SteelSeries Apex 7 Review – Finally, a Brown Switch Keyboard!

How Much Does it Cost?

While it’s certainly not a cheap keyboard, the latest from SteelSeries is still very competitive. It has all the features of any other flagship keyboards but still has its own unique features on top of that too. The OLED display alone is a really cool feature and you don’t appear to be paying another premium for it either. It’s currently on Amazon for £159.99.

Overview

SteelSeries has really gone above and beyond with their gaming hardware in recent years. Their flagship gaming mice, headsets and now their keyboards are regarded as some of the best in the business. No big surprise though, as they’ve been putting out fantastic products for a very long time, but they’ve certainly stepped up to the top level now.

Everything about the keyboard design is premium. Firstly, they’ve gone for quality building materials, such as the “aircraft-grade aluminium” which is just a fancy way of saying “aluminium” as it’s all the same stuff. It makes the keyboard durable, ridged, and it looks fantastic too.

A big focus here though is the switches. They’ve ditched Cherry, as many brands have actually, as they charge a lot for the licence and they’re in high demand. However, that’s great for SteelSeries as they now have a very competitive switch of their own. A lighter and faster version of the MX Brown and still packing full per key RGB lighting. I don’t get a lot of brown switch keyboards in the office, it’s always the more popular red. However, this is by far the best brown switch keyboard I think I’ve ever had. The last one I loved being the Roccat Ryos from about 6 years ago.

For working in the office, this is a lovely keyboard. It’s quiet, it’s durable, and it has lots of cool features to help me procrastinate. However, when it comes to gaming, this keyboard excels. The brown switches are really fast, but they’re also very responsive to game on. You get a great tactile feedback and that’s very important when you’re playing competitively. Plus, with the per-key RGB, you can dial in your lighting to the keys you use, and even program the keybord profiles with macros, or disable all the other keys to limit mistakes.

Overall, this is one of the most feature packed and well made keyboards on the market today. Awesome in the office, awesome for gaming, and the lightweight brown mechanical switches are some of the finest on the market today. Highly recommended.