Indiana Jones would not approve of Razer's first artisan keycap, as it's a neon green coil of slippery s-s-snakes
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He hates snakes. Of this, I am pretty sure.
  • Akasazh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    2 months ago

    I’ve owned two razor mice, they both had the scrollwheel break within a year. I left the cult of razer then.

    • BreakerSwitch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      Had the same issue with their controllers. Got one, was busted on arrival. Got replacement, was busted within a week. I’ve never had such a bad experience

    • SlothMama@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Yes this, the scroll wheel breaking is driving me insane. I’m thinking I’ll not buy anymore mice from them now because it’s happened to every single one

    • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      It’s really hit or miss with the mice. All of mine lasted several years or more but I know some models are pretty bad. I had a copperhead that lasted a while, then a naga “green” that didn’t last very long but I could probably fix (I think the PCB inside came off its fixations and then some soldering broke) but to be fair it did travel across the Atlantic ocean and back. My current naga with the magnetic panels has been going strong for some years.

      Their gamepads are junk though, a good old 360 controller feels better and lasts infinitely longer. I’ve also owned a few pairs of kraken headsets which were comfortable but overpriced and not durable enough. Then again the other gaming brands aren’t fairing much better on that front (I currently have a corsair virtuoso I got as a gift, it’s ok but the planned obsolescence ear pads are driving me nuts). The keyboards look like they’re gamer status symbols more than anything else, just like the laptops. I got a cheapo mechanical keyboard from some random brand and it feels better than the 200€+ razer keyboards I’ve tried.

  • PieMePlenty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    I dont particularly like Razer, but if there’s anything they do well, its marketing. They’re right… if they’re able to sell a key cap for 90 bucks, their marketing must have been so good in the past they created a literal materialistic cult.

    This obviously isn’t for me, its for their cult members. I hope one day, they can exit the public peripheral market and sell exclusively to their cult members at 1000% markup.

  • moonburster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago

    I wouldn’t pay it, but that is the price you’d normally pay for custom keycaps on Etsy as well. Quite often for lower quality too

  • 0xDREADBEEF@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    this is for richer middle and high school kids to get to show status, and I guess any adult who is still attached to marketing aimed at teenagers

    • Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      The CEO was doing the heavy lifting through his socials, when I was still following them. It really is kind of a cult

  • THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    The Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 I got new is still working fine. Hell, Synapse just started working again for me after like 8 years. I kind of wanted a V4 Pro but the 2013 keeps kicking, so why bother. I’m beginning to wonder if their newer keyboards also live up to the same standards or if I just got lucky in some small window of time. 2009-2012 was a fun time to be building a computer.