bit-tech.net | Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard

Da_Rude_Baboon 10th April 2008, 12:10

I would question the 7 out of 10 for value. Is a keyboard with bad back lighting and rubberized keys worth £50?

Naberius 10th April 2008, 12:54

That is one hell of a mighty fine looking keyboard, you just gotta love the razer product range.

identikit 12th April 2008, 00:13

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Originally Posted by Drachnem
I have to post here because I owned this keyboard, I paid 80 Dollars on newegg for it and was dying to get my hands on it. I finaly got it and it was everything I could have wanted, slip rubber keys, etched back lighting, media controls, usb, sound etc.

However after connecting this keyboard up I started to play some games, world of warcraft to be specfic and I was trying to move my chr and it wouldn't move, so I went to type that I couldn't move and by then the monster had killed everyone and I realized the key stopped working, so I unplugged it and plugged it back in and all was well, but to my dismay this keyboard would keep losing function of driffrent keys, randomly keys would stop working, so I would have to stand up, and reconnect it 2 or more times an hour.

I contacted razer about the issue after reinstalling drivers, updating them, even windows pushed a driver for it thought the update. None of these drivers corrected my issue. So I RMA'ed the keyboard, which by the way razer expects you to pay for, so I went thought newegg, and they covered the costs. I got a new one, and it did the same thing. I tried swiching ports, computers, and OSs and nothing changed randomly keys would stop working. I found out many people have this issue with the keyboard, which is a damm shame as for not having that issue, this was an amazing keyboard.

If they corrected the issue, I would pick one up again. But it doesn't work and that makes me a sad panda.:(

Pretty much all Razer product suffer from this problem. Intermittent faults like this lose of function are most likely caused by underpowered USB. You can't really try it now, but using a powered USB hub is the best way of connecting USB Razer products.

notatoad 14th April 2008, 22:08

i was really looking forward to getting this keyboard, and then the reviews started coming out saying how dim the backlight really is. so today i went googling to see if there was a solution and found this. i think i'm going to order this keyboard when my scholarship cheque comes in and give it a shot.

Smilodon 14th April 2008, 22:27

I don't really think that bypassing the resistors for the LEDs is a good idea. It will probably kill them after a while.

I'm thinking of getting one and just replacing the LEDs with white, brighter ones :D

Drachnem 15th April 2008, 01:14

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Originally Posted by supertoad
i was really looking forward to getting this keyboard, and then the reviews started coming out saying how dim the backlight really is. so today i went googling to see if there was a solution and found this. i think i'm going to order this keyboard when my scholarship cheque comes in and give it a shot.

The back light is perfect, its just the right bright. If what they said was true get a powered usb port first thought.

DarkLord7854 17th April 2008, 18:27

Love this keyboard.. so glad I grabbed mine the moment I saw the review.. Newegg's utterly sold out of em

Pics for those interested in seeing it:
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DannyDirect 3rd May 2008, 01:41

I just got the Saitek Eclipse II, very good quality, was going to go for the Saitek Cyborg but I'm not into that retro look.

elitesky 20th April 2009, 08:31

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Originally Posted by Tyinsar

Bad:
- gets dirty fast
- media keys useless (Really annoying when I brush them by accident and the media player pops up)
- remapping in software only
- weak backlight, keys only really clear from above

So it gets dirty fast, and especially with sweaty gamers? Is this keyboard water resistant? Because I think that would be really great addition to its features if it's water resistant since it can get cleaned pretty easy, like keyboards from Ergonomics Resources.Dirt on keys is a very serious problem, coz if not treated, they can attract ants to make colonies inside your precious keyboard, and you wouldn't want that.

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