Cons
  • Vulgarity