The Apex by Steelseries, which uses Rubber Dome switches. The Apex keyboard uses a 2 x USB - USB Powered connection, with a braided nylon cable. It is supported by SteelSeries Engine software. And has 5 zones of 16.8 million colors backlighting with 8 levels of brightness.
A gaming keyboard designed with low-profile, fast-action keys which allow owners to react quickly, move strategically and gain the competitive edge.
The SteelSeries Apex gaming keyboard supports anti-ghosting for 20 keys located in the most-used gaming areas on the keyboard. Out of these 20 capable keys, 6 can be used simultaneously, allowing those key presses to register and without locking the keyboard. These keys are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, W, E, R, A, S, D, F, L-Ctrl, L-Shift, Space, and the four arrow keys.
The Apex gives you 88 more ways to win. 22 independent macro keys are each capable of up to 4 layers (via layer select keys), for a total of 88 potential macros. Of course, much of the keyboard is also programmable making for an enormous total of 504 programmable keys. And to top it off the macro keys above the F-keys are raised up for easy access and combinations.
| Specification | |
| No. of Keys | |
| No. of Macro Keys | Unlimited, 22 physical keys |
| Media Keys | |
| Palm Rest | Yes, Intergrated |
| Profiles | |
| Processor | |
| Memory Size | |
| Connection | 2 x USB - USB Powered |
| Cord Length | braided nylon |
| Wireless | |
| Battery Type | |
| Battery Life | |
| USB Report rate | |
| Wireless Report rate | |
| Key Switches | Rubber Dome |
| Key Caps | |
| USB Passthrough | Yes |
| Audio Passthrough | No |
| Features | |
| Anti-ghosting | Yes, 6 keypresses of 20 antighosting capable gaming keys |
| Software | SteelSeries Engine |
| Lighting | |
| Colour Options | 5 zones of 16.8 million colors |
| Lighting Effect | 8 levels of brightness |
| Dimensions & Weight | |
| Dimension (LxWxH) | |
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