6.11.2018

The Razor Huntsman Elite is an outstanding keyboard to put it simply. Almost everything on it is up to the standard of the price associated with it, but for the price you pay, it does come with some gripes. The media control buttons are definitely not worth the price you pay and the keyboard does not come with a USB passthrough. I mean for £200.00 I expect the holy grail of keyboards and if these aspects (media controls & USB Passthrough) of a keyboard are incredibly important to you will be thoroughly disappointed especially when you consider the price. But, for me, I could look past that, to see an outstand keyboard. From its simply sleek and modern design to the gorgeous sound of the keys,this is a great keyboard.Appearance:It’s not the typical Razor, balls to the wall deign that we are used to, it’s a more subdued version that I really appreciate. But I can understand the desire to make your desk look like a centre console from the Millennium Falcon. This however is not the keyboard to do that. The media control buttons are the usual disappointment on this keyboard, they have markings on them to indicate pause, forward and backwards, which you can’t see, as they are not backlit and drowned out by the incredible luminosity of the keyboard. Now, this keyboards backlit keys and RGB lights are amazing you can see every single colour this keyboard has to offer, even during the day. The volume control scroll wheel on the top right of the keyboard is a great addition, not just visually, but in functionality too, it acts as a multi-media dial, which can be programmed for an assortment of roles, such as control mouse DPI, zoom in and out, scroll, control mic volume and many more. Overall the appearance for the keyboard is absolutely amazing, people might feel it lacks pizazz. The crème dela crème of the keyboard has to be the wrist wrest, simple design, with the razer logo tastefully put right into the centre. The RGB light strip running along the length of the wrist rest is beautiful. I absolutely love it.Visually, 09/10Durability:The build of the keyboard is as you’d expect for the price, sturdy, rigid and tough. The keyboard itself has very little play, even when in extreme battle and a 12 Years old is talking about your mother’s large posterior or how you’re undeniably a homosexual. When you fill with anger and need to take it out on your keys, the trusty work horse that is your keyboard takes it like a champ with very little flex. Which is impressive when you consider that the keyboard is mostly plastic, but the plastic itself is extremely impressive, tough and cold to the touch, reminds me of a heavy metal. The keys themselves are light and plastic, but they feel very well made and seem like they will last, only time can tell. Razer say that these Opto-Mechanical keys can last 100 million strokes. I’ve only had the keyboard for about a week, so I’ll get back to you on that.Durability, 10/10Feel:By far my favourite part of this keyboard are the keys, the satisfying tactile click makes this keyboard a dream to type on and use for gaming. They feel similar to Razer’s green switches, with the same specification: 45 grams actuation force, 1.5mm to actuate and 3.5mm travel distance. These keys in my book feel absolutely amazing. But, it’s all up to personal taste, the best way to find out whether you like the feedback from a keyboard is for you to your local store and test out the keyboards on display.They feel like mechanical keyboards, with the exception of using lights to register the keystroke, I did feel a slight change in speed, but nothing to scream about, I was rubbish at FPS games before the Huntsman Elite, I’m still bad now. If you’re an intense gamer, you might feel a greater difference to me, as you’re more experienced and a much more consistent player.The Wrist rest is incredibly comfortable, best wrist rest on the market in my opinion.The software that is used to programme and interact with the keyboard ‘synapse’ I thought was great. I found it easy to use and navigate, as well as reprogram the keys.Feel: 09/10Overall, if you have the cash and wish to have the state of the art hardware to game comfortably with. I would definitely recommend the Huntsman Elite. Especially is you can look over the dedicated media buttons. If you wish to save some cash and have just as great of an experience I would recommend getting the regular Razer Huntsman.Hopefully you found this review helpful.- Dorian

24.7.2018

I’ve had the luck to be no stranger to mechanical keyboards, so was pretty excited to get my hands on the Razer Huntsman Elite. At first pass – and as you’d expect at this price tag – it’s a very nice piece of kit.It sounds ridiculous, but the unboxing was a pleasure. It’s a big box, and the easy-open seals on the front make the ritual of unboxing much easier. There’s a small flap with instructions in it and the box inside simply says ‘Welcome to the Cult of Razer’ which implies a kind of fanatical dedication to the construction of the keyboard, again, which is kind of what you want for this price tag. You also get a wrist-rest and, oh yeah,the keyboard.The wrist-rest is definitely the nicest I’ve ever used; it’s ‘leatherette’ and is basically a big comfy cushion. It – like the rest of the keyboard – lights up underneath around the outside. This is essentially a waste of engineering and I don’t really thing it adds anything to the set.I wanted to love the keyboard, but honestly it’s a bit of a mixed bag. Yes; there is a spin dial volume control – although (despite being a wheel) you kind of have to just use it at the side, rather than the ‘spinner’ of other models. It has music track control, which is great.But unlike the other ‘boards I’ve tried – including the HyperX Elite and the Corsair K70 – there’s no one-touch lighting control. The instructions claim that you can do this via holding down function and pressing another key, but it didn’t really seem to work for me in a predictable fashion. It sounds daft, but if I want to turn the lighting off and change the colour, I want to do it simply.Also – and loads of reviews have said this – there’s no USB passthrough. Instead, the second USB cable is used to power the wrist-rest lighting; again, a functional fail and a bit of a waste in my mind.The keyboard is topped with smooth, matt black aluminium, which lends a fairly sophisticated look and feel to the board, but it doesn’t have the rugged aircraft-grade feel of the Corsair. When I got the K70, I felt like I could basically defend myself from muggers with it; the Huntsman Elite feels pleasingly solid but it’s sophisticated rather than sturdy.There are – rather to my disappointment – no replaceable keys supplied, when many boards give you at least WASD to replace if you wish. The entire keyboard is untextured, leaving you to mess around with lighting configurations if you want to have zonal lighting to help you navigate.But thankfully, the keyboard is a joy to use. My typing feels accurate; the key travel feels just right and – again, as you’d expect with a keyboard of this price – every keystroke registers exceptionally well. It’s a noisy, light, clickly feel, rather than the slightly thuddy sound of Cherry MX Red or Brown. I tried dampening the sound with o-rings, but – for some quirk of engineering that I don’t really understand – it doesn’t work, so it’s clicky or nothing.In gaming, it’s responsive; you know when you’ve hit a key and the travel is just right. I’m sure the marketing spiel is right – the keystrokes are measured by light beams just under the ‘stub’ of the switch. It’s a fairly effortless thing to type; your fingers feel like you’re just drifting over the keyboard, but with a satisfying click when you do tap them. I completely understand what other reviewers mean when they say that their error rates really go down when typing with this, and it holds up just as well for gaming as well.The software – synapse – is pretty decent. I didn’t delve too deeply; other packages have left me cold. But it’s easily as usable as Corsair’s and better than HyperX’s software package. You can set all kinds of effects, and per-key lighting, as well as syncing with Philips Hue devices to make sure your entire room reflects your gaming priorities, which is kind of cool. There are a lot of per-game presets, which is a nice touch – something that HyperX also does, and it’s pretty handy.I’m not quite sure where this leaves me – in terms of actual typing and gaming, it’s a hands-down winner; I love gaming and typing on this thing. But the lack of USB passthrough, the unnecessary rim lighting, the untextured keyboard, the sleek rather than sturdy construction, the lack of one-touch lighting controls – all of this adds up to a keyboard which certainly makes the top ten of mechanical keyboards, but maybe not top five – and doesn’t quite earn its £199 price tag.

27.7.2018

Flagship Huntsman Elite…Razer is best known for its gaming gear and of course keyboards are an important tool to any gamers arsenal. Mechanical gameboards seem to be the go to genre for top end players. This type of keyboard tends to be very high quality with precision mechanical keys being the benchmark and they are not cheap. Cherry MX keys seem to have held the high ground for years with their superb positive ‘feel’ and the solid click gained from pressing the keys. Mechanical keys are just that – mechanical spring-loaded contact points bringing together two electrodes and making a connection. Razer have designed and made the “Opto-Mechanical” switch,combining laser technology with a mechanical switch and bypassing the need for the contact points using light to actuate the switch instead of contacts. This results in a clean and shorter movement to actuate but gives the same click and feel. The actual movement required is 1.5mmI can’t say that my typing is fast enough to warrant light speed, but it certainly makes for more accurate typing and there is no difference where you hit any particular key, they all actuate with the minimum 45 gm weight no matter which part of the key is hit and probably what makes my typing more accurate?The keyboard itself is a very robust affair – I am assuming it is a one-piece aluminium frame machined to take the various keys: a full qwerty with F1 to F 12 Function keys; the usual Prt Scrn; Scr Lck and Pause keys; a set of arrow keys with ins, home, page up/down end and del; a full number pad and multi media keys with a multi-use volume/mute spinner which very handily hangs over the edge of the board. The whole is very similar to the Logitech G513 boards, I reviewed that back in April and I loved it. The Logitech is also made of similar material, is mechanical, easier to set lights and almost £50 cheaper. Both have nice long braided USB connections, although the Logitech has a pass through USB port, the Razer uses the extra USB lead for power with no pass through which is a shame.There is a wrist rest with both keyboards, although the Razer has a magnetic grab securing the wrist rest which is absent from the Logitech. The Logitech however wins on comfort with the padded faux-leather going all the way to the edge. The Razer has a sharp-edged finish which, after a couple of hours hard gaming tends to leave marks on my wrists. The Razer also sports a ring of light all the way around the keyboard and wrist rest, (there is a connector midway along the board and rest for power). This can be programmed - as can all the lighting effects. It also supports 5 users profiles activated with key presses – again programmable. There is a 10 key rollover, (the Logitech supports Nkey rollover although I feel that a 10 key rollover is within my capabilities whereas what am I going to do with a 26 key rollover?) and the whole thing is reportedly good for 100 million keystrokes.What’s not to like?Well the price for starters, R&D have obviously pushed this price to the top of the ladder, it is probably well worth the Logitech G513 price, but this – little change from £200 is very steep and probably out of the way for a lot of us. I think a pass-through USB port would be a welcome addition.I also think the chroma light programming is okay, but it seems complicated and fussy, I just want to hit a few keys on an app to sort out the lights – although having said that it appears to be able to connect itself to my Philips lighting system which I might just try if the wife allows it! The printing of characters on the dual function keys is reversed, so if you normally expect the @ to be below the ‘and the / to be above the ?. it might be confusing if you type by looking at the keys although they are quite normal in operation and the illuminated portion is the ‘live’ character. This is consistent through the whole keyboard including the number pad where the characters are printed side by side ignoring convention.Apart from that I haven’t found anything else to dislike, there are even a couple of Razer stickers included for my desktop case.JC

22.8.2018

I was asked if I’d like to review Razer RZ03-01870300-R3W1 Huntsman Elite, Gaming Keyboard, Multi Media Keys, Opto-Mechanical Switches, UK-Layout, RGB Chroma, and I said yes.Let's be honest - most keyboards are like Vanilla ice cream - unexciting. Not the Razor Huntsman Elite. Oh deary me no. This thing is choc mint, raspberry ripple and strawberries and cream sprinkled with hundreds and thousands and ..... well, you get the idea. I like it.I'm a fan of mechanical keyboards and a long time user. I don't think you can beat the tactile feedback and the satisfaction of that mechanical click. So what's so special about the Huntsman?Picking up the box, this is no lightweight.There’s a cut out in the top of the box over the cursor keys so that you can try the feel of the keys without opening it up.Taking it out of the box, the keyboard looks fresh and uncluttered with good spacing between the keys and a nice clear key font. All the standard keys are present and at the top right you have three media keys together with what looks like a volume wheel (more on that later).All keys are RGB backlit and a light strip runs around the edge of the keyboard. Add the included detachable wrist rest and the light strip extends around the wrist rest edge (easier to read than say). This is a really nice touch and makes the wrist rest compliment the keyboard perfectly.The wrist rest itself is soft and comfortable with a leather effect, which didn’t cause my wrists to sweat with extended use, and some previous rests have done.The software to control the Huntsman is easy to use and gives you exacting control over all the keyboard functions with a mind boggling array of options.Remember that volume control I mentioned earlier? Well that's just one function you can assigned to it. It can control microphone volume, scroll up/down, windows zoom, switch apps and much MUCH more.Move to the RGB control section and again there are many options for the tinkerer in you. Options include the standard rainbow wave, breathing and colour cycle effects together with more interesting effects. These include ripple (press a key and the lights ripple out to the other keys), starlight (making your keys twinkle different colours individually), fire (makes it look like your keyboard is on fire under the keys). And most effects have lots of different options to customise them further. If you get one of these for Christmas then you could stick it in the window as a Christmas decoration ;-).OK - so with all that raspberry ripple goodness - what's it actually like to type and game on. The blurb on the box says the keys are designed "for a superior speed and instant gaming response". Well, I didn't notice my kill score averages go up - but then that's more likely to be limited by my gaming prowess than they keyboard. More importantly by averages didn't drop.As for the day job of typing? The keyboard gives an excellent mechanical clicky feedback with a nice feel on the downward travel. The 6 rubber pads on the underside help to keep the keyboard from slipping and there are two sets of nested rubber feet to angle your keyboard. This allows you to pick your preferred position, from flat to slightly angled to - er more angled.As with my gaming experience, my word count neither increased nor dropped but then my current keyboard is an excellent mechanical model. If you're coming from a cheaper keyboard then I'm almost certain you'll notice the difference - and that's without all the RGB and programmable goodness.Yes it is expensive, but Huntsman Elite does look and feel like a premium product.I can highly recommend this product. :-)

28.7.2018

The Razer Huntsman Elite is a sturdy keyboard with detachable wrist rest. It’s also expensive for a keyboard, so what makes it special? The main advantage for typists or gamers alike, is said to be the speed of response to key presses. Unlike most keyboards which send an electrical signal, the Huntsman uses light to indicate the key press and this is supposedly faster to provide an advantage over your adversary in a game. A lot of that also depends on the comfort and key action of course, and this is a very comfortable keyboard, with the leather padded wrist rest providing support. The keys are full sized rather than low profile and have a light and clicky action that (if you’re of a certain age like me)remind me very much of the IBM keyboards that came with early PCs. It even sounds the same, which might be annoying to anyone else in the vicinity. The action is quick although it may take a little while to adjust of you’ve come from a lower profile keyboard with less of an action. Initially I didn’t think I would be able to type as fast as I could on my previous Microsoft ergonomic keyboard but within a couple of hours I found myself typing away rapidly and accurately.The other main feature that will attract gamers or custom PC builders is the lighting effects. The exterior edge of the keyboard and the wrist rest (which is detachable and links through magnets) light up as do the keys themselves. A number of effects are available through the app, such as Wave which continuously wipes colours from side to side with a ripple effect, or Fire which fades in and out with reds, oranges and yellows to give the effect of burning embers. All of these are impressive for showing your friends but a distraction while using the keyboard so they are completely customisable. Static is the preset I used although I changed it from default green to a paler blue. You can also use a variety of tools to choose any of 16 million colours for each key.Besides standard keyboard functionality, there are dedicated media buttons and a dial on the top right edge that turns to control volume by default but can be configured for other functions. Macros (memorised key sequences) can be recorded and stored and user presets for colour are also stored in the keyboard so if you take it to a friend’s house or gaming convention you won’t have to reconfigure it.I like the fact that the keys sit above the base, leaving room to clean underneath them quite easily (they are removable too if something does get stuck underneath). I also like the weight and sturdiness (it should last for 10 million key presses) plus the non-slip strips underneath to stop movement during frantic gaming. There are only two downsides that I can see:1. The cost, this is a lot to pay for a keyboard. Cherry mechanical keyboards are as good for typing on and a lot cheaper although they don’t have the lighting effects, which leads me to to:2. All this lighting requirement takes a fair amount of power so TWO USB ports are required to power it. Besides using two slots for a single peripheral, they also need to be either from your PC itself or via a powered USB switch - an unpowered USB extension isn’t enough. The cable is also quite chunky and stiff and mine is still not laying flat from where it was coiled in the box.

14.12.2018

I owned the Razer Black Widow Ultimate 2016, and the W, T and A keys were on their way out and though I've enjoyed using it immensely, I had been looking for a keyboard that offered a bit more in the way of comfort while long gaming and work sessions. My desk isn't really roomy and the Huntsman Elite is smaller then the the Black Widow, so I find the wrist rest quite essential. There's a bit to cover in regards to the Huntsman Elite so I'll break it down it.Pros· Sleek modern design, solid build with minimal Razer branding.· If you own other Razer Chroma peripherals, then you're in for a real treat,

15.1.2020

So im gonna write this review for the huntsman TE keyboard...typo's and all. PURPOSELY BECAUSE ITS, ITS BIGGEST FAILING AND COMPLAINT.The reason im writing this review is because i used to have a razer orbweaver which failed and once returned under its 2 year warrenty, razer issued me with a gift voucher over the replacement they originalkly told me i would recieve. My keyboard is currently 3 days old.TBF i wanted out from being reliant on a gamepad because like this very example, when it failed i had to learn a whole new play style for the mmo's i was currently involved with.So i got the huntsman TE...1mm actuation, tournament style keyboard without the numpad?

10.2.2019

Decided I wanted to upgrade my Corsair K70 as I was bored with just red LEDs. As I already have a Razer Mamba TE, and the Hue lights in my room are synced up to the Chroma software, I decided to go for a Razer keyboard. Media keys were a must so that left me with the Elite versions of the Black Widow and Huntsman, and as my primary reason was for the RGB I figured I may as well go all the way with the Huntsman Elite.Build quality is superb (ask expected at this price point), the aluminium top case gives it a really nice solid and durable feel and the wrist rest is comfortable. If you're a quiet typer you'll want to avoid this one, certainly the loudest keyboard I've used and much clickier than my Corsair.

23.11.2018

Bought this keyboard to replace my razer ornata because I hated that you had to put so much force on the keys to stop yourself from doing simple actions in video games, particularly FPS games. Overall I’m very happy, the keys have a nice feel to them, remind me of my razer blackwidow I owned once with green switches. If I’m being honest I can’t tell any difference in speed from the blackwidow and the ornata that I used to own. I will say however to me this keyboard is quieter than my blackwidow, which is interesting because I’ve seen people say it’s louder. The RGB is nice and bright, brighter than my ornata anyway and In my opinion the ornata would be one of the best in terms of RGB.

28.5.2020

This keyboard is very minimalist in appearance with a very subtle Razer logo. Perfect if you don't want huge logos in your face and just want something that works and does what you need.One thing I found odd at first with the keyboard was the amount of travel required to actuated each key. This is extremely minimal and I often found I'd be jumping in apex without meaning to, simply because my thumb was resting (very gently) against the space bar and triggering it with the weight of my thumb. This is definitely not a deal breaker though as after a day or two I readjusting my hand placement slightly and alleviated the issue entirely.I love the size as I no longer bash my mouse into my keyboard which used to be an issue before.

3.6.2019

I have Razer the last try after having been disappointment by three previous products of theirs. The keyboard did not disappoint. So let's get to it:Overall: 4/5The mechanical clicking sounds are rather nice, I used to have a silent-keyboard, I do miss the silence but I got used to the clicking sound again, as my IBM mechanical keyboard from back then in 1992. Ergonomics is good but not excellent. The wristpad is OK for normal hand size (mine), for small hands it must be excellent, for big hands it will be bad. The wristpad is harder than I expected, although it being of a softer material and the it is also not as wide, and the plastic surrounding the wristpad is too thick, meaning,

14.4.2020

I ordered this as an upgrade from my razer blackwidow chroma v2 elite and its definitely a much better keyboard both build wise and performance, it's definitely without question one of the best keywords I've ever used and I've been cleaning up on siege against plat3s so easy I was quite shocked..Unfortunately I'm probably going to return it for a refund due to the angle it's very flat compared to the chroma and using it hurts my wrist after a while and I ordered the elite only to find your paying almost £60 more for 3 extra buttons and a palm rest that glows ho it's also got zero padding and it's quite painful after an hour or two!! Take away the few extra button's play pause, stop,

3.4.2020

Pro's: Best 100% keyboard on the market-Incredibly comfy magnetic wrist rest-Great multi-media controls-Tactile and clicky mechanical switches-Underglow and RGB are addressable through the great razer synapse-Macro's aren't included but any key can be rebound to one via synapse-Synapse allows for your whole razer AND asus aura products to sync up-Extremely easy to activate switches with low pressure needed to activate-Thick Braided cable (Two USB's needed to power board and underglow)-Back feet have three levels (including flat)-Included gaming function and recording function is a good bonus-Easy to clean/

2.9.2018

I am not a gamer myself but my sons are both keen gamers and when they saw this keyboard their eyes lit up. It is something extraordinary. The keyboard itself has the reliable click of a mechanical keyboard although this might irritate some after a while. I personally do not like the layout as much as my non-gaming keyboard as I cannot touch type as fast. I keep hitting "/" when I want " . ". I just need to adjust my hand position over the keyboard.For comfort it has a wrist rest which is comfortable and even this rest has a lighting effect built in. This attaches to the keyboard using a very strong magnetic link to make sure that it has power.

6.4.2019

I think it is completely over-rated and over priced. The rattling of the keys is simply too much for my taste and also, I don't like tactile clicky performance which is why I returned this keyboard and went for the new Corsair K70 Low Profile MX Speed Switches which are an absolute delight.This opto-mechanical switches are just selling lies. I am a mechatronics engineer and I can tell you that the debouncing problem present in normal mechanical switches would only affect your performance IF AND ONLY IF you were to click the switch repeadetly in less than 2 ms, as in 500 clicks per second... which is impossible.

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