There are also clever features such as the programmable OLED smart display for in-game or Discord events and RGB lighting that can be synchronized with audio signals or other SteelSeries devices.
The features of the SteelSeries Apex 7 gaming keyboard at a glance:
- High-quality gaming keyboard in DE key layout
- OLED display for visualizing in-game or Discord events
- Aircraft aluminum surface and free-standing keys
- SteelSeries QX2 Mechanical Switches
- Reactive RGB backlight with programmable and synchronizable lighting effects
- Clickable multimedia scroll wheel and USB 3.0 passthrough port
- Detachable magnetic soft-touch wrist rest
Mechanical gaming keyboard with innovatively configurable RGB lighting
Thanks to N-key rollover and anti-ghosting, the SteelSeries Apex 7 reliably transfers all inputs, no matter how many keys are pressed at the same time. This means it also caters to ambitious gamers who have to fully rely on their equipment in action-heavy games. In addition, the gaming keyboard has a built-in OLED smart display that can be used to display various information.
Mechanical switches in detail: SteelSeries QX2 Brown
The tactile QX2 Brown switches were developed by SteelSeries in cooperation with Gateron and are designed for long durability with 50 million guaranteed keystrokes. Keyboards with these switches are a middle ground between pure gaming keyboards and ideal typing keyboards. When you press the buttons, you overcome a slight resistance, which tactilely reports the contact release. Since you can feel the two very close switching points very well, you not only write noticeably faster, but you can also trigger multiple clicks in a row with very little travel.
Design and lighting
The high-quality case of the SteelSeries Apex 7 looks stylish and contains numerous technical refinements that make this gaming keyboard a reliable tool in hectic gaming situations. Thanks to the black anodized aircraft aluminum, the keyboard feels high quality. The non-slip rubberized, fold-out feet and the magnetic palm rest with soft-touch surface make long gaming sessions a pleasure.
The RGB lighting can be configured via software. In addition to numerous pre-programmed lighting effects, in-game and Discord-sensitive lighting patterns can also be programmed. If a fellow player goes online or the health status drops to a critical level, this can be visualized accordingly on the keyboard. In addition, synchronization with audio signals and color pattern conversion of GIF files are possible.
Technical details:
- Dimensions: 403.3 x 17.2 x 139.2 mm (W x H x D)
- Layout: German (ISO)
- Weight: approx. 953 g
- Material: aluminum / plastic
- Switches: SteelSeries QX2 Brown
- Trigger pressure: approx. 55 g
- Trigger height: 2 mm (4 mm to the ground)
- Lighting: RGB (16.8 million colors)
- Connection: USB 3.0 with passthrough