Razer Turret (2016) vs Drop CTRL (2018)

The Razer Turret (2016) is widely considered to be a great Mechanical Keyboard at its $190 budget. The Drop CTRL (2018), however, while also a good product at this price point, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well.

The Razer Turret (2016) managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and unbiased sources that conduct their own hands-on testing, namely Windows Central, Tom's Hardware, and Laptop Mag. It performed great in their roundups - it earned the "Best for Xbox" title from Windows Central and "Best Wireless Keyboard/Mouse for Couch Gaming Alternate" from Tom's Hardware, which makes it a product worthy of consideration.

Returning to the Drop CTRL (2018), it managed to impress reviewers from some of the internet's most highly trusted sources, Laptop Mag and Wirecutter (NYTimes). It performed great in their hands-on roundups - it was named "Best customization in a snap" by Laptop Mag and "Other great mechanical keyboards" by Wirecutter (NYTimes). That's quite an achievement, especially coming from such high-quality sources.

We also performed a thorough Razer Turret (2016) vs. Drop CTRL (2018) review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Mechanical Keyboards, including Tom's Guide, preferred the Razer Turret (2016) over the Drop CTRL (2018).

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the Razer Turret (2016) turned out to be most loved by Tom's Guide, which gave it a score of 8, whereas the Drop CTRL (2018) got its highest, 7, rating from reviewers at Tom's Guide.

Lastly, we compared their review averages and found that the Razer Turret (2016) did much better than the majority of its competitors, with an average review score of 7.7 out of 10, compared to the 7.4 overall average of Mechanical Keyboards in general, whereas the Drop CTRL (2018) hasn't managed to perform quite as well, with an average rating of 7.0.