It has excellent build quality, and the SteelSeries Brown switches on the unit we bought and tested are easy to press and provide good tactile feedback. related_text': 'Available in 3 colors', 'related_items': [{'label': 'Black', 'title': 'Black', 'sku': '60218', 'name': 'PrismCaps - Black UK', 'image_primary': 'https://media.

The unit we tested has tactile Cherry MX Brown switches, and it has many variants available with a range of Cherry MX switch types, as well as a variant with low profile switches. The magnets help keep the wrist rest lined up with the keyboard, but they aren't all that strong; they do little to keep the palm rest attached. After using my Corsair K95 Platinum with Cherry MX Browns for some time, I wondered to myself what using other switches would be like, as I bought the keyboard during the first COVID-19 lockdown, and didn’t have an opportunity to test any switches, so I went on a whim and bought browns. The SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL and the 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard are gaming keyboards with tenkeyless layouts. The SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL and the Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM XT are wired mechanical keyboards with very similar features, performance, and build qualities but notable differences in size and switch types.They have an actuation force of 45cN (45g of force needed to fully press down the switch), they actuate at 2.

png', 'values': [{'option_slug': 'color', 'option_value_value': 'black', 'option_value_label': 'Black', 'option_value_title': 'Black'}], 'url': '/gaming-accessories/prismcaps? The SteelSeries unit we tested was the TenKeyLess variant, but there’s a full-sized version as well. The body is made from aluminium, which is good to find in keyboards nowadays compared to plastic bodies, which are likely to break after some time, even though they are generally cheaper. The Omnipoint switches may give you a slight improvement (<1%) in gaming after you’ve had a lot of time to get used to them. All of the keyboards from SteelSeries come baseline with a few features, let’s talk about those now so we can really talk about what makes each keyboard unique in the next section.You can see who joins your lobby in MK11, control your discord media options and get notifications, or just check out what song is playing. Now, as a full-time PCMag analyst, I'm focusing on reviewing processors and graphics cards while dabbling in all other things PC-related. The media controls are limited to a volume wheel and single button, which also control the OLED screen. Building something special and disruptive takes time, so we're hyped to have such an awesome and supportive community along with us for the ride! The keys felt like they actuated easily, without the need to apply excessive force, and I didn't feel any finger fatigue while typing this article using the keyboard.