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That brings the main deciding factors between the two to comfort and versatility. You're going to have a great experience playing games with either, regardless of what those games are. But Razer does include an extremely comfortable wrist rest with this keyboard, one that's way more comfortable than Corsair's K95.Ĭorsair's K95 generally goes for $199.99 and Razer's Huntsman Elite for the same, though as these keyboards age and deal seasons come and go, the price for either will drop. In terms of key switches, the Cherry MX Speed and Razer's opto-mechanical (or optical linear) are evenly matched despite the major difference in their designs, and both have a full-size footprint. However, other than having its own dedicated media controls, the Huntsman Elite doesn't have the rest of the extra features like the K95-it doesn't support macros, and there's no USB passthrough port. The distance the keys travel between the reset and actuation point has been reduced to nearly 0mm as well, and requires only 45g of force, same as the K95.Īdditionally, Razer has recently added an optical linear switch option to the Huntsman Elite, which it says has “twice the actuation speed of traditional linear mechanical switches, in part by eliminating all debounce delay.” These switches first made their appearance in the Huntsman Tournament Edition, so it's great to see they are now an option in this version of the keyboard. The click and actuation mechanisms are completely separate, which gets rid of the hysteresis issue commonly found in Blue switches-when the reset point is located above the actuation point. The Huntsman Elite switches are clicky, just like Cherry Blues, so they are much louder than the keys on Corsair's K95, but mechanically they are built different. Instead of using metal contact leaves, these switches register keystrokes with lasers, which eliminates switch debounce and extends the lifespan of the switch-by an extra 50 million clicks compared to Cherry MX, according to Razer. As the name suggests, the Huntsman Elite is outfitted with hybrid optical/mechanical switches.
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But it's still one of the best mechanical keyboards you can buy, largely due to its innovative opto-mechanical switches. If the Corsair K95 fits more into the realm of what we would consider a "gold standard" of mechanical gaming keyboard, the Razer Huntsman Elite marches to the beat of its own drum. Razer Huntsman Elite (Image credit: Razer) Razer Huntsman Elite