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IвЂ™m not expecting great acoustics from a keyboard like this, but the fact that Razer emphasized sound dampening in its description for this keyboard makes me wonder if one head was talking past the other. The lube-deprived stabilizers just hurt the typing experience for me, because when you combine clicky switches with unlubed stabilizers, the resulting sound is annoying. The noise came not just from the switches, but also from the stabilizers. Ironically, the bottom-out feel is similar to the mushy feeling you get with silent switches, but these are clearly not silent- I was getting noise complaints from my brotherвЂ™s bedroom throughout my testing process. The tenkeyless Huntsman V2 we tested came equipped with RazerвЂ™s optical clicky switches, which felt a bit soft when bottoming out to me. On the bright side-literally-when you press the Huntsman V2 TKLвЂ™s function key, all of the keys on the function row glow in white to indicate their secondary features, like media controls, brightness controls and other features. Media keys are missing on the Huntsman V2 TKL, but are present in other tenkeyless gaming keyboards that are less expensive, like the Corsair K70, which helps that clacker earn a spot our best gaming keyboards list. Though itвЂ™s great to see the inclusion of any wrist rest here, the absence of the nice magnetic attachment mechanism found on this keyboardвЂ™s larger sibling makes it feel a bit like Razer cheaped out on this version. Unlike the previous-generation Huntsman, Razer now includes a wrist rest that is composed of faux leather, foam and plastic.Д«ut the wrist rest here confuses me, because unlike the full-size variant, thereвЂ™s no nice magnetic connection here.

#How to install razer chroma profiles install#

All in all, I am very impressed with the quality of this boardвЂ™s keycaps, because too often on even the most expensive gaming keyboards, other companies will install insultingly shoddy keycaps.

PBT keycaps generally hold up better in the long run than ABS ones do, and though neither is inferior, PBT caps are a better choice for gaming because they provide a better grip and their legends almost never fade.

I really like how Razer went about its keycap design here, because a lot of PBT keycaps are dye-sublimation, which can cause blurry printing on the keycaps, but not here. Sitting on top of the super-fast switches are double-shot PBT keycaps that feature RGB shine through. IвЂ™m not expecting well-tuned stabilizers on a keyboard like this, but because Razer has made recent strides forward in its designs with additions like sound dampening foam, adding just a tiny bit of lube on the stabilizers would benefit the board immensely and keep up with that pattern. The clips are made of plastic, but they are really tight, which concerns me if you get this keyboard and plan on using different keycaps, because these clips are tiny and look brittle. The stabilizers Razer put in the Huntsman V2 arenвЂ™t like your usual Cherry stabilizers the stabilizers used in the Huntsman line have two clips that attach to the bottom of the spacebar. I do enjoy KailhвЂ™s Box Pink or Navy switches, but thereвЂ™s something about the Razer clicky switches that irks me, which IвЂ™ll delve into shortly in the typing experience section.Д«ut the implementation of the stabilizers seems to be an issue here-at least for me. I donвЂ™t have a problem with all clicky switches. But in my experience, the bar didnвЂ™t make a difference when typing, other than to add an annoying rattle to the switches. Our review model arrived with clicky optical switches, with an actuation distance of 1.5mm and a 45g actuation point.ДЄlong with its own optical switches, Razer introduced a stabilizing bar to improve the typing experience.

Two flavors of Razer optical switches are offered with the Huntsman V2 Tenkeyless: clicky (Purple) and silent linear (Red). But I donвЂ™t really understand this move by Razer I like it when companies put the cable connector in the middle, because it allows for better cable management on my setup. On the top-left of the case, the keyboard connects to the generously long 8.5 inch (216mm) detachable braided Type-C cable.