REVIEW of the "DeathStalker Pro v2"... (v1 User)

Review of the DeathStalker Pro v2....

Overview: It's NOT a "DeathStalker"... The name has been STOLEN and slapped on a 100% completely different keyboard.

Cons:
1. Literally not one single thing of this keyboard is similar to the Original Deathstalker, they just took the name thinking people would think a Low-Profile keyboard is the "same" as a Chiclet one. Clearly whoever developed this keyboard didn't even look at the original Deathstalker, they come from the big fat junk keys keyboards, and then THINK they've made something good or equivalent. Well, they didn't.

2. Not a Chiclet Keyboard...! Those of us who liked the v1 DeathStalker primarily like it because it's a Chiclet keyboard.
- Short Key Travel
- Flat Keys
- Tactile Response (activation is near bottom).
In other words, the v1 was perfect for those of us who TYPE, but also wanted a Gaming Keyboard. However, it wasn't "perfect" because we also wanted a Mechanical/Optical version and some other improvements as mentioned below.

3. Key Travel is too great. This contributes to causing Typing mistakes. It needs to same key travel as the v1 had.

4. Activation of the Optical switch was TOO SHORT. In other words, it's pretty much at the TOP of the keypress, and you end up pressing the keys much further still after the activation of the switch. This also causes Typing mistakes.

5. The "design" of the keys causes your fingers to "catch" on the keys (while this doesn't occur with the FLAT Chiclet keys), and with the optical switch being so high, this again also causes typing mistakes, cause you brush the pokey "edges" of the keys and end up causing a keypress to occur that you didn't intend to make.

6. Keys are all "exposed"... If you look at the v1 DeathStalker you'll see the "body" of the keyboard actually goes to the "bottom" of the keys. This protects the keys and makes it more nice and comfortable to use. See the pic for how the v2 could have been done.

7. No Hand/Wrist Rest... They should have made one, one of Razer's nice soft hand rests specifically for the DeathStalker which is actually one of the "improvements" we wanted for the v1 DeathStalker, a SOFT hand rest instead of the hard one, one that "attaches" with a Magnet and is the SAME LEVEL as the keyboard. I tried to buy one of their "separately sold" hand rests and it was just "too high". Though, my preference likely would have been the handrest to be "part" of the keyboard itself like the v1's is, but having a soft one instead, because it's nice when "moving" the keyboard, which is something I often do, especially to eat, that it's all "one piece" instead of having two pieces to move with the keyboard as a separate hand rest would cause.

Pros:
1. Like having the Wireless option
2. Like having all the Multiple Wireless and Bluetooth connections ability. (have not tested these, others can provide that feedback)
3. Like the Volume Scroll Wheel and Play Button. Though, not 100% sure it works perfectly? When I very first tried it it did the wrong things. Never had an issue with the FN Keypress buttons. Though, maybe that was just a bug fluke, think I plugged it into my monitor hub and it didn't work right? Not sure. But, I would rather have a 100% working volume controller if there are issues with some Video players?

Conclusion:
1. Give us a Chiclet Keyboard, designed like the original DeathStalker but fixing all the above Cons and adding the above Pros. I don't care if it's a differently named keyboard, I just NEED a Chicklet Keyboard that's Mechanical/Optical and with all the above improvements and new features. THIS is what we were wanting in v2 of the DeathStalker, NOT a completely different keyboard.

2. If you choose to keep the Low-Profile ONLY, then please just improve it according to the above issues.
- Make the keyboard Body FLUSH with the bottom of the keys so they aren't exposed per the attached pics as an example. See v1. Though I understand the main key section wouldn't have the space for that.
- Shorten the Key Travel.
- Increase the Activation Travel of the Optical, closer to the bottom, not so High.
- If the above two things were fixed, the "pokey edges" of the keys might not be as much of an issue.
- Add the Hand Rest to the Keyboard, a SOFT one preferable still attached, though I could live with a properly fitted "attachable" one. The separate ones you buy are just TOO HIGH.

So, I don't know if doing the above would make me want to use this keyboard still... I STILL might need a "Chicklet" version, but it "might" work.

Even a Chiclet Low-Profile one might work? I don't know, would need to test. Razer should have made the original DeathStalker, improved as I've indicated. If they wanted to steal Logitech's keyboard and improve on it, they should have named it something else. I get why they did, to sound cooler, thinking the Low-Profile would be the most superior keyboard, but it's NOT... I have nothing against this keyboard existing... but I'm very unhappy Razer just shafted us DeathStalker users who've been WAITING for a long time now for an improved keyboard like this one, but in the spirit of the original.

Literally nobody makes a Chicklet Mechanical/Optical Gaming Keyboard.... What is the problem here with satisfying the needs of your customers?

The Big Fat Key keyboards are literally UNUSABLE for some of us... Razer, I've now returned TWO of your keyboards, this one and the Ornata, because they were unusable for me. To be fair though, If I was forced to, I could use this one, cause low-profile is as least better than the lower keys of the Ornata, but still, it FAILS the needs of us who NEED Chiclet...

Thank you.

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