WEBVTT 00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:06.799 hey guys welcome to my Razer chroma series video make sure you hit that 00:00:04.880 --> 00:00:09.280 subscribe button for Daily Tech videos I'm going to move that reminder to the 00:00:08.080 --> 00:00:16.800 beginning of my video see if that makes a difference anyway don't worry too much about that now RGB custom color headsets 00:00:13.839 --> 00:00:22.000 and mice aren't exactly new and neither are the Razer Death ater Mouse Kraken 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:24.960 7.1 headset or black widow ultimate 2014 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:28.679 but this is the first time we've seen those two things 00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:35.120 together 00:00:35.120 --> 00:00:41.719 Cooler Master nepton Series CPU coolers are available in a variety of radiator 00:00:39.399 --> 00:00:47.440 sizes to perfectly suit your next build click now to learn more let's start with 00:00:44.840 --> 00:00:51.640 the simplest of the three the Kraken 7.1 chroma which is basically just a 00:00:49.120 --> 00:00:55.800 straight carbon copy of the Kraken 7.1 but I'll give you guys a brief rundown 00:00:53.160 --> 00:01:00.440 on it anyway it's got 40mm neodium drivers a headband with size adjustments 00:00:58.199 --> 00:01:03.600 and folding the ear cupt swivel for a good fit against your head and it 00:01:01.600 --> 00:01:08.320 connects to your PC with a braided USB cable the software includes surround 00:01:06.000 --> 00:01:11.880 calibration some dials that you can use to tune the integrated sound card I'd 00:01:10.240 --> 00:01:15.200 recommend turning down Bas boost by the way more on that in a minute a mixer in 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:19.520 case the one in Windows wasn't enough for some reason an EQ which is actually 00:01:17.360 --> 00:01:24.479 nice to have included and finally lighting controls of course you can 00:01:22.200 --> 00:01:29.400 choose between any solid color breathing in any color and cycling through the 00:01:26.479 --> 00:01:33.280 entire 16.8 million color spectrum and I guess this seems like a good opportunity 00:01:31.040 --> 00:01:38.040 to point out how responsive and bug-free the software is but also how limited 00:01:35.720 --> 00:01:42.479 these options are two-color breathing and breathing rates as well as color 00:01:40.280 --> 00:01:46.719 cycle speed adjustments would be welcome additions to this product if I thought 00:01:44.600 --> 00:01:50.880 it made any sense to buy it anyway um unless you must have RGB Lighting on 00:01:48.840 --> 00:01:57.360 your headset I don't really recommend the Kraken 7.1 at $100 even with base 00:01:54.159 --> 00:02:00.680 boost off lows are very overpowered to 00:01:57.360 --> 00:02:03.079 my ears and the microphone is well well 00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:07.799 I'll uh I forgot to press record over here so I'm going to do that now and I 00:02:04.719 --> 00:02:10.239 will let you evaluate that for yourself 00:02:07.799 --> 00:02:15.400 now while I'm sure Min Lang is in the process of writing an angry tweet to me 00:02:12.640 --> 00:02:19.720 um I guess this might help to stay his hand because with the death ouer chroma 00:02:17.720 --> 00:02:24.400 it's a very different story this seems to have gotten some very tangible 00:02:21.519 --> 00:02:29.080 improvements over the death ouer 2013 ergonomics are still a strong point the 00:02:26.480 --> 00:02:32.680 rubber side grips still feel great but now the braided cord is one of the best 00:02:30.920 --> 00:02:37.800 I've ever encountered with almost no Kink left after back bending the right 00:02:34.800 --> 00:02:39.319 and left click are significantly heavier 00:02:37.800 --> 00:02:43.480 so I don't accidentally press them constantly and the sensor has been I 00:02:42.319 --> 00:02:48.599 don't know what word you'd want to use for this type of interpolation Tom fery 00:02:45.720 --> 00:02:54.640 so let's just say overclocked to 10,000 DPI or CPI if you prefer from 6,400 in 00:02:52.159 --> 00:02:59.239 the original death outer 2013 so next time you're gaming at the local IMAX you 00:02:56.319 --> 00:03:03.040 can crank that the lighting is better implemented then with the Kraken but 00:03:01.000 --> 00:03:08.040 still kind of incomplete feeling the razor logo on the back supports the same 00:03:05.120 --> 00:03:12.120 modes as the Krakens so solid breathing and cycling but the scroll wheel doesn't 00:03:10.519 --> 00:03:16.680 support breathing for some reason so that's the bad news the good news though 00:03:14.560 --> 00:03:21.239 is that unlike the headset the mouse supports different lighting schemes when 00:03:19.120 --> 00:03:26.159 your mouse profiles auto switch as you launch various programs great inclusion 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:31.000 and I really like how smooth the color transitions are very neat which leads us 00:03:28.920 --> 00:03:35.599 finally to the Black Widow ultimate chroma this is my second Black Widow 00:03:33.319 --> 00:03:39.599 ultimate 2014 and if you didn't show me the lighting tab in the software well I 00:03:37.879 --> 00:03:44.360 probably would never know the difference you can get my full thoughts in a review 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:49.120 here but in a nutshell it's still got a matte black finish with subtle frosted 00:03:46.720 --> 00:03:53.040 lock key lighting and a shiny razor logo at the bottom it's still got five extra 00:03:51.080 --> 00:03:56.879 macro keys on an otherwise standard layout where every key is fully 00:03:54.799 --> 00:04:01.280 programmable and however you may feel about this it still uses razer's own 00:03:59.400 --> 00:04:05.079 brand branded mechanical key switches manufactured by Kyla and China due to 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:09.120 the constrained supply of Cherry MX switches back to that lighting tab in 00:04:07.280 --> 00:04:13.640 the software again though the keyboard obviously got the most attention from 00:04:10.920 --> 00:04:17.280 razer's devs in addition to Auto profile switching and the modes that the other 00:04:15.239 --> 00:04:21.440 devices support the keyboard gets a sweet wave pattern that can run either 00:04:19.639 --> 00:04:25.680 left to right or right to left but regrettably doesn't support custom 00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:29.880 colors or speed alterations it gets a reactive mode that Fades incredibly 00:04:27.720 --> 00:04:34.280 smoothly and looks really nice and a custom mode that you can use to either 00:04:31.880 --> 00:04:38.800 apply profiles for a variety of genres or even specific games or build your own 00:04:36.759 --> 00:04:42.880 according to your preference I went with a combination of hot pink and purple 00:04:40.520 --> 00:04:48.280 that I think looks absolutely fabulous so it's conclusion time and I'm 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:52.440 finally going to address the elephant in the room razer's chroma products are not 00:04:50.720 --> 00:04:57.240 the only RGB gaming products to be released in the last month or so so who 00:04:54.560 --> 00:05:02.919 has the best RGB product lineup razor or Corsair we'll start with the headset the 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:04.720 revised h1500 from Corsair sounds much 00:05:02.919 --> 00:05:08.360 more balanced than the Kraken and is more comfortable for me but 00:05:06.320 --> 00:05:12.199 unfortunately not only lacks RGB lighting uh but has a horrendous yellow 00:05:10.720 --> 00:05:16.360 accent to go along with the new stamp logo and so there you go frankly I 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:21.039 wouldn't use either of them so we'll call the headset a draw I guess on to 00:05:18.479 --> 00:05:27.199 mice Corsair would have had a shot at this if they' done an M45 RGB instead of 00:05:24.360 --> 00:05:31.360 an M65 RGB because I really like the shape of their mice and the M45 uses is 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:35.000 an excellent sensor along with a firmware that doesn't it too hard a 00:05:33.479 --> 00:05:39.120 combination that's surprisingly difficult to find but even though 00:05:36.520 --> 00:05:43.840 Corsair has more lighting zones due to the M65 use of a laser sensor with 00:05:41.520 --> 00:05:48.960 inherent acceleration I have got to give the nod to the Razer death add chroma 00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:53.840 which leads us to keyboards and general thoughts I guess both razors and 00:05:51.120 --> 00:05:58.319 Corsair's implementations feel a bit rushed to me but in different ways Razer 00:05:56.560 --> 00:06:02.120 hides it a lot better than Corsair because the synapse 2.0 interface even 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:08.840 though the functionality hasn't been changed since the old keyboard and the lighting modes are very limited is super 00:06:06.080 --> 00:06:13.520 easy to use and this allows Razer to gracefully Without End user confusion 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:18.400 add more features as time goes on whereas Corsair built in shedloads of 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:22.080 functionality on day one lots of extra lighting modes and some really cool 00:06:19.960 --> 00:06:28.639 programmability that makes their RGB line a serious improvement over their 00:06:24.960 --> 00:06:30.440 original Kline but overlooked some 00:06:28.639 --> 00:06:33.800 Basics like default profiles for lighting modes and then they went and 00:06:31.840 --> 00:06:37.759 shipped the keyboard with 140 page manual that you will legitimately have 00:06:35.319 --> 00:06:42.440 to read in order to do anything with it not a great end user experience but 00:06:40.080 --> 00:06:47.080 software will improve for both so let's focus on the hardware trade-offs for now 00:06:44.720 --> 00:06:50.759 razer's backlight is noticeably brighter but Corsair's is theoretically less 00:06:49.120 --> 00:06:55.120 prone to LED failure due to electrostatic discharge Razer has passed 00:06:53.360 --> 00:06:59.400 throughs for USB and audio however poorly positioned they might be while 00:06:56.800 --> 00:07:04.319 Corsair includes dedicated media Keys r Razer includes macro keys on their $1 00:07:01.360 --> 00:07:10.120 169.99 model while Corsair provides them only on the $20 stepup k95 model and in 00:07:08.000 --> 00:07:14.840 terms of looks beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I think razer's matte 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:20.560 black and Corsair's brush metal both look awesome so if we say that those 00:07:17.800 --> 00:07:25.000 tradeoffs all cancel each other out the decision for me and for you probably is 00:07:23.520 --> 00:07:29.440 going to come down to the usage experience rather than the fancy lights 00:07:27.360 --> 00:07:33.520 Corsair includes a wrist rest in the Box which personally I find to be very 00:07:31.520 --> 00:07:39.319 important but you might not care and they use Cherry MX switches whereas 00:07:35.720 --> 00:07:41.440 Razer uses their Razer switches so 00:07:39.319 --> 00:07:45.199 ultimately that's the decision-making factor for me guys thank you for 00:07:43.879 --> 00:07:49.159 watching like this video if you liked it dislike it if you disliked it leave a comment if your feelings 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