SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless review: An enthusiast’s gaming keyboard

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SteelSeries is entering a realm it has never gone to before — the recently charted land of 60% gaming keyboards. Using its ever-popular Apex Pro as a template, SteelSeries cut down the size of its flagship to create a keyboard that meets the needs (and desk space) of gamers in 2022. SteelSeries went further than pulling out keys, too, which is why the Apex Pro Mini and Apex Pro Mini Wireless are among the best gaming keyboards you can buy.

That doesn’t mean it’s the best keyboard for you, though. The second-generation Omnipoint switches and dual wireless connections are big selling points for the Apex Pro Mini Wireless, but its prohibitively high price tag means you should shop for other options before settling on SteelSeries’ first small form factor gaming keyboard.

Before getting to any aspect of the Apex Pro Mini and Apex Pro Mini Wireless, we need to talk about pricing. The Apex Pro Mini is $180 and the wireless version clocks in at $240. It is, by far, the most expensive 60% gaming keyboard you can buy, at least among mainstream brands. The Corsair K65, an expensive keyboard in its own right, is only $110 by comparison.

It’s not even close in a lot of cases. Asus’ ROG Falchion NX is wireless and $150, nearly $100 less than what SteelSeries is asking. And the wired HyperX Alloy Origins Core sells for as little as $70, $110 less than the wired Apex Pro Mini. It’s expensive compared to SteelSeries’ own offerings, too. The full-size Apex Pro, which comes with a wrist rest and an OLED display, is only $20 more expensive than the Apex Pro Mini.

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

I want to get this out of the way because I love this keyboard. It’s great, and I would easily recommend it