The OminiPoint 2.0 optical switches are the biggest USP of the keyboard, however. The switches themselves don’t sound entirely pleasant and they do seem to have a little bit of rattle on them, but since you cannot remove them, you are pretty much stuck with the current sound profile of the keyboard. You can lube them yourself but since the switches are not hot-swappable, you will have to be quite careful in doing so. However, Steelseries could have done with some lubing to the stabs as they do rattle when depressed. The built-in stabilizers also seem well fitted and do not rattle around the chassis when you shake the keyboard - a telltale sign of how much care and attention has gone into the design of the keyboard. The body doesn’t flex under pressure and there are no obvious weak points in the overall design. And while we cannot attest to the claims here, the keyboard does feel extremely well-built and prime for some abuse. The keyboard features an aircraft grade Series 5000 metal top plate which Steelseries claims is identical to the aluminum used in jets, which gives the keyboard the necessary structural stability for long term use. This isn’t exactly a knock against the keyboard’s aesthetics, because there isn’t a lot of room for creativity on such a small form factor, but for what it is, it is perfectly compact which makes it easy to carry around, and saves a ton of desk space for gaming. As such, it’s pretty basic looking except for the snazzy RGB effects that can be configured with the Steelseries GG software.
The Apex Pro Mini Wireless comes in a cute 60% form factor.
However, it doesn’t come cheap at $240, which might be eye watering for a feature that some may not find much use for. We have seen such switches before with the Razer’s Analog Huntsman keyboards, but the Steelseries Apex Pro Mini Wireless, the one we are looking at in this review, is possibly the first one to offer such switches in a wireless form factor.
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