Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition
Expert Gaming Keyboard
Overview
In this edition of Gang Gamer Grean: Razer Review, Thailand, we are going to be reviewing the Razer Lycosa Mirror Edition, the glossy surface means that looking down at the keyboard, you will see the best gamer in the world.
Pros
- Neon blue light
- Nice sleek design
- Many options, such as the touch-sensitive multimedia keys
Cons
- Glossy surface attracts smudges
- Not so good for general usage.
Lycosa Mirror Review
Pressing the keys make the Razer Lycosa feel cheap, very light and uncomfortable. The keys have very low latency but are sloppy. Very common to make spelling errors.
The neon blue back light put up a fair performance, they weren't quite bright and there's barely any difference between having them on or off. The WASD-only lighting is a very clever implementation, but most game needs more than four keys.
The multimedia panel is a very good idea, but badly executed, if only there were some indentations or icon marks that can let user not having to look at the panel before pressing would improves the Lycosa rating, I myself had press the wrong buttons many time already.
The USB pass-through is very low powered, and does not support devices such as mobile phones and handheld gaming devices. The microphone and audio jack works fine though.
Being fully "mirrored" it does not take long before the keyboard become a fingerprint magnet, it requires a lot of attention in order to keep the Lycosa clean and cool.
The Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition is a fair choice for gamers to use, with its blue neon light to frag in the dark, beautiful but smudgy finish, but the asking price may feel a bit high for some.
The neon blue back light put up a fair performance, they weren't quite bright and there's barely any difference between having them on or off. The WASD-only lighting is a very clever implementation, but most game needs more than four keys.
The multimedia panel is a very good idea, but badly executed, if only there were some indentations or icon marks that can let user not having to look at the panel before pressing would improves the Lycosa rating, I myself had press the wrong buttons many time already.
The USB pass-through is very low powered, and does not support devices such as mobile phones and handheld gaming devices. The microphone and audio jack works fine though.
Being fully "mirrored" it does not take long before the keyboard become a fingerprint magnet, it requires a lot of attention in order to keep the Lycosa clean and cool.
The Razer Lycosa Mirror Special Edition is a fair choice for gamers to use, with its blue neon light to frag in the dark, beautiful but smudgy finish, but the asking price may feel a bit high for some.
First Hour Hand-on Review
4th minute: Rubbing my hands on the keyboard glossy surface
5th minute: Reminding myself not to rub the keyboard ever again, very smudgy
24th minute: The back light is so dim
37th minute: Multimedia keys panel is a let-down
49th minute: The Lycosa assist me with a 29 kill streak in TF2, playing as a Sniper, the response rate is quite faster than normal keyboards
Technical Specifications
- High gloss mirror finish keytop
- Backlit illumination with WASD cluster lighting option
- Fully-programmable keys with macro capability
- Gaming cluster with selective anti-ghosting capability
- Slim keycap structure with Hyperesponse technology
- TouchPanel easy access media keys
- Gaming mode option for deactivation of the Windows key
- 10 customizable software profiles with on-the-fly switching
- 1000Hz Ultrapolling / 1ms response time
- Earphone-out and microphone-in jacks
- Detachable wrist rest
- One integrated USB extension port
Approximate size:
- 469mm (length) x 168mm (width) x 24mm (height) - without wrist rest
- 469mm (length) x 221mm (width) x 24mm (height) - with wrist rest
Unboxing Video
Gallery
Ratings (out of 10)
Build Quality - very plasticly makes the Lycosa look like a cheap toy when its not
6.5
Ease of Use - the wrist rest provides additional comfort, multimedia keys are easy to access
8.0
Features - could have more
Features - could have more
7.5
Performance - minor issues with ghosting and unresponsiveness of certain keystrokes
Performance - minor issues with ghosting and unresponsiveness of certain keystrokes
8.5
Value - minimum feature, toy-like build and rather slow response time, not so fair price to pay
8.0
Overall - Great
7.7
