Razer - Huntsman Elite Wired Gaming Opto-Mechanical Switch Keyboard with Chroma Back Lighting - Black

If you're willing to shell out the cash for a high end gaming keyboard, then this one is WELL worth it. The amount of customization is absolutely INSANE!!!! The RGB is stunning, and the possibilities are endless! With the RAZER synapse software, you can remap every single button to WHATEVER input you want! Each key has its own individually programmable LED light. You can even save different RGB and key configurations to separate profiles, and have those profiles automatically pull up when you load a certain game. The physical construction is sturdy, the keys have a nice satisfying "click" you'd expect from a mechanical keyboard. The only complaint I have is that the foam in the wrist mat starts to compress very fast, and leaves it warped as you can see in the photos. But this is still easily the best keyboard I've ever had!

The price tag was rather difficult to stomach, but after over a month of use, I feel that it's well worth it. The switches are fairly light, clicky (quite loud, actually), and feel very responsive; I can't say if their opto-mechanical switches are faster than something like a Cherry MX speed switch, but typing and gaming on this keyboard are always satisfying. The wrist rest makes typing and gaming feel very comfortable, although if you wear a wristwatch of any kind the leatherette padding can push the band into your skin. The lighting is fabulous, as can be expected from Razer, and the overall design is very nuanced and elegant. My only gripe is with the media control buttons: in Windows 10 Home, the preset keybindings don't do anything (though I've only tried to use them in Spotify and the Windows default video playback software); even if I could use them, the shallow keypress is pretty disappointing and doesn't live up to the delightful tactile feel of the rest of the keyboard. The media wheel isn't as offensive, mainly because it does its job, but neither it nor the mute button on top feels good to use.

As the title says, I am not a gamer. I am in mid-50s business professional who spends about 60 hours a week in front of a computer. So I went to Best Buy looking for a new keyboard to replace my old Logitech with the sticky space bar. I tried every keyboard they had in the business section and they all felt mushy and flimsy. I glanced over into the next aisle where the gaming keyboards are, and the sales rep said oh those are gaming keyboards, you probably don’t want one of those. Lured by the seductive flashing colored lights, I ignored his advice and went over and started typing on the Huntsman Elite keyboard. All I could say is WOW! The tactile feel and exquisitely wonderful clickiness of this keyboard is exactly what I was looking for. I haven’t felt a keyboard this precise since the old IBM keyboards of the 1970s and 80s. Again Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for! I tried a number of other gaming keyboards. All were good, but this one simply felt the best. Bringing it back to the office, installation was easy and flawless. It’s worth mentioning that it does require two USB ports. This is not a problem for me as I have a USB hub and docking station. Plugging in to the ports, my HP Spectre360 immediately recognized the keyboard and produced a welcome screen for me to download the software. The software provides a wide selection of settings and adjustments but is remarkably easy to use. As a business user, I certainly don't need all of the flashing lights, but to be honest they are so cool I could not resist setting up custom chroma profiles. Basically, you can make the lights and colors do pretty much anything you want them to do. The chroma set up allows you to build layers of lighting features in a method that reminds me of Photoshop. The one thing that my old Logitech keyboard had that I liked was a dedicated button for the Calculator app. It is something that I used several times each day. While the Huntsman Elite keyboard does not have this, I was able to create a macro and remap the pause/break key to perform this function. Took a little bit of research to figure out how, but it wasn’t difficult. After several days of using this new keyboard I am as thrilled as ever. The keys are silky smooth and have a precision that makes it a pleasure to use. One thing worth mentioning is that the keys are very clicky which I personally like. However, If you share an office with somebody, I could see where they might find the clicking to be a bit annoying. The overall build quality of this keyboard is superb. It is heavy and feels very solid. The volume control on the right side of the keyboard is perfectly placed and is very useful. I have only one complaint about this keyboard. On some of the keys that have a dual function for shift, such as the colon and semicolon, the markings on the key are upside down from the norm. The non-shift function is on the top and the shift function is on the bottom. And only the non-shift function is illuminated (see photo). It’s not a big deal as I am primarily a touch-typist, but it seems a little bit stupid. All I can say is I wish I knew but such an excellent keyboard existed years ago. I think this company should market this product to business people like me as well as gamers.

This is a great keyboard both for feel and lighting. Very nice touch and sound. Very smooth in both gaming and general typing. The gotcha is that the special character keys !@#$%$, etc are NOT lighted. See picture. In a darker room, you cannot see them. This may or may not be a factor for you. You can order an alternate set of key caps from Razer for $29.99 that allow you swap those keys so all characters are illuminated. All in all, it's still a very nice keyboard.

Heavy and good quality. Won my first dub on cod warzone on this.. Excellent product would definitely recommend it!

Had the original Blackwidow and felt like it was about time to update it. Love the wrist support and Chroma is more fun than I imagined it to be. Overwatch took over and has hero specific themes that activate automatically. Haven't found other modes yet for specific games. Enjoy the music control in the top right.

Great keyboard and the chroma is a nice bonus. Enjoy it all the time.

I am a huge Razor fan and this keyboard did not dissapoint!