Product Description

The Razer Tarantula is the first definitive keyboard created For Gamers By Gamers in Razer's suite of advanced gaming peripherals. The sleek design and fully customizable functions are specially engineered to empower competitive gamers with seamless control and unparalleled flexibility.PRODUCT FEATURES:32kb Onboard Memory Powered by Razer Synapse;Anti-Ghosting Capability;Profile switching with ease;Keymaps;Fully interchangeable keys;Macro Keys;10 Gaming Hotkeys.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1711 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Razer
• Model: RZ03-00070100-R2M1
• Dimensions: .60" h x 6.00" w x 16.00" l, 5.00 pounds

Features

• Razer USA

From the Manufacturer
The Razer Tarantula is the first definitive keyboard created for gamers by gamers in Razer's suite of advanced gaming peripherals. The sleek design and fully customizable functions are specially engineered to empower competitive gamers with seamless control and unparalleled flexibility.

Anti-ghosting Capability
With the Razer Tarantula's anti-ghosting capability,

An integrated USB hub, as well as headphone and microphone jacks, add to the convenience.

Customize the 10 keys flanking the keytop.

Hyperesponse gaming keys.

BattleDock: A modular docking station for gaming keyboards.

Optional BattleLight.

Optional BattleEye.

you can press up to a whopping 10 simultaneous buttons without the "ghosting" effect. The Tarantula's anti-ghosting support is more than any other keyboard out on the market.

Macro Keys
Customize the 10 keys flanking the keytop to optimize your gameplay. Now you can execute up to a series of 8 keystrokes with the touch of a single macro key! You can also add delays ( up to 200ms ) for a superb degree of customization.

Profile Switching with Ease
Using the software drivers provided, you can now effortlessly store up to an unprecedented 100 profiles to handle any game that come your way. The On-The-Fly profile switching automatically detects and activates your preset game profiles once that particular game is loaded.

Fully Interchangeable Keys
Customize your keytops with the Razer Tarantula's unique feature to remove and add on keys! The Razer Tarantula Tool included in the package enables you to swap any of the standard keys amongst themselves or replace them with the extra 10 gaming hotkeys included! Now you can have each of the keys on your keytop customized to your preference.

Ten Gaming Hotkeys
We've included 10 custom FPS keys with popular icons such as Armor, Knife, Zoom In/Out, Pistol and Rifle with your Razer Tarantula. Watch out for more customizable keysets to be released for other popular FPS, RTS and MMO games.

32KB Onboard Memory
Embedded memory powered by Razer Synapse enables you to store up to 5 onboard profiles for different games onto your Razer Tarantula gaming keyboard.

Keymaps
Relish in the ease and speed of switching to different sets of keys by configuring up to 2 keymaps per profile! Now you can change between your regular QWERTY keyboard layout and your customized keymap with just the press of a button.

Optimized Hyperesponse Gaming Keys
Unique membrane keys reduce key latency and maximize response for critical actions during competitive gameplay.

Razer BattleDock
The Razer Tarantula features the world's first modular docking station for gaming keyboards! Now you can add on accessories to your Razer Tarantula for extra features and added functionality! Included with your keyboard is the Razer Tarantula Tool to remove your BattleDock cover each time your want to add on a new Battledock accessory.

Razer BattleLight
Let there be light! Illuminate your keyboard with an iridescent glow to enhance your gaming experience. Equip your Razer Tarantula with the BattleLight and gain that unfair advantage over your rivals in low light conditions.

Razer BattleEye
Eyeball your enemy! Perfect your gameplay with the BattleEye, a webcam that docks with your Razer Tarantula to provide real time visual feedback with your opponents. Let them witness your triumphs and feast on their anguish as they get fragged.

What's in the Box
Razer Tarantula Gaming Keyboard, BattleDock cover, quickstart guide, 10 hot keys with icons, Razer Tarantula tool, user's guide, and CD-ROM.

Customer Reviews

Mammoth of a keyboard but not worth the price.
Bought this thing for full retail price about a year ago, and I don't feel it was worth the money. It is a huge keyboard and the software is pretty good. Probably best if you play FPS but for me, playing WOW, basically like any other keyboard. Its not backlit so you might want to look for that feature. You can plug your headphones directly into it which is cool. Anyway it is broke right now at first the space bar stopped working and now most of the keys don't work. I contacted customer support by email and basically they told me I was S.O.L. They said they don't have any sort of repair program and don't exchange keyboards.

Decent gaming keyboard
The Tarantula tries to be a great gaming keyboard but it falls a bit short of the line.

One of my biggest problems with this keyboard is the fact that Razer went to all the trouble to put backlighting effects on some parts of the keyboard but couldn't be bothered to backlight all the keys. There are plenty of keyboards out there that do, and when I'm playing games in the dark I sometimes wish I had.

Oh, but I could get the light attachment you say? I could I suppose, but that would mean plugging a device into the battle dock, also known as the 2nd thing I dislike about this keyboard. So far there have been no good uses for the add-on port.

In my opinion Razer attempted to match its competitors gimmicky gaming keyboards with the Tarantula but did not actually bother to go the distance with any of the gimmicks they chose to include, with the exception of the re-bindable keys.

I do like the additional buttons to be mapped, and the media controls. The software is decent and the fact that it has speaker/microphone jacks built in is nice for LAN parties, as is the built-in USB hub.

The biggest thing though, and the reason I gave this keyboard 4 stars, is the fact that the keys feel nice and respond nice, and the board as a whole just feels very solid and nice to type on. It feels and performs well enough as a keyboard that I can overlook some of its shortcomings.

CONS For Razer
I don't see the cons of a Tarantula keyboard enough in print. If I did I would not have bought mine. I pluged my nice 2.1 speakers into the keyboard and moving my keyboard broke my cord. Nice speakers no more. I do not plug my expensive replaced logitech z-2300 into my keyboard any longer. The keyboard is illuminated but not the keys most used: w,a,s,d,z,x,c,f,g,r,1,2,3,4,5,6,shift,control. They have a place for a raised light to sit. Like I want a lamp for my keyboard. Next time I buy a gaming keyboard it will have the correct keys illuminated, not a place for a lamp. Consider the cons before buying.