Razer Huntsman V2

Brilliant build quality ; Excellent switches ; Ludicrously powerful 8000Hz polling rate ; Gorgeous Chroma lighting

Expensive ; Synapse 3 software is beginning to feel bloated

The Razer Huntsman V2 is a marvellous gaming keyboard, offering excellent build quality, light and clicky switches, some serious power and sharp lighting. While its cost may be high, you won’t find many better general-purpose gaming keyboards than this...

Incredibly fast performance ; Surprisingly feature-filled ; Quiet for an optical keyboard ; Very well built

Enabling and using macros take some extra steps ; Not cheap ; No dedicated media keys

Impressive RGB backlighting ; Understated and modern design ; Incredibly fast typing performance

It’s very expensive ; The keys are very light

The Razer Huntsman V2 is the fastest premium gaming keyboard you can buy thanks to its 8,000Hz polling rate and Razer’s optical switches. This keyboard looks and feels mature and modern. It is expensive but if money isn’t a consideration then it’d be...

Comfortable keycaps ; 8,000Hz polling rate ; Plush wrist rest

Expensive ; No USB passthrough ; No macro keys

Incredibly quiet switches are great for late night gaming or office use ; Standard bottom row allows for more custom keycap options ; Detachable, USB-C cable ; Doubleshot PBT keycaps

8,000Hz polling rate doesn't confer tangible differences ; Switches can feel mushy ; Inconsistent backlighting in certain areas

Super comfortable wrist rest ; Neat compact design ; Great gaming performance ; Solid companion app ; Smooth keys

Lighting could be brighter ; Expensive

+ PBT keycaps ; + 8,000Hz polling rate ; + Leatherette wrist rest

- Not enough sound dampening for clicky switches ; - Case ping and dry stabilizers ; - Wrist rest isn’t magnetic ; - No media keys

The Razer Huntsman V2 TKL is a high-quality mechanical keyboard, but the ticking stabilizers with the clicky Razer Purple switches cancel out the company’s sound dampening efforts. You can buy this keyboard with silent red switches instead, but aside...

Improved optical switches ; Doubleshot PBT keycaps with a standard bottom row ; Detachable USB-C cable on the TKL ; Wrist rest included with both ; Sound dampening foam ; Choice of purple and red switches

Quite pricey ; Linear switches aren't so great for typing ; Wrist rest doesn't attach to the keyboard

Bottom line: Refinements to the first-generation Huntsman are the name of the game, but even greatness can be made better and the Huntsman V2 is a stunning gaming keyboard.

+ Linear option is smooth, quiet and responsive ; + PBT keycaps that look and feel good ; + Highly programmable ; + Plush, detachable wrist rest

- Expensive ; - No macro keys to compete with similarly priced rivals ; - 8,000 Hz polling rate is hard to notice

The Razer Huntsman V2 is an expensive gaming keyboard but delivers with premium features, like programmable keys that can store up to two functions, robust media keys and premium keycaps atop admirable optical mechanical switches. But most won’t notice...