The feet on the Apex Pro are also a little wobbly, those who put a lot of pressure on a heightened keyboard might have some trouble with them foldling back in. The Apex Pro still features ABS keycaps, though that can be remedied with a replacement set. The optical switches themselves are very smooth, making for a great gaming experience all around.Ī lot of the cost of this keyboard must’ve gone into the OLED and actuation points because the keyboard lacks in a few fundamentals that does negatively affect the gaming experience. The adjustable actuation allows you to set different per-key activation points for each switch, for example, you can set your WASD in-game to be more sensitive so you don’t have the press as deep to get an input. The OLED is used as a status indicator or gif display machine. The Apex Pro TKL has two standout features, the OLED screen and adjustable actuation points for their switches.

This is the kitchen sink of keyboards, it has a ton of cool features that aren’t available on most other keyboards. We’ve picked keyboards that are widely available, limited run keyboards might be nice but it doesn’t help if we recommend unavailable keyboards.Īs new TKL keyboards come out, we’ll give them the good ol’ review and consider them for the best list. We look for the same things we look for in any good keyboard:īased on the above factors, price and availability, we made our recommendations based on what we think most gamers are going to appreciate. I want to see if keycaps get shiny or slippery quickly around the WASD area.īesides play testing, we looked at reddit and gaming forums to see if there are any overwhelming complaints with any of the keyboards.

On top of performance we’re looking for ergonomics while playing, key feel and durability if we happened to hammer on the keys a little more than usual. Tenkeyless keyboards are a good middle-ground keyboard for all game types, we played a mix of games, Dota 2 for the MOBA/RTS crowd and primarily Modern Warfare for FPS. Simply put, we just played a bunch of games. For a more premium price the Huntsman TE offers a great gaming experience with high-end finishes. Razer’s TKL is solidly built, with solid optical switches and PBT keycaps out of the box.

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