![]() ![]() SteelSeries have done well here and we look forward to seeing if they attempt to mimic other switch types in their new Hybrid style. It’s evident that the switches aren’t produced to the same exacting standards that you expect from a true mechanical switch, and the 20M keystroke lifecycle falls way short of the 50-100M you get from other boards but it’s most of the way there. They’ve even designed the stems to accommodate keycaps designed for MX keyboards, as well as maintaining a standard-sized bottom row, so you can swap out the caps if you really want to. The tactile feedback hasn’t been lost at all, as they promised, and the key actuates with the audible click as it should. We were a little sceptical at first, as we’re sure you are too, but SteelSeries have largely pulled it off. Typing for long periods, such as when typing this very review, really opens your eyes to the subtle differences that are present within a keyboard’s switch type. Thankfully SteelSeries are aware of this problem and haven’t removed the rest from the Apex 5 compared to the 7 and Pro. ![]() Raising your wrist away from the desk for prolonged periods, without the aid of a rest, can put some serious strain on your wrist and hands, particularly so with the height of mechanical boards with the raised switches and thick keycaps. Using the keyboard on a daily basis for standard office-based tasks was good, the standard layout of the keys with the rubber-coated wrist rest provide a comfortable experience but when you step things up a gear and launch a few games, the keyboard is really able to show it’s true colours, both metaphorically and literally. Getting up and running with the Apex 5 was a doddle, the firmware update in the Engine 3 software took a matter of seconds and the wrist rest locks into place using nothing but the power of magnetism.
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