Those extras dont add enough to the core experience to make it worth stretching your budget, though.
TheSteelSeriesApex Pro TKL is a pricey piece of kit, even a year after its release.
This is the second generation of Apex Pro TKL, and the first iteration to see a wireless release.
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Design
The Apex Pro TKL doesnt exactly shout with its design.
Its the mellow bass guitarist to the more RGB-laden, angular frontmen of the gaming keyboard world.
A simple matte black aesthetic runs across the aluminum alloy plate, plastic base, and PBT doubleshot keycaps.
That simple aesthetic belies a pretty solid build quality.
Thats really splitting hairs, though.
The SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL feels stable and secure on the desktop while still keeping things light and versatile.
The TKL form factor means youre dropping a number pad, but still keeping navigational keys and your arrows.
That means you have control over the sensitivity of your deck without having to buy and swap your switches.
Im all for adjustable actuation - its a functional feature that really makes a difference in gameplay.
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Dual-action actuation is less of a benefit.
This feature allows players to assign one key to two functions depending on how far down its pressed.
I first tested something similar in theRazer Huntsman Mini Analogand loved it for switching between walking and running.
That makes switching between work and gameplay incredibly easy.
SteelSeries has actually made good use of that OLED panel as well.
Competitive players are going to notice a difference in their speed across titles like Apex Legends and CS2.
That does come at the expense of typing experience.
Should you buy the SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless?
you oughta really want the best to be sold by the SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Wireless.
Thats not an unjustified rate, though - its just one not many will need to pay.
If I recommended this to the masses, though, they would be paying for something many wont use.
In reality, I dont expect the majority of players to mainline dual-step actuation features.
Youre losing the wireless connection here, but only paying $139.99 / 139.99 for a better switch experience.
The Azoth is the best keyboard Ive tested to date, and SteelSeries hasnt changed that.
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