Razer Expands Best-Selling Lineup With a New Line Designed for Value-Conscious Gamers

Razer™, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced
three new gaming peripherals to expand its best-selling lineups. The
BlackWidow keyboard, Kraken headset, and Basilisk Essential mouse are
some of the best value-for-money gaming peripherals Razer has to offer
and deliver everything a gamer needs.

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RAZER BLACKWIDOW

The Razer BlackWidow keyboard is the latest addition to Razer’s
best-selling keyboard family. Sporting many features of the flagship
BlackWidow Elite, the BlackWidow is fitted with Razer’s tactile and
clicky Green Mechanical Switches.

Designed for gaming by Razer, the Green Mechanical Switch features a
tactile bump and distinctive click sound, with optimized actuation and
reset points for best-in-class gaming and typing. Using Razer’s improved
dual-side wall switch design, key wobble is minimized while increasing
accuracy and responsiveness. Each key is rated to last up to 80 million
keystrokes.

The BlackWidow offers Razer Chroma with individual key lighting of 16.8
million colors controllable via Razer Synapse 3. With Razer Hypershift,
every key can be a macro key, or be assigned secondary functions through
Razer Synapse 3. The Razer BlackWidow also features on-board hybrid
memory and cloud storage, allowing you to preserve your personalized
settings (such as lighting profiles, key binds and macros) when used
with different computers.

Product Features

• Razer™ Green Mechanical Switches designed for gaming
• 80 million keystroke lifespan
• Razer Chroma™ customizable backlighting with 16.8 million color options
• Hybrid On-Board Memory and Cloud Storage – up to 5 profiles
• Razer Synapse 3-enabled
• Cable routing options
• N-key roll-over with built-in anti-ghosting
• Fully programmable keys with on-the-fly macro recording
• Gaming mode option
• 1000 Hz Ultrapolling
• Instant Trigger Technology

Price & Availability

$119.99 USD / 129,99 € MSRP

Razer.com – 14 March 2019
Worldwide – March 2019

For more information, please visit http://www.razer.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-blackwidow

Product Assets

Download product images: http://rzr.to/BlackWidow-RR

RAZER KRAKEN

The new Razer Kraken is the successor to the best-selling Kraken Pro V2.
Taking design and hardware cues from the flagship Kraken Tournament
Edition, the Kraken features large 50 mm drivers to deliver clear,
powerful sound whilst the improved retractable microphone has been honed
to cut out even more background noise, ensuring crystal-clear team
communication.

Long-term comfort is assured with thicker headband padding and all-ear
gel cooling cushions. The ear cup padding features a moisture-wicking
breathable fabric on the contact surface, a cooling gel layer and hidden
eye-wear channels built into the foam layer, giving the ultimate in
comfort.

With inline mute and volume controls, the 3rd generation Razer Kraken is
Razer’s most versatile cross-platform headset to date.

The Kraken is also available in a Quartz Pink edition, and as the Razer
Kraken for Console, featuring a new color variant of black with blue
highlights.

Razer Kraken				Razer Kraken Pro V2
$79.99 USD / 79,99 € MSRP				$79.99 USD / 89,99 € MSRP
Cooling-Gel Infused Ear Cushions				Leatherette Ear Cushions
Extra Thick Headband Padding				Thick Headband Padding
Retractable Microphone with improved ambient noise rejection				Retractable Microphone
Bauxite Aluminum Frame Custom-Tuned 50mm Drivers Compatible with PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Mobile Devices with 3.5mm jack

Product Features

At-a-glance

• Custom-tuned 50 mm Drivers
• Cooling Gel-Infused Cushions
• Retractable Unidirectional Microphone
• Bauxite Aluminum Frame
• Thicker Headband Padding
• Cross-Platform Compatibility

Headphones

• Frequency response: 12 Hz – 28 kHz
• Impedance: 32 Ω @ 1 kHz
• Sensitivity (@1 kHz): 109 dB
• Input power: 30 mW (Max)
• Drivers: 50 mm, with Neodymium magnets
• Inner ear cup diameter: 54 mm x 65 mm
• Connection type: Analog 3.5 mm
• Cable length: 1.3 m / 4.27 ft.
• Approx. weight: 322 g / 0.71 lbs
• Oval ear cushions: Designed for full-ear coverage with cooling gel,
  perfect for long-wearing comfort

Microphone

• Frequency response: 100 Hz – 10 kHz
• Signal-to-noise ratio: > 60 dB
• Sensitivity (@1 kHz): -45 ± 3 dB
• Pick-up pattern: Unidirectional ECM boom

In-line control

• Analog volume control wheel
• Microphone quick mute toggle

Audio Usage

• Audio Usage: Devices with 3.5 mm audio jack
• Audio + microphone usage: Devices with 3.5 mm audio + mic combined jack

Audio / mic splitter adapter cable usage: Devices with separate 3.5 mm
audio and microphone jacks

Price & Availability

$79.99 USD / 79,99 € MSRP

Razer.com – 14 March 2019
Worldwide – March 2019

For more information, please visit https://www.razer.com/gaming-audio/razer-kraken

Product Assets

Download product images: http://rzr.to/Kraken-RR

RAZER BASILISK ESSENTIAL

The Razer Basilisk Essential stays true to the unique right-handed
ergonomic form factor of the original Razer Basilisk and has a total of
7 configurable buttons utilizing Razer’s Mechanical Mouse Switches, with
a durability of up to 20 million clicks.

The unique thumb-operated Multi-Function Paddle, an award-winning
feature in the original Basilisk, can be programmed for any function the
gamer needs; a quick-shift DPI clutch for sniping, shortcut for a weapon
or spell slot, push-to-talk comms or Press and Hold for sprinting,
healing or crouching.

Powered by a native, gaming-grade 6400 DPI optical sensor the Razer
Basilisk Essential features Razer Chroma with customizability of 16.8
million colors and variety of effects available through Razer Synapse 3.

Product Features

• True 6,400 DPI optical sensor
• Up to 220 inches per second (IPS) / 30 G acceleration
• 7 independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
• Razer™ Mechanical Mouse Switches
• Gaming-grade tactile scroll wheel
• Ergonomic right-handed design with enhanced rubber side grips
• 1,000 Hz Ultrapolling
• Razer Chroma™ lighting with true 16.8 million customizable color
  options
• Razer Synapse 3 enabled
• Approximate Dimensions: 124 mm / 4.88 in (Length) X 75 mm / 2.94 in
  (Width) X 43 mm / 1.69 in (Height)
• Approximate Weight: 95 g / 0.21 lbs (excluding cable)

Price & Availability

$49.99 USD / 49,99 € MSRP

Razer.com – 14 March 2019
Worldwide – March 2019

For more information, please visit https://razer.com/gaming-mice/razer-basilisk-essential

Product Assets

Download product images: http://rzr.to/BasiliskEssential-RR

ABOUT RAZER

Razer™ is the world’s leading lifestyle brand for gamers.

The triple-headed snake trademark of Razer is one of the most recognized
logos in the global gaming and esports communities. With a fan base that
spans every continent, the company has designed and built the world’s
largest gamer-focused ecosystem of hardware, software and services.

Razer’s award-winning hardware includes high-performance gaming
peripherals, Blade gaming laptops and the acclaimed Razer Phone.

Razer’s software platform, with over 50 million users, includes Razer
Synapse (an Internet of Things platform), Razer Chroma (a proprietary
RGB lighting technology system), and Razer Cortex (a game optimizer and
launcher).

In services, Razer Gold is one of the world’s largest virtual credit
services for gamers, and Razer Pay is the e-wallet designed for youth
and millennials.

Founded in 2005 and dual-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore,
Razer has 15 offices worldwide and is recognized as the leading brand
for gamers in the USA, Europe and China. Razer is listed on the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 1337).

Razer - For Gamers. By Gamers.^™

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