Razer’s new keyboards drop the price on powerful gaming features

<figure> <img alt="A Razer Huntsman V3 HE Magnetic TKL keyboard (lower-left) and a Huntsman V3 HE Magnetic Mini 65-percent keyboard (upper-right) on a desk mat." data-caption="Here be magnets. And RGB. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/268673_Razer_Huntsman_V3_HE_Magnetic_mechanical_keyboards_ADiBenedetto_0001.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> Here be magnets. And RGB. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Razer has insisted that optical keyboard switches are <em>the best </em>choice for competitive esports stars and the sweatiest of try-hards, but it's now relenting slightly by offering cheaper keyboards with magnetic switches and a similar array of gaming features. The $120 Razer Huntsman V3 HE Magnetic Mini and $140 Huntsman V3 HE Magnetic Tenkeyless, both launching today, are the company's first keyboards to use Hall effect switches. They're wired-only boards loaded with gaming-first features, and I've had a brief chance to test both and take them for a spin.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The new Huntsman boards offer the hallmarks found in many other Hall effect mechanical ke …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/973027/razer-huntsman-v3-he-magnetic-mechanical-keyboard-snap-tap-price-impressions">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>