Razer Launches an Expensive, Even More Premium Huntsman Mechanical Keyboard

Razer has announced a caller high-end summation to its Huntsman enactment of mechanical keyboards. Called the Huntsman Signature Edition, this tenkeyless keyboard volition beryllium made of much premium materials, outgo $499.99, and "is debuting successful a constricted driblet of 1,337 serialized units," the institution says successful its announcement. Why that number? You cognize why. (But if you don't, here's a primer connected l337 speak.)

It's successful the operation and materials wherever the spendy caller Signature Edition sets itself isolated from the older Huntsman V3 models it resembles (and that don't quite measurement up to the Razer BlackWidow V4 that IGN prefers for gaming). Where erstwhile Huntsman keyboards are encased successful plastic, the Huntsman Signature Edition volition beryllium housed successful a CNC-milled, anodized aluminum chassis, with a shiny, mirror-like decorativeness connected the underside and different parts of the keyboard, specified arsenic the company's peculiar triple-headed snake keycap.

The institution besides promises that the keyboard's interior is "carefully layered ... with tuned foams and sound-dampening materials" to make "a full, rounded typing dependable portion improving wide cardinal feel."

Otherwise, this fancy USB-C-wired keyboard volition diagnostic the aforesaid analog optical switches and Rapid Trigger Mode recovered successful the Huntsman V3 Pro, arsenic good arsenic the 8,000Hz polling complaint the institution has fixed the latest mentation of that keyboard.

So, if you liked the responsiveness of the V3 models, there's astir apt a batch to similar for you here, arsenic well. Look for different emblematic Razer Huntsman keyboard features, including RGB lights nether the keys, adjustable cardinal actuation (between 0.1mm and 4mm), and on-the-fly macro recording. The Huntsman Special Edition volition beryllium disposable connected Razer's website starting astatine 8AM PT connected February 22 for $499.

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