

The magnets that hold the rest to the keyboard are bit weak, but that only matters if you’re particularly violent with your keypresses. I use it for both gaming and typing, and I’ve found this to be the most comfortable keyboard I’ve used since I began reviewing hardware. Especially appreciated is the included detachable cushioned wrist rest that prevents fatigue. There’s still a textured clack to each press, providing feedback and letting you know that you did indeed press the key in time, and that you died because that other dude is just better at sniping than you are.

It has mid-sized keys between the shape of bulky keyboards and Mac chiclets that feel like you don’t have to press down quite as far. Which could all be a buncha bullcrap that doesn’t end up pleasing everyone, of course.īut from my time with this keyboard, I find it to be a satisfying compromise. There’s a membrane under the keys that allows for longer life duration and low-profile typing, but there are still mechanical parts that give that chunky click that feels so good. The Ornata Chroma uses a technology called mecha-membrane (actually not Godzilla’s arch-nemesis, in case you’re wondering). With Razer’s Ornata Chroma keyboard, a new challenger has entered the fray, hoping to unite people who think way too damn much about keyboards, like I do. Supporters of the latter say there’s no need to spend the extra money, and that PC hardware companies are just trying to milk gamers for their cash.

Those in love with the former contend that having actual mechanical switches under their buttons gives typing and gaming a higher amount of precision, and that once you feel that tactile ka-chunk it’s hard to go back to stock keyboards. In the year 2016, mechanical keyboards and membrane keyboards are currently embroiled in an ongoing war.
