

Even immediately after vacuuming this keyboard, it somehow has dust all over it again. In fact, if there's a flaw with the Apex Pro design, it's the difficulty of keeping it clean.

While I found it comfortable, there's no padding, and it has the unfortunate ability to attract every bit of dust and hair in the room. The wrist rest is a hard plastic wedge finished with a soft touch coating with a subtle, glossy, SteelSeries logo in the middle. You'll also find flip out feet to set the keyboard at an angle and rubbery pads to help it grip the desktop and prevent any scratching.

The cable is around 6 feet long and I found it worked fine with my standing desk. The cable is not detachable, and it's extra thick because of the passthrough port, so this cable guidance is useful. Crafted from aircraft-grade aluminum alloy, finished in an understated matte black, the Apex Pro feels and looks high quality.įlip it over and you'll see the metal board is housed in molded black plastic with three channels for the thick cable to run out left, right, or middle, depending on what suits your setup. At the top left there's a USB passthrough port, ideal for a mouse cable or receiver. At the top right you'll find a small black and white OLED display with a rectangular menu key, and a clickable, textured, metal roller. Although it is a full size keyboard, the Apex Pro is relatively compact compared to competitors. The SteelSeries Apex Pro has 105 keys in total. I've been using the SteelSeries Apex Pro for work and play for weeks now, and, while no device is perfect, this might just be the best gaming keyboard there is. This is the complete package and then some. The SteelSeries Apex Pro also offers fully customizable per-key RGB lighting, a wrist rest that attaches magnetically, and its own OLED display. This is a full size keyboard in a high quality, relatively compact, aluminum body with dedicated multimedia controls, and handy extras like USB passthrough and cable management. Boasting adjustable actuation, which dictates how far keys need to be pressed before they register, you can bend this keyboard to your will like no other. The SteelSeries Apex Pro is a feature-packed mechanical gaming keyboard that takes versatility to the next level. Our needs change from day to day, and even hour to hour, as we switch games and activities, so it's hard to find devices that can keep up. Everyone is different, so it's no surprise to find that customization options have exploded in gaming gear.
