{"id":446,"date":"2025-06-11T00:23:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T00:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/razer-launches-its-first-barebones-mechanical-keyboard\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T00:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T00:23:33","slug":"razer-launches-its-first-barebones-mechanical-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/razer-launches-its-first-barebones-mechanical-keyboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Razer launches its first barebones mechanical keyboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>On Tuesday, Razer launched its first keyboard for the DIY set. As its name implies, the BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones is the popular mechanical keyboard, only without keys and keycaps. It could be a solid option if you like Razer&rsquo;s design and Chroma RGB but want to bring your own keys.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, the Barebones BlackWidow is identical to the fully assembled variant. It still supports 3-pin or 5-pin mechanical switches and custom keycaps. It offers a polling rate of up to 8,000Hz with Razer&rsquo;s HyperPolling tech.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\"><noscript>\n<p><\/p><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Razer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Other details include factory-lubricated stabilizers for smoother keystrokes and dual-layer dampening foam. It even has pre-applied tape to soften higher frequencies. For a full rundown of the keyboard&rsquo;s feature set, Engadget&rsquo;s Igor Bonifacic reviewed it for <em>IGN<\/em> in 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-da\">\n<div data-wf-benji-page-context='{\"pageUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/computing\/accessories\/razer-launches-its-first-barebones-mechanical-keyboard-205043334.html\",\"spaceid\":\"1197802876\",\"site\":\"engadget\",\"hashtag\":\"news;keyboard;diy;mechanical-keyboard;razer;gear;tech\",\"lmsid\":\"a0V0W00000HOQu8UAH\",\"lpstaid\":\"c2c04e94-335e-4f73-8770-dc52a2629854\",\"pt\":\"content\",\"pd\":\"non_modal\",\"pct\":\"story\"}' data-wf-benji-wafer-config=\"{}\" data-wf-benji-config='{\"positions\":{\"LREC1-c2c04e94-335e-4f73-8770-dc52a26298541749601412108\":{\"id\":\"LREC1-c2c04e94-335e-4f73-8770-dc52a26298541749601412108\",\"region\":\"index\",\"size\":[[300,250]],\"kvs\":{\"loc\":\"mid_center\"},\"path\":\"\/22888152279\/us\/eng\/ros\/dt\/us_eng_ros_dt_mid_center\"}}}' id=\"sda-LREC1-c2c04e94-335e-4f73-8770-dc52a26298541749601412108\" class=\"wafer-benji caas-sda-benji-ad caas-sda-gam-container caas-sda-gam-container-center\" data-wf-trigger=\"onLoad\" data-wf-margin=\"100 0\">\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n<div id=\"LREC1-c2c04e94-335e-4f73-8770-dc52a26298541749601412108\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At $140, the black barebones version is $60 cheaper than the pre-assembled version. The white variant is slightly less thrifty at $150. (Unfortunately, you can&rsquo;t get a barebones one in phantom green.) You can order the BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones today on Razer&rsquo;s website.<\/p>\n<div class=\"commerce-rmp\">\n<div id=\"17d783ee23f24bd0942de0f9cf622b6e\">\n<div class=\"commerce miniModule [&amp;+.miniModule]:border-t [&amp;+.miniModule]:border-dirty-seagull dark:[&amp;+.miniModule]:border-charcoal col-body\" id=\"mini-product-module-17d783ee23f24bd0942de0f9cf622b6e\">\n<div class=\"group flex py-5 @container\/p\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image for the mini product module\" class=\"h-full transition duration-300 ease-in-out focus:scale-105 group-[:hover:not(:has(.copyCouponCode:hover,.additionalMiniCTA:hover))]:scale-105 object-cover\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/auEO1XD4Y3fsTXitvoGifQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDtoPTE4MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/Lww2RQ.EfXpE4JArHbZLDw--~B\/Zmk9c3RyaW07aD05NjA7dz0xMjgwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2025-06\/34b5b0f0-463c-11f0-93fb-444b175c5513\" height=\"90\" width=\"120\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Razer launches its first barebones mechanical keyboard<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Razer launched its first keyboard for the DIY set. As its name implies, the BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones is the popular mechanical keyboard, only without keys and keycaps. It could be a solid option if you like Razer&rsquo;s design and Chroma RGB but want to bring your own keys. Otherwise, the Barebones BlackWidow&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/razer-launches-its-first-barebones-mechanical-keyboard\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Razer launches its first barebones mechanical keyboard&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}