SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless Review

SteelSeries recently released the TKL version of its great keyboard, the Apex Pro, as always, it is to be expected that its keyboards have an unmatched build quality and a highly competitive response time.

What’s in the box?

SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless

USB-A to USB-C

usb c wireless dongle

wireless extension adapter

key puller

user documentation

Build quality and RGB

The SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless It has excellent build quality, with a hard plastic chassis, while the top plate is solid aluminum, so the unit feels sturdy and durable. The keycaps themselves are made from double-layered PBT with a rough texture that feels good on your fingertips. However, the four rubber feet do a good job of keeping the board in place and giving the user a great experience.

SteelSeries has a habit of using the same RGB pattern on their keyboards and this makes it unique and special with full RGB backlighting with individually lit keys. SteelSeries Engine software can be used to customize per-key lighting colors and effects. While the key legends are glowing and easy to read in the dark, they do look a bit dull in the light as the glow isn’t as intense as other keyboards.

Zero waste wireless connection

The SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless comes with a USB-C wireless receiver from which it has very good reception while we have the keyboard on our desk. To see if the wireless reception is good, perform a test of about 30 feet and surprisingly the keyboard responds to 100% even when we move from one space to another taking into account some walls between. SteelSeries also advertises a battery life of 37.5 hours with the receiver or 45 hours with Bluetooth this is surprising since for a wireless keyboard it is more than enough, also for those who wish to use it with a cable they will be able to do so. Speaking of the cable, this is one of the things I like about SteelSeries as their products come with an extremely quality cable that is guaranteed to last for a long time, it also comes with an extension adapter for those who need to use it.

The Apex Pro TKL Wireless is a modern keyboard and has some features that you can adjust the pre-travel distance of each key on a per-key basis within a range of 0.2mm to 3.8mm. Dual inputs can also be programmed to press a key. For example, you can walk forward in the game with a light key press, but push that same key deeper to run. In addition to these specialized dual inputs, you can program entire macros for either key, either directly onboard or using the SteelSeries Engine.

magic keys

OmniPoint 2.0 technology has a smooth, linear feel with 11 times faster response, 10 times faster actuation, and twice the durability. Such technology works very efficiently at all times and they also measure the exact distance a key is pressed and this allows each key to be set to the exact point where you want it to register. This is one of the things that SteelSeries has done with its latest line of keyboards where the player can have certain advantages in their games as long as they configure the keys according to their needs.

The SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless offers a very good and accommodating typing experience. The keys have a rough texture that feels good on your fingertips and provides extra grip. To be honest, if the user is not used to using this type of keyboard, they should take the floor out of the typing experience at first, since it is a compact board. However, at first the keys will feel loose but this is not a problem since they do not feel cheap or unstable, it is that this type of keyboard feels like that but it performs well in all its functions.

OLED screen slightly larger than its father’s

The SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless has dedicated media control keys, and all keys are macro programmable directly on the keyboard or with SteelSeries Engine software. The wheel controls the volume controls and provides navigation for the keyboard’s OLED screen while holding down the menu button. This OLED screen allows you to change settings and profiles without minimizing games, or you can customize it in certain games to display information like K/D ratios and more, you can also place a desired logo or even a JPG or GIF image.

However, you can also program the screen to see the temperature and consumption of your CPU, GPU, RAM Memory and more! This really is something that can be greatly benefited when monitoring your PC and its components. SteelSeries clearly designed this keyboard with events in mind where you’ll be able to load profiles and switch profiles on the fly, and there’s no delay between profile switching. Everything is instantaneous and you can even configure the keyboard to load profiles according to the game and thus we save time when we want to execute this action. Unlike its father, the Apex Pro and even the Apex 7 TKL, it comes with a slightly larger OLED screen and the wheel used for the volume and the button to make the settings is attached to the screen, in the version from the Apex 7 Pro come separately.

conclusion

The SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless is a very competitive keyboard and it has an incredible build quality, from the moment it is uncovered from its box, you can feel the quality at all times. The OmniPoint 2.0 technology has a wonderful response time and the keys can be configured to suit the player to find certain advantages in games. The SteelSeries Engine is the faithful friend for all configurations and is an extremely complete software. Being a wireless keyboard, you don’t feel any loss and thanks to its Bluetooth 5.0 connection, the user has several wireless connection options. It is worth mentioning that this is a premium keyboard and its price can place it as the most expensive of the TKL keyboards, but God bless and Cesar the Cesar, SteelSeries always innovates and maintains incredible quality in its keyboards and if you are looking for a competitive gaming keyboard the Apex Pro TKL Wireless will be a very good choice. This review was made thanks to the keyboard provided by SteelSeries.