Razer BlackWidow Lite Keyboard Review

The Razer BlackWidow Lite is a rather small keyboard due to its TKL design. It's easy to carry around, especially since the cable is detachable.

The Razer BlackWidow Lite's build quality is great. The keys rest on a metal plate, while the keyboard's main body is made out of solid plastic. This keyboard has ABS keycaps, which feel solid and have a nice texture. The board has a small amount of flex, and some keys, especially the space bar, have some wobble.

The Razer BlackWidow Lite's ergonomics are just okay. The board feels very high and only has one incline setting, which is rather small and nearly useless. There's no wrist rest, which would have been a nice addition with such a high design. Fatigue can be felt rather quickly when typing on this keyboard. If you want a keyboard with a wrist rest, consider the Razer BlackWidow Tournament Edition Chroma V2.

This keyboard has excellent backlighting. While it doesn't support RGB lighting, the solid white lighting looks nice and is quite useful in a dark room. We expect the contrast with the lighting to be better with the keyboard's black variant. You can also quickly change the brightness setting directly on the board. If you want a similar keyboard but with full RGB lighting, check out the Razer BlackWidow Elite instead.

Although this keyboard is wired-only, the long micro-USB cable is detachable, which is nice and makes the keyboard even more durable. It's also great for people who want to use their own custom cable.

This keyboard is wired only and can't be used wirelessly.

The Razer BlackWidow Lite doesn't have dedicated media keys like some other keyboards, but you can still control the volume, or mute, play/pause, skip tracks, or control the backlighting with the 'fn' hotkeys.

• Razer BlackWidow Lite keyboard
• Micro-USB cable
• O-Rings for each key
• Key removal tool
• Manuals

The Razer Orange switches are designed to be silent while still offering good tactile feedback. The pre-travel is rather low, which is great for games. It feels rather similar to Cherry MX Brown keys, with a tactile bump and without a clicking noise like the Cherry MX Blue switches have. You can reduce the total travel distance by using the included O-rings, but this won't change the pre-travel distance or the actuation force. If you want a more responsive keyboard with switches that have a lower pre-travel distance, check out the Razer Huntsman Tournament Edition.

The Razer BlackWidow Lite's typing quality is great but can be rather fatiguing quickly, which could be due to the height of the keys. They are also close to each other, which makes this keyboard prone to typos. On the upside, most keys are stable, although the stabilized keys like the space bar have some noticeable wobble. Most people shouldn't have any issues with the board design, and the Razer Orange switches offer a nice tactile bump that is more present than similar Cherry MX Brown switches.

The Razer BlackWidow Lite's typing noise is rather quiet and can be further dampened when using the included O-rings. This reduces the noise and the total travel distance.

Razer Synapse 3 is just okay. You can have a lot of different profiles set, but there isn't much to customize with this keyboard. You can program every key to whatever you want, but that's about it.

The keyboard is fully compatible with Windows, but on macOS, the 'Fn' key, context menu, scroll lock, and pause break keys don't work, which is unfortunate. Also, although every key works on Linux, the software isn't available and you won't be able to customize it to your preferences.