Not only am I known as something of a keycap fiend, but I'm also a connoisseur of cute hardware. Besides the ever multiplying Miku Hatsune anime figures encroaching my home office desk, that means a smaller form factor almost never fails to catch my eye. Good thing this tiny 60% keyboard boasts an even smaller price tag to boot in the Amazon Big Spring Sale.
The Razer Huntsman Mini gaming keyboard has a scary name but a form factor that's bound to make you go 'aww'. Now , it's sporting a sizeable discount that's bound to make you go 'Ooo'—and if the price tag doesn't do it for you, those per-key RGB LED lights certainly will.
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To be clear, this deal only applies to the clicky optical switch version of the keyboard [[link]] in classic black and mercury white, plus the linear optical switch version in black. The for some reason.
Our Dave loved the responsiveness of the opto-mechanical switches in his , though he doesn't recommend really putting the full N-key rollover to the test by face-rolling the keys. Sure, the keyboard is certainly up to the challenge, but your ear drums will be no match for the ensuing cacophony of clicks. Joking aside, the light-based actuation tech makes for speedy, responsive keys that require a slightly less aggressive mash for inputs to register.
However! The eagle eyed among you will have already deftly avoided the Huntsman's alluring web; you've no doubt noted that there's probably a good reason this keeb doesn't have a coveted spot among either our . Though the compact 60% form factor makes this compelling if you've not got much desk space to play with, it's also totally impractical for day-to-day use.
Dave notes in his review that while you can access arrow key [[link]] functionality by holding down 'fn' and hitting I, J, K or L, why would you want to? Taking compact keyboard design to the extreme, this is unlikely to be anyone's first choice for a primary keyboard—as cute as it is.
Unfortunately at very nearly half the price, I'm about to get turned into a tasty Shelob burrito and succumb to its charms. You remember how I mentioned my army of Miku? Well, the Razer Huntsman Mini gaming keyboard may well serve as a ballast that maintains the delicate balance between the twin-tailed anime figurines and the tech detritus vying for [[link]] dominance of my messy desk.