There’s a tasteful SteelSeries logo on the front of the keyboard, as well as a logo on the back. The extra heft is likely due to the aluminum frame the keyboard uses, though it feels far from heavy when stacked up against a full-sized keyboard. That makes it smaller than the Razer Huntsman Mini but slightly heavier than the Asus ROG Falchion. The Apex Pro Mini is 11.5 inches wide, 1.6 inches tall, and 4 inches deep, and it clocks in at just over one pound.
It’s hard to understand how small a 60% keyboard is until you pick one up with one hand. If you want a deal, make sure to read our roundup of the best budget mechanical keyboards. This is a keyboard for staunch enthusiasts who don’t mind throwing some money away on premium peripherals. It’s great, and I would easily recommend it even if it was slightly more expensive than the competition. I want to get this out of the way because I love this keyboard. The SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless is a downright terrible value. The full-size Apex Pro, which comes with a wrist rest and an OLED display, is only $20 more expensive than the Apex Pro Mini. It’s expensive compared to SteelSeries’ own offerings, too. And the wired HyperX Alloy Origins Core sells for as little as $70, $110 less than the wired Apex Pro Mini. Asus’ ROG Falchion NX is wireless and $150, nearly $100 less than what SteelSeries is asking. The Corsair K65, an expensive keyboard in its own right, is only $110 by comparison. It is, by far, the most expensive 60% gaming keyboard you can buy, at least among mainstream brands. The Apex Pro Mini is $180 and the wireless version clocks in at $240. Price Jacob Roach / Digital Trendsīefore getting to any aspect of the Apex Pro Mini and Apex Pro Mini Wireless, we need to talk about pricing. The second-generation Omnipoint switches and dual wireless connections are big selling points for the Apex Pro Mini Wireless, but its prohibitively high price tag means you should shop for other options before settling on SteelSeries’ first small form factor gaming keyboard.
That doesn’t mean it’s the best keyboard for you, though. SteelSeries went further than pulling out keys, too, which is why the Apex Pro Mini and Apex Pro Mini Wireless are among the best gaming keyboards you can buy. Using its ever-popular Apex Pro as a template, SteelSeries cut down the size of its flagship to create a keyboard that meets the needs (and desk space) of gamers in 2022. SteelSeries is entering a realm it has never gone to before - the recently charted land of 60% gaming keyboards.
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