#RAZER CYNOSA CHROMA SOFTWARE#

It’s all pretty intuitive and - if you wanted to - you really could spend a lot of time tinkering here.

#RAZER CYNOSA CHROMA SOFTWARE#

As you’d expect, you can customize each key on the keyboard using Razer’s Synapse software - setting up patterns, colors, animations, light effects. Most membrane-based gaming keyboards tend to use zone-based backlighting and as well as offering a more robust solution, the Cynosa actually lands cheaper than most of these inferior offerings. Obviously, the biggest thing to note with the design of the Cynosa Chroma is the per-key RGB. All that said, I would have liked the option of a wrist-rest here. The keys that vendors knows its users are going to spend the most time with - and doesn’t bother trying to sell them on reinventing the wheel. Call me crazy, but there’s definitely something refreshing about a gaming keyboard that just sticks with the essentials. It helps that there’s a distinct lack of media or macro keys here, which usually end up feeling much like gimmicks anyway. Read more The Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Will Now Resist the Elements What’s more, even if you don’t get the satisfying and responsive click of Cherry MX switches, the Cynosa’s tried-and-true mesh-based keyswitches still end up pretty comfortable to use. For most users, this amounts to a keyboard that feels like doesn’t take up any more room on your desk than is absolutely.

However, as you’d expect from a gaming tech company with Razer’s pedigree, these basics are all executed really, really well. The Razer Cynosa Chroma sticks to the basics when it comes to design. It’s also boasts 10 key rollover with anti-ghosting, while the ‘Pro’ variant (priced a little higher than the standard Cynosa) also lets you even customize the RGB underglow on the peripheral. The Razer Cynosa Chroma is a mesh-keyboard with a spill-resistant design, fully programmable keys, 1000Hz ultrapolling and support for per-key RGB customization via Razer’s Synapse software. For those who want to either dip their toes into that experience, or get a gaming keyboard that isn’t a pricey or loud as a fully-blown mechanical, the Razer Cynosa Chroma range is probably going to look like a pretty good option.

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