Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have used several SteelSeries products in the past. I do think their products tend to have a premium due to the brand but there is good reason for that. The SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Gen 3 is a 60% keyboard version of the Apex Pro Gen 3 which is a keyboard I absolutely love. Essentially, the strengths are the same, but so are the cons. I really do like 60% keyboards. I was skeptical with them at first, but you really realize that the vast majority of your needs can be fulfilled with just 60% of the keys. You would also be surprised by how helpful that extra space can be for your mouse as well. That being said, when not gaming, I did find myself switching back to a full keyboard. Sometimes you don't want to rely on or remember those Steelseries shortcuts and just want to use the function keys. Out of the box, it feels fairly premium. Despite the small size, it's got some heft to it. Brands know we associate weight with quality which is why they will shove metal into their products but SteelSeries products do feel well engineered. The small footprint just looks great on a minimalist setup. Without the RGB on, it looks fairly unassuming. The Apex Pro Mini Gen 3 uses OmniPoint 3.0 feel really good to me. They sound amazing. They are not obnoxiously loud. You can adjust the actuation point. There are SO MANY customizable things. The software to control the settings can be a bit daunting and even feel unnecessary at times. This keyboard is heavily dependent on the use of their software which can be a con for some people. I do think it will take alot of work but you can customize to find the settings that work for you. If you just completely go off the rails, there's always the default. One thing that did give me slight hesitation, I would get ghost typing at times which you really do not want to see from a premium product. I may have bad luck because this has happened with some of my previous SteelSeries keyboards as well. All in all, I think the Apex Pro Mini Gen 3 is a great 60% keyboard. The only hesitation comes from the fact that competition is steep with more attractive pricing. However, if that does not matter, then definitely you cannot go wrong with the Apex Pro Mini Gen 3.