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Huntsman Elite

RAZER £200

The best keyboard for incredible performance

TheHuntsmanfamilyof

Razerkeyboardsis the

onlyplaceintheworld

tofindtheiropto-mechanical

switch,andit’soneofthebest

switchesonthemarket.Theopto-

mechanicalbuildeschews

traditionalmetalcontacts,and

insteadactuatesbya beamof

lightthatfiresthroughtheswitch

whenthekeyis depressed,

meaningactuationis almost

instantaneous.Theothermajor

advantageofremovingallthe

relativelyfrail,slendermetal

contactpiecesfromtheswitchis

thatthey’reratedastwiceas

durableasstandardmechanical

switches,upto 100 million

keystrokes.They’retactile

switchesthatactuateat1.5 mm

and45gofforce,meaning they’re

ridiculouslyeasytospam but still

providetactilefeedback.

TherestoftheEliteis well

designedtoo,witha comfy

detachablemagneticwrist rest, a

fullsuiteofdedicatedmedia

controls,anda multi-function dial

thatcanbeusedforanything

fromalteringyourPC’svolume to

scrollingthroughlightingsuites.

Excellentopto-mechanicalkeys

Fullylit,durablefullsized board

Nopassthroughs

Steeppricepoint

VERDICT

SPECSSWITCH:RAZEROPTO-MECHANICAL/SIZE:FULLSIZE/BACKLIGHTS:16.8MILLIONCOLORRGB/

PASSTHROUGHS:NO/MEDIACONTROLS:DEDICATED/WRISTREST:DETACHABLEMAGNETIC

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Strix Scope

ROG £149

The best compact keyboard for shooter enthusiasts

Asus’ROGStrixScope
is a keyboardmadefor
functionoverform.
Whileit’sfestoonedwiththe
typicalarrayofRGBlighting,the
brushedaluminiumoffersan
understated,industrialdesign.It’s
a welcomeaestheticinanera
whereflashandspectacletoo
oftentakeprecedence.
TheScopeis a solid,durable,
reliablekeyboardthatworks
exactlyasadvertisedwithout
beingweigheddownby
unnecessarygimmicksor
unwelcomebloat.Andwitha wide
rangeofCherry’sRGBswitches,
youcanfindtheScopein
practicallyanyflavouryou’dlike.

It alsohasa fewqualityoflife

featurestoappealtoshooter

fans.Fullmacrocustomisationis

available,andtheleftCtrlkeyhas

beenbroadenedtomakeit easy

tohitwithoutaccidentally

actuatingotherkeys.

Themorecompactformof

theScopealsomeansthatit (and

alltheotherbottomrowkeysso

oftencriticalinFPSes)is really

easytoreachdownandsmack

whenyouneedit.

Understatedfocusonfunctionality

WideCtrlbutton

Nowristrest

Nopassthroughsormacros

VERDICT

SPECSSWITCH:CHERRYMXRGBBLUE,BROWN,RED,BLACK,SILENTRED,SPEEDSILVER/SIZE:FULLSIZE/
BACKLIGHTS:RGB/PASSTHROUGHS:NO/MEDIACONTROLS:NO/WRISTREST:NO

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