We were also displeased with the revised placement of the stabilizing feet. We really wish the plasto-rubber of the palm area had been applied to the joystick head as well, as this would have offered much better grip. The joystick head mounted on the D-pad does offer extra leverage, but its surface is very lightly textured hard plastic that isn't easy to get good thumb-traction upon. Though Razer certainly did improve the aesthetics of the n52 in the 'te' addition, not all of the refinements prove beneficial in a utilitarian sense. Other Razer additions to the design include a removable joystick head that snaps into the center of the digital D-pad, a plasto-rubber coating on the curving palm area that matches the coating on the DeathAdder mouse, and revised placement of stabilizing feet on the underside.
The backlight cannot be dimmed, which is somewhat unfortunate as it is quite bright, but it can be turned off completely for a more stealthy appearance.
The n52te's keys and mouse wheel are illuminated in Razer's favorite tone of blue, which makes it look rather attractive when in the presence of Razer's Tarantula keyboard (review) and DeathAdder mouse (review).
Like its predecessors, the n52te offers an array of keyboard-ish keys arranged in a futuristically-ergonomic array, coupled with a mouse-wheel and digital d-pad.īelkin worked with popular gaming mouse manufacturer Razer in crafting the n52te as an upgrade of the existing n52, and the influence of the mouse company is pretty easy to identify. The 'te' stands for Tournament Edition, and signifies the product as an evolved version of the popular Nostromo SpeedPad n52, which was itself a follow-on to the original Nostromo SpeedPad n50 (review circa 2002). Belkin is now diving into this market with the new n52te.
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