PC Gamer - UK 2020-04)

Huntsman TE

RAZER £150

A great tenkeyless option for typists and gamers

Addingtothegrowing

litanyofavailable

switchesoutthere,

Razerhasintroduceda newred

linearopticalswitchwiththe

debutoftheRazerHuntsman

TournamentEdition.Thesenew

switchesareRazer’smostspeedy

todate,witha 1mmactuation

pointandopticalsensorto

registereachkeystroke.They’re

evenfasterthanCherry’sMX

Speedswitches.

TheHuntsmanTEalso

featuresdouble-shotPBT(a

hardertypeofthermoplastic)

keycaps,givingthemextra

resistanceagainstwear,and

featurea bolder,easiertoread

font.Buta handfulofdrawbacks

holdthiskeyboardbackfrom

greatness.Thelackofdedicated

mediacontrolsandnumberpad

givetheHuntsmanTEits

compactformfactor,butprevent

it fromfeelingtrulyfeature

complete.Also,whilethelinear

switchesmaketypinga much

quieteraffairthanwiththe

ultra-clickyswitches,theyarestill

farlouderthanmostotherlinear

optionsoutthere.

Double-shotPBTkeycaps

Fast,Responsiveswitches

Nowristrest

Expensivefora tenkeyless

VERDICT

SPECSSWITCHES:RAZEROPTO-LINEAR/SIZE:TENKEYLESS/BACKLIGHTING:16.8MILLIONCOLOURRGB
/PASSTHROUGH:NO/MEDIACONTROLS:FUNCTIONKEYINTEGRATED/WRISTREST:NONE

K95 RGB Platinum

CORSAIR £185

A large, premium keyboard at a premium price

At the higher end of the

mechanical keyboard

price pool sits the

CorsairK95 RGB Platinum, an

excellentkeyboard that’s loaded

withfeatures on both the design

andfunctionality fronts.

Thestandouts are six

dedicated macro keys on the left

sideofthe rugged aluminium

alloyframe, full individually

programmable key backlighting

aswellas a 19 zone top edge

lightingbar, and gold contact

CherryMX Red switches with a

veryhigh 1.2mm actuation point.

Thesekeys are ideal for

spamming multiple times in fast

paced,frenetic games, and the

entire board (which has a large,

impressive footprint) is built to

withstand the most furious play.

It’s also loaded with a number of

other features, like dedicated

media keys and a very comfy

reversible wrist rest.

A USB lead for passthrough

can tuck smartly into a dedicated

channel underneath the keyboard

so it stays nicely tucked away and

doesn’t add to the cable

nightmare that alwaysdevelops.

Sturdyaluminiumalloyconstruction

Excellentsuiteofdesign and

functionalityfeatures

Largeformfactor

VERDICT

SPECSSWITCHES: CHERRY MX RED, SPEED, BROWN / SIZE: FULL-SIZE / BACKLIGHTING: RGB

/PASSTHROUGH: USB / MEDIA CONTROLS: DEDICATED / WRIST REST: DETACHABLE

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HARDWARE

Group Test

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THESE NEW SWITCHES

ARE RAZER’S MOST

SPEEDY TO DATE