With the Apex, the low-profile design coupled with the fast-action keys allows the user to react more quickly, gaining a competitive edge. Key Selling Points Fast-action keys Customization Intuitive design Reliable key strikes, easy navigation & a cache of extra keys Easy WASD Extra keys Powerful configuration options for macros, lighting & more Comprehensive macros Plug & play Activezone lighting Swappable feet Integrated USB (Universal Serial Bus) hub Product Features Fast-action keys With the Apex, the low-profile design coupled with the fast-action keys allows the user to react more quickly, gaining a competitive edge. Customization Steel Series Engine 3 has you covered when it comes to customizing lighting, macros, & even more Apex options. The software ensures you are able to completely customize your Apex keyboard. Intuitive design The combination of 16.8 million color illumination, low-profile keys & sleek lines come together giving Apex beautiful form & optimized function. Reliable key strikes, easy navigation & a cache of extra keys The Steel Series Apex gaming keyboard supports anti-ghosting for 20 keys located in the most-used gaming areas on the keyboard. Out of these 20 capable keys, 6 can be used simultaneously, allowing those key presses to register without locking the keyboard. These keys are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Q, W, E, R, A, S, D, F, L-Ctrl, L-Shift, Space, & the four arrow keys. Easy WASD Small bumps on the W-key provide a faster return to WASD. When you quickly have to type a message or execute a comm&, Steel Series want to make sure that you find your way back to WASD as quickly as possible without having to look. Extra keys Steel Series wanted to give you even more control with Apex so Steel Series added an array of other keys. Independent media & volume keys provide instant access to media control & more. Two more arrow keys give extra directional convenience. The Steel Series key means that you can access special functions like disabling the Windows key. Comprehensive macros The Apex gives you even more ways to win thanks to 22 additional macro keys. You can even record macros on the fly. Plug & play Theres no need to install software in order to use the Apex. However, you will miss out on a lot of customization options. Just plug it in if you need to get right to the gaming. The keyboard will still work, including a few features like the disabling of the windows key & more. Activezone lighting The Apex features 5 independent color zones that are each capable of 16.8 million colors. These can be customized to create a unique color scheme for each of your macro profiles, to quickly determine which macro profile is enabled. Steel Series suggest grouping your macros according to their color. Imagine a yellow theme for harvest macros, blue theme for defend macros, red for attack macros & more. The possibilities are limitless. Swappable feet Swappable rubber feet allow you to find the most comfortable gaming angle for those long gaming sessions. You can raise or lower Apex depending on which feet you decide to game with. Integrated USB (Universal Serial Bus) hub An integrated USB (Universal Serial Bus) hub adds two USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports to your setup giving you quick access to storage right on your Apex keyboard.