Razer BlackWidow V4 75%

Solid and compact, with hot-swappable switches

- ALEKSHA MCLOUGHLIN

IF YOU’RE DECIDING on the right size of gaming keyboard for you, Razer may have an answer. The Razer BlackWidow V4 75% aims to pack in all the gaming prowess of its larger sibling but into a much smaller footprint. This newer iteration comes in smaller than tenkeyless, but a touch taller and wider than 60%. It gets a lot right for the most part, even if there’s little that’s exciting about this revision.

The main sell of the Razer BlackWidow V4 75% is that it’s fully hot-swappable. Priced at $180, it’s more affordable than the competition offering this feature. The Asus ROG Azoth 75% is $250 and the fullsize Mountain Everest Max is $200. It’s rare that the Boomslang brand comes out as the king of value, given its boutique status and branding, but hey, we’ll take it.