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The Razer Huntsman TE has revolutionized the playing field for mechanical keyboards. By providing a fundamentally new optical switch, the Huntsman family of keyboards eliminates debounce delay.



Although mechanical keyboards can utilize software to try and compensate for debounce delay, optical switches actuate via light. Light actuation makes the switch faster, more durable (up to 100 million keystrokes), and reduces debounce delay to the speed of light. Literally.



Under codename “Project Jamie”, the Huntsman took Razer’s top engineers years to develop. The keyboard can now be seen in competitive play, being used by some of Team Razer’s best pro players. TACO (CS:GO) and Arteezy (Dota 2) both rely on the Huntsman TE to gain the competitive edge. Team Razer’s pro players not only use this keyboard in competitive play, they helped develop the Huntsman, through dozens of iterations in a fast feedback loop directly with Razer engineers.







Starting with the switch, engineers at Razer recognized the inherent debounce deficiency in mechanical keyboards. Looking at the numbers, Razer Clicky Optical Switches require 45 grams of actuation force, are 25% faster than leading competitors, with a precise 1.5mm actuation distance. Quality and insanity for detail didn’t just stop at the switch. One of the final touches the Huntsman TE got was its PBT keycaps.



Keyboard customization plays a large role when deciding on which one to buy. Razer wanted to make sure customization was something they could offer but it had to be up to standard and Razer found itself tweaking the product up until the very end. When asked about finishing touches, the Razer team said: “For the Huntsman TE - it was perfecting the PBT keycaps to look aesthetically pleasing, while being thick and durable.” PBT keycaps are something the fans have been asking for and it looks like Razer was listening.





Debating between the Huntsman Elite and Huntsman TE?

The Huntsman Elite is a full sized keyboard, with a detachable wrist rest, media keys, and a Chroma RGB underglow.



The Huntsman TE is a tenkeyless keyboard, with a detachable cable, and Razer’s Doubleshot PBT keycaps.





Join the Pros. Get the Huntsman TE today: https://www.razer.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-huntsman-tournament-edition
jedramos
what is the equivalent of the red optical switch to the regular switches?


red and purple optical switches have laser tech underneath the cap where every time you press a key, a laser beam will go off to the other side of the cap. Unlike a spring.///ESSENTIALLY it has a better actuation force
what is the equivalent of red optical switch to the regular switches?
Lionkongg
Def get the huntsman TE if you have the budget, it is worth, had it for about 6~8 months, amazing


bought it last week and am very happy with it. Sensitivity is very high and i actually enjoy typing on this keyboard. yes it does take a while to get used to and some errors in typing along the way before you master typing on it...
Jed87
My razer ANANSI is 6 years old now and the buttons do feel slow when i play mmorpg.. wondering if i should get the TE or just the standard huntsman. I like it being TKL and have detachable cable.


Def get the huntsman TE if you have the budget, it is worth, had it for about 6~8 months, amazing
This keyboard is amazing, like whoever invented this I want to give a hug to, THIS IS AMAZING to the RGB or the PBT keycaps.Only problem is that the rgb isn't as bright as other keyboards but THAT DOESNT MATTER when the keyboard is good.
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