http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/ Engadget Comments for Razer Tarantula Gaming Keyboard reviewed http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/Jul 24th 2009 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/
At least they've *got* the inverted T (i've seen alleged gaming keyboards that don't even have that), but what kind of world do we live in that allows our F-keys to shrink like that?]]>Oct 31st 2006 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/Oct 31st 2006 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/Oct 31st 2006 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/Oct 31st 2006 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/Oct 31st 2006 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/Oct 31st 2006 6:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/
To see what I mean, try typing out the alphabet while holding down both shift keys. Better keyboards tend to drop fewer letters.]]>Oct 31st 2006 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/
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The key configuration is disgusting as well, I can't stand any keyboard with one of those weird 'slimline' enter keys, I need a two-block one otherwise my little finger completely misses it.]]>Oct 31st 2006 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/]]>Oct 31st 2006 6:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/
Excellent keyboard for gaming and for general typing.

And it's also backlit (can choose from of 3 colours whilst in use) and it is pretty cheap too @ £25 (~$45).

It's also not a huge keyboard so doesn't take up too much space on the desk and is also rather better looking than the Tarantula.

I recommend it.]]>Oct 31st 2006 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/
Things that have LED's (Im sure Im missing some things):
Cases
IDE cables
Fans
Video Cards
PSU's
Mice
Mouse pads
Keyboards
Then the mandatory tube of light

What else is there to put an LED on? Maybe now we'll have LED's with an LED on it.]]>Nov 1st 2006 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/Output for headphones and a microphone are equally great.

But macro keys are useless to me.
And blue LEDs need to go - they're always blindingly bright. Some logitech speakers drive me insane due to this, and I actually had to open up my travel mouse and disconnect the blue accent LED because it was always piercing, shining right through into my brain.

I sleep in the same room as my PC and would be kept awake by this damn thing. Much like the Copperhead I have, but I only use that for gaming, not general mousing.]]>Oct 31st 2006 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/
If you dont know what im talking about go to http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/]]>Oct 31st 2006 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/
A word to the wise: Razer sucks, stray from using their products.]]>Oct 31st 2006 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/
Also, the G15 keyboard is also awesome. The backlite keys turn off (thank goodness) and the interactive screen is incredibly useful. Highly recommended.]]>Nov 1st 2006 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/
http://sandy55.fc2web.com/keyboard/wang_724.html]]>Nov 1st 2006 2:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/Nov 10th 2006 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/Hi there,
Thank you for your support for Razer, however we do not provide any spare parts
for our products.
We hope you understand.
Thank you.

Best Regards,
Razer Customer Support
www.razersupport.com

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: LAX-899816
Department: Technical Support - Other Countries
Priority: Low
Status: Closed

No I'm not a gambling man, but I would venture to say that he's probably not alone in this. On top of that, one would think that the odds for a part that is small and removeable being lost is fairly high. If I were a business guy, I'd have a bunch of these out back to sell just for such a situation. Company makes some money, customer stays happy.

I Don't know about the rest of you, but if this is how Razer treats their customers, consider them removed from my approved vendors list.]]>Apr 1st 2007 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/31/razer-tarantula-gaming-keyboard-reviewed/Aug 17th 2007 5:16PM