SteelSeries - Apex 9 Mini

First keyboard I ever owned was the Apex 9 mini and while it served its purpose once I upgraded to an actual keyboard I’ll never buy “gaming” again. If you really want it go for it but there’s better options out there and some cheaper too. Look up latency tests and you’ll find a lot of mechanical keyboards really aren’t bad with latency, and the mechanical boards will almost always sound better and feel better.

SteelSeries Apex. It's big AF and I like it.

I have been really pleased with mine for about 2 years. Then it started to go bad (bad led and key getting stuck), and Steelseries support has been absolutely awful. I’ll wait for it to definitely die then I switching to another one.

I've literally just swapped out my 80HE for a Lemokey P1 HE and couldn't be happier. On paper the 80HE has better raw performance , but there's zero difference to me. I wanted one keyboard to do everything, and I hated typing on the Wooting. Not to mention the build quality is just terrible. I've also used a Razor Huntsman V3 Pro and hated the typing on that too. Steelseries Apex was pretty good, but again, just wasn't it and I hated the looks. The P1 has so far been the best all round keyboard I've ever used. Some might be better in certain areas, but they're nowhere near as well rounded. It's also the best typing feel on a HE keyboard I've ever used, and beats out 98% of mechanicals I've had.