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SteelSeries Apex 9 TKL
SteelSeries Apex 9 TKL is a TKL (80%) Optical keyboard built around SteelSeries OptiPoint Linear switches for a linear feel. Its spec sheet reads wired only, tray mount, ABS keycaps, Per-key RGB, 950 g case, released 2022. KeyBench scores it 52 out of 100 across speed, build, features and value.
$130
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 473 of 946 overall, and 27 of 44 among Optical boards in the database.
- Overall
- 52
- Speed
- 50
- Build
- 73
- Features
- 32
- Value
- 47
Specifications
- Switch type
- Optical · SteelSeries OptiPoint Linear
- Feel
- Linear
- Layout
- TKL (80%)
- Connection
- Wired
- Polling rate
- 1000 Hz
- Rapid trigger
- No
- Hot-swap
- No
- Mount
- Tray mount
- Keycaps
- ABS
- Weight
- 950 g
- Battery
- No battery (wired)
- Backlight
- Per-key RGB
- Rotary knob
- No
- Released
- 2022
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How its switch registers
SteelSeries Apex 9 TKL ships with SteelSeries OptiPoint Linear, rated linear by this database. A flag on the stem falls into a light gap and breaks the beam between an LED and a sensor. Linear and very consistent, because there is no debounce wait after the break.
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.
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Where to look
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