Razer Cynosa V2 Gaming Keyboard: Customizable Chroma RGB Lighting - Individually Backlit Keys - Spill-Resistant Design - Programmable Macro Functionality - Dedicated Media Keys

I've Had this Keyboard for over two years and it still is the best keyboard I have ever used. It has an amazing feel to it.The RGB on this keyboard it very nice and the colors look great for any gaming setup. There is software were you can also program the colors too your liking. However I just stick with the basic lighting that always switches colors since I think that looks amazing. And I'm not the biggest fan of the software for it but it works well enough. But you don't need to use the software to enjoy this keyboard.I have never really had any problems with this keyboard. A tiny thing is that the spacebar squeaks a bit after pressing it often, but hardly noticeable. And the keyboard picks up fingerprints and oil but it is great quality. Definitely not a cheap feeling!It also has all the keys that any keyboard could ever need. The cord is a good length. And the keyboard is quiet which is very nice. Has adjustable feet to raise the keyboard if you need too.When I bought this It was definitely cheaper than it is now. However I still think It is good value for the pricing. 10/10 Keyboard in my opinion.

This gaming keyboard is powered by Razer Chroma RGB and can be customized by downloading the Razer Synapse program and using its tools and features. What I especially like is that the keyboard is colorful and vibrant. The pictures just don’t do justice as this keyboard is super colorful. And if you don’t like how bright it is, you can turn up and down the brightness of the RGB by using FN + F11/F12. There are also some other features with the function key like the pause/break key, and more. There are 2 other FN keys that I don’t use which are F9 and F10. You can research how they work because I never found out what they did. Another great perk of the gaming keyboard is media keys. The media keys allow the option to pause/play songs, go to the previous/next song, and change the volume. This is very helpful as doing that stuff manually is tedious. There are even better things about this keyboard. It has a spill resistant design and is built to last long. The keys on the keyboard in general feel nice and conformable to click and they sound pretty good. The keyboard is also quite quiet when you hit each key. That could either be a good or bad thing. You can decide Another great feature that I find useful on this keyboard is the cable routing. It allows your keyboard setup to look so much cleaner than traditional keyboard. While the keyboard is great and all, there are still some things that feel like they need improvement on. One issue I have with this keyboard is that the keys are not as compact as a traditional keyboard. This is most likely to make the RGB more noticeable, but it makes it hard to type quickly when the keys are more far apart than usual. Some people may say that having more spaced keys is good, but for me, I find it annoying that the keyboard isn’t as compact as what the pictures say. Another thing is that you can’t change the lighting effects without having to go to the Razer Synapse program and doing it manually. While most gaming keyboards allow you to change the RGB effects by using a simple function key, this one doesn’t, which I find just annoying. To make things worse, it seems like the reason why this keyboard can’t switch lighting modes is to advertise the use of the Razer Synapse program, which doesn’t feel right. That’s all I really have to say about this keyboard.

I have a love/hate releationship with Razer products. I will stay away from any laptops/tablets that they make going into the future and have a KOTOR headset that has barely worked out of the box and now has no support because it's been discontinued. HOWEVER, their mice and keyboards are my pride and joy. This is my second Razer keyboard and my first Chroma product. I also have 3 different Razer mice and I'm looking at buying the new version of the Naga. I am not a fan of mechanical keyboards at all, so to find an affordable membrane keyboard with the extra LED effects was a no-brainer purchase for me. It's still a little louder than I generally like from other chiclet keyboards that I prefer (Razer Deathstalker Expert), but I got this mainly for my kids to learn how to type on so the chunky keys were a must. The amount of customization and effects that you can program on this thing are amazing and the software makes it relatively easy. Unfortunately, the Synapse 3.0 is still in beta so it has some quirks. Certain layers don't always like to load on my Chroma lighting setup, I can't add older devices from the Synapse 2.0 era to manage in 3.0 so I have two different Synapse programs installed and running at the same time. My biggest issue to date is that it does not seem to allow multiple instances of the same program to run across different user accounts on Windows 10. Allow me to explain: I have a Win10 PC setup with my account and two children accounts (microsoft accounts). Each of our accounts has our own Razer Synapse account associated with different emails. If I boot up and log in to any one of the three accounts, the Chroma profile works just fine and all lights are as I programmed them to be. However, if I remain logged in but lock one user account and log in with another, it will not allow Synapse 3.0 to open and load my Chroma profile associated to that account unless I go back and log out of the first account OR close Synapse 3.0. There is also quite a bit of bleed between colors that are next to each other. Would be nice to have an option to turn off the outlining LEDs and just have backlit keys so I can have a yellow key next to an orange key next to a red key and be able to visually tell the difference. As it stands, I have to separate like colors strategically to give my kids a good visible template for learning touch typing. I am still giving this a 5-star rating because it works as advertised and my two gripes are minor gripes and I have found workarounds (log out instead of locking account/separate like colors on my keyboard layouts), but I would definitely like to see improvements made on these aspects over time as they continue to improve the Synapse software.UPDATE: The issue with switching between user accounts has resolved itself. :)