By Kevin Lee
Razer has been a longtime champion of its own mechanical switches – seen in everything from desktop keyboards to laptops and even iPad covers – but the Huntsman and Huntsman Elite introduces the company’s first Optomechanical switch. That’s a mouthful to be sure, and the way Razer’s new key switch blends together mechanical elements with freaking lasers is breathtakingly complex, but the only thing you really need to know is this keyboard is insanely quick.
We’ve quite literally never typed quicker on another keyboard – and beyond that, the Razer Huntsman Elite has also delivered the best typing experience we’ve ever experienced.
Pricing and availability
All of that speed comes with a whiplash-inducing $199 (£199, AU$339) price for the Razer Huntsman Elite we’re reviewing here. If you definitely have your eye set on Razer Optomechanical switches, you’ll also find them on the lower-end Huntsman keyboard that omits the media shortcut buttons and an included palm rest for $149 (£149, AU$249).
The Razer Huntsman Elite’s most direct competitor in price and speed is the $199 (£184, AU$279) Corsair K95 RGB Platinum. It can be outfitted with Cherry MX Speed Silver switches, which basically makes it the fastest purely mechanical keyboard on the market.
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Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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