Razer Cynosa Lite - Gaming Keyboard with Soft Spring Membrane Switches - Fully Programmable - RGB Chroma Lighting - QWERTY UK Layout | Black

Good quality and comfort the typing is easy nice colour

As a PC gamer for many years, I've tried a shed load of keyboards.I've been using a mechanical keyboard for the past few years and it was definitely time for a change and to be honest, I was getting a bit tired of the clunky feel and loud volume of the mechanical design.I purchased this keyboard because it was cheap, and I wanted to try a membrane keyboard again before I decided which design I was going to stick with going forward.The Pros:Quiet and responsive keysGreat optional software you can download from RAZER which you can use to change the lighting / Macros. As well as enable a "game mode" feature that disables intrusive keys such as the 'windows key' when playing a game.LightweightThe Cons:The quality of the plastic gives away the fact that it is a budget keyboardWith all that being said, this is a great keyboard for the price. It will do everything you'd expect. I just can't comment on the durability as I only purchased it a week or so ago.

I paid £27.99, which seems a little pricey for the quality but we can say that about many things these days I feel.I reckon it's robust and resilient enough to last at least a year without any compromise. The individual letters are backlit without any bleed around the edges. The keys are a little spongey compared to a sharper keyboard, but it's fine for nearly all use cases.If you're looking for a full sized keyboard where only the individual letters are backlit then I think this is the best available at the current time.Can't say I'm a fan of the backlit Razer symbol. No idea why companies double down on this tacky nonsense, even Apple took 20 years to wake up, but there we are.I've knocked 1 star off because of the bug where it periodically becomes unregistered after sleep/hibernate (Win 10), causing you to have to unplug it and plug it back in. If this is due to not installing the software then I'm knocking 3 stars off if only for sheer spite against incessant bloatware, but I've given them the benefit of doubt.

I first started with the Naga Razor mouse about 6 years ago. In 4 words/phrases to sum it up; Reliable, Affordable, Can't Compete, Wont look back. I first bought my first gaming mouse, which was a Razer naga about 6 years ago. That mouse has not let me down. Its been through hundreds of hours of gameplay alone through world of warcraft haha, it still works perfectly fine, but thought id treat myself to a new one and also just recently bought a new keyboard (prepping for WoW Shadowlands), The Razer Cynosa Lite and Im majorly impressed. I didnt even need to buy a new mouse as the Razer naga worked perfectly still and i bought it for £60 about 6-7 years ago. Razer produces high end, quality hardware. An absolute must if you want to even step up from a basic mouse or keyboard, but if you want something that wont let you down, then look no further. 10/10. My razer naga mouse is stowed away as a backup even though I didnt need to purchase another mouse and it works fine. To round it off, Razer was the first gaming company I heard of and i went with. I wont be looking anywhere else. I rest my case. End of, and if you're american, period.

Great

I have a HyperX Alloy with really light keys and i press all the keys without meaning to and it was driving me nuts, i got this on sale and it does exactly what i need. A membrane keyboard with keys that you know you have pressed. One downside is the key brightness is not very bright at all and you can see some of the letters missing the light behind them but its perfect for what i need.

The media could not be loaded. 2022 EDIT - I removed two stars as the some of the keycaps wore away creating light bleed through (after months not years). I ended up getting sent a replacement but the keycaps on this one are starting to wear away as well - at least the space bar no longer squeaks!. Should have read some of the other reviews regarding build quality (but is a good keyboard in every other respect though).2021 - So glad I paid a bit extra and got the Cynosa V2 keyboard. I am new to PC gaming but don't like loud clicky mechanical keyboards so was looking for a membrane one for working from home and gaming that was quiet but had good looking, bright RGB. This definitely ticks the boxes! I liked the look of Logitech keyboards but they were more expensive, had louder keys and apparently break more often.ProsHigh quality, aesthetically very good looking keyboard with individual per key lighting (I found it bright not dim)Huge range of preset lighting modes/programmable patterns plus you can create you own easily, the software is intuitiveYou don't have to create an account to use Razer Synapse software, just use it as a guest (but it does need running in the background to use anything other than the default profile)Can save different keyboard profiles to use with different gamesFunction keys/macros, media controls, volume rockerGaming mode to prevent accidentally leaving gamesIt is UK layout (with big Enter button and £ sign on the 3 key)Cable routing options i.e. can have the cable going straight downYou can turn the lighting off if you'd rather not have it onHaven't had a issue with greasy finger marks2 year warrantySpill resistantConsI've found the space bar sometimes squeaksThe SHIFT symbols are the opposite way round i.e. the numbers are above the symbols / the @ is below the ' rather than above as normalI tried adding colour to the wasd keys but it didn't really work due to the way the keyboard is backlit (leads to bleed through)No wrist restBit expensive for a membrane keyboard but it does have individually backlit lit keys and loads of features so it's worth waiting till it's on offer (got mine for £49.99)

Feels great to use. My only issue is durability as some keys are losing their coating. Good value for money.