SteelSeries Apex 3 RGB Gaming Keyboard – 10-Zone RGB Illumination – IP32 Water Resistant – Premium Magnetic Wrist Rest (Whisper Quiet Gaming Switch)
$72.98
Last updated on March 19, 2025 3:20 pm Details
- IP32 Water Resistant – Prevents accidental damage from liquid spills
- 10-Zone RGB Illumination – Gorgeous color schemes and reactive effects; OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac OS X, Xbox, and PS4. USB port required
- Whisper Quiet Gaming Switches – Nearly silent use for 20 million low friction keypresses
- Premium Magnetic Wrist Rest – Provides full palm support and comfort
- Dedicated Multimedia Controls – Adjust volume and settings on the fly
Specification: SteelSeries Apex 3 RGB Gaming Keyboard – 10-Zone RGB Illumination – IP32 Water Resistant – Premium Magnetic Wrist Rest (Whisper Quiet Gaming Switch)
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SteelSeries Apex 3 RGB Gaming Keyboard – 10-Zone RGB Illumination – IP32 Water Resistant – Premium Magnetic Wrist Rest (Whisper Quiet Gaming Switch)
$72.98
Ephraim Gonzales –
Such a high quality built keyboard. I got the TKL version and its very compact. I really love the magnetic wrist rest. It looks even better with PBT key caps and the rgb shines nicely. This has lots of good features and best for its price. Typing is insanely fun with the brown keys.
Dany –
El teclado en general esta bien, para mi gusto, el precio es demasiado alto para lo que obtienes. Trae algunos errores en las leyendas de las teclas y que a este nivel de precio, no deberian de existir.
Lo compre con switch cafe para supuestamente tener retroalimentacion tactil y los switches dejan mucho que desear, no hay consistencia al rededor del teclado, algunas teclas son mas tactiles que otras y la mayoria parecen switch rojo.
El reposa muñecas es de plastico duro y delgado, solo para la foto, para que se vea bonito pero no cumple con su cometido, termine usando otro que tengo que si es comodo.
La iluminacion de los leds es menos brillosa que los modelos Apex M750 y en mi opinion no vale la pena hacer el upgrade desde un m750 a este. Sino tienes teclado y estas buscando uno, yo buscaria otras marcas con mayores prestaciones, si de plano quieres este por la marca o porque esta bonito, es buena compra, solo que puede que despues de un rato empieces a notar los detalles o falta de calidad en algunos aspectos.
An Average Customer Online –
Well, for an keyboard that is about 200CAD, the keyboard has a bunch of issues.
Using for about a month or so, the keyboard started to show few flaws.
Keys stick to the bottom and sometimes its very bad for games. (The keyboard is completely clean, with a 1 month usage)
The caps are decent, but i already switched them since the caps are not really comfortable for use and they are quite bad quality.
Keyboard board is pretty good tho.
Steel build with a nice resistance towards possible impact when being transported around.
Software is quite broken with my OLED being turned off every time. the color patters are not very editable since its just 5 “1 way” options. but they do allow ad-inn in the software, allowing different patters.
Final review:
Keyboard is decent. expensive and just as good as an good average keyboard. The keyboard is usable, but honestly i regret buying this one, since there are few better than this one.
Harry –
OLED screen doesnt work no matter what i try. Just simple says ‘steelseries’. Also the keys are extremely loud, even the red ‘quiet’ ones, i have to type slowly at night to avoid waking people.
JK1 –
My son got this as an early birthday present as he is a aspiring gamer/YouTuber it is a very solid keyboard and feels built to last, also very colourful, very happy with this keyboard.
Jac –
UPDATE: After trying to get support from Steelseries, they (SteelSeries, NOT Amazon) wanted videos of the broken key, documentation, photos and stated that I would get an RMA. They then decided that I should just send it back. They would repair or give a credit for something from their store. No thanks. Going back to a different manufacturer that supports their own products and doesn’t treat the customer as the problem.
I have no idea how this has such a high score.
The first one I got had trouble with the Question Mark key. It would constantly do a repeating backslack.
I returned and got a replacement, the second had a dead Nine key.
I have zero clue how it can be only me. I tried with different keyboards and no trouble. Tried the Apex 7 on different computer and same issue.
Granted that this is really comfortable and had a great wrist rest. But if a key doesn’t work, no matter how comfy it is, it would be worthless.
Amazon Customer –
Ce clavier c’est exactement ce que je recherchais pour compléter mon ensemble Steelseries clavier, souris et tapis de souris.
Il est d’un format légèrement plus compact que des claviers standards, donc ça prend légèrement moins d’espace sur un bureau ou sur un tapis de souris XL.
Il n’y a pas de touche clavier extra pour programmer des macros et c’est parfait de même. Cependant, il est possible de reprogrammer n’importe quelle touche du clavier à vos besoins.
Le repose poignet est magnétique donc très facile de manipulation et s’accroche solidement au clavier. Le matériel du repose poignet est doux et facile à nettoyer.
Les couleurs RGB du clavier sont magnifiques, les choix des effets lumières et de couleurs sont infinis lorsque utilisé conjointement avec le logiciel de Steelseries.
Les touches “Red Switch – Linear and Quiet” sont exactement ce que je rechechais pour gamer et pour un usage autre aussi. Lorsqu’on pèse sur une touche, nous sentons bien l’effet linéaire sans aucun accrochage, tout ce fait en douceur. Il n’est pas complètement silencieux, mais c’est parfait comme ça, car je ressens l’effet mécanique rechercher d’un clavier de ce type.
Je vous le conseil totalement si vous avez un bon budget pour un bon clavier.
Xae –
A great keyboard that had everything I wanted. Specifically, my main criteria:
1) Floating keycaps
2) Dedicated media keys
3) Blue switches
The software is decent and I love that I can program (most) things right on the keyboard itself. I don’t find the OLED to be of much use except to program things, since none of the games I play have apps. I type a lot in addition to playing game more casually (MMOs where I stick mostly to PvE), so I can’t say much for how it handles during more intense matches, but it’s been very responsive and types nicely so far. It’s not cherry switches, but I can’t tell much of a difference between my Cherry board and this one.
The keycaps are solidly ‘meh’, but I love that I can swap them out (including bottom row!) for other caps. I currently have the HyperX pudding caps on and they look great. The build quality is pretty great, and I especially love the aluminum board (it’s matte so it doesn’t attract fingerprints). The wrist rest is also a solid ‘meh’, since although they have a great matte rubber surface that doesn’t show marks, they’re not soft and they also aren’t high enough to actually do anything. The magnet is a good strength, holds securely when I move the kb. The cable isn’t removable (boo) but there’s 3 points of exit so you can customize it a little.
I took a star off for two things:
1) If you don’t have the feet down in the back, the wrist rest doesn’t lie completely flat on your desk at the front. Every time I put down my hands, it thuds a bit, especially on the right side. If you have an extended mouse mat or some other more cushioned surface you won’t have this issue.
2) This is a more minor quibble, but one of the cable holders on the back had a corner that cracked. I think the cable was forced in too hard and broke it? It’s not a big deal since it’s on the back of the board and that particular holder still works fine, but for this price, having something that’s broken right out of the box is pretty crappy.
Overall, if you like what it offers, this is a great keyboard with great build quality and smooth typing.
R Barré –
I’m the kind of guy that games 6hrs + a day in high elo multiplayer games and cares about games more than most things in my life.
It’s a keyboard. Information on good keyboards for gaming is ambiguous and prices are usually from 100-200 for mechanical keyboards. This one is definetly expensive.
Keyboards don’t affect gaming that much. Monitors, mice and tower hardware do. Flat laptop keyboards are better in my opinion because of how easy it is to slide to another key once you get used to them.
That’s why after switching to this keyboard I felt a little underwhelmed for its price. It’s not a bad keyboard by any means. In fact, it’s one of, if not the best, mechanical keyboards on the market. I just don’t think the price tag justifies itself. Unless it lasts me ~10 years.
In conclusion, I’l recommend it if you want to spend for the long term benefit. I’l keep it at 4* unless it breaks. If that is the case I’l update the review for you curious people.
Sincerely,
XD.
Mateo Stabio –
Its a nice keyboard and all, but far from what they promise. Its nice visually, the lighting is nice, but some keys feel too soft to be brown switches. Some feel almost like red switches. It is not ergonomic at all, with or without the arm rest, found my wrists to hurt after using it for about an hour or 2.
For the price, I would recommend anything else, this is so expensive for nothing crazy.
Heather Pryer –
I ordered this as a replacement gaming keybiard to a logitech g910, its very chunky and the keys are really loud . That with the lack of a ten key makes this very expensive keybiard a real waste of money compared to competitors