It's Razer's latest keyboard, armed with opto-mechanical switches and a hefty £200 price tag

It’s been a while since we last saw a new keyboard from Razer – but the wait is over, as today we are reviewing the £200 Huntsman Elite. This keyboard boasts an aluminium top-plate, new dedicated multimedia keys, as well as Opto-Mechanical switches. It is the latter feature which is most interesting, as we are now seeing optical switches being used by a major player in the peripheral market for the first time. Just how do they work, and what is the benefit? Let’s find out.