SteelSeries Apex Pro - HyperMagnetic Gaming Keyboard - World's Fastest Keyboard - Adjustable Actuation - OLED Screen - RGB - USB Passthrough​ - English QWERTY Layout - Standard
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SteelSeries Apex Pro - HyperMagnetic Gaming Keyboard - World's Fastest Keyboard - Adjustable Actuation - OLED Screen - RGB - USB Passthrough​ - English QWERTY Layout - Standard

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  • Brand
    SteelSeries
  • Compatible devices
    Laptop PC
  • Connectivity technology
    USB
  • Keyboard description
    Gaming
  • Recommended uses for product
    Gaming
  • Special feature
    Backlit
20x faster actuation
🎮40 levels of actuation
🖥️OLED smart display

Description

🚀 Elevate Your Game with the Apex Pro!

  • UNLEASH YOUR SPEED - Experience the world's fastest keyboard with 20x faster actuation than traditional models.
  • DYNAMIC DUAL ACTION - Program two actions per key for versatile gameplay—light touch for walking, deep press for sprinting.
  • SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY - USB passthrough allows you to connect additional devices effortlessly.
  • INSTANT INFORMATION ACCESS - Stay informed with the OLED smart display, providing real-time updates from games and apps.
  • PRECISION AT YOUR FINGERTIPS - Customize 40 levels of per-key actuation for ultimate control over your gameplay.

The SteelSeries Apex Pro is a cutting-edge gaming keyboard featuring OmniPoint 2.0 Adjustable HyperMagnetic switches, offering unparalleled speed and customization. With an OLED smart display and USB passthrough, it combines functionality with a sleek design, making it the ultimate choice for serious gamers.

Specifications

BrandSteelSeries
Product Dimensions43.67 x 13.92 x 4.03 cm; 973 g
Item model number64655
ManufacturerSteel Series
SeriesApex Pro
ColourWired
Number of USB 2.0 Ports1
Voltage1.5 Volts
Power SourceUsb
Hardware PlatformPlayStation 4
Operating SystemWindows
Item Weight973 g
Guaranteed software updates untilunknown

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Reviews

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I**E

Great value innovative mechanical keyboard

While I am not a brand loyal person I do like to have my PC peripherals all be the same brand. This is for two reasons - design wise it all then matches and looks nicer and secondly software of different peripherals can and does conflict. So for example if you have a Razer mouse and a Logitech keyboard the two softwares usually conflict with each other. Same goes for any brand of peripherals. Thus I try to keep all my stuff the same brand when I go for peripherals.Now my old kit was all Logitech and I simply stuck with them as I would have other Logitech stuff and when one thing died or got too old I'd just replace it with yet another Logitech thing so it all was the same brand for the two reasons above.But I have noticed over the years that Logitech quality has gone down, their prices have gone up and their customer service has become a joke. To put things in perspective. Back in 2004 I had a Logitech G7 that was 3 years old the batteries had finally died on me and the product was out of warranty. I contacted Logitech for replacement batteries but as the product was end-of-life already by then they did not have anymore replacement batteries.Despite being out of warranty they offered me 50% off any new mouse of my choice on their official store. Even though their store prices were slightly higher than Amazon or other stores for example, at 50% that's still a great deal.Fast-forward to a few years ago now (around 2017) I had a Logitech headset that broke on me in warranty. They replaced it. A year later the replacement broke again (in a different way) due to the crappy build quality. Contacted support they couldn't help me at all. So that was it for me and I swapped to a Steelseries Arctis Pro Wireless. Eventually my Logitech G5 mouse died on me as well (this is the one I got with 50% discount) so I got a SteelSeries Rival 310.My Logitech keyboard died as well but at the time Steelseries did not have many keyboards yet. So the Apex Pro did not exist yet and I did not like the switches on their other keyboards. So I went for a Corsair K55 RGB.Well that one the palm rest broke on me and they don't sell replacements anymore for it and it was already out of warranty. So that disappointment pushed me to reconsider SteelSeries keyboards again and I saw the Apex Pro.Having been using it now for just under a full month I must say I am extremely satisfied with it. The build quality is excellent and while it did take me some time to get used to the feeling of these linear non-tactile switches (there is no bump). Once I got used to them the feeling is something I don't really want to move away from again.They are extremely silent and the overall typing sound is even more silent than my old Corsair K55 RGB which is a membrane non-mechanical keyboard!If you want a loud keyboard the Apex Pro is definitely not what you want. The typing sound is sharp but very low and some keys like the spacebar and other function keys (enter/control/shift) are whisper silent. The letter keys have a sharp typing sound that actually sound similar to that of a membrane keyboard despite being a mechanical keyboard.The ability to customise the actuation point is also very handy and I've already been messing around with that for a few games like Apex Legends. As I found I want my WASD keys to be more sensitive as well as space bar but I want shift which I use for sprint to be less sensitive as I push it in slightly by accident sometimes.Will the actuation settings improve your play? Definitely not, but I don't think that's the point of the customisation feature. The point is that your hand works differently on different games and for different keys so the actuation customisation just makes miss-presses impossible and helps as well against finger fatigue on longer play sessions. If you don't have to press WASD too deep this makes your fingers work less hard.So it is more of a convenience and comfort feature rather than something to actually improve your level of play on a game.As for the switches themselves it is a very different feel than any other mechanic switch I've tried. It is hard to explain but I guess if you had to describe the feeling it almost is as if the keys are floating on a cloud. That is the only way I can describe it. Yet the keys feel very controlled and sharp not to your fingers but for the presses as in you do feel you are pressing the key you want and just that key.It is not going to be for everyone if you like tactile clicky keys this is definitely NOT the keyboard for you. If you like membrane and want a mechanical keyboard that is silent like a membrane then this may be the keyboard for you.You have to like linear feeling though and again there is no bump (the bump is something some mechanical keyboards and all membrane keyboards have is when you start to press in a key you feel a small bump resistance as you start to press it and when you go halfway in the keypress you feel you've pressed passed the bump and then you eventually hit the bottom of the keypress). This does not have that and instead just presses all the way straight down with equal force the whole way down.Yes, I know us gamers are way too nerdy when it comes to our peripherals but hey! Start talking with a football player about their shoes and the type of spikes and soles they like and it is just the same. Humans are very individual creatures and we like stuff that suits our preferences. Keyboards for games or football shoes for football literally the same thing just different hobbies.General build quality is solid, the keyboard itself is kept light yet sturdy, no solid aluminium inside it though but the plastic is thick and sturdy.The palm rest is the highlight in build quality though, very comfortable silicon rubber, the palm rest uses two extremely powerful magnets to connect to the keyboard which is great as again the clips is actually what broke on my old keyboard so this being magnetic means that will never break.Price wise the SteelSeries Apex Pro is more expensive than other brands but here you are paying for the fact these are a new switch type that SteelSeries has innovated on themselves and the fact the keyboard has an Oled screen built into it. As no other brands have OLED screens at the moment (Logitech used to have some with screens built into it but stopped that) it is hard to compare like-for-like.The closest equivalent from Razer would be a Razer BlackWidow V3 which is about 40 GBP cheaper but there again you don't have these magnetic mechanic switches nor is the Razer palm rest as nice as the SteelSeries Apex Pro palm rest. So it still is not a directly comparable keyboard.The only actual equivalence at the moment would be the Corsair K100 with OPX switches which are their optical switches thus to compete with SteelSeries magnetic switches you find in the Apex Pro. Corsair's keyboard is 220 GBP at the time of this review thus 40 GBP more than the SteelSeries Apex Pro.

W**S

Lovely Keyboard to Use

I work from home, so wanted a decent keyboard that I could use for work and also for gaming in my own time (I have it plugged in to a KVM).My previous keyboard was a Corsair K70, which worked well for me up to when it suddenly stopped, and I wanted another mechanical keyboard, just not another Corsair.The positives:The build quality is greatIt makes some noise when typing, but not too loud. Not as clacky as my old K70.I like the usb pass through - my mouse is plugged into it, reducing the cables across my desk.Negatives:There's very little useful information on the GG software to configure the RGB lighting, what there is seems to be for an older version, and what there is is mostly 3rd party YouTube vids.The WhateverThe screen is a bit gimmicky. It shows you the selected configuration, caps lock, num lock, scroll lock. You can upload monochrome animated gifs, but they make it hard to see the locks. It's a bit of a faff to navigate and easier to use GG software to select configurations.Final observation is that SteelSeries have ignored convention and put the shifted key value under the unshifted value instead of above it. A bit confusing. (See pic for what I mean)All in all, though, a lovely keyboard to use. I'll figure out the software eventually and get used to the weird key markings.

D**K

The only keyboard you need in your life :-)

This keyboard is a whole new level, the customisable screen on it is great as for example you can have a stats of your PC like CPU/GPU temps, usage and RAM usage displayed on it in real time. This is mechanical keyboard but it's not as loud as you would think it is as a mechanical keyboard. Product itself feels very well made, functionality is 10/10 so I think the value for money is in good rate here.Strongly recommend this product

G**A

This is a really great keyboard

I'm writing this review after a few days of ownership so I cannot comment on reliabilty or durability.I have owned and used many keyboards. Cherrys, Razer Black Widows, A Logitech G710+, Thermaltake, Corsair K95, a Roccat Aimo 120 which this keyboard replaces and many others. All these keyboards were good but from my point of view the SteelSeries Apex Pro is significantly better than all of them.Obviously it is very expensive so it would be reasonable to think it should be good.. it is. The keys feel fantastic, I have fairly large fingers and a find some keyboards (like the Aimo and the Corsair) have key tops which are a little too small. The Apex keys are perfect for me. The wrist rest feels good. The lighting is better than the Aimo (which was good). It feels heavy. The keys don't sound to loud but still make satisfying "clacks". The keys actuation point can be changed through software although the default for me is fine.If I were to be super picky - changing the lighting in the software is slightly confusing because it doesn't (on my computer at least) show the most recent selected setting. It just shows "Color Shift" which is the default so I can't tell what I'm currently running. It is possible I'm missing something though.Overall - Other than the very minor problem I have with the software, an absolutely rock solid product. I can't think of anything I would change about it.

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