If you did not personalize the OLED display, you would find another logo here, which is of course only visible when it is switched on. And one last one is at the front of the keyboard, but this can only be seen if the palm rest is not attached. The third is located in the middle of the palm rest, as it is a dark logo on a black background, but it is not easy to discover. One is lasered into aluminium on the function button, to the left of 'CTRL', and the other on the back. The logos found on this keyboard are as eye-catching as the rest of the design. And the keycaps are also made of plastic with a matte slightly rubberized finish. The rest of the frame and the underside are made of matte plastic, which is almost unvisible from the user's point of view. The top of the keyboard is completely covered with a single piece of aluminum, giving it a shimmering quality look. The Apex 5 looks beautifully simple and well built, which is also due to the choice of materials.

What I see as a big plus here, because not every gambler wants to have an RGB-lit Lamborghini on the desk.

Visually, the Apex 5 is really nice to look at, but you have to consider it first, because it is not particularly striking due to its simple design and lack of 'gamer-moderate' accents. This is also enough, whereby you have to download the software manually, which has become almost standard.

Let's pack it on and off: The package includes the keyboard, a magnetically pluggable palm tray and a quick guide. But what might distinguish this keyboard from the rest? Because if we're honest, mechanical keyboards are now like sand by the sea and sand is actually the last thing you expect for this price. It can be purchased for around 130€ from the usual dealers and thus sits relatively in the middle of the now quite high price premium for mechanical gaming keyboards. The Steelseries Apex 5 is a mechanical, RGB-lit gaming keyboard with a small OLED display.

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