Razer Huntsman Elite Gaming Keyboard: Fastest Keyboard Switches Ever - Clicky Optical Switches - Chroma RGB Lighting - Magnetic Plush Wrist Rest - Dedicated Media Keys & Dial - Classic Black

I've bought lots and lots of mechanical keyboards, and without reservation the Razer Huntsman Elite is the best keyboard I've ever owned from the perspective of the one thing that matters most - the typing and keypress experience. The feel of each key is extremely constant and the quality and construction of the Huntsman Elite is exceptional, even with high quality mechanical keyboards.

The Razer Purple switches require a little less power than the Razer Green switches, but it is enough to notice this in a positive way. If you have a metal bar for each key, the keystroke is balanced so that you can literally press on any part of any key and achieve the desired result.

I also really appreciate the volume control and mute button on the top right and I like the subdued design of the Huntsman elite, which doesn't have dozens of other buttons.

Compared to the very similar BlackWidow Elite, the Huntsman Elite is $ 50 more expensive. But in my opinion, once you've paid that much for a keyboard, you might as well get the best keys you can get, and the Huntsman Elite just feels better. I also like the spacebar better with the Huntsman Elite.

The only thing I didn't like about the Huntsman Elite is the palm rest. Although it is very pretty with an LED halo and the memory foam padding is great, it has a metal rim that is both hard and cold and sharp on my wrists. It is also significantly increased (so that the halo can be seen), a design that makes me uncomfortable. However, this is fairly minor as it is easy enough to swap out another palm rest.

Two other minor criticisms: First, the Huntsman Elite is slightly raised and has a sharp leading edge to accommodate the halo around the keyboard. I generally prefer the slanted leading edges of most Razer keyboards, and frankly I don't care if the keyboard under the keyboard is lit. And secondly, the Razer Huntsman Elite has 2 USB ports (the second provides lighting for the halo), but does not offer a USB port. That would have been great since I like them for fingerprint readers.