I baught both these and corsair and I have to say that the corsair pudding caps look WAY better. You can clearly see the LED through the razer keycaps, while the corsair keycaps obscure them good enough. Here is a comparison. Answer from TouretteEd on reddit.com
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reddit.com โ€บ r/razer โ€บ razer phantom keycap upgrade set
r/razer on Reddit: Razer Phantom Keycap Upgrade Set
March 25, 2021 -

Very disappointed in the Razer Phantom Keycap Upgrade Set. They said it's a universal kit and compatible with the 65% keyboards. I have the Razer Blackwidow V3 Mini Hyperspeed. The keycap kit has a much smaller font. Also the font isn't as sharp. It almost looks a little fuzzy. On top of that...the frosted look cuts back on the amount of light that shines through by a lot. On top of that, almost all the FN controls are missing from the front side of the keys. It has the media functions but that's about it. I figured this would allow me to have to same thing as if I ordered the Phantom version of this keyboard but it's not the same.

I tried to return it and Razer made me pay shipping. The cost to ship was more than half of what I paid. It wasn't even worth it. I almost just threw it in the trash but decided to just throw it in a storage box in case I ever wanted to use it with a different keyboard. Definitely wouldn't ever purchase again. Love the keyboard...but these keycaps are not as advertised.

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reddit.com โ€บ r/razer โ€บ quality of phantom keycaps
r/razer on Reddit: Quality of Phantom Keycaps
May 11, 2023 -

If you are interested in buying Phantom keycaps, I would say they look nice, but the quality is not good. After the second swap of these keycaps with different keyboards, the mounts easily expand and become loose. With a wrong press towards the edge of the keycap, they fly away from your keyboard. Additionally, they are easily broken, which I had to glue the mount of the Caps key.

As someone who makes mechanical keyboards as a hobby, I know that the quality varies from material to material, brand to brand, etc. Phantom keycaps are neither premium priced nor premium keycaps, and I understand that. However, they should not become loose after just two swaps. If Razerโ€™s expectation is that you put it on your keyboard and then forget it, then please put it on the box.

I like repairing things and using them again and again. I donโ€™t mind gluing a keycap, but they should not start to break in 1.5 months.

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reddit.com โ€บ r/razer โ€บ phantom keycap comparison
r/razer on Reddit: Phantom Keycap Comparison
December 9, 2020 - The characters themselves are much more fuzzy/blurry looking when compared to the Doubleshot keycaps. The texture is kind of grainy on the keys themselves. Overall, I am disappointed in this product and I plan on returning them.
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reddit.com โ€บ r/razer โ€บ iโ€™ve nearly reached my final form. these phantom key caps are unbelievable.
r/razer on Reddit: Iโ€™ve nearly reached my final form. These phantom key caps are unbelievable.
June 14, 2021 - I know I had to look deep into the Amazon page covering them to confirm they were basically pudding key caps with the dope stealth letters. I'm not sure if all Razer keyboards have this benefit but the top plate of mine under the keys is white so with the black housing around the super bright keys it looks pretty wild. ... Oof. I went and got the phantom keycaps in black because of this post...
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reddit.com โ€บ r/razer โ€บ white phantom keycaps on a blackwidow v3 mini
White Phantom Keycaps on a Blackwidow V3 Mini : r/razer
November 5, 2021 - Believe it or not, I prefer the sound of these- they are a bit quieter and have a deeper tone than the stock keycaps. All in all, they are still in the "trial phase", but my early prediction is they will stay on the board. I am very pleased so far. I may even go as far as replacing the black ...
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reddit.com โ€บ r/mechanicalkeyboards โ€บ razer phantom abs and hyperx pudding pbt keycaps- does anyone have a good review?
r/MechanicalKeyboards on Reddit: Razer phantom ABS and HyperX Pudding PBT keycaps- does anyone have a good review?
June 23, 2021 - Bit late to this one, but the razer phantoms have an irritating propensity to separate where the translucent layer meets the opaque. They are also priced a bit higher than some of the better competition out there. ... never too late, thank you! I didnโ€™t know that yet. Most keycaps are currently not in stock here, so I didnโ€™t get around to order one of them yet. ... Hereโ€™s a review I made on the Razer Phantom keycap set.
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reddit.com โ€บ r/razer โ€บ these new phantom key caps look so good!
r/razer on Reddit: These new phantom key caps look so good!
November 27, 2019 - I expected more light to shine from the sides of the keys, kind of like half way between standard and pudding caps, but I don't see much light if any shining through in this pic. Is it just the angle? Also, they're ABS rather than PBT right? I have the Razer PBT set on the huntsman elite right now and I prefer the texture and lack of smudge marks a lot.
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reddit.com โ€บ r/mechanicalkeyboards โ€บ i decided to stealth mod my keychron k6 with the razer phantom keycaps...
r/MechanicalKeyboards on Reddit: I decided to stealth mod my Keychron K6 with the Razer Phantom Keycaps...
December 14, 2020 -

Phantom Keycaps in black

I've been loving my Keychron K6 for over a year now.

Just for reference this is a highly modded hotswap K6 with the aluminum frame. It's Shell is padded with a 5mm sheet of silicone rubber for weight and noise dampening, I also added a thin sheet of foam between the plate and PCB to reduce sound there as well. The stabs are Durock plate mount and the switches are lubed and filmed Durock T1 tactile switches, spring swapped to 78g and until now it has been rocking a blue and grey PBT front legend keycap set and an aluminum artisan key.

Before the swap.

I loved this color combo but I wanted to try something a bit more stealthy so I picked up the new Razer Phantom Ketcaps in black as well as a black and resin artisan key to replace the escape key. The result is night and day literally.

Phantom keys with no back-lighting

As you can see, the Phantom keys are pure black when there is no back-lighting but when you turn it on...

Legend illuminated Phantom Keycap set

close up without backlit keys

Illuminated Phantom set with the Black and resin artisan key

I'm really impressed with how well this blackout kit works and though the keys are not PBT they have a grippy texture that feels very much like PBT.

I would love to hear any thoughts or comments on this setup. I honestly wasn't planning on keeping the Razer keys as I didn't expect much from them but I am really enjoying the look and may keep the combo for this board.

Thanks all.

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reddit.com โ€บ r/mechanicalkeyboards โ€บ razer phantom keycaps & more โ€“ let us hear from you
r/MechanicalKeyboards on Reddit: Razer Phantom Keycaps & More โ€“ Let us hear from you
March 25, 2021 - I really like the phantom keycaps in black due to how it compliments a blacked out setup. The cable unfortunately has too small of a coil for my taste. If Razer can meet somewhere between the quality of a custom cable and where this cable currently ...
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reddit.com โ€บ r/razer โ€บ psa: the phantom keycap set does not fit all razer keyboards. not for my cynosa v!
r/razer on Reddit: PSA: The Phantom keycap set does NOT fit ALL Razer keyboards. Not for my Cynosa V!
December 23, 2022 -

So what happened it that I broke one of the tabs on my space bar while trying to get something that had fallen under it, so I bought some new key caps cause the description said they fit ALL Razer keyboards. Which is a lie because they don't fit the Cynosa V1. Once I figure out how to contact support (because any attempt to get the the contact page just keeps looping back around to the order return page) because the website says that my order number and email don't match I'm sending them back. Needless to say I am NOT happy as I paid for express shipping as well.

So since I have to edit this: obviously I didn't know that they Cynosa was a membrane keyboard until after I bought and recieved the keycaps. And unless you know this it literally says at the bottom of the product page:

Does this set fit all Razer keyboards?

Yes, this set fits all Razer keyboards.

Hence why I bought them.

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reddit.com โ€บ r/razer โ€บ will razer phantom caps still do the trick even without translucent switches?
r/razer on Reddit: Will Razer Phantom Caps still do the trick even without translucent switches?
November 22, 2021 -

So, I got my Razer Blackwidow V3 Pro about 2-3 years ago and I came across the Razer Phantom keycaps and instantly really liked the idea of keycaps that amplify the RGB effect. Unfortunately, I would soon realize that basically all the examples of the pudding caps being used are on keyboards with translucent switches. Issue is that the V3 Pro has opaque switches.

So right now I'm just trying to figure out, even without translucent switches on my keyboard, will the Phantom caps still make a noticeable difference for the lighting on my keyboard that looks good? (Side note, the lighting zones are on the top of my switches for reference.)

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reddit.com โ€บ r/wootingkb โ€บ tried the razer white pbt keycaps, they're terrible.
r/WootingKB on Reddit: Tried the Razer White PBT keycaps, they're terrible.
March 25, 2023 -

Now that Wooting has released white keycaps I was considering switching from my G.Skill Crystal Crown keycaps to those. However, the shipping adds a lot to the cost and they would be over $80 CAD for me which is about 1/3rd the cost of the entire keyboard for me, which seems like a lot just to switch out the keycap colur. I had some gift cards for Amazon so decided to try the closest thing I could find which is the Razer PBT keycaps and see if it was worth switching to PBT in general before decided if I would get the wooting caps.

The Razer keycaps are sorely disappointing. The legend is fuzzy, not crisp at all and there is bleed through at higher brightness. Going to try them out for gaming for a few days and if I prefer PBT I'll return these and get the Wooting caps.

Thought I would let people know in case they're considering the Razer's1,2,3 & Q,W,E = RazerA,S,D = stock WootingZ,X,C = G.Skill Crystal Crown

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reddit.com โ€บ r/razer โ€บ phantom pbt keycaps don't seem very translucent on sides. does this look right???
r/razer on Reddit: Phantom pbt keycaps don't seem very translucent on sides. Does this look right???
May 2, 2019 - They were designed to work with razers translucent switches. They look great on my custom blackwidow 65 ... Except here... where you can see that the light bleeds thru somewhat in the corners of some keys and some literally have no light coming thru sides at all. ... Is that one of the new Huntsman keyboards? The LEDs for those are under little plastic domes that don't throw light to the sides much. I don't have pudding/phantom keycaps, but there's hardly any light at the sides of mine, even though the key legends are nice and bright.