Charging is done via a USB-C port on the back of the keyboard, and, yes, you can use the keyboard while it charges.īy far, our favorite feature of the MX Keys is its smart backlighting. You should be able to get about 10 days out of the MX Keys battery with the backlight turned on, or five months with the backlight disabled. The 10-key number pad isn’t something we’re accustomed to, having switched from Apple’s compact Magic Keyboard, but by the end of our testing, we found ourselves instinctively reaching for the number pad when needed. The cupped key caps on the MX Keys keyboard provide a gentle reminder of where your fingers should rest between keystrokes, as well as offer a landing pad as you hammer away at an instant message or work document. The MX Keys and MX Master 3 have both fit right into our normal work routine over the past few weeks. It can switch between three Apple devices with the press of a button and offers a battery life of up to two years. To add variety, the K380 now comes in a brand new pink option, called rose, along with an off-white color. The MX Master 3 and MX Keys now come in a very Apple-like space gray color to match its Mac, iPad and iPhone lines. There’s also a function row that includes shortcuts for common tasks like viewing Mission Control, all of your installed apps, or controlling media playback.
Razer isn't the only company with MMO mice, and one of the major issues of all of them is button differentiation: With 12 buttons under your thumb, it can be hard to hit the right one.The Windows and Alt keys have been replaced by Mac-specific Option and Command keys on the MX Keys and K380. There's some differentiation in the angle and height of the buttons, and you can feel that your thumb is supposed to sit over the 5 and 8 keys, but this should be more pronounced. The Logitech G600 is much better in terms of varying angles, while Corsair's Scimitar RGB Elite went with textured surfaces on certain columns. The six-button side plate is sort of a change for Razer. The Naga Hex started with a six-button layout in a hex, hence the name. Later versions, including the Naga Trinity, moved to a seven-button layout in a circle.
The Naga Pro brings us back to a six-button configuration, but the layout is completely different there are two rows of three buttons, with each button having a fairly pronounced depth. There's no other Razer mouse with six buttons on the side in this style, and the design seems almost directly pulled from the Logitech G604 or G602. I'm not complaining, mind you, as it's very easy to tell the difference between every button. Great artists steal.įinally, there's the two-button side panel. You get two sizable buttons above a textured pad for your thumb. It's here for times you’re in pure productivity mode.
Like the Trinity, the Naga Pro has full Razer RGB lighting, controlled by the Razer Synapse software. #HOW TO SET UP HOTKEYS ON RAZER MOUSE FULL# This light comes on three areas: the mouse wheel, Razer logo, and on the twelve-button side panel. The two and six-button plates have no lighting at all, which is a shame because there was RGB lighting on the Trnity’s seven-button panel.
You can swap the Naga Pro's connection between wired, Razer HyperSpeed dongle and Bluetooth on the fly via the bottom switch. I generally used the HyperSpeed connection. I had no problems with tracking or connection, even with the dongle sitting on the rear of my PC.
I walked away from my PC for a good 12 feet testing the connection and didn't have any problems, so if you're gaming on a big-screen TV or projector, the Razer Naga Pro will still do you right. The Razer Naga Pro has a ton of changes and improvements under the hood, aimed at gaming performance. You can set the Razer Focus+ optical sensor (which was made with the help of Pixart) to work with up to five sensitivity stages. Using the mouse’s two sensitivity buttons, you can set the Naga Pro to 100-20,000 CPI, a massive range for any gaming mouse. #HOW TO SET UP HOTKEYS ON RAZER MOUSE PRO# The sensor also works at a max velocity of 650 IPS and max acceleration of 50g. I played around at 1,700 CPI with a higher end at 3,200 CPI when I needed to move quickly from monitor-to-monitor.