SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL Compact Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – OLED Smart Display – USB Passthrough and Media Controls – Linear and Quiet – RGB Backlit (Red Switch)

I bought the Steelseries Aex 7 tkl with high expectations, I was going to use for multiple fps games, and I had watched alot of youtube videos, praising the keyboard, for ergonomics, typing, and gaming. Needless to say, my high expectations were fullfilled. I bought the apex 7 tkl with Cherry MX Red switches, linear and quiet, the sound was alright, it was certainly quiter than Cherry MX Blues, but it was still a bit loud, the reaction speed is amazing, and it almost feels like the switches are touch sensitive. Rgb and the little Oled screen were cool, not outsanding, but they were still cool. The Steelseries engine 3 offered alot of rgb option like Colorshift, Static Color, etc.... The media controls in the upper right corner were also a nice and at sometimes pretty useful detail. Anyways summing up my thoughts I would give it 9/10 and would definitely recommend.

Im all for steelseries, so Im a bit bias. I first had a pair of Arctis 3s loved them to death. I just built my first PC and for my mouse and keyboard I went steelseries. Best decision, the software is easy to use and has a lot of extra things you can do. Im no pro, but the switches are great and I have no complaints. Easily the best part is the RGB, Ive had it for about 6 months and have had no issues. Great build quality, just great everything. Maybe a bit pricey but 10/10 would recommend!

It is a bit of a transition going from razor green switches to red switches but its compact, durable, the LEDs are fantastic! An all around great keyboard.

First off this is an excellent keyboard, the typing experience on it is great (if a bit loud, but thats what youre getting with blue switches like I did). Every piece of it just seems very high quality to me from the keys to the base and wrist-rest, its incredibly solid feeling and honestly the only feature that I could ask for is if it had a headphone-jack and detachable cord. I thought the software was very easy to use and didnt have any trouble setting it up. After using it for a bit however I question if the unique OLED in the corner was worth the price-premium, Ive found that while cool, I basically just dont use it.

Very nice keyboard. I will never go back to a ten key keyboard.

My son absolutely likes this keyboard! It’s very comfortable and it is satisfying to click the switches! The Rgb too is on point!

I love the durable cord that this comes with but I do wish it was detachable

I did overall like this Keyboard (while it lasted). The keyboard is comfortable, keys are nice, backlighting is good, however, Im starting to have spells where the W key is not responding... and for gaming that just wont do. I verified this wasnt just in-game; I also attempted to type w outside of the game when it was acting up and also was not getting a response. Bummer, adding to the gaming keyboard and mouse graveyard. If you game a lot and are used to replacing your KB/Mouse regularly, maybe not a big deal, but I expected a bit more life than 11 months for the price point.

2 Keys stopped working, an one is duping key actions , good keyboard but the second time that this happens to me with steel series keyboard.

This keyboard is hands down my favorite Ive used so far. Started from a Corsair Strafe to an Apex M750 and now to the Apex 7 TKL w/ cherry switches. I am glad I did. The extra space for the mouse on the mousepad (I use an XXL reflex lab mousepad) is fantastic. The OLED screen, while some find it to be gimmicky, I find is pretty cool. On the fly settings access without going into the engine software is a really nice feature. For the price, I dont think you can find a better TKL keyboard. Highly recommend.