Hello this is the Provoked Prawn and this is the most exciting keyboard that raze has done recently
the Razer death stalker v2 Pro this is a flagship keyboard from Razer a wireless one with Bluetooth
and 2.4 gigahertz wireless and a number of really interesting features including low profile optical
switches available in two different variants linear and clicky now this is one of several
keyboards in the death stalker v2 range this is the full size v2 Pro there's also going to be a 10
keyless variant of this at the near future and a wired version in the form of the death stalker v2
which is more affordable but this is the flagship and the most expensive out of the lineup coming
in around 249 pounds sterling or dollars and equivalent in euros as well so very expensive but
also quite interesting for a number of different reasons optical switches for example both
Bluetooth and 2.4 gigahertz wireless Razer's hyper speed technology and as you can see a low profile
style now this is very similar to Logitech's g915 and that's a reason to get excited in the
first place I'm a big fan of the g915 TKL and I'm going to do a comparison video with this large one
and the full size g915 in the near future I want to talk about what's interesting about this Razer
keyboard and what it's like to use and the number of different highlights about it as you can see
a very low profile style to it and yet it has some nice RGB lighting with laser etched keycaps
delivering some good shine through also they've designed it so that the secondary layer of
lettering is also on the same row so basically the lighting shines through really nicely on the
underside you'll find there's some flip up feet and a little bulge where the battery is stored and
there's also a port for the USB dongle when that's not in use this is quite a chunky bulge with the
battery but the reason for that is they wanted to put a big one in there so it would have a decent
amount of battery life the claim is 10 days of battery life based on four hours of usage around
50 brightness so it's going to vary depending on how much RGB you have turned on now this doesn't
sound like a terrible amount because it basically is 40 hours which is not masses but the reason for
that is this uses optical switches which means that you have a light beam through each of the
switches individually that is then used to break the light beam when you press the key switch in
order to register the press so obviously that requires some amount of power and also so does
the RGB lighting in the box you get a USB-C cable a little extender adapter and obviously the dongle
so you can plug the dongle into your PC or you could plug it into this extender and put it near
your keyboard if you want to and then have the ability to easily disconnect that cable and
plug it in when you need to charge it's also worth noting there is a button press that you can press
so you can see the battery life on the fly so you get an idea of how much juice you have in
there so if you press the function key and the end key together you'll get a little highlight
of that which is quite Neat now I don't really like the storage stock on the underside for the
dongle I do think that's a bit fiddly and cheap feeling takes away from the overall aesthetic of
it they could have just made a little port for it which I've seen on a lot of other keyboards
but that's one small complaint over what is otherwise a wonderful keyboard for a number
of different reasons I'm a real big fan of this low profile setup and it does have really
nice quality to it as you can see laser etched keycaps with this ultra durable coating on top
and in my experience so far I've not noticed any sort of marring or it doesn't seem to be picking
up any oils or fingerprint marks from it so it's quite impressive in that way how that
holds up over time will remain to be seen I've seen the g95 for example picks up quite a bit of
oils over time and it starts to look a bit dated and not so nice you'll notice some other things
of interest here as well it has a durable aluminium top plate and it also has a media
playback and control dial on the right hand side both the wheel and the button next to it
are dual action as well so you have multiple actions in there you can adjust the RGB lighting
you also have macro recording and a gaming mode as well you can see buried in the function keys
so there's a lot going on here and an interesting setup in a number of different ways you can
quickly see that if you press the function key and the end key you'll notice that the little lights
down where you'd see like the scroll lock and caps lock light indicator light up to show you just how
much of a gauge with the battery life you've got left a nice little touch and a good addition also
I'm impressed by the RGB lighting as you can see from multiple different angles it shines through
nicely and you can see that both during the day and night obviously the brighter you have it the
less battery life you're going to get so it's a bit of a trade-off whether you actually use it
or dim it right down to make the most of battery life but it is pretty nice looking and it's also
interesting that the 10 keyless model will squeeze out more battery they claim 12 days of battery
instead of 10 on that one so if you're looking at the compact one which will be available shortly
after this one launches then that will last longer and frankly I'd like to see the 10 killers model
because I'm a big fan of TenKeyLess it's just the right size I don't really need a numpad and
so this thing takes up quite a bit more room on the desk but if you're into full-sized keyboards
then you'll probably thoroughly enjoy this one it sits really low and I can't overstate low profile
design I think it's very comfortable to use all day for typing and then for gaming on as well
as you can see at the rear you have the USB port and also three buttons which allow you to change
between three different Bluetooth profiles so you can connect up to three different devices and then
switch between them on the easily and you can also switch the Bluetooth on and off and vice versa now
if you pick off the keycaps you get a look at the sort of standard Cherry MX fit there so obviously
the keycaps are removable and you can see as I said laser etched and they have this interesting
coating on them it doesn't feel rubberized or anything it certainly isn't PBT double shot on
the other side of it though so interesting mix of a good balance in the way they're designed you'll
notice there's nice bit of a curvature to them and I've actually found them really comfortable
now they are supported the larger keys with some stabilizers on either side and again you have
that cross-hatched Cherry MX style top to them essentially means the reduces the wobble in it
and I'm actually happy to report that I really like the setup of these keycaps they don't wobble
around too much when you're using them and I've actually found them very good now as I said these
are the linear optical switches you can get linear and clicky although the clicky are coming later
but the linear ones are designed to be fast enough to actuate and to give you
good results now they're guaranteed up to 70 million clicks and this is a point of interest
is that the standard optical switches from Razer usually guaranteed up to 100 million so these
low profile ones won't last quite as long as you can see there's very little wobble in the keycaps
and the stabilizers as well so I actually found really comfortable and pleasant typing experience
these key switches actually are 1.2 mm and then a full travel of 2.8 essentially that means you
really need a feather light touch in order to get them to activate and very little force at
45 grams as well so really comfortable and speedy and satisfying they strike a really
good balance in my mind of giving you a response where you can actually hear them clicking but also
not being too obnoxious so Razer's done a really good job of a nice comfortable reasonably quiet
pleasant typing experience if you prefer a louder typing experience obviously the clicky ones
are an option those actuate a 1.5 mm though so they require a bit more pressure but obviously
slightly different sound there unfortunately I can't show that because they're not available
at this point but something to consider so you have two different options it also depends on
what keyboard you're purchasing for example the 10k list won't come with clickies so it's
just worth bearing that in mind it's worth noting that although you can remove the keycaps you can't
really purchase aftermarket low profile keycaps in my experience so you will have to put over these
you will find there are very few options when it comes to aftermarket low profiles so you are kind
of stuck with this however I think it's worth the trade-off I have been a big fan of Logitech genome
and five TKL for a long time because of the low profile design having it sit really low to the
desk makes it a lot more comfortable you're not bending your wrist as much and I think I can't
overstate how much I like that I've tried a lot of different keyboards and you can see my favorite
keyboard here alongside the Razer death stalker v2 Pro I want to show you the difference in the key
switches quickly you can see the Logitech one has this interesting setup with the two prong
basically key cap design instead and then it has metal prongs on either side of the stabilizers
I actually find that the Razer key switches don't wobble around as much as Logitech although you've
got the metal stabilizers on there I do find that there's a bit more wobble in the Logitech
keyboard than there is in the Razer one so I actually prefer the setup of the Razer keycaps
and I really didn't think I'd be saying that because I've loved the G9 modifier for a long time
and now I'm actually thinking that the death stalker v2 might be my favorite keyboard
although I definitely prefer the white look than the black one that's her personal preference
however it is worth noting that the g905 TKL has a lot more battery life significantly more
but then that doesn't use optical switches so there's the trade-off there between those two
and it's worth keeping that in mind that the battery life might not sound that great on
the Razer keyboard but it is because it has fancier switches that will react more quickly
more accurately and in theory should last longer over time with a much more durable setup
so you can see there's quite a few things of interest going on with this keyboard
and a nice looking aesthetic to it as well I think it's really nice looking keyboard
and nice few hidden highlights in there so as I said the media playback volume wheel for example
at the top as volume up and down as standard you can push it into mute the button next to it
you push that once to play push it twice to skip you push it three times to rewind
to a previous track so there's multiple buttons in here that aren't immediately obvious so all told
a fantastic keyboard with a number of great highlights stick around now to hear a sound
test of the key switches and come back to see a comparison with the g905 in the near future