Razer BattleLight-lighting accessory for Razer Tarantula keyboard

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $16.94

Features:

• Gaming Light Attachment
• Features Plug and Play Technology
• 3.25 x 7.00 x 1.25 "

Customer Reviews:

Battle light review [Posted on 2007-11-10]
The battle light fails. It dosent illuminate all of the keyboard, and the parts that it does illuminate you cant really see anyways. The keys on my Tarantula have a bit of a glossy finish to them, and when you combine that with white letting on the keys, the bright blue LED lights just wash everything out. So you are about as well off just typing in the dark.

The only good thing about this light is its really unique. If you just have to have a swank LED light hanging off your keyboard, this is the light for you. Just dont expect too much funtionality.

Different Strokes [Posted on 2007-12-04]
Think carefully on this one--it seems like a neat idea to bathe your keyboard in blue light, particularly if yours isn't backlit. But...does it really do you any good? I'm a "cheating" typist--I'm lazy about home keys and often have to look down at my hands to double-check I'm not fadkjlajling all over the place. I love gaming in the dark--the better to be immersed in the full glow of the screen.
Looking at the Razer BattleLight, all I can see is a distraction. Because it's a bulb, and it's directly under your eyes, you have a glowing oval continuously in your peripheral vision (yes, even with the hood). The darker you want the room (which is why you wanted to light your keyboard, right?) the more you're going to find this little neon tube demanding your attention in the lower part of your vision.
I've got a backlit keyboard now, but I still stick with my preferred way to see the keys and still game in the dark: I have a desk lamp with an adjustable dimmer, turned down low and out of my field of vision. A little bit of ambient light goes a long way. :)

Cheap piece of plastic [Posted on 2007-12-12]
I was excited when the Battlelight was finally released for sale. Razer has been promising its release for over a year now. So, I would have thought, that during all the extra time in R&D that they had to perfect it, that Razer would have made the Battlelight a super product like the rest of Razer's product line. Boy was I wrong, and disappointed. I ordered my Battlelight through Amazon and within 24 hours the cheep piece of plastic broke at the neck part where the light adjusts up and down. I have not sent it back since it was so cheap, and really do not want another one, so I am using the broken one with electrical tape holding it together.

Pros: Adds a "light" and a piece of plastic to go into the Tarantula Battle dock

Cons: Cheap Construction
Poor Lighting - only illuminates middle keys
Minimal Flexibility - breaks easy
Can't move it to left or right....just up and down (would be nice to turn it to light the
AWSD keys for gaming which are all on left side NOT the middle of keyboard)
Overpriced for poor craftsmanship and quality

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GET A DESK LAMP WITH A BLUE LIGHT BULB!!!!

Handy, and Looks cool [Posted on 2008-02-05]
Looks pretty cool (especially when other hardware match)
Helpful, dont need bright lightson to see keys, this way gaming or whatever you do becomes gets No Reflection or blurs,etc..

Think long and hard before buying... [Posted on 2008-03-24]
I really thought the light was going to be cool since I prefer to game in the dark. When I first plugged the light in and turned it on, I was thinking that I wasted my money as it only illuminated a small part of the keyboard and was really distracting given the design.

My main complaint is now that I have had this light for a month or so, the switch no longer operates. If I push in the button, it will illuminate, but will not stay on when released.

Buyer beware on this one, in my humble opinion. Your mileage may vary.

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