Razer has just refreshed its iconic Huntsman lineup with a new addition, the Huntsman Signature Edition. The company's latest flagship keyboard is $499.99 directly from Razer's website. The highlight feature here is the updated design, featuring a CNC-machined aluminum chassis with a PVD mirror finish on the back. It includes all the customary high-end gaming features you'd expect.
This keyboard still uses the Huntsman V3 Pro platform and just builds upon it with some luxury refinements; most of the upcharge is associated with its construction. We gave the V3 Pro a very positive score, so this should be even better.
You get the same internals —Razer's custom 'Gen 2' optical switches which enable an insane 8,000 Hz polling rate, but the board is wired-only to enable it.
Since these are analog switches, the board also supports Snap Tap, aka SOCD, which allows you to quickly actuate different keys without ever fully depressing one. It's a borderline cheat code for strafing that's banned in most esports. You get all the other analog goodies like customizable actuation points, rapid trigger, and analog input for emulating dynamic controls on racing games and such.
As you can see in the pictures above, the back is where most of the upgrade lies. The standard V3 Pro wasn't exactly a looker, but this one is fully deserving of the bespoke label. Gone are the cheap-feeling feet and the gaudy text; instead, you get a clean and minimal design that looks more like a custom keyboard's weight. There's a tasteful Razer logo in the middle, but you do loose the dual-stage height adjustment.
The chassis is milled out of 6063 aluminum, both the anodized top and the PVD bottom, which should make the keyboard weigh a lot more. Lastly, the keycaps seem to be the same shinethrough doubleshot PBT that came with the standard V3 Pro. Even though the press material is very monochrome, the board, of course, fully supports RGB and it's available to buy right away... As long as you can find stock.
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