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Nothing is faster than the speed of light—that’s why we designed a switch that utilizes light to register a keystroke. The Razer linear Optical switch features 1. 0mm Optical actuation so you can execute commands instantly, leaving no doubt When your kill is determined in the blink of an eye.
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4.9 out of 5
97.14% of customers are satisfied
5.0 out of 5 stars A graphic designer / digital illustrator's perspective
While I do a fair bit of gaming (mostly action & FPS games likes Rainbow Six: Siege, Hunt: Showdown, Outriders, etc.), when I discovered this product it was the last thing on my mind. That said, if you're reading this review to get my feedback on its usefulness and responsiveness in games - this review will have zero pertinent information for you. If, like me, you were looking at this as a potential editing console/controller - this review is for you.I am a professional graphic designer and digital illustrator who regularly uses Adobe's Creative Cloud suite. In particular, I use Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Xd daily. For some of these programs I tend to use a Wacom Intuos Pro medium in place of a mouse and, of course, a keyboard. This is the main reason I purchased this device. While I'm perfectly at home with a mouse and keyboard, I can attest to and must admit that having the Razer Tartarus Pro has sped up my workflow EXPONENTIALLY.As some of you reading this may know, using a graphic tablet is great for countless applications but personally when I'm using a tablet for something other than digital painting, using the express keys makes it awkward to operate one-handed and flipping back and forth between having both hands on the tablet (1 on the express keys, 1 on the pen) or having one hand on the keyboard and the other on the pen. As you might imagine this can actually slow your process down somewhat significantly. Especially when you consider that the keyboard shortcuts that you use frequently can be between 3-4 simultaneous keystrokes which adds to the uncomfortable nature of switching.For this reason, some people start to look at editing consoles/controllers to help with this. The main two I personally had been considering were the Tour Box ($169 MSRP at time of review) and one of the Loupedeck devices ($250-500). While both were fine products, I heard this mentioned in passing and decided to investigate. I was a bit surprised because I've pretty much always used Logitech products, I knew nothing about Razer's catalog except that they were popular with people who take gaming much more seriously than I do and that's about it. At a MSRP of $129 I had to at least try it. When it suddenly went on sale from $129 to $79, I pulled the trigger. This has been my experience so far:The short: I wholeheartedly recommend this device if you are looking to use it the way I am. I cannot speak to this device's use in games because I haven't used it for that, I wasn't planning on it and frankly, the other thousands of reviews have that aspect covered pretty thoroughly.The long: I chose the Pro over the V2 for a few reasons I think you'll find important. The main advantages the Pro has over the V2 are that it has optical switches, the keys are dual-action and the keys actuation is adjustable. If you're used to mechanical keyboards, the key "feel" may mess with you at first but unless you're a particularly heavy-handed typer I don't foresee any adjustment issues. The keys on the Pro are a little on the heavy side but because of the nature of the dual-action keys, they kind of have to be. While you can set the actuation (ostensibly how hard you press before the unit recognizes that it's been pressed far enough to trigger the secondary action) to your preference, it will take some light adjusting. The primary function triggered by the initial keypress can be extremely light and the secondary action is generally triggered around half way to "bottoming out" (key being pressed in all the way). It's also important to know that regardless of what you have assigned to the primary and secondary actions to any given key, the primary action will always be triggered first and there is no way to bypass the primary function. While that may sound limiting, it just means you have to be thoughtful about what you assign. I'll talk about this more later.The beauty of the dual-action keys for design software is that you can just set all of your most-used functions to single key presses as there is no string limit per key. That said, as I mentioned, the way you stack keys matters. For instance, if you wanted to set up a key to "Save" on primary and "Save-As" on secondary - it's still gonna overwrite your file because it has to "Save" before it can get to "Save As". A better way of grouping similar commands would be to set "Copy" as primary and "Cut" as secondary so that it doesn't matter that you only need to cut as copying won't prevent you from cutting immediately after. And it's not just the keys - you can even program the scroll wheel and D-pad. Might sound useless to a mouse user, but being able to immediately switch between scrolling and zooming on that wheel without having to move your hand - it's just one of those little things that, in tandem with the rest of your efficiency binding, make this thing fast and fun to use. You also have them ability to designate a key as a "Hypershift" key in Razer's Synapse software (more in that in a sec) wherein instead of tweaking the actuation to your liking to make use of the dual-action keys, you can sacrifice a key to be the modifier instead of using the "pressure" settings. Feels a bit silly to sacrifice a key for that reason to me but it's a reasonable alternative for the more heavy-handed among us.Razer's Synapse 3 software (needed to program your keys and lighting) is not the most immediately intuitive, but once you get the hang of it - it becomes fairly easy to use. From Synapse, you can create profiles for your respective games/applications with their own independent layout and lighting options. You can adjust the key actuation, macros, brightness and for all your RGB lighting needs, Razer's Chroma suite has you covered. You can even sync your other Razer devices or have the lighting effect(s) (Yes, you can even layer lighting schemes and effects) or incorporate multiple Razer devices into a single continuous effect.This is one of the other reasons I opted for the Pro over the V2. I tend to work in little to no light, so the per-key RGB lighting (Yes, even the scroll wheel) is much better than the V2 in that there is no light bleed on the Pro. Depending on the environment, the light bleed on the V2 is pretty egregious by comparison. On the Tartarus Pro, I've never been confused as to which key I'm about to hit and while that may sound like a minor issue for a difference of $50, like any other piece of equipment, there's gonna be a learning curve. That learning curve can be shortened drastically if you start out by color-coding keys which is a huge help until muscle memory develops. Some have complained that the unit has no onboard memory and while this is true, Synapse has cloud storage for settings, so unless you intend to take this device with you everywhere and need to use it in 100 different machines...I'd argue that's a bit of a moot point. I know everyone's needs are different, but realistically I see most people using it on their main workstation and maybe a laptop...even if I still worked at an agency on-site, I'd be hesitant to request IT clear Synapse for my work machine but maybe we're different.The last thing to touch on are the ergonomics. I have large, but not huge hands and I find (for my purposes) that reaching all the keys is comfortable and intuitive (even when you start building speed - and you will). If you have larger hands, the palm/wrist rest is adjustable but if you have smaller hands, I could see this being less wieldy although not uncomfortable. If you have average to large hands I think you'll be at home. The palm base/ wrist rest is lightly padded but not so much so that you notice it which is great because I've dealt with a myriad of "comfort" features that only served to irk during extended periods of use. Thankfully, in the case of the Razer Tartarus Pro, I can use it for HOURS without any discomfort whatsoever. There's something extremely cathartic about being able to work without moving your hands unnecessarily. It's a huge help if you deal with strain from carpal tunnel or tendonitis especially.Whether you're a mouse, tablet (or both) user, I think everyone considering this to speed up their design workflow should at least try it. Do some experimentation with your binds both in physical placement and how you "stack" commands and group your keys colors by tool/function and I'm willing to bet it won't take long before you start wondering how you were getting by without it.
4.0 out of 5 stars If you are the type to use a Keypad, this is a pretty good one
I have a Razer Orbweaver Chroma, which I had been using for several years. After getting a Basilisk wireless mouse to replace a failing Logitech G502, I was disappointed to see that the Synapse software included with it didn't support the Orbweaver. This forced me to use two different versions of the Synapse software for gaming, one for the Orbweaver and one for the Chroma, but I don't fault them for not supporting a discontinued piece of hardware.The Orbweaver supports more adjustments of the various parts, which makes it much more customizable for various hand sizes. Fortunately for me, the palm rest in the closer configuration of the two on the Tartarus is just fine for me. The palm rest on the Orbweaver had a thin rubber overlay glued to the plastic underneath. Unfortunately, the adhesive would melt due to body heat in longer gaming sessions and allow the rubber to slide around a bit. Worse, this allowed my hand to come into contact with the adhesive which would make my hand sticky. I was concerned that if I tried to remove the rubber entirely, I'd never be able to successfully remove the adhesive entirely without damaging the plastic underneath, so I ended up covering it with an old sock. This was less than ideal as the sock can move around as well and was hard to keep in place. Nevertheless, I persevered until I got the Basilisk and started exploring keypads compatible with the newer version of Synapse, which led me to the Tartarus v2 and Tartarus Pro.After reading and watching several reviews, I ultimately decided to go with the v2. The Pro is not only more expensive, reviews indicated that the Optical switches were really just two stage switches rather than true analog inputs as advertised. Although the mecha membrane switches in the v2 aren't as nice as the mechanical switches I had gotten used to in the Orbweaver, reviews also seemed to favor the feel of them over the optical switches in the Pro as well. The don't feel as mushy as the keyboard in most laptops, but they are definitely less clicky than true mechanical switches. It didn't take long to adapt to them however.One of the biggest reasons I held off on "upgrading" as long as I did was due to the Tartarus inclusion of a scroll wheel at the expense of a button. I honestly don't think I'll ever actually use the scroll wheel and while just like the Orbweaver, you can program additional keymaps if the number of buttons isn't sufficient, I still would have preferred to have a button over the scroll wheel in that location. The Tartarus supports 8-way mapping of the directional thumbpad on the side but being used to the 4-way thumbpad on the Orbweaver, I haven't utilized this additional functionality thus far. I think I'd end up triggering the wrong command too often and will probably just stick with 4. On the plus side, it doesn't seem as spongy as the directional thumbpad on the Orbweaver.Some lament the prerequisite to run the Synapse software to use the keypad due to the lack of on-board storage for keymaps, but I was used to this from years of using the Orbweaver with the prior version of Synapse anyway, so that's not really something I mind. Again, the reduction to just one version of Synapse for the both the Tartarus v2 and Basilisk is actually a bonus for me. While I did play around with the Chroma functionality back when I first got the Orbweaver, setting up complex color coding schemes based on the type of action the keys were programed for (movement, action, menu options, etc.), the reality is that I don't need to look at my keypad (or mouse) while I'm playing a game, so I really don't need that functionality. Now I just set it to static green to match the LEDs in my desktop and leave it at that. Honestly, I'd be just as happy if they didn't light up at all.I've only had it a short while, but I'm pretty happy for the most part. The keys aren't as clicky and there is one less of them, but I've been using the Tartarus v2 for a few weeks now and don't really miss much else about the Orbweaver. Other than the palm rest issue and some wear on the surface of the most frequently pressed keys (directional buttons), the Orbweaver held up nicely after countless hours of use over several years. I'm hoping I get as much use out of the Tartarus v2.
Exceptional Performance and Customization
The Gaming Keypad is a game-changer! The build quality is solid, and the key switches offer a satisfying, responsive feel. The customizable macro keys are incredibly useful for gaming, allowing for complex commands and shortcuts at your fingertips. The backlighting is vibrant and fully adjustable, adding a great touch to your setup. The ergonomic design makes long gaming sessions comfortable, and the software for key mapping is intuitive and powerful. This keypad has elevated my gaming experience, and I highly recommend it to any serious gamer looking for precision and customization.
faz muito bem o que propõe
ele tem a sensibilidade muito boa, regulável.não tem mais o regulador para apoiar mão grande como no modelo anteriorpara quem joga é muito bom, mas para quem trabalha com programas cheios de atalho é maravilhoso terá que investir tempo configurando mas vale cada segundo depois de pronto
La mejor opción para keypads
Me encantó este producto la verdad puedes personalizar todooooos los botones cuales sean como sean como quieras, super comodo y si tienes manos grandes bueno ahi si es un pequeño problema ya que con manos pequeñas alcanzas pocos botones pero aún asi si perzonalizas para los que te alcancen la verdad no esta nada mal :)
Muy bueno, pero debes saber para qué lo utilizaras.
Es muy buen producto solo debes saber si de verdad lo necesitas y es para personas con una mano un poco grande si no te costara llegar a las últimas teclas pero 10/10.
Ótimo produto
Facilitou muito o acesso a teclas especificas do teclado, tem um excelente conforto além de permitir personalização de todas as teclas.
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Razer Tartarus Pro Gaming Keypad: Analog-Optical Key Switches - Rapid Trigger - Adjustable Actuation - 32 Programmable Keys - Customizable Macros - Chroma RGB Lighting - Classic Black
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