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Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: ichirichi on Tue, 26 October 2010, 10:44:44
Razer Anansi - MMO Gaming keyboard :
http://cult.razerzone.com/2010/10/26/the-razer-anansi-%E2%80%93-the-ultimate-mmo-gaming-keyboard/ (http://cult.razerzone.com/2010/10/26/the-razer-anansi-%E2%80%93-the-ultimate-mmo-gaming-keyboard/)
As spotted by Moogle Stiltzkin
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: MyNameIsDan on Tue, 26 October 2010, 11:05:02
doesn't seem like a mechanical keyboard seeing as how they didn't go on and on as to how great their keys are.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Dobbs2010 on Tue, 26 October 2010, 11:42:34
The Razer keyboard advisor states the Anansi is a Membrane board.

http://www2.razerzone.com/KeyboardGuide/comparison/
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Lanx on Tue, 26 October 2010, 12:13:52
mmo keyboards need macro's
rts (starcraft) games need mechcanical for the APM

at least this is how i view razer's strat.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Kblavkalash on Tue, 26 October 2010, 12:20:12
Quote from: Lanx;238963
mmo keyboards need macro's
rts (starcraft) games need mechcanical for the APM

at least this is how i view razer's strat.


I think your view is incorrect since their starcraft edition keyboard is not a mechanical one :P
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Moogle Stiltzkin on Tue, 26 October 2010, 12:51:59
How much is it ??

Could this be the poor mans BW mechanical alternative ???
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Dobbs2010 on Tue, 26 October 2010, 14:03:23
Quote from: Moogle Stiltzkin;238995
How much is it ??

Could this be the poor mans BW mechanical alternative ???


Razer website says $99.99, so will probably be €99.99 too.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: keyboardlover on Tue, 26 October 2010, 14:10:44
Quote from: ripster
American should  charge more to the EU.  Otherwise the money just ends up in the hands of the French.


And then they just waste it partying!

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Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Nadger on Tue, 26 October 2010, 14:38:18
i dont think we will see any more mechanical keyboards from razer until the black window has been out for quite some time and has reached some home penetration to cause people out there to get addicted to mechanical and then demand will go up.

Plus even if they were impressed by black widow's interest/preorder/sell out it takes them a while to make up some fresh marketing bull**** for their next press release, as well as make some change/add some feature no one wanted or needed to begin with. =P
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Senor_Cartmenez on Wed, 27 October 2010, 10:07:04
Isn't anyone else bothered by the fact that it looks exactly tlike the black widow and sells in the same price range?

This looks like n00b phishing to me. Logitech says hi.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Senor_Cartmenez on Wed, 27 October 2010, 10:11:43
it's always style over substance with razer, they are cut from the logitech mold, not the IBM mold like Das or Filco
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 27 October 2010, 10:14:21
Every time I see the title of this thread, I think that Razer put out a TapouT-branded 'board.

I hate MMA.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: woody on Wed, 27 October 2010, 10:29:10
Quote from: ripster;239435
... and  "German Engineering".


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Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Senor_Cartmenez on Wed, 27 October 2010, 10:37:28
I don't hate Razer, I have a Deathadder and I love it. I do know however that I payed for a throbbing logo and a lot of marketing and well, a certificate of authenticity .................................

Still I think it's a great mouse.

But keyboards? C'mon now. Has Razer made a proper keyboard that's properly priced and not a ripp-off to this date?
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 27 October 2010, 10:39:23
Don't talk about your throbbing logo; this is a family forum.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Senor_Cartmenez on Wed, 27 October 2010, 10:41:35
okok

it "pulsates"
is that a word? sounds like razer terminology though ^^
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Nadger on Wed, 27 October 2010, 13:12:51
Razer makes great products.  I've owned a deathadder since they were released and love it.  I also own a Naga which i use when playing mmos.  I also plan on buying their morray + headset.

I own a Lycosa as well, and i actually like it.  Its the best keyboard ive ever used (only ever used rubber dome) And it fits my style with flat low cap keys.  What i dont like however is their marketing team and their markup on keyboards.

What I will give them is their software is great compared to other keyboard companies.  Logitech's "gaming" keyboards are useless/gimicky.

Also is ghetto lighting method even possible with mechanical switches?

I thought thats why each key is individually lit, not because its "cooler" but because they have to do it that way because there is no clear membrane to shine through.

I suppose they could use clear plastic on their switch plates but then they have to manufacturer that themselves instead of just ordering cherry mx switches.


Deck seems great but their distribution sucks and their R&D is near non existent, they have not really innovated their product line in years.

Razer at least tries, and sometimes fails with their innovations.  Like these thumb buttons on this mmo keyboard, or the macro recording on the fly, or the moved Function key row.

Sure some of their changes are retarded but they keep it fresh and try new things which is what I like about them.  I just wish they would stop overcharging for membrane boards.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Lanx on Wed, 27 October 2010, 14:05:33
Quote from: Senor_Cartmenez;239454
I don't hate Razer, I have a Deathadder and I love it. I do know however that I payed for a throbbing logo and a lot of marketing and well, a certificate of authenticity .................................

Still I think it's a great mouse.

But keyboards? C'mon now. Has Razer made a proper keyboard that's properly priced and not a ripp-off to this date?


This sounds no different than an apple rant, are their stuff just as stupidly overpriced and marketed to hell? yeah but that doesn't mean the stuff is nicely made and performs how ppl want it.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Ekaros on Wed, 27 October 2010, 14:17:14
Quote from: ripster;239545
I like overpriced nicely designed stuff.


Which other company those words bring to mind...
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Rajagra on Wed, 27 October 2010, 15:15:03
Quote from: ripster;239435
Sure are a lot of Razer haters.  


I hate that ******* green they use in their ******* software.
It makes me want to swear.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: washuai on Wed, 27 October 2010, 16:54:08
I like the green, I like blue . . .
I don't like keys that rub off to blind people worse than a Razer BW with ClickClack's mythical ice keys.
I don't like gaming optimized versus NKRO, but since my PS2 port mysteriously died, I'm having to deal with 6KRO at the moment.

I like my Death Adder 3600, but $30 I paid was the right price, not the original $60? price.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Senor_Cartmenez on Thu, 28 October 2010, 07:06:43
Quote from: Lanx;239543
This sounds no different than an apple rant, are their stuff just as stupidly overpriced and marketed to hell? yeah but that doesn't mean the stuff is nicely made and performs how ppl want it.


their keyboards don't

with apple any iPad rant is welcome, appreciated and plain true and correct, the same goes for razer boards


but yeah, what nadger said is also true. they might put ****ty products on the market and make a lot of errors with their boards, but at least they put new stuff out and try to shake things up. Meanwhile at Deck:

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Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Senor_Cartmenez on Thu, 28 October 2010, 09:10:04
Quote from: ripster;239801
I used to not like broccoli.

Now I do.

It's green too.


+1
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Zypher on Thu, 28 October 2010, 12:52:29
What are those "thumb keys" for? Comboing Modifiers?

Maybe I'd rather press the "real key" better than those "thumb keys" lol
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Zypher on Thu, 28 October 2010, 13:33:50
I mean, because the thumb keys on this "green" thing seems to be....
too low, too flat, too packed, too shiny-slippery and too awkward to really actually press them.
And it's a shame that every keys on this keyboard are lighted up by LEDs EXCEPT the thumb keys (LOL), which means you can't use this thing in the dark if you still want to use that awkward thumbies, making LEDs useless.

PS.
Quote from: ripster;239905
Or typing.
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Typing Japanese with that kind of keyboard is so neat! I don't have the "real" Japanese layout keyboard, when typing Japanese I have to type in romanized and pressing spacebar until i find my kanji, so painful :(
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: woody on Thu, 28 October 2010, 17:12:25
Quote from: ripster;239905
And it's not easy being green.

Right, that song is a fav. Along with all the versions of Mahna Mahna. Did you know that the original Mahna Mahna was a pr0n-like soundtrack?
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Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: skartt on Fri, 29 October 2010, 00:35:32
One of the ROCCAT keyboards already featured thumb buttons. So much for innovation.
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Cheese101 on Fri, 29 October 2010, 09:28:55
what are the black things under the space bar
Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Rajagra on Fri, 29 October 2010, 10:58:38
Quote from: Julle;239961
Snakes? To me it looks like three large intestines complete with colons and anuses with a hint of rectal prolapse there, accompanied by a poor attempt at a bio hazard sign.

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Title: New MMO Gaming Keyboard by Razer
Post by: Zypher on Fri, 29 October 2010, 12:23:08
Quote
Say goodbye to the days of fumbling with your awkward key binds in the middle of a hectic boss fight or PVP skirmish. Seven thumb-based modifier keys allow you to increase the number of commands you are able to execute from your current ±12 ability keys to 7x that number, allowing you to instantly and effortlessly actuate every possible in-game spell or ability and still have room for dozens of your own custom macros.
>>Corrected
Say goodbye to the days of fumbling with your awkward key binds in the middle of a hectic boss fight or PVP skirmish. And start fumbling with seven awkwardly located thumb-based modifier keys instead! Allowing you to slippery and impractically actuate non of any in-game spell or ability (lol)