Thursday, August 7, 2008

Latest addition to my collection

Yes, it was during PC Fair on the 2nd of August, I have purchased the Razer Tarantula gaming keyboard. At first I did not want the Battlelight attachment that is sold seperately, but once my friend heard that I will get a free limited edition Razer T-shirt, he offered to pay the price of the Battlelight so that he can get the shirt. I told him it's his loss, yet he persisted, saying that he want the shirt badly. So I reminded him it will be his loss as we paid the price.

It costed RM305 for the Tarantula, and RM65 for the Battlelight attachment.
It's freakishly huge because of the extra 10 fully programmable buttons, and the media player and imaging hotkeys at the side. A wrist rest below it with a glowing Razer logo. On top of it is the Battlelight attachment, which illuminates the keyboard in the dark. Seen here with my previously purchased Razer Deathadder gaming mouse. Here are the specs, taken from www.razerzone.com:-
  • Anti-ghosting capability for up to 10 keys
  • 32KB Razer Synapse™ onboard memory
  • On-The-Fly Sensitivity™ profile switching
  • 10 programmable gaming hotkeys
  • 1000Hz Ultrapolling™ / 1ms response time
  • Hyperesponse™ gaming keytop with fully interchangeable keys
  • Headphone-out and microphone-in jacks
  • Media center keys
  • Two USB ports
  • Gold-plated USB connector
  • Razer Battledock™ for add-on accessories
  • Approximate size: 522mm (length) x 220mm (width) x 33mm (height)
Turned off the lights, and turned on the Battlelight. It cant look any cooler than this. Glowing Razer logo and both the Tarantula and the Deathadder on top.
Side view of the Tarantula in the dark. Although the Battlelight is not really strong enough to fully illuminate all the keys, being able to light up all the QWERTY keys will be enough. I have completely no regrets in purchasing this expensive gaming keyboard as it proves to be very useful to me. It's responsive, it has so many functions and it's very quiet. Call it a waste of money, but I think the Tarantula is definitely worth the price.

Again, I shall repeat what I said back when I got my Deathadder.

-I bought the Tarantula with my own money
-This post is not to show off, only expressing my happiness
-I am not rich, its just that I can afford it, and I'm happy that I can
-If you are gonna flame, turn this window off
-If you are gonna show off YOUR stuff, do it somewhere else

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