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SteelSeries Apex 7
SteelSeries Apex 7 is a Full size Mechanical keyboard built around SteelSeries QX2 Red switches for a linear feel. It offers a rotary knob. Its spec sheet reads wired only, tray mount, ABS keycaps, Per-key RGB, 1200 g case, released 2019. KeyBench scores it 55 out of 100 across speed, build, features and value.
$160
Estimated typical street price in US dollars, not launch MSRP. Prices on this site are checked against retailer listings and move; confirm before you buy.
Scores
Ranked 363 of 946 overall, and 202 of 681 among Mechanical boards in the database.
- Overall
- 55
- Speed
- 42
- Build
- 73
- Features
- 62
- Value
- 45
Specifications
- Switch type
- Mechanical · SteelSeries QX2 Red
- Feel
- Linear
- Layout
- Full size
- Connection
- Wired
- Polling rate
- 1000 Hz
- Rapid trigger
- No
- Hot-swap
- No
- Mount
- Tray mount
- Keycaps
- ABS
- Weight
- 1200 g
- Battery
- No battery (wired)
- Backlight
- Per-key RGB
- Rotary knob
- Yes
- Released
- 2019
PremiumAluminium caseMedia controlsStrong software
How its switch registers
SteelSeries Apex 7 ships with SteelSeries QX2 Red, rated linear by this database. The stem slides straight down until its nib touches the leaf and closes the circuit. Identical from the first gram to the bottom — nothing pushes back to tell you the key fired.
Drawn distances are the norm for this switch family, not a measurement of this keyboard. The animation is the same diagram the app uses.
Sound
On the sound model used across this site it reads as clacky · sharp. That is a character derived from its mount, case weight, switch feel and noise rating — it is not a recording of this keyboard.
Play the typing sample and see the full sound breakdown in the app.
Where to look
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