One area in which the Apex 7 doesn't disappoint is in-game performance. The OLED screen could be situationally useful, but I feel like the Apex keyboards could have been stronger, cheaper products without one. But, as I pointed out in the Apex Pro review, this information draws your eyes away from the computer screen, where that information is already readily available. Games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and programs like Spotify can also use the OLED screen to display information, such as kill/death ratio or song title and artist. You can program macros on the fly, which is admittedly useful if you don't have a two-monitor setup - but there are also keyboard shortcuts that let you do the same thing. As such, I'm not exactly sure what distinct benefits the screen confers. The OLED screen can do most of the same things, except it's a lot smaller and harder to navigate. Whether I was creating control groups of Yamato soldiers or rocketing around the battlefield in D.Va's mech suit, the Apex 7 was comfortable, responsive and precise. Everything is pretty straightforward, and there are five on-board profiles if you want to move your Apex 7 from machine to machine. You can also create individual profiles for specific games or programs, and sync the Apex 7's lighting with the rest of your RGB SteelSeries gear. The Engine software is one of the better gaming peripheral programs on the market, making it easy to reprogram keys, create macros, adjust the backlighting, and so forth. There are two ways to manipulate the Apex 7's myriad options: the SteelSeries Engine software or the OLED screen. With my standard Logitech G613, I scored 117 words per minute with seven errors, while with the Apex 7, I reached 115 wpm with 5 errors, not a substantial difference. Qualitative feel aside, it wasn't too bad for typing. I tested the Apex 7 with Red switches, and felt like I had to slow down and really consider what I was typing, or else risk clumsy keystroke errors. Naturally, you don't want to have to slam down a key every time you type a letter, but a little bit of resistance helps keep your fingers from flying across the keyboard too fast and accidentally pressing adjacent buttons. Like the Apex Pro, the Apex 7's keys feel spongy and almost non-resistant. However, something about the keys feels off.
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