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Review on ๐Ÿ”‘ Razer Quartz Pink Doubleshot PBT Keycap Upgrade Set for Mechanical & Optical Keyboards: Compatible with Standard 104/105 US and UK Layouts by John Holliday

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Brought my old keyboard to life!

I have a Razer Blackwidow keyboard, one of the first series with blue LEDs and before they switched to their own switches (still Cherry switches). was my favorite for a long time, but lately it's looking more worn. Many keycaps are worn, discolored, dirty, and some large keys (shift, enter/return, spacebar, etc.) have broken stabilizers, or attachment points have deteriorated and are loosening to the point where they are simply balanced. on stalks, and nothing holds them in place or tight. I've been wanting to get a new keyboard, but the same one (the current model) costs about $120 these days. So I tried these caps. Got the old keys out, vacuumed and cleaned well, put in the new caps (plus new rods/stabilizers) and put in the new keys. It's like a brand new keyboard! The new caps appear to be of very high quality and look a little "upmarket" than previous caps. The only thing that worries me maybe is that the black color is more like a dark anthracite than a pure black. I don't mind, everything looks fine, but you may want to know. Unfortunately, there are no switches for the five macro keys on the left. I wasn't really expecting it either, so I'm not surprised, but it would be nice! In general I am very satisfied. It feels like my old dented keyboard is brand new again. I highly recommend!

Pros
  • nice thing
Cons
  • I don't have much animosity about it, everything is fine