Which Keyboard is Best for You?

Thanks @Jenjar for this instructive thread.

It may be because I've never tried the BW3, but I love my BW2 Elite.

Great list but for the moment I would advise any owner of an AMD X570 motherboard to avoid the Huntsman Mini, Many threads about it on this forum and on Reddit causing various issues due to a bad firmware update a few months ago, It seems specific to this 1 Razer keyboard.

The best keyboard is the one you have in front of you right now.

I'm a fan of both mechanic and membrane types, but probably the best would be a mecha-membrane in this case a Ornata model.

My favorite keyboard is blackwidow elite... Love this keyboard...

Does Razer truly make any SILENT keyboards? I currently have a Verbatim wireless keyboard mouse combo (model 99779), and it is truly silent (my cubemate can't hear it AT ALL when I'm typing, and I can barely hear it), but some keys keep getting stuck and i have to replace the batteries every month. This was about $35 from Staples. So, I'm willing to spend more money to get some quality but still want silent. Does Razer have something similar? It seems that the mechanical or opto-mechanical, linear, yellow switch is the direction I may want to go if I do get a Razer, but when I watch youtube videos on particular ones with these features, they still seem awfully clicky or loud. I actually bought a huntsman elite based on a video, but the keys were REALLY clicky, so I reboxed and returned. Even the Black Widow with yellow keys seemed loud/clicky on the youtube sound tests. It seems that some of the quieter ones might be the smaller ones, such as the Huntsman Mini. However, I like having a tenkey pad. Do any of the Razer mini keyboards come with an ability to connect any kind of tenkey pad? I haven't even looked at or shopped for tenkey pads yet. I may not even need to connect one to the keyboard if i can connect it to the computer another way to still be able to use it. So, forgive me if that's a stupid question right now. I'm willing to get a mini if that's what it will take. I'm not a gamer, just a data engineer/developer who is spoiled with the silent keyboard sound. Even my laptop keys are mostly quiet on my Lenovo Legion Y520, but not as silent as the Verbatim.
So, what truly is the most silent Razer keyboard? Is the Huntsman mini the best one? I've watched a lot of sound test videos, but am getting lost especially when I think i found one, but then hear that it's awfully clicky in another sound test.
Thank you for your help!

Jenjar
Section 3: Mechanical Keyboards:

Mechanical:

The mechanical keyboard uses mechanical switches, which consist of a housing, spring and stem. Upon pressing the switch, the stem moves downwards, which compresses the spring until the switch is actuated and registered, which then springs back up when unpressed, completing the keystroke.

Razer offers three different mechanical switches in their line of keyboards, each with different properties:

Razer Green Switch - Features a tactile bump and louder click sound with an actuation force of 50 grams, an actuation point of 1.9mm, and total possible travel distance of 4.0mm. These switches are optimized to offer the best-in-class gaming and typing performance.

Razer Orange Switch - Features a tactile bump, without an audible click like the Green switch, making it quieter and an actuation force of 45 grams, an actuation point of 1.9mm, with a total possible travel distance of 4.0mm. These switches offer the same performance and optimization for gaming and typing as the Green switch, while offering a quieter sound and smaller actuation force.

Razer Yellow Switch - Razer’s linear switch has no tactile bump or sound, and is the fastest and quietest switch, with an actuation force of 45 grams, an actuation point of 1.2mm, with a possible travel distance of 3.5mm. These are optimized for rapid fire keypresses.

You can learn more about the different mechanical switches Razer offers here. All Razer mechanical switches offer a 80-million keystroke lifespan.

Razer’s Mechanical keyboards are geared more toward enthusiasts than Membrane and Mecha-Membrane, but Razer does offer entry-level options. The top of the line mechanical keyboard is the Blackwidow Pro V3, which retails for $229.99 USD, and is offered with both the green and yellow switch, along with a plush wrist rest and wireless connectivity. You may also get the wired, more budget friendly Blackwidow V3 for $139.99 USD, which also comes with either green in yellow switches, with both fullsize and tenkeyless (TKL) options.

There are also two work-oriented Blackwidow models, which are the tenkeyless, orange switched Blackwidow Lite for $89.99 USD, and the fullsized wireless, orange switched Razer Pro Type for $139.99 USD.

You can view all mechanical models here.

To Finalize: The Mechanical line is the go-to choice for many people. There are many different options depending on the switch that suits you best. It is all based on personal preference; between a clicky and tactile keyboard, a silent and tactile keyboard, or a silent and linear keyboard. Razer’s mechanical keyboards are in a different tier so if they are out of your budget, I would recommend the Ornata V2 (Mecha-Membrane).

This is a seriously well written article and very well layed out. Thank you @Jenjar
Wish you wrote it a few weeks back when I was seriously considering Membrane vs Mechanical and which switched. Which then became Blackwidow vs Elite.

Needless to say the BlackWidow ELite won and I'm so happy with my decision. Anyone ever reading this and feeling torn, go for the BlackWidow Elite. I was told a KB is a KB, well let me tell you once you've been on the BlackWidow Elite (Especially coming from an el-cheapo entry level membrane keyboard with a scarlet lizard on it), you will never look at KB's the same way again. Well done team Razer on a superior and amazing product!

i would go for Mechanical keyboards because mechanical devices containing sliders and spring mechanisms, called switches, beneath each key to provide the typist with palpable feedback. The sensation is similar to electrical typewriters of the 90's and can differ depending on the type of switch used.

Hello friends,
The Razer Huntsman V2 Analog remains my familiar keyboard right now. With the layout of important keys, and there are many colors for users like me to freely choose.

However, there are some small bugs, not knowing why.

My boyfriend has the keyboard with the rest for his wrist, I'm probably gonna get a pink version of that model when I build my own setup.

I feel like a traitor, as i a have the Steelseries Apes Pro.
Wanted to get the Huntsmann V2 analogue, but it was a need right now basis. Will eventually upgrade, and give the Steelseries away to someone who will enjoy it more.

why is the one handed keyboards so expensive? I really want one but its too ex