Going down to a 60% form factor comes with sacrifices, namely the arrow keys. The Apex Pro Mini Wireless is as basic as gaming keyboards come, but the small branding touches still make it feel more premium than a black plastic rectangle. There’s a tasteful SteelSeries logo on the front of the keyboard, as well as a logo on the back. The extra heft is likely due to the aluminum frame the keyboard uses, though it feels far from heavy when stacked up against a full-sized keyboard. That makes it smaller than the Razer Huntsman Mini but slightly heavier than the Asus ROG Falchion. The Apex Pro Mini is 11.5 inches wide, 1.6 inches tall, and 4 inches deep, and it clocks in at just over one pound. It’s hard to understand how small a 60% keyboard is until you pick one up with one hand. If you want a deal, make sure to read our roundup of the best budget mechanical keyboards. This is a keyboard for staunch enthusiasts who don’t mind throwing some money away on premium peripherals. It’s great, and I would easily recommend it even if it was slightly more expensive than the competition. I want to get this out of the way because I love this keyboard.

The SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless is a downright terrible value.

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