"Razer's most ambitious keyboard to date" costs how much? This super limited drop would bankrupt me if I let it

Razer's running another of its super limited hardware drops in just two days time, and this time it's the Huntsman keyboard getting the premium treatment. The Razer Huntsman Signature Edition has been CNC milled from 6063 anodized aluminum and polished off with PVD finishing. Throw in the brand's analog switches, a set of PBT keycaps, and sound dampening internals, slap a serialized stamp on the side and you've got yourself a Signature Edition. Oh yeah, it also costs $499.99 / £499.99.

You'll need to be a serious fan of the Huntsman line to take a place in line when the 1,337 available units start dropping at 8am PT on February 22. I can see why you would be, they're some of the best gaming keyboards on the market, especially if you're after analog customizable switches. $500 though? This is a showpiece rather than a full release.

Still, it's fun to see what Sneki's been cooking up for its 1,300-odd most loyal fans.

For your $500, the Razer Huntsman Signature Edition is constructed from the brand's favorite hard-wearing CNC aluminum before being finished with a process known as Physical Vapor Deposition. It's a coating system that essentially vaporizes the top layer of a metalic surface before fusing a concoction of chemicals to the surface to boost durability and bragging rights.

Razer wants its final hand-polishing stage to create "a mirror-like sheen" over the exposed surfaces and, looking at images released alongside the announcement, it looks like it's succeeded. That is one shiny surface.

Of course, you're also getting all the staples of the Huntsman line here, including those Razer Analog Optical Switches Gen-2. These are some of my favorite adjustable clickers, with a slick joystick mode and a comfortable dual-step actuation that makes for a gameplay experience as simple or complex as you need. You don't need to spend $500 on a premium chassis to get that, though. In fact, the Razer Huntsman V3 Pro Mini is one of the best decks of all time and comes in at $133.19 at Amazon right now.

The Razer Huntsman Signature Edition isn't a serious gaming keyboard, it's a fun costume change, a confetti canon for the hardcore Sneki-heads. Still, if you've got the cash to burn and you want a statement piece, those 1,337 units are likely to move fairly fast so it's worth sticking around Razer on February 22.

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