Razer Ornata V2 – Gaming Keyboard with Mecha-Membrane Keys
Razer Ornata V2 – Gaming Keyboard with Mecha-Membrane Keys (Hybrid Mecha-Membrane Switch, Chroma RGB Backlight, Digital Volume Wheel, Ergonomic Wrist Rest) UK-Layout | Black
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Best of Both Worlds
Mecha-Membrane Switches
Fusing the clicky feedback of a mechanical switch with the familiar feel of a conventional keyboard
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3 Media Keys
With Digital Volume Wheel
The ultimate convenience as you enjoy your entertainment.
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Magnetically attached
Ergonomic Wrist Rest
Aligned to relieve pressure on your wrists, so you feel less fatigued when gaming over long periods.
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Powered by
Razer Chroma RGB
Personalize the keyboard and enjoy greater immersion with lighting effects that trigger as you game.
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For a clean setup
Cable routing options
Designed with grooves that allow you to neatly tuck in its cable and feed it out in 3 directions
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Gear Up
Complete your setup with the full lineup for the ultimate gaming experience from the #1 Best-Selling Gaming Peripherals Manufacturer in the US via NPD Group Inc, 2017-2019
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Razer Basilisk V2
Armed with a cutting-edge 20,000 DPI optical sensor, decide how you want to dominate with its 11 programmable buttons and customizable scroll wheel resistance.
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Razer Firefly V2 Mouse Pad
Sports more lighting zones with RGB lighting powered by Chroma while keeping your aim on-point with a micro-textured surface and steady anti-slip rubber base
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Razer Kraken
The Razer Kraken is the wired headset for competitive gamers. Its large 50 mm drivers deliver powerful and clear sound. It’s engineered for long-lasting comfort with cooling-gel cushions.
Compare Razer Keyboards
Razer Ornata V2 | Razer BlackWidow Elite | Razer BlackWidow | Razer Cynosa Chroma | Razer Huntsman Elite | Razer Huntsman TE | |
Key Type | Hybrid Mecha-Membrane | Mechanical | Mechanical | Gaming-Grade Keys | Optical | Optical |
Lighting | Razer Chroma RGB | Razer Chroma RGB | Razer Chroma RGB | Razer Chroma RGB | Razer Chroma RGB | Razer Chroma RGB |
Wrist Rest | Magnetic plush leatherette | Magnetic plush leatherette | None | None | Magnetic plush with underglow | None |
Form Factor | Full-size | Full-size | Full-size | Full-size | Full-size | Tenkeyless |
Cable | Attached | Attached | Attached | Attached | Attached | Detachable |
Software Support | Razer Synapse | Razer Synapse | Razer Synapse | Razer Synapse | Razer Synapse | Razer Synapse |
What is the Razer Hybrid Mecha-Membrane Switch?
The Razer Hybrid Mecha-Membrane Switch combines the best of both worlds – the cushioned feel of a conventional keyboard, coupled with an audible and tactile click.
Does the Razer Ornata V2 come with a wrist rest?
Yes, the Razer Ornata V2 comes with a magnetic wrist rest made up of plush, leatherette material for comfort.
What are cable routing options?
Cable routing options allow you to route the cable within the keyboard to suit your setup – either from the left, middle, or right side of the back of the keyboard.
What games does the Razer Chroma support?
There are currently 100+ Razer Chroma integrated titles, including Fortnite, Apex Legends, Warframe, and more.
Weight: | 1.59 kg |
Dimensions: | 49.29 x 20 x 7.7 cm; 1.59 Kilograms |
Brand: | Razer |
Model: | RZ03-03380300-R3W1 |
Batteries Included: | No |
Manufacture: | Razer |
Dimensions: | 49.29 x 20 x 7.7 cm; 1.59 Kilograms |
I bought this for my first gaming pc and it’s not disappointed. The mouse pad is sufficient in size, well made and the keyboard is solid, functions well and looks great when it’s a bit darker as it lights up. Very happy with my purchase.
Bought this for my brother who wanted just a cheap keyboard for his setup, and am really surprised with how nice it is. It’s a bit light, not really a problem where I was concerned, and surprisingly sturdy for its mass.
Really nice feel to the keys and overall good product for the price.
Very nice keyboard, low profile buttons, super nice rgb. Comfortable and puffy wrist pad. Has a nice button clicking sound that no other keyboard of mine had. 10/10. Way better than ornata V3.
Really have no complaints. I was sceptical about spending 3x the amount of money I would for a keyboard but it has been an amazing upgrade from my original. Would recommend.
he button is a bit hard to press, but the keyboard itself is very quiet. not suitable when u looking for a mechanical keyboard with easy pressing mode.
Keys are a bit small for me and the lights are a bit dim, even with these little niggles I appreciate the build quality, lay out of the keys general gaming functionality which makes it still a great product. Razer = quality.
Apart from the lack of brightness from the keys, I have no major gripes.
Having been a native laptop user for the past decade, I was looking for a good gaming-oriented keyboard that could also facilitate the amount of typing needed for my line of work; as someone who is used to the extremely low-profile keys of a laptop, I’ve been hesitant about mechanical keyboards for some time, but as I upgraded to a full PC I figured I would try this out alongside the Basilisk V3 Razer mouse.
To start with the issues, I have found that overall my typing is slower and less accurate while I adjust, but for the purpose of gaming the keyboard has a very nice feel to it; the travel time is again far greater than I’m used to, and sometimes the you can feel the mechanical “click” of the key even while not input is actually detected, giving the impression that you’re pushing the key when you aren’t. On top of this, the overall brightness of the backlighting could be a little brighter, but this is only a minor QoL matter. I’m sure in time I’ll adjust to all of these, but I wouldn’t recommend this for those looking for a “top of the line” gaming keyboard – for the price however, it’s a very solid product.
For the positives, the overall feel of the plastic and the texture of the keys is high quality and comfortable; the keys also sound nice, and quiet enough that my mic doesn’t detect it with a proper noise gate – this was another concern of mine, as I use my mic for work, and was worried that the rapid keystrokes would be too loud or annoying.
The leatherette wrist rest is incredibly comfortable and honestly elevates the keyboard to 5 stars; without it I’d say the price is unfair. A perfect height, with easy magnetic attachment to the keyboard, with good foam and high quality outer material that has saved me the discomfort of my wrists digging into my desk. Honestly my favourite part of upgrading to a full keyboard.
The backlighting is also high quality, and the Razer Chroma studio software is intuitive and easy to use, with a wide selection of customisability – even if I’d prefer it to be somewhat brighter, it does mean that the light isn’t distracting while gaming or too harsh in low-light.
The actual size and physical distances are also pleasant for me, though I am relatively broad-shouldered with big hands; I also use the numpad for macros, though I know many aren’t fond of it for gaming. Personally I’d say the keyboard with leatherette rest attached is quite big, but I like that – just make sure you’ve room on your desk.
For the price payed, the overall quality and comfort is very good, and while there are some elements I believe could be improved, I think that’s a matter more of getting what you pay for. Overall, very happy with my first mechanical keyboard.
Had a nice MX Keys keyboard as rarely game but daughter bought this for Christmas for me as love RGB and lighting stuff, good ergonomics, nice key action once I get used to from the MX keys which had small key travel but the options and colours are so much fun and look great on my desk.
Had major issues for an hour or so with most of the keypad not working, tried every fix as it seemed a common fault nothing working, tried a different USB sockket after wiping driver and worked first time.
I purchased this in the sale and for the price its great value.
Pros – Quality is good, key presses aren’t overlay noisy but are responsive, has media buttons within function keys despite not having dedicated media buttons. RGB lighting is nice and the USB lead is nice and long.
Cons – None really! I’d prefer a optional wrist rest included but I guess at this price point thats maybe not expected.
Overall I’m happy with this keyboard and would reccomend it to others (just maybe wait for the sale as it seems to come up in sale quite often!)
Music control is 10/10
Wrist rest is comfy and nice but raised too high :/
key feeling and rbg is amazing
love the cool affects you can do with the rgb ( i use the flame effect)
The typing of the keys is very satisfying to hear however if you’ll be using this for gaming, I’ve had issues when I put the W key to move forward and I just stop moving forward. Sometimes if it’s for a second other times I have to double press the key to move again. This has happened on several keys
I bought this keyboard to finally replace my cheapo one I’ve had for years. Purchased this on the prime day sale for 19.99, now, at that price, I’d say this is a good well made keyboard worth the money, but at the RRP of about 55 I’d be quite disappointed.
It just feels and looks like a nicer standard keyboard. Keys feel a little spongy but nothing that you’ll notice unless this is a replacement for a higher end mechanical keyboard that you have had before. All in all, worth the 19.99 price tag but I would not recommend buying at full retail price.
I was inbetween the ornata v2 and k60. I settled on this one by Razer as I like Razer. When I first got it and used it, it felt nice and was proud to of chosen Razer. They also get a bit of hate sometimes. I like typing and gaming with this keyboard and it’s the keyboard I wanted. Easy to use, type on and reliable for gaming. What I like is that it doesn’t look expensive or take up too much space. It might be expensive but from feeling it, i think it would last me along time. The keys are reliable and responsive as advertised however the layout and spacing is also perfect. Thanks Razer and Amazon.
This was a present for my 14 year old son and he was absolutely delighted, got him the mouse too. Exactly what he wanted. He’s been playing with the different light colours and sequences too which is a great touch, especially as it includes the mouse. Very happy boy and would definitely recommend 🙂
Firstly, the keyboard is great. It sits high enough without the feet and then a little higher but at a better angle with the feet out. The keys are big enough, work well and have a nice click even though its not a mechanical keyboard. Another plus side is coming from a smaller board with no number pad to a full size board like this makes the keyboard feel that extra bit premium.
The software to control lighting, macros and whatever else is good, and much smaller than Corsairs iCue software which is 1.15gb as far as I know.
The issue with this keyboard is the lighting. It works, its got a massive range of lighting options, colours and presets to mess with, but the lighting is far too dull. I’m sat now in a fairly dull room and the screen reflection being the only light source hitting the keys, that’s brighter than the light the keys give off, even at full brightness. The Razer logo on the front of the board is really bright, whatever lighting was used for that should have been put into the board itself and maybe then it wouldn’t be as hard to see. At night when there aren’t any lights around then it is fine, its easy to make out as long as the monitor isn’t brighter than the sun.
If you want a good keyboard that works well, is easy to use and doesn’t have any faults aside from the low brightness, this is a good choice.
The keyboard honestly feels amazing, the clicks are not annoying and the customization with the RGB lights is amazing. for gaming it is really easy you use and the cushion makes it very comfy and everything feels very high quality. it also has build in cable routing for a cleaner set up than the other keyboards in the price point.
It’s big. It’s heavy. It comes in 2 annoying pieces that don’t stay together when I need to move it. It’s wired. It flashes weird colours all the time and it’s really hard to turn them on or off (sorry gamers, I just don’t get it).
But by God. it makes typing feel like eating a bar of chocolate.
Unparallelled typing experience. Life changing.
I had the Razer Black Widow Elite before. It was awful for me, I could barely spell a word. With the Ornata, words flow out effortlessly. Every key press feels special.
Use case: Working from home, writing emails and coding. Hand size: large.
+Very good build quality
+Nice led back lightening
+very comfortable support for wrist
-Without on-board memory, on my office I can’t install razer software , so like regular keyboard.
-Noisy for office environment, sounds like mechanical, but not feels so.
– Mate surface, need to clean once at week.
The Razer Ornata V2 is a very nice keyboard in terms of looks, however it could do with a couple hardware upgrades.
Examples are the volume slider, it is not very accurate (does 2 on-screen clicks for every – click).
The regular button clicks are not super responsive. On a button press, it takes a relatively hard push to trigger the key.
Some of the switches arent as click as others. Thankfully its switches I wouldnt normally use for gaming such as the colons ( : ) key but it still becomes annoying. Also spacebar isn’t sensitive enough for example if you press the spacebar down and hold it to continuously jump in a game you will need to press down with a bit of force rather than clicking the key down and holding it down. Basically even though you click the spacebar down if you dont apply enough pressure it wont register you holding it down.
Perfect for my new build, and for 38 it’s a great buy. Looks great with the Basilisk V2. Razer Chroma is easy to use with lots of features and settings. Very happy with this purchase.
Some people are arguing between membrane and mechanical. It’s all down to preference and whilst mechanical would be better for more aggressive WASD smashers, the Ornata is a great compromise between mid-light gaming and general use.
The Ornata v2 keyboard is very similar to the Razer Ornata Chroma but in quality and price I prefer this one. The size of the Ornata V2 is slightly more subtle but not noticeable in the slightest. the convenience of being able to lower and raise the volume from the keyboard is very convenient. The RGB as always can be controlled by the Razer program.
for Gaming lovers like me, I would recommend this type of keyboard in quality and price.
Pretty good. However, Mac support is not good at all. It will work fine as is, but software will not function on Big Sur, and no signs from Razer that it will be addressed. I kinda understand their rationale: who’s seriously gaming on MacOS? Thing is, I’m not a gamer, but I needed a decent and reliable keyboard. Thankfully, there are alternatives to Razer Synapse on MacOS – they’re not fantastic, but get the job done; just a shame Razer doesn’t care.
Perhaps a bit too quick of a review as I only received it today, but I’m might impressed by it. After reading a number of bad reviews and videos saying the keyboard wasn’t worth you time I was a bit sceptic. Honestly it is a great writing experience, it is a bit loud, but the sound is very soothing and not annoying at all – and I still haven’t gotten complaints from my roommates about it.
Don’t mechanical keyboards which is why I choose the Ortana. The RGB bleeds slightly, but not a huge problem. in general the RGB settings are really cool. Also love the hand-rest.
So I’m a touch typist and it’s really important to get tactile feedback when you hit a key, so your brain knows it’s been pressed, to move on with the next keystroke. It’s the only way to get really fast words-per-minute (WPM) scores.
My preference prior to using this keyboard was the DeathStalker, which was great because of short-throw keys (also needed to reduce the time spent pressing each key to boost WPM rates, but it was still spongy and you’d get misfires all the time i.e. your brain gets the ‘it’s pressed’ signal but nothing actually happened. The DeathStalker is also now discontinued, hence switching to the Ornata.
So I have tried practically every keyboard style on the market, and have a small ‘keyboard graveyard’ in my study.
The issue with gaming tactile-click keyboards is that there is no feedback the key is pressed other than the key thumping the stopper when fully depressed.
This is where this keyboard is the best I’ve ever tried, your brain gets the short throw, low-energy dynamics needed for really fast efficient typing, i.e. the feel of a membrane, but this is a membrane keyboard that gives a really tactile click feedback, but without having to jam long-throw keys into the backstop to get that click you need to know the keypress was a success before moving to the next.
So yea, it’s the holy grail of keyboards right now. The DeathStalker was fast but you never knew if each keypress was a success until you read back your work, and realised it was peppered with random misfires – which were undetectable in real-time.
My typing is the fastest it’s ever been, my accuracy is 100%, as you know the instant a keypress went wrong and stop and correct instantly in real-time. The caps-lock light is also very well placed and bright so you can always know what state caps-lock is set to from your periphery vision, without having to take your eyes off the screen/text you are observing/typing.
I am a ‘gamer’ who types a lot…
This keyboard is the best touch-typing keyboard that somebody at Razer thought would be a great idea to throw in RGB lighting. It lacks MANY gaming lighting features that are abundant on pure mech keyboards.
The underlights are really bright, but the letter markings on the keys are really dull, even on full brightness, the underlights are many times brighter that the actual letters. I like that, because I don’t look at the keys anyway, but if you want to be able to read the letters, forget it. By the time you have the background brightness up enough to even see the key decals, the background illumination far overpowers what paltry key-letter illumination there is.
It’s not possible to individually control the illumination on each key, such as set a colour for WASD etc, you just get the potted global effects.
The membrane of course makes this keyboard have incredible feel, but of course is mutually exclusive to being to illuminate the keys correctly or individually. This is ironic, as the tactile feel is far more decisive than a mechanical keyboard, so if you’re a touch-typing gamer, I think this keyboard is among the best on the market, otherwise if you need to see the letters, it will be next to useless to you.
The above picture shows the actual key illumination brighter than it is because the camera works differently to the human eye. Your eyes are dazzled by the undelight.
Highly recommended if it suits you.
I used to have one on razers blackwidow TE’s which I used for a few years and it was great however I didn’t like how loud the keys were. I wanted something that was more quiet and I saw that the OrnataV2 had a rubber membrain with mechanical key switches for quietness and it is also a very comfortable keyboard with the wrist rest. My favorite keyboard so far and it’s even named Ornata after a species of tarantula I own 🙂
I bought this keyboard after my other razer broke (Black Widow II I think?) and needed an ergonomic one. Years of gaming and typing have damaged my hands it seems 🙂 The Ornata v2, on sale for 75, was great. The magnetic wrist rest was a little confusing at first but once I worked it out it was fine – it rests nicely for gaming and I havent had any flare ups of RSI since getting this keyboard, so that’s much appreciated. The Razer Chroma integration is nice, too, and I really love the screen awareness on the keyboard for some reason.
Would highly recommend