All posts tagged: peripherals

Razer Viper V4 Pro Review: Iterative Update Packs Big Performance

Razer Viper V4 Pro Review: Iterative Update Packs Big Performance

While a 5-gram reduction in weight may sound minor, the improvements were immediately noticeable, leading to quick, snappy movements and flicks required in first-person shooters. In precision-focused games like Counter-Strike 2, the weight felt perfectly balanced to throw around without being so light that I lost control, and in fast-paced titles like Helldivers 2, the added agility gave me the ability to contend with multiple enemies at once (or, more accurately, easily turn around and flee from them). Instead of the singular RGB indicator of the V3’s hyperpolling dongle, the desktop bio-dome has three programmable RGB indicators to display one of four different settings: connection quality, battery level, polling rate, and current DPI stage. The first two are indicated by a red-to-green gradient, and the last two will correspond with the predetermined colors for each stage. While all of these have their use, I found the indicators for connection quality and battery level to be the most practical. Comfortable for Competition The biggest improvement on the V4 is the introduction of Frame Sync. This system …

HHKB Professional Classic Type-S Review: A Brilliant but Niche Keyboard

HHKB Professional Classic Type-S Review: A Brilliant but Niche Keyboard

The integrated plate is so beloved that even the company behind one of the most high-end custom shells for the HHKB, Norbauer’s “Heavy Grail” case, designed and manufactured a custom injection-molded plastic plate instead of using individual switch housings. Coding Layout Photograph: Henri Robbins The largest benefit of any HHKB is the layout. Right out of the box, this keyboard is designed to be intuitive and efficient for coding. The Function key can easily be accessed by the right pinky, and the Control key has been moved from the corner to replace the Caps Lock key. The function layer underneath has also been custom designed. The most jarring part of the layout will likely be the lack of keys in the bottom left and right corners, but those keys are (supposedly) absent for a reason. In theory, it’s difficult to reach your pinky down to the corner while keeping your hand on the home row. Instead, the only key left in that row is the smaller Alt key, which can be reached by the pinky …