- Back to homepage
- Related articles
  Related articles

SteelSeries Apex M500 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Others/Mice & Keyboards by stefan @ 2016-11-01

Casual and more advanced gamers on a budget which do not need extra Macro keys, RGB LED lighting or an integrated USB hub can surely take into account when making a purchase the Apex M500 keyboard, which does sport the well-known Cherry MX Red switches which are rated up to 50 million actuations. The keyboard does still feature per-key LED lighting but only in blue color and can be further configured via the powerful SteelSeries Engine software.

A Closer Look Part II

While the M800, Apex 350 and Apex 300 do have a similar looking base, M500 does look like a regular gaming keyboard, with no extra macro keys available to the user or separate multimedia functions:

The extra blue plastic layer is meant to create a more uniform LED-lit surface while the keyboard is operating, since it sports the same color as the LEDs themselves:

SteelSeries has integrated some of the necessary functions with the F-keys; besides the regular multimedia buttons, we also have the ability to change the LED brightness as needed:

On the right side of the Spacebar key and to be more precise near the Alt key we do have a SteelSeries logo key, which is basically the regular Fn:

The top right corner of the keyboard does feature a subtle dark grey SteelSeries logo, along with separate LEDs for Num, Caps, Scroll and Windows key lock functions:

On the lateral sides of the product we will get to see embossed SteelSeries logos, which are a nice touch!

M500 is a very sturdy mechanical keyboard, while the bottom base seems to confirm this by sporting a futuristic look:

All information and graphics contained in Madshrimps are sole property of the Madshrimps crew and may not be reproduced or copied in any manner without written permission from us.