

It’s small, compact, and very nicely weighted.


In terms of design, the new Apex 9 Mini looks very much like the Apex Pro Mini, another 60% keyboard that SteelSeries has. Many gamers prefer these types of keyboards because they take up very little space and are easily transportable over their full-sized siblings. These are considered compact keyboards and you can see that with just how small the form factor is. Instead, all you get are the essential keys needed for typing and gaming. It’s basically 60% of what a full-sized keyboard would be, meaning there is no number pad, no function keys, and no extra keys on the side. Let’s first define what a 60% keyboard is. What I have here for you today is the SteelSeries Apex 9 Mini, which is the smaller one in the series and is a 60% keyboard. Not only that, this is their first keyboard series that is customizable. A case in point is their brand new SteelSeries Apex 9 series gaming keyboards that utilize new OptiPoint Optical Switches that are faster than traditional mechanical switches and also quieter. Instead, much that has been released lately has been either brand new or evolutions of their product lines that truly do bring new features to the table. SteelSeries has been on a tear lately when it comes to releasing new products and it’s not just releasing products for the sake of releasing products.
