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Razer Huntsman Elite Review

True Score

85
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93
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Consumers

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Product testers liked that the Razer Huntsman Elite had ultra-responsive key switches and customizable RGB lighting. They were also delighted with its low latency and frameless design. Unfortunately, they found its ABS keycaps slippery and were disappointed with the lack of compatibility with macOS or Linux platforms.

Razer Huntsman Elite Gaming Keyboard: Fast Keyboard Switches - Clicky Optical Switches - Chroma RGB Lighting - Magnetic Plush Wrist Rest - Dedicated Media Keys & Dial - Classic Black
SAVE $101
$199.99
$98.95

The Snapshot

our Verdict

The Razer Huntsman Elite impressed expert testers with its super responsive Linear Optical switches and customizable RGB lighting. Product specialists from TechRadar were pleased with its frameless design and set of dedicated media keys on its top right. During their typing tests, they were blown away by how responsive its Optical switches were and appreciated that they were not noisy. Still, if you’d like more advanced features like customizing the pre-travel distance, have a look at our Razer Huntsman Mini Analog review. The testing team at PC Mag was also quite happy that every physical feature on the keyboard had…

The Razer Huntsman Elite impressed expert testers with its super responsive Linear Optical switches and customizable RGB lighting. Product specialists from TechRadar were pleased with its frameless design and set of dedicated media keys on its top right. During their typing tests, they were blown away by how responsive its Optical switches were and appreciated that they were not noisy. Still, if you’d like more advanced features like customizing the pre-travel distance, have a look at our Razer Huntsman Mini Analog review. The testing team at PC Mag was also quite happy that every physical feature on the keyboard had embedded lighting. They also liked that all its keys were macro-programmable and that these settings could be stored on the keyboard’s onboard memory.

However, they were not too pleased with its slippery ABS keycaps, and missing software support for Linux and macOS. If you want to game on devices running these Operating systems, consider browsing through our Razer Cynosa V2 review or our Razer BlackWidow V3 review.

True Score

85

Reasons to Buy

  • Ultra-responsive key switches
  • Very low latency
  • Customizable RGB lighting
  • Good design
  • Macro-programmable keys

Reasons to Avoid

  • Not compatible with macOS & Linux platforms
  • Slippery ABS keycaps

Specifications

  • Battery Life
    na
  • Customizable Lighting
    Yes
  • Foldable
    No
  • Form Factor
    Full size
  • Key Switch Behavior
    Clicky
  • Keyboard Technology
    Optical
  • Max Wireless Range
    na
  • Palm Rest
    Yes
  • Spill Resistant
    na
  • Touchpad
    na
  • Wireless
    na
  • Wireless Connectivity
    na

What Is Not On the Box

What the brand doesn’t always tell you…

Announced in mid-2018, the Razer Huntsman Elite is a premium mechanical gaming keyboard that is available with clicky or linear optical switches. The full-size mechanical keyboard will likely take up a significant amount of desk space since it measures about 17.5 by 9.1 inches with its wrist rest attached. Its wrist rest and two incline settings are quite typical with most of the best keyboards on the market. The wired keyboard is also ideal for competitive gaming, with an outstandingly low latency of 1.3ms that is hard to match even when compared to the best gaming keyboards. Its per-key RGB lighting is fully customizable, and its build quality is decent since it has an aluminum top plate. Its keycaps are made of ABS plastic, but if you’d prefer PBT, go ahead and check out our Razer Huntsman V2 Analog review.

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Score Card

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Expert Score

85

*.75

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Customer Score

93

*.25

We place a 25% weighted value on Customer Scores

True Score

85

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Expert Score Breakdown

  • Rtings
    A

    Trust Score

    91
    The Razer Huntsman Elite is an outstanding gaming keyboard. The Linear Optical switches on our… read more
  • Trusted Reviews
    D

    Trust Score

    80
    The Razer Huntsman Elite nails the core keyboard experience, making typing and gaming a joy…. read more
  • PC Mag
    D

    Trust Score

    70
    With a new kind of key switch, plus wild RGB backlighting, dedicated media keys, and… read more
  • Tom’s Guide
    D

    Trust Score

    80
    The Razer Huntsman Elite is a good keyboard with novel optical switches that have the… read more
  • Techradar
    D

    Trust Score

    100
    The Razer Huntsman Elite combines the best qualities of multiple mechanical switches with lightspeed optical… read more
  • PCWorld
    F

    Trust Score

    80
    Razer’s Huntsman Elite needs another pass, particularly the awkward media keys, but its RGB-enabled wrist… read more

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