New SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL 2023 Ed.- Worlds Fastest Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Adjustable Actuation - Esports Tenkeyless - OLED Screen - RGB - PBT Keycaps - USB-C

As someone who has owned over 15 mechanical gaming keyboards, this keyboard is okay at best. For the price of $180-200 for the wired version you are getting an average keyboard with a useless OLED display with average sounding/feeling keys. The OmniPoint switches are useless, anything under a 1mm is impossible to play on, youll find yourself having the wrong key input from even grazing your finger over a key.

I purchased the old Apex Pro TKL a few weeks before this new version was released, so I was able to return it to upgrade to the 2023 model. Here are my thoughts on the 2023 edition after having the experience of using both boards. Pros: - Detachable USB-C cable. The old models enormous, non-removable cable was one of the worst qualities about it. - PBT keycaps. These definitely feel more premium than the ABS keycaps of the previous model. Cons: - Unlike the previous model, there is no onboard memory for RGB profiles. This means that if you want to customize RGB lighting, Steelseries software must be running on your PC at all times. This is a huge negative in my opinion and unacceptable for a keyboard that is this expensive. - Overall build quality feels worse than the previous model. Lots of key wobble, scroll wheel and button feel like cheap components compared to the previous model. In terms of gaming performance, I havent noticed a difference between the two boards at all. Supposedly the Omnipoint 2.0 switches are faster and have a lower possible actuation point, but they feel the same to me. I think the 2023 edition is a better feature set overall for the detachable cable / keycaps alone, but the poor feeling build quality and inability to customize RGB without always on software is really unfortunate considering the price of this keyboard.

These keyboards are so good from the separate activation points to the sounds that the switches make, 10/10 keyboard

I wish I could be making a positive review about how awesome this keyboard is and how it improved my reaction times but instead I have to write a review about how the keyboard doesn’t work out of the box. I open it, plug it in and none of my keys work, i tried downloading a driver update and still nothing works, I reset my pc, still no keys working, I turn off my pc and give it a moment while I swap my keycaps, boot up pc and no keys work, I swap the wires, still nothing, I swap the port to USB 3.0, nothing. But at least I can play Snake on the OLED screen :)!!! Absolute disappointment.

this is a highly rated keyboard amongst gamers but damn is it loud when using the keys

Its a great keyboard, truly responsive, fast, and one of the better products I have chosen to up my game with fortnite and comp. But the switches and the casing is very cheaply put together for the price. When I was paying such a high price I was expecting much more quality for the performance it has.

Its a good keyboard but the RGB sucks, if your only going to use a static color youll be fine but if you want effects it will be buggy. Also this keyboard is clacky and the stabs are a tiny bit rattly. idk if its just me but the spacebar stabs seem a bit stiff like harder to push down idk tho.

When you set the dual actuation as, say 1mm and 3mm, the keys will only register exactly at 1mm and 3mm. That means there is no key registration when your key press between 1.1mm to 2.9mm and beyond 3mm. Press lightly to walk, bottom the key to sprint WILL NOT WORK.

loving the keyboard and made outta great quality with a lot of features

Good quality and it is very fast.