SteelSeries - Apex Pro TKL (2023)

Best gaming keyboard seems to be a Wooting. A 4 year warranty tells me a lot about a company. What’s your budget? I just went from a steel series Apex Pro TKL Gen 2 to Keychron Q1 HE. Have a Wooting 80HE on the way so I’ll keep either the Wooting or Keychron. Steel Series is 100% going back. It felt good upgrading to the Steel Series but the Keychron is on another level.

I used the fun60 as an example and specifically asked for no one to tell stats on the largest 3 analog kb companies, I literally have an analog rn but it has shit build quality and is falling apart so I want an upgrade, and if I will upgrade I don't want to waste money on a razer, wooting, or steelseries that are overpriced asf, I want to know if there are any genuine downsides to the "budget" analog keyboards compared to the primary companies, for perspective I currently have a 2023 Apex Pro TKL

performance wise, steelseries does have some pretty close numbers to wooting, but I wouldn't buy from them again because of their terrible build quality, my stabs are literally falling off of my steelseries apex pro tkl

The Steel Series Apex pro TKL - Personally I wish I got the Mini 60he version just for a little added desk space. I'm enjoying the TKL though.

Have a few ones, my current main one for games is the Steelseries Apex Pro TKL. Wouldn't have gotten it if it hadn't been a HE keyboard for $80 new, there were a couple other options at the time but I couldn't justify the price difference. The software is way too bloated. Though I'll admit, if the app wasn't unreliable, the volume control features seem nice. I already have a hardware solution to control sound channels individually, but if I didn't the Steelseries software solution seems almost as good. Would I recommend it? Probably not, unless you find a really good deal on the mini or TKL. I doubt the Womier 68HE, the Madlions MAD60HE, and other variants are too reliable, but they're so much cheaper than the alternatives, have browser software, and other competitive features. Seems worth the gamble (unless you're not a fan of the blatant copying they did of Wooting)

***Endgame Gear KB65HE*** if youre looking for something 60% and budget. Any from the ***Wooting*** lineup, they're the go to for hall effect and essentially made it a 'thing'. ***Steelseries Apex Pro series*** if you want something more 'premium' with lots of software capabilities. Theres lots of hall effect keyboards, you can find them as cheap as 40 bucks on amazon in the UK, but i wouldnt settle for less than the Endgame KB65HE. All that I mentioned are hall effect and if you want to prioritise movements, you need hall effect.

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.