Hello all,
I currently own the Huntsman Mini 60% keyboard, which actually replaced a Huntsman TE that fell in battle at the hands of an overzealous teenager with a very large soda.
One of the first things I noticed about the Mini was that the keys both felt and sounded far better than the TE. I realized afterwards that the linear optical switches in the Mini are actually a 2nd gen switch with built-in dampening, etc. I actually dug the TE back out to compare, and it's a huge and very satisfying improvement.
That being said, I've been getting back into the MMO world, and am finding myself wanting a full-sized board instead of the compact Mini - gotta have all those extra keys for macros, etc. Therein lies my question:
Does the Huntsman Elite use the new 2nd gen linear optical switches, or does it only come equipped with the original 1st gen ones..? I'd hate to purchase a new board only to find it has the older, inferior switches in it. I'd considered the K100 that's out there since it has extra macro keys available, but I would prefer to stick with the opto-mechanical switches the Huntsman line of boards uses. I wasn't able to find any indication on the product page that confirms which generation of switches the Huntsman Elite comes equipped with. If anyone has any insight or personal experience with this, I'd greatly appreciate some help. Want to make sure I make the right purchase decision.
Thanks!
Huntsman Elite - does it use 2nd gen linear optical switches..?
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The elite has the older switches. Unless razer has relaunched them with the new switches(highly unlikely), as the 60% has been released much later it would have the newest switches. If you want more macros you can try buying a usb numpad and remapping all the keys to FN keys. If you dont know how to do that I can help you with that. If you must have the newest switches on even the macro keys due to the input lag or bad membrane switches, you could always buy the 60% again or use the naga series of mice
ShibaPlayz
The elite has the older switches. Unless razer has relaunched them with the new switches(highly unlikely), as the 60% has been released much later it would have the newest switches. If you want more macros you can try buying a usb numpad and remapping all the keys to FN keys. If you dont know how to do that I can help you with that. If you must have the newest switches on even the macro keys due to the input lag or bad membrane switches, you could always buy the 60% again or use the naga series of mice
Gotcha! Thanks for the insight & suggestions. I figured that the first runs of the Huntsman Elite keyboards would likely have the 1st gen switches, simply because the Huntsman Mini released later on. However, I would've thought that future production runs of the Huntsman Elites might be using the 2nd gen switches. It seems silly to have new production runs of the Elite continue to use the 1st gen switches. Was hoping that somewhere along the line that "Units produced after xx/xx/xxxx" might have begun using the 2nd gen switches.
Bummer.
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I was about to respond but I guess ShibaPlayz beat me to it. Gosh dang it. Well, at least you got your answer!
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