Razer seems to make keyboards to suit everyone these days: full size ones with linear, optical switches, smaller 60% and 65% ones for space-savers, and even an analogue one for those who want controller-like accuracy. In looking through its range though, it looks as though the company has been missing one key growing area: a low profile gaming keyboard.
Well, to cure that problematic ill, Razer has come up with the DeathStalker V2 Pro: a premium low profile gaming keyboard, that, in typical Razer fashion, has had an immensely high price tag slapped onto it—£250/$250 to be exact. The benefit of having lower profile switches is simple: shorter key travel means quicker inputs and a potentially snappier typing experience, by rights. That wasn’t enough for Razer on its own though, as their Linear Red Low Profiles are also optical, meaning they operate at the speed of light, which means these should be some of the best key switches out there for pro gamers and us normal folk alike.
But truth be told, I wasn’t all too impressed with Razer’s low profile optical switches. While I’m not usually the biggest fan of linear switches in general, these ones just felt scratchy and a little soft, especially when compared to the MX Speed Silver Low Profiles found inI’ve taken a look at in the past.