SteelSeries Apex 3 RGB Gaming Keyboard – 10-Zone RGB Illumination – IP32 Water Resistant – Premium Magnetic Wrist Rest (Whisper Quiet Gaming Switch)

Overall I really like this keyboard. The keys are responsive and smooth and typing is very quiet compared to mechanical keyboards. The volume knob is convenient and very convenient if you watch a lot of videos/movies or listen to a lot of music. One of the main reasons I chose this wired keyboard is because my wireless LED keyboard would auto dim after 2 minutes of inactivity and I needed the keys to stay lit indefinitely since I work in a dark room for long periods of time. I did NOT install the keyboard management software since the basic lighting control features are available without additional software. The included wrist rest is a nice extra but I probably won't use it due to size limitations.I did initially have some frustrating issues with this keyboard when using with a KVM switch to connect to both my home PC and work laptop at the same time. When using with my home PC everything was perfectly fine but when I switched the KVM switch to use my work laptop the keyboard would become unresponsive after a few minutes even though all the LED lights stayed lit. This was very frustrating and required that I unplug and re-plug the keyboard every few minutes. Ultimately I was able to resolve this by going to my Windows device manager under "Human Interface Devices" and locating the Steel Series APEX 3 keyboard and then right clicking and choosing to update Driver and then choose the option to Browse Computer for Drivers >> Let me pick from List of Available Drivers >> and then pick "USB Input Device" instead of SteelSeries to install the Generic Driver instead. After I made that change it has not frozen up once and all is good for now.

Looks amazing feels amazing and cheap! You should definitely get this keyboard. It’s a good brand and looks great. It matches my mouse too. I got it for my PS5 and I’ve never played on keyboard and mouse but this keyboard makes it not as hard. Great keyboard for the price!

Quick review.1) I CAN TYPE AGAIN! I had switched to a turtle beach vulcan and there's a gap between the keys that I just cannot get used to. The feel, size of keys, near-silent typing, feel great. It's really nice to type on. It's heavy and feels well built. I was able to snag this (TKL Apex3) for $34. Amahhhzing value.2) THE M1-M6 KEYS ARE NOT INDEPENDENT! You cannot bind them as meta keys as you can in the Apex7 keyboard. You will have to replace your insert key, or etc. I REPEAT: You CANNOT bind to the M1-M6 keys on the Apex3.3) I hadn't noticed when purchasing that there is no dedicated print screen key. So as mentioned above, I changed my insert key to act as print screen as I have come to rely on the snipping tool quite frequently.In summary, at 30-40$ this keyboard is a...Steel! Ha.

Five months into owning this keyboard and it's easily my favorite keyboard I've ever had. Reasonably heavy so it easily stays in place even banging out page after page of typing documents, but doesn't feel like a slab of lead. The entire assembly is well put together; the keyboard has a nice, satin texture across the body and the keys, which feels great under the fingers, though it does show some oils more easily so I recommend regular cleaning/wipedowns.This keyboard uses an odd hybrid system between mechanical/membrane, some proprietary/trade secret Steelseries BS, though honestly, if this wasn't pointed out to me after the fact I probably wouldn't have caught on. This uses cherry stems and switches, and the keys are naturally a cherry profile, so finding aftermarket replacements/decorative keycaps is easy as well. The keys feel responsive and clicky, delightfully so, when gaming or typing for general purpose. But there's a catch; it's a hybrid, so not truly mechanical. It does feel very good, but I have concerns that the membrane will wear down in time as opposed to a true blue mechanical keyboard, which will stay responsive and snappy for a lesser eternity where membranes begin to show wear after a year of heavy use. Time will tell.The lighting is phenomenal - the LEDs are bright, responsive, and have great color depth and range compared to a lot of RGB hardware out there. You can use Steelseries' own software to customize and program this keyboard outside of the 5 existing presets saved onto the board's memory, but you can also use other third-party RGB control software like SignalRGB.All in, it's a quality keyboard for a great price; one wire connects everything, you have a stop/start button, a wheel for volume, and a built in profile-swap button, which is entirely unnecessary but quite nice.