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Steelseries Apex

60 reviews

Nov, 2024

Positive
usability (3)
design (2)
size (1)
price (1)

Negative
durability (2)
reliability (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 60 reviews of Steelseries Apex. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the size and design are on the whole positive. Comments are divided on the price. There are some negative views about the reliability and durability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Steelseries Apex is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Justin Yu (cnet.com)

SteelSeries keyboards light up CES with 16.8 million color options

The SteelSeries Apex and Apex Raw keyboards are a gamer's best multitool, featuring 16.8 million possible custom color combinations, a low-profile layout, and of course, macros on macros.

Jan, 2013

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Expert review by : Marshall Honorof (tomsguide.com)

SteelSeries Apex Review — Colorful, Plentiful Buttons

In spite of some software oddities and the oversight of at least one very useful feature (on-the-fly macro recording), the Apex is still a respectable piece of hardware that justifies its high price tag. For users who need a metric ton of buttons and...

Colorful, customizable design ; Better-than-average membrane keys ; Lots of extra programmable buttons

Unreliable, confusing installation ; Macro recording limitations ; Hampers typing speed

If you want more keys than you can shake a joystick at, along with pretty lights, the SteelSeries Apex is a very good choice.

Oct, 2014

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Expert review by : Stuart Davidson (hardwareheaven.com)

SteelSeries APEX [RAW] Gaming Keyboard Review

With their 7G keyboard SteelSeries created one of the best mechanical gaming keyboards, in fact that makes it one of the best gaming keyboards, full stop. (Groan) The same base design was used on the 6Gv2 which was equally simple yet performed...

We know from past experience that there is an ever growing set of gamers who have tried mechanical keyboards such as the 7G, there is nothing in this board that will make them move back… though that was never its intention. This is a board designed for...

Mar, 2013

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Expert review by : David Hollingworth (pcauthority.com.au)

Review: SteelSeries Apex keyboard

You know that old saying, about how you can never go home? It turns out that it applies to keyboards, too.

Good features, but poor performance and high price make it a tough choice.

Oct, 2013

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Expert review by : Edward Chester (bit-tech.net)

SteelSeries Apex [Raw] Review

SteelSeries' new budget keyboard packs in a good balance of features.

Nonetheless, we’re still somewhat in two minds about the Apex Raw. On the one hand it is a sensible lower-price version of the Apex, with a reasonably well balanced selection of features that really do work when it comes to both typing and gaming -...

Jul, 2013

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