The secondary functions are visible, but they don’t stand out. The font on the keys is sharp and loud, yet refined. Sleek glossy sides and a crisp black coating make the Anansi stand out the most, but that’s just the start.

As you saw in our first look, it’s anything but average. Taking a look at the Anansi removes all doubt that this is just another keyboard.

The Anansi is shockingly small average looking, but under that very old-school keyboard shell is a dazzling, ethereal masterpiece. Instead Razer employs a minimalist design. The Razer Anansi meshes both concepts together, without making the keyboard huge and putting on too many keys. Others use software to make every key programmable and drop macro-specific keys entirely. Most just take a standard keyboard and tack on anywhere from 6-18 programmable keys. Having such vast capabilities is strenuous for gamers, and thus MMO gaming keyboards sprouted to accommodate. That’s part of what makes MMOs great, that players can do so much, and have so many different abilities that it takes not hours, but days to learn, and sometimes years to master. Whether it’s Everquest, World of Warcraft, Eve Online or another version of digital crack, they all have one thing in common: a ton of commands, a smorgasbord of functions.

Several minor gripes, like the name and single function key.

Two USB cables required for keyboard and backlight.

Mid- to high-profile keys are mushy, soft.

Great for MMO and general gaming with all keys programmable.

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