![]() Before you jump ship, let me tell you that I actually really enjoyed these switches, and I do not usually enjoy tactile bumps that much. Like their name implies, these switches are silent, and that’s partially due to them being membrane, rather than mechanical. But for $45, I think 20 million strokes is more than enough. The SteelSeries Apex 3 TKL features the company’s Whisper-Quiet gaming switches that are rated for 20 million keystrokes, which is a lot less than the other switches we test. ![]() I can deal with two presses, but three clicks felt very awkward. I will say that the media “square” works well until you have to press it three times to go back to a previous track. If you press the square once, it’ll pause your media a double press will skip a track and a triple press will go back to the previous track. On the top right of the keyboard is a notched volume wheel and a little black square that controls your media. ![]() While they’re a bit awkward to operate, they are better than nothing. Unlike too many gaming keyboards, we have dedicated media keys here. For example, the 1 is above the exclamation mark, where it typically is underneath it. There isn’t a whole lot I don’t like about the Apex 3’s design, but I didn't appreciate that the company flipped some of the legends around. After giving the Apex 3 a quick wipe-down with a napkin, it worked as usual, which is very cool and can be very practical if you’re clumsy. To test the keyboard’s water resistance, I filled a cup of water, and with the Apex 3 connected to my laptop, I spilled water on the keyboard. At first, I was a bit bothered that the Apex 3 lacked a removable cable, but that may be because the keyboard is IP32 water-resistant, and a detachable cable could be another way for water to get in.
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