Product Description
The Razer Orbweaver’s mechanical key technology provides a distinctive tactile feedback in the form of a light pronounced tap and click to your fingertips, giving you an entirely new feel as you game.
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Product Details
- Brand: Razer
- Model: RZ07-00740100-R3U1
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 2.17" h x 6.06" w x 7.95" l, .66 pounds
Features
- Mechanical key infrastructure
- 20 fully programmable keys and 8-way thumb-pad
- Adjustable hand, thumb, and palm-rest modules
- Instantaneous switching between 8 key maps
- Backlit keypad for total control even in dark conditions
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
By B. Keefe
For reference, I've owned the original Belkin Nostromo speedpad, the Belkin n52 speedpad, and I have worn out two of the Belkin n52te to the point where the keys were mostly white circles where my fingers went and keys had stopped working. I've now owned the Orbweaver over a month as of February 22nd 2013. I love my Razer Naga Epic edition, and I love my Razer Black Widow. I used my Razer Megalodon until the microphone failed after a year and a half, and had thus far been a happy customer of Razer.
The Good:
The mechanical keys feel great and are very responsive.
Build quality seems fine to me. I get the impression that a lot of people think that light weight means shoddy quality, and in general, I really don't get that impression. Definitely an improvement in quality from the Belkin and Razer Nostromo lines.
The surfaces of the gamepad where you rest your palm are rubberized which is a comfortable feel compared to the thick plastic of the Nostromo (N52/n52te).
Much more adjustable than the N52 to fit the hand, which is nice, but I was fine with the feel of the n52te for my hand size.
Extensive use sees the device run consistently.
The Bad:
When I first got it, the button below the directional pad was stuck in the down position which spammed 0's. It loosened up a little bit, but the thing takes very little to actuate. I'm a little worried that it wont last very long.
You can't customize the color of the key to whatever you like. Not a biggy, but something that if you're used to Razer products, you might find perplexing.
The Cord is a pretty standard cable, not their swanky braided ones. Again, not a huge deal for me, but something that struck me as a little odd.
The extra row of keys is nice, but it's worth mentioning that its a bit of a stretch to reach unlike the other rows.
It's loud. This didn't enter into my overall rating at all, but also worth mentioning. If you're trying to play games in the wee hours of the morning without waking nearby slumbering loved ones or roommates, don't buy this device. If you've ever heard a secretary with 2" acrylic nails type, thats about how this thing sounds (minus the attitude and pungent aroma of hair-spray).
The Shifts appear to be defaulted to the directions on the DPAD. So if you're in the normal shift and disable everything but the forward direction, and have it shift into another keymap, but while you're doing that, you accidentally push the DPAD into the directional down position, you'll shift into another color combination and be stuck there until you open the synapse software and set it back to red. I hope this saves people some time spent screaming in stark astonishment at the device that has clearly developed sentience and is now dictating what keys you'll use for your game.
The Really Annoying:
When I first configured this, I did so according to the same way that I'd configured my n52te: Mainly non-numpad number keys on the standard shift, then I bound the red shift to the dpad forward position (using it like a shift key), where I bound f1-f12. Pretty simple, eh?
First the DPAD behaved completely inexplicably, executing directional commands that just werent right, causing me to bind all directions of the DPAD to the red shift in order to consistently access my F keys. This was fixed with a software update (which introduced a bug causing BSOD which was solved by a later software update), but what I was left with was about a 1 second delay from when I pressed my forward directional key to when the shift would actually occur, which meant that instead of pulling out my mount and riding away, I would cure myself of diseases I didn't have. Or when the tank was about to die, I would try to cast a shield on him instead of my "Holy-Crap-The-Tank-Is-Gonna-Die" cooldown ability. Good. Excellent. At least it isn't a big issue, right? For a high end and quite expensive gaming peripheral, this was unacceptable.
I contacted Razer tech support immediately and asked if they had any solutions. I explained my binding and problem as above, and my response, 5 days later, was that they were confused what I meant when I said "Shift." Did I mean a shift on the device? Or did I mean that I was placing a racing game and my car wasn't shifting gears. Oh good. For a moment there, I thought I was going to get someone incompetent to try and help me. So I explained again, this time in much more detail. 7 days later, I received a response to my email telling me that they couldn't replicate the issue. So, in painstaking detail, I described how I'd bound each key, using the terminology in the Synapse software. I went on to describe the specific actions I was taking. I described the game I was playing (wow) and which abilities I was using, as well as describing what was goin on with the lights. Probably over a page long email describing a simple issue. 10 days later, I email Razer again and ask them for an RMA number to return this thing since they were obviously unwilling to provide me with support. The next day, I had a form-letter email from them expressing their deepest sorrow at my misfortune and offering me an RMA number.
In the shower one morning (where I realize the solutions to all of my problems), it occurred to me to just bind a directional button to the actual shift key and just use shift 1, shift 2, shift 3, etc in my binding in the game. This worked. So being the responsible customer that I am, I told them that they could cancel my RMA. The next day, I received a form-letter email expressing their deepest sorrow at my misfortune and offering me an RMA number. Good. Excellent.
Conclusion:
I'm keeping this, despite my issues because I've managed to avoid the problem I was having, but I'm doing so because I like the feel of the device and have gotten used to it. I'm accepting the fact that I will not be able to use the alternate keymaps/shifts and for my purposes, that's disappointing but acceptable.
Would I buy this again knowing what I know now? Absolutely not, I'd stick with my *belkin* nostromo n52te, and I'd probably go on to scour ebay for a few additional belkin branded nostromos if I can find any new in box. I've been a huge fan of razer to this point, and I love my Naga to death, but they've really made me question their committment to gamers with this device.
It's possible that they'll fix the issues in future builds of their software (it seemed they were able to solve many problems through their software updates), or they may eventually fix this in a future hardware build. For now, I'd probably recommend that you save 70 bucks and stick with a Nostromo unless two added keybinds will mean the difference between life and death of your raid group.
I do answer questions, so if you have any, feel free to post them and I'll try to get back to you!
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
By C. Keller
I am an avid gamer and, generally, a fan of Razer products. I swear by my Naga gaming mouse and my BlackWidow Ultimate has been a workhorse.
So, I was very disappointed to discover how flimsy and thrown-together the Orbweaver feels. The ergonomic parts are indeed movable, but I believe it is at the cost of stability and responsive "feel." I currently use -- and will remain using -- a Logitech G13 gaming pad, and it is infinitely more tactile and comfortable.
I got the Orbweaver for its mechanical keys -- and even these feel too soft and do not give that satisfying click-back that my Cherry Blue-outfitted keyboard does. The "1" key even sticks in a down position -- not that big of a deal, but when you buy a $100+ peripheral, you expect it to be perfect out of the box.
The cord feels like it will pull out at any moment, and is simple, cheap-looking plastic.
This is extremely overpriced for the overall feel and heft of an electronic device that is going to take hours upon hours of gaming abuse.
Razer, you can do better. This feels like you are taking advantage of a loyal user-base.
Here is hoping Logitech decides to make a mechanical G-13.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By Allen B. peterson
When I read these reviews, it's due to a bad shipment or default product that might be due to shipping issues and all.
I have owned all Nostromo products since the n50 came out and this product by far is the best one of all and I use it for all my games.
I use the naga and also the Logitech M600 (which I think blows Naga away) with this and it's crazy good.
The good: Mechanical buttons, nice feel, great comfort for small hands and large
The bad: The cord, compared to their other products, it's cheap and why they chose to do that is beyond me, would have been 5 stars, but this is a thing for me.
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