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by PostOnce 3155 days ago
their QA on everything is abysmal

my brother in law got a new razer gamepad, a Sabertooth, and the joystick won't go to 11 o'clock, only 10 or 12

i got a Razer Onza gamepad , secondhand but like-new, the R trigger jitters, if youre holding it all the way down, it flickers between 100% and 0%, but if you hold it say 90% of the way down, it stays at 90%

also won a new razer keyboard, an Ornata, in a competition, the clickiness of the keys is extremely uneven, some are very soft, some are very clicky, and the lights are also non-uniform. It works fine, but why pay a premium for low-quality uneven goods?

Also, a non-QA gripe, you have to install a big blob of razer software, and sign up for a razer account, and be online, to change the lighting effects, lol. There is open source software to change the lights that requires none of that.

I will never ever ever recommend razer hardware based on this sample of 3 different products that all suck and cost a huge premium over stuff that doesn't suck. The gamepads are twice as much money and lower quality than the microsoft or sony ones?

Throwing that stuff on the pile since it really annoyed me.

1 comments

I bought the Ornata after trying many keyboards and I love it. No quality issues like you had and it's easily my favorite keyboard ever
The issue with Razr appears to be inconsistent quality, not consistently bad quality. The definition of poor QC, really. It's also a reputation they've had for a long time, which I'm sure has a confirmation bias impact.