CONCLUSION

   When Razer announced their plans to make their very own mechanical switches i really wasn't sure of what to expect. Granted I’ve said it in the past numerous times that i don't think the design and manufacture of a mechanical switch is very hard especially since Cherry MX has been doing it for decades now and there are even other manufacturers like Kailh around but i just wasn't entirely convinced that they could develop one that could rival the ones by Cherry MX. Well clearly i was wrong since their Green switches are just as durable (even more according to Razer but that's not really something we can check) and provide very good tactile and audible feedback (if i had to compare them to Cherry MX switches I’d put them right between the black and red switches but not so much near the blue ones). Moving to the full RGB 16.8m color illumination system well although we've yet to test the Logitech and Corsair solutions still it seems more advanced than anything we've seen to date (at least on paper). Of course if you're already the proud owner of the original BlackWidow Ultimate mechanical gaming keyboard or if you own one of the new RGB mechanical keyboards using Cherry MX switches i doubt it's worth moving to the BlackWidow Chroma but then again each of us has different needs and goals. As for the Synapse 2.0 software well not much we can say about it that we didn't cover in the previous page. Still if i had to add one minor feature to it perhaps I’d redesign it to be less "dark" since some people may find it hard to navigate.

   As we speak the BlackWidow Chroma by Razer retails for USD164.95 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 166.69Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) so it's roughly 35% more expensive compared to its predecessor the BlackWidow Ultimate. With that in mind you must really like/want RGB key illumination in order to spend that much more on basically the same keyboard (aside the Greek switches that is). However the BlackWidow Chroma is indeed an improvement over the BlackWidow Ultimate and in the end that's what matters most and since Razer improved an already very good mechanical gaming keyboard that's more than enough for us to give their latest offering our Platinum award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Design
- Razer Green Mechanical Switches (60m Keystrokes / 50g Actuation Force)
- Full 16.8m RGB Key Illumination
- Individual Key Illumination
- Macro Keys
- On-The-Fly Macro Recording
- Gaming Mode
- Synapse 2.0 Software
- Dual USB Connector (Extra Power)
- Braided Cable/ Gold Plated USB Ports & Mini-Jacks

CONS

- Price (For Some)