#Razer blackwidow vs deathstalker install
#Razer blackwidow vs deathstalker drivers
#Razer blackwidow vs deathstalker driver

Swiping your fingers left to right across the trackpad switches to another page of specific apps.

Why do one thing half-heartedly - but I show the attention investment of my generation perhaps. My thinking is that if you are checking Gmail when you are gaming, you aren't really involved much with the game. The home screen includes the keys for Gmail, social media apps such as Twitter and Facebook, the trackpad, the number pad (changes the trackpad to a touch enabled number pad), macro recorder, Dedicated Gaming Mode (which disables the standard Windows key, Alt + F4, Alt + Tab and enables the 10-key anti-ghosting feature - more on this later), clock app and screenshot maker. The DATK keys are mapped by default to the Razer UI home screen (the Razer logo key will return you to the default UI. Here is where one discovers the power of this keyboard for the gamer, particularly the MMO gamer. The Razer UI consists of what are called the (10) Dynamic Adaptive Tactile Keys, and the Multi-Touch LCD Track Panel, located below it. The first thing you want to figure out is what they call the Razer User Interface. The UI design of the Razer Synapse software is cool and minimalist looking, but clicking through the interface becomes awkward at times, and I think improvements could be made to make navigation through the various tabs a more fluid user experience. In changing platforms and using Windows 7, there were no issues with installation and updating and the DATKs illuminated as they were supposed to. When I used the Razer firmware updater for the Razer DeathStalker Ultimate, the keyboard stopped working, and I was forced to reinstall the Synapse 2.0 software to make it work again. There does seem to be a bug with the installation of Synapse on Windows Vista, where the Dynamic Adaptive Tactile Keys were not enabled, and didn't light up.

#Razer blackwidow vs deathstalker driver

It adds up to more time for gaming and less time spent searching for driver updates for your gaming mice and keyboard. There has been some critique of the 'cloud configuration' model, but I found the cloud configuration synch convenient. This is most useful for those people who have more than one Razer device, obviously.

#Razer blackwidow vs deathstalker drivers

But once done, Synapse automatically updated the device drivers so I didn't have to do it manually.

#Razer blackwidow vs deathstalker install

It took closer to 20 minutes from download to complete install time on both Windows Vista and Windows 7. Razer Synapse 2.0 includes the Razer driver updates for their complete line of products (which is why you need all that space), and configuration software to personalize your gaming configuration settings so you can save them in the cloud. The Razer installer requires the install of Microsoft .NET Framework 4 beforehand. One has to download Razer Synapse 2.0 first and install it (Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 are all supported, according to the latest website information). Razer has proprietary software called Razer Synapse that synchs your keyboard, mouse and game device configuration settings in the cloud. You'll also need 200 MB of free space on your hard drive. As far as the installation proper, you will need two free USB 2.0 ports, which shouldn't be an issue if you have an updated PC. The package comes with a protective film for the touch screen (part of the Switchblade UI) and the install guides.