Tuesday, June 10th 2025
Razer Debuts Its First Barebones Keyboard: BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones
Razer, the world's leading lifestyle brand for gamers, announced a milestone in its keyboard innovation journey with the launch of its first-ever barebones keyboard: Razer BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones.
This release marks a bold new direction for Razer, introducing a fully customizable keyboard chassis designed specifically for keyboard modders and DIY enthusiasts. Available in both Black and White, the BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones delivers a premium foundation for users who want to build their ideal keyboard - combining enthusiast-level acoustics, cutting-edge performance, and immersive lighting in a compact 75% layout.
Stripped down to its core, the barebones version of the award-winning BlackWidow V4 75% retains the same build quality, while giving users complete freedom to install their own 3-pin or 5-pin mechanical switches and custom keycaps. Every detail of the chassis is engineered to elevate the typing experience such as dual-layer dampening foam that minimizes unwanted reverberation, factory-lubricated stabilizers for smoother keystrokes, an FR4 plate for a deeper sound profile, and a pre-applied tape that softens high-frequency clacks.
Performance is equally prioritized. With Razer's 8000 Hz HyperPolling technology, the keyboard responds eight times faster than standard gaming keyboards, ensuring ultra-low latency for competitive play. The keyboard also features vibrant per-key RGB lighting and two-side underglow powered by Razer Chroma RGB, with support for over 300 integrated games and applications for synchronized, immersive lighting across the entire setup.
To complete their custom build, users can choose from Razer's Mechanical Switches Gen-3, available separately in packs of 36. Options include the iconic Green switches for a clicky feel, Yellow switches for smooth and linear keystrokes, or Orange switches for those who prefer tactile bumps without the clicks. The Razer Phantom Keycap Upgrade Set, available in both Black and White, further enhances the keyboard's aesthetics and RGB illumination.
With the launch of the BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones, Razer empowers a new generation of builders to take full control of their keyboard experience—delivering enthusiast-grade customization with the trusted performance and design excellence Razer is known for. This marks not just the debut of a new product, but the beginning of a new era in Razer's keyboard legacy.
Price and Availability
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This release marks a bold new direction for Razer, introducing a fully customizable keyboard chassis designed specifically for keyboard modders and DIY enthusiasts. Available in both Black and White, the BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones delivers a premium foundation for users who want to build their ideal keyboard - combining enthusiast-level acoustics, cutting-edge performance, and immersive lighting in a compact 75% layout.
Performance is equally prioritized. With Razer's 8000 Hz HyperPolling technology, the keyboard responds eight times faster than standard gaming keyboards, ensuring ultra-low latency for competitive play. The keyboard also features vibrant per-key RGB lighting and two-side underglow powered by Razer Chroma RGB, with support for over 300 integrated games and applications for synchronized, immersive lighting across the entire setup.
To complete their custom build, users can choose from Razer's Mechanical Switches Gen-3, available separately in packs of 36. Options include the iconic Green switches for a clicky feel, Yellow switches for smooth and linear keystrokes, or Orange switches for those who prefer tactile bumps without the clicks. The Razer Phantom Keycap Upgrade Set, available in both Black and White, further enhances the keyboard's aesthetics and RGB illumination.
With the launch of the BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones, Razer empowers a new generation of builders to take full control of their keyboard experience—delivering enthusiast-grade customization with the trusted performance and design excellence Razer is known for. This marks not just the debut of a new product, but the beginning of a new era in Razer's keyboard legacy.
Price and Availability
- Razer BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones - Black Edition: $139.99 USD / €149.99 MSRP
- Razer BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones - White Edition: $149.99 USD / €159.99 MSRP
13 Comments on Razer Debuts Its First Barebones Keyboard: BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones
- Razer BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones - Black Edition: $139.99 USD / €149.99 MSRP
- Razer BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones - White Edition: $149.99 USD / €159.99 MSRP
HA, Nope never happening.And then, to top it off, they follow the rest of the pc parts mfgr's paths of charging more for a white parts than for the black ones.......this is simply UNACCEPTABLE !
The last time I checked (.00473ns ago) white paint is CHEAPER to produce than black paint is.. :(
Keyboard hobbyists who are high end enough to buy barebone mechanicals don't want a plastic gamer looking keyboard.
Gamers at this price want rapid trigger analog switches, not mechanicals.
There is no overlap between these two groups here.
Then again, 188 MB isn't worth thinking about to me personally, considering I have 64 GB.
The barebones keyboard market exists only because the big brands were either too expensive, too inflexible, or both.
Browsing the web for reviews, teardowns, forum posts on the BW V4 75%, it seems to be unreliable and plagued with issues. Nothing unusual for Razer, then.
Admittedly a lot of people had reliability issues with Razer's own switches, so with this barebones variant you can use switches from a brand that doesn't suck, but at that point you might as well just buy everything from a brand that doesn't suck and skip the Razer tax, the brand stigma, the shitty customer support, and avoid building a $400 keyboard that looks like an off-the-shelf model for people who don't know better. I'm not a member of the build-your-own-keyboard club, but I know that members of that club look at Razer the same way I do at my shoe when I realise I've stepped in dog shit and tracked it into my house/car.
*reads article*
It's a keyboard without the switches
Chrispy summed it up soooo correctly and EXACTLY, especially with the dog shit analogy !