Razer enters the hall effect market with the Huntsman V3 HE

Whether or not those concerns were valid, Razer has apparently worked out a hall effect switch that suits their preferences. Simply dubbed the Razer Hall Effect Magnetic Switches, the company claimed that they achieved an average of 0.6ms in latency, 8% better than the closest hall effect competition (which was undisclosed).

They also claimed that their hall effect switches achieved better key-travel consistency. This was tested by setting the actuation distance at 0.1mm, and seeing how far the measured actuation point deviated from that. Razer’s hall effect scored better than three unnamed competitors, only beaten by the company’s own Analog Optical Switches.

As for the board’s gaming performance, it comes with features you might’ve already seen from the company’s other boards. This includes Razer Snap Tap and Snap Flex, Trigger Mode, and Dynamic Keystroke, the last of which lets you assign up to 4 actions at different key depths on a single key. As the name suggests, it also supports an 8kHz polling rate.

Being a hall effect board, the Huntsman V3 HE is analog-capable, with the 40g switches able to actuate between 0.1mm to 4.0mm. The board also features a detachable USB-C cable and doubleshot PBT keycaps. If you play Marvel Rivals, there’s also an official keyboard profile made by NetEase for the game, too (download that here).

Overall, it’s about time that Razer got its hands into the hall effect market, though it may bit a bit too late – not just because other manufacturers are already well-versed in this space, but also because the price of the cheapest hall effect boards are about half of what the Huntsman V3 HE cost. That’s not to mention TMR switches, which are poised to take over the high-end market.

If the Huntsman V3 HE isn’t just a one-off product, then it seems Razer is banking on the quality of their hall effect switches to carry the lineup through.

Availability and Pricing

The Razer Huntsman V3 HE is available in both TKL and 65% sizes, going for S$209 and S$179 respectively. You can buy them on Razer’s online store, or at physical RazerStores and selected retailers.