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PezzyDude · 2020-06-13T23:48:51+00:00

Hi all. I've already checked with Razer Tech Support on this, but, the answer they gave was not exactly enlightening; perhaps one of you could shed some light on this :big_grin_: I had the Ornata Chroma Keyboard. What I'm about to describe was not something I originally caught when ordering it (I ordered it through Amazon.com, but even in the pics on their site, I did not catch this). This was not something that hit me.....occurred to me until after the keyboard was physically in front of me and I started using it. And even then....it slowly and subtly hit me.... Above the top row of letters (QWERTY.....) where the numbers are, from left to right, 1, 2, 3......8, 9, 0, there are also the symbols on these keys: 1 is paired with !; 2 is paired with @; 3 is paired with #, and so on. However.....they are flipped, or, inverted, as opposed to the standard keyboard style that has been around for decades. Here's a pic of the top row of numbers from a standard keyboard: https://s289.photobucket.com/user/PezzyDude/media/QWERTY-Keyboard_zps2pm8nbt3.jpg.html And here's the top row of numbers from the Razer keyboard: https://s289.photobucket.com/user/PezzyDude/media/razer-ornata-chroma-keyboard_zpsik8p65l7.jpg.html Do you see what I'm referring to? On a standard keyboard that has been around for YEARS, on the Number keys, the number itself is at the bottom of the key, and the symbol is at the top. With the Razer keyboard, it is flipped/ inverted. And, this is not just true of the Number/ Symbol keys, but on any symbol key on the entire keyboard: the semi-colon and colon (; :); the apostrophe and quotation mark (' "); the forward slash and question mark (/ ?); etc. They've all been flipped from what a standard keyboard has had for years. The way it's supposed to be is this: On the Number keys, for example, if you want the symbol on that key and not the number, you press the Shift key and then that "number", but, you'll receive the symbol. Let's say you want the money/ dollar symbol, so, you press the Shift key and the "4" key, but you'll receive the "$" symbol. Because, as you'll notice, the Shift key has a symbol on it, the symbol of an upwards pointing arrowhead, meaning: You're shifting Up. With the example I gave, you want the money/ dollar symbol, so you should be shifting up to it: the 4 should be at the bottom of the key, and the $ symbol should be at the top. Yes, I'm a gamer, but, I'm also a bit <ahem>....."older", and I've been using a keyboard before computers were even a thing, as I've even used a typewriter back in the day :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye_: The way I've described number/ symbol keys has been the way it's been for a WHILE, decades & decades. I mentioned that Razer Tech Support's answer was not exactly enlightening when I asked them about this, as to why their keyboards are this way (and not just the Ornata Chroma, but their other keyboards as well). Here's their reply: "Yes, this design is the same for all our gaming keyboards and laptops. We can't get into the specifics but let's just say that most hardcore gamers prefer how it is today". I don't know why they said that, that they "can't get into the specifics", as if it's some closely guarded company secret. But do any of you know why? Why the change in flipping/ inverting the symbol keys? And....what is meant by "most hardcore gamer's prefer how it is today"? Thanks for any info in enlightening me :rolleyes: Pez

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