Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have been using the Steel Series Apex Pro Gen 2 for awhile now, and really liked everything about it; its size, its heft, the key response, and the over all lighting effects on it, so I was excited to see that a gen 3 had been released and was anxious to try it. Needless to say, after using it for awhile, I decided to go back to the gen 2 for a few reasons. the keys do not feel the same on the gen 3 as the gen 2, there is some wobble and the feel is not the same. When hooking up the gen 3, the first thing I was concerned with was the gen 3 connected witha single, flimsy USB C cable, versus the dual USB -A cable that was on the Gen 2. Obviously, removing the ability to use/implement an external USB port on the Gen 3 was deemed not necessary, so a single, USB C was the only thing included. After installing the gen 3 board, an immediate firmware update was required, and, for some reason, after installing this update, and rebooting my computer, I was unable to make any RGB lighting adjustments to the gen 3 board. I uninstalled, and reinstalled the software, and was still unable to change and keep any RGB light adjustments, so that was very disappointing, especially for a board costing 240 bucks! the sound of the keystrokes was pretty weird to me, not "clacky" like the V2 is, sort of a muffled, hollow sound, that I didnt expect. Definitely noticed some keys wobbling, and the larger bars and space bar as well, has a unusual noise to them when struck firmly. there are a couple of other bothersome quirks as well, and, frankly, at this price point, I wouldn't expect any of those things. Its a decent board, but at 200 dollars+, you might want to take a look at some other options.