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SteelSeries Apex M800 Gaming Mechanical Keyboard Review

Others/Mice & Keyboards by stefan @ 2015-12-02

SteelSeries really succeeded to make a difference with the brand new mechanical switch design, which is capable of lower 1.5mm actuation, a 3mm throw and 45cN force (similar to Cherry MX switches). The central LEDs now allow a more uniform lighting of the keycap while the lettering/digits are made from semi-transparent plastic in order to allow LED light shine through. This is not all! We do also have a larger, re-designed Spacebar key for easy access, extra keys for programming, replaceable bottom feet, a dual-CPU configuration for allowing N-key rollover (up to 256 key presses at once, overkill) and dual USB 2.0 ports for connecting multiple low-powered devices.

SteelSeries Engine 3 Part I

In order to take advantage of the customization of the M800, it is necessary to download the latest version of SteeSeries Engine 3 from the manufacturers’ website; after the product has been detected, it will be shown in the list and a firmware update may also be required in some cases:

The dedicated GUI for Apex M800 will show the keyboard in the middle, while configuration settings are available on both left and right:

The keys can be remapped with a ton of functions; a pop-up menu will appear right after we click on one of the keys; first we have the Keyboard Buttons menu:

Previously defined macros can be easily assigned to the keys:

Next, we would like to remind of the Media Buttons:

Mouse buttons setting is pretty self-explanatory:

A key can be also deactivated at will:

Special keyboard functions can be also assigned to other keys:

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