Hello all!

[108]

My name is 108. I just recently bought my first mechanical keyboard, a Razer Blackwidow (Tournament). I'm sure everyone's reaction will be the same "EEEEWWW", but I plan on building my own keyboard this year, and hopefully with the help of you guys and the forum I'll ascend into the higher ranks of the mechanical keyboard hierarchy 

[Zealousy]

Welcome to the club! I actually like Razer making mechanical keyboards for no other reason than it gets more people into the hobby. My best friend even said to me, "I'll never go back to a non-mechanical keyboard." Good luck on the custom build!

[heyitse-sportsguy]

Hey man! Glad to see new people in the mech community, and I think many people (including myself) started on a Razer. Im also new to GeekHack but glad to see new people also around 

[sami77]

BlackWidow TE is great  (Razer Green) not ( Orange) !
i order my self one actually , can't wait to arrive !

[seville57]

Hey man! Glad to see new people in the mech community, and I think many people (including myself) started on a Razer. Im also new to GeekHack but glad to see new people also around 

My first mech k-board was a Zowie Celeritas Pro pink with Cherry MX Brown, white keycaps and no LEDs.

[rowdy]

Welcome to Geekhack!

Some people have had no problems at all with their Razer keyboards.  Imagine if everyone's Razer fell apart as quickly as the ones you'd hear about - they would have been removed from the shelves years ago.  In general it is the dissatisfied with the loudest voices, so I wouldn't worry too much about it.

But wait until you have tried a different mechanical keyboard, and you might find a few things you were missing on the Razer

I nearly bought a Razer, but I joined GH to ask a few questions, and ended up getting a Ducky instead.  I have no idea what would have happened had I taken the chance on the Razer and not joined GH.