With Logitech pumping out products one after the other, Razer obviously isn't going to take it lying down. The Razer Tarantula is its reply to the G15. It doesn't have an LCD screen, so why should you pay more for this? Let's find out ...
When it comes to looks, the Tarantula has things going its way. The entire keyboard has a piano-black glossy finish-apart from the matte hand-rest-even the back of keyboard has the same treatment, though no one's ever going to see it. Like the G15, the Tarantula, too, has back¬lit keys, except for the custom keys on the left and right of the keyboard. What special here is the fact that you can replace the keys with a custom set that comes bundled. The keys are made to be removable.






When it comes to the number of custom keys, the Tarantula doesn't come close to the G15. Also, despite the fewer keys, the Tarantula is still pretty huge. It has expansion ports like the G15, but adds on a microphone and headphone jack. There's also a female mini USB plug hidden away under a small panel at the top of the keyboard.

The feel of the keys on the Tarantula is unique-there's a tiny bit of initial resistance when you press down on them before they sink in. The keyboard feels like a cross between the soft, mushy, ergonomic keyboards of today and the mechanical keyboards of the '90s. There's little or no confusion in key layout, and it's good fun playing and typing on it.

The Tarantula might look great and feel even better, but it lacks the LCD and the large number of gamer keys that the G15 gives you-and yet ends up being the costlier option. Rs 6,750 is a fairly larger sum of money, for what we can only think is the glowing Razer logo at the top.