Razer announces Ornata keyboard with world's first mecha-membrane keyboard

04 September 2016
Razer has announced a new keyboard that introduces a new kind of switch that Razer calls mecha-membrane, a combination of mechanical and membrane key-switches.

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  • 22 Feb 2017

hrtz, 05 Sep 2016really? $99.99 for membrane keyboard? u can get a real mech... moreExcept for this combines the best of both.

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    • 06 Sep 2016

    hrtz, 05 Sep 2016really? $99.99 for membrane keyboard? u can get a real mech... moreCan't afford? That's why complaining for the price?

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      • AnonD-190634
      • 6pe
      • 05 Sep 2016

      viveksubhash, 04 Sep 2016damn..so all razers have stickys...i just cleaned out my ly... moreYeah! While mechanical keyboards specially blue switches are amazing mechanical keyboards are overrated!!! I had a g510 my main problem was that control shift keys where hard to press, and finger fatigue :S

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        • hrtz
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        • 05 Sep 2016

        really? $99.99 for membrane keyboard? u can get a real mecha with $99.99

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          • Mitch
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          • 04 Sep 2016

          mir, 04 Sep 2016Paying that much for a keyboard, when an ordinary one can s... moreWhat is your opinion gotta do with this thing? This keyboard is for those who wants a different in experience. Got money? and then get everything what you love as long as you can buy it.

            AnonD-190634, 04 Sep 2016lol, sadly they're exactly apple, even in term of their Raz... moredamn..so all razers have stickys...i just cleaned out my lycosa..switched over to a corsair k40, its rubber dome but the keys are better,
            maybe its a good thing i didn't go for a tartarus

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              • GQe
              • 04 Sep 2016

              ECG keyboard for 22

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                • Anonymous
                • pWQ
                • 04 Sep 2016

                Like someone said, isn't this a Topre-copy?

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                  • spP
                  • 04 Sep 2016

                  AnonD-404954, 04 Sep 2016razer are good inside and outside unlike apple XDlol, sadly they're exactly apple, even in term of their RazerBook designs :D
                  My balckwidow chroam sometimes has sticky keys (software, the keys function normal in my side, but sometimes I have to repress the keys, and sometimes when I tap them too fast they don't register!

                  also their razer synapse software is awful buggy and slow! but the cloud sync feature is awesome :)

                  they're more expensive for what they offer too, exactly like apple, they're not bad. they're many time even faster than others, but they ask way too much for a 720p meh device which is a mid range flagship! still that "mid range flasghsip with hardware light years behind" performes much better than note 7 or s7... but I can't say the same for nexus :P or anything else!

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                    • AnonD-190634
                    • spP
                    • 04 Sep 2016

                    Well I LOVE the metal feeling of mechanical keyboard, My razer green(cherry mx blue) switches are amazing :) the hybrid sound weird, I hate the feeling of membrane, the uneven pressure required to push them down and the sudden jumping down of the keys!!!

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                      • PVTMASON
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                      • 04 Sep 2016

                      For that price get an actual mechanical keyboard.

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                        • AnonD-557576
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                        • 04 Sep 2016

                        AnonD-80051, 04 Sep 2016whats the hype with all this overpriced retro look keyboard... moreI prefer ultra modern touch keyboard. It is even better.

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                          • 04 Sep 2016

                          ithehappy, 03 Sep 2016Apple of computer peripherals.razer are good inside and outside unlike apple XD

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                            • 04 Sep 2016

                            Yuri84, 04 Sep 2016I've been using mechanical LG G710+ for almost 3 years now ... moreYou can install o rings on any Cherry MX or clone keyboard. The only thing special about the G710/+ is that the o rings are pre installed.

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                              • sSZ
                              • 04 Sep 2016

                              Yuri84, 04 Sep 2016I've been using mechanical LG G710+ for almost 3 years now ... morethat's an o-ring dampener which you can buy form Amazon ebay or anywhere, G710+ is using the same Cherry MX switch as most mechs out there. Which means you can just grab a simple Ducky mech board, and put o-ring dampeners in them, and you'll get the very same feeling you get from G710+ -- or might be even better if you choose the ones with PBT keycaps or at least the ABS double shot one.

                              getting a mech board with PBT (or at least double shot ABS) keycaps will always feel much better and sturdier than a stock laser etched thin ABS legend caps

                                I've been using mechanical LG G710+ for almost 3 years now and its great. But sometimes I want to go back to my LG G11 keyboard (membrane KB), which was also great. So now I really want to try out the new Ornata keyboard. Its interesting to see what they made.

                                For the record: G710+ isn't your typical mechanical keyboard. Under every button there's a rubber O-ring, which makes typing significantly softer. Typical keyboard is all about clicky-click sound when you press a button, but G710+ feels closer to a membrane keyboard, quieter and softer clicks. And I love it.

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 04 Sep 2016

                                  mir, 04 Sep 2016Paying that much for a keyboard, when an ordinary one can s... moreA membrane keyboard does not serve as well as mechanical keyboards. That's a recipe for carpal syndrome, quit giving bad advice.

                                  Of course this one is not really mechanical so you may be right (for this one alone). In general though I'm surprised by how people are trying to get cheap to the one thing that they (probably) use the most on their PC.

                                  If I was to build a PC, I would always prefer to give more for peripherals at first and pay for things like stronk CPUs and GPUs on a second time (say my first big upgrade)

                                    viveksubhash, 04 Sep 2016somewhat cheap for a mechanical keyboard..whereas somewhat ... moreBest of both worlds ;)

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                                      • sSZ
                                      • 04 Sep 2016

                                      so basically a cheapass Topre knockoff version? LOL