The only change that I might take issue with in the M500 is that where SteelSeries provided a PS/2 adapter on the 6GV2, this design is exclusively USB out of the box. This could be better if it dedicated keys to macro functionality, but I can see why it would resist adding special keys and messing with its well-honed layout further. SteelSeries also claims you can do on-the-fly macros, though the process for doing this does require some work with the Engine3 tools beforehand. The exotic face of this design is in the SteelSeries Engine Software, where you can create incredibly detailed game profiles and key macros to your heart’s content. The LEDs are blue, and you can adjust their brightness, revealing that this is a nod to low light use and not the lightbulb festooned fairground rides of my childhood. It’s not anything like the system it put in the Apex M800 or 350, where you get technicolour explosions under your fingers. Underneath, it’s created a nice channel system for directing where the cable comes out at the back, and as you might reasonably expect, it’s all been built to withstand prolonged abuse at the hands of energy-drink-fuelled gamers.īeing honest, if this were built any tougher, it could double as a cricket bat.Īnd if those features weren’t enough, SteelSeries has also given the Apex M500 some subtle key backlighting.
STEELSERIES 6GV2 KOREAN KEYBOARD LAYOUT FULL
Cherry MX red mechanical gaming switches.
STEELSERIES 6GV2 KOREAN KEYBOARD LAYOUT WINDOWS
I noticed that SteelSeries has moved the media controls to different function keys, though I never used them, and it’s added a light to indicate when Windows key is locked for gaming. That I was able to transition immediately from the old to the new without any significant problems demonstrated to me that they didn’t alter anything critical for fans of the older design. The only significant change to the QWERTY zone is that the key is now on the second row, moved up from the bottom, allowing for a reshaped Return and a wider right shift. It’s also about 12mm narrower, with most of that space being squeezed out of the gaps between the insert/home and direction arrow clusters and the main keyboard and numeric pad either side of them. The other changes are mostly very subtle, like the edge lip on the 6GV2 that’s now become a bevel what won’t easily retain misplaced toast crumbs. The MX Red switch is good for gaming and typing, so most people will be happy. In the case of the M500, these are the Cherry MX Red, whereas the 6GV2 did offer MX Red and MX Black options. The M500 has exactly the same number of keys in an almost identical layout, and it also still uses the incredibly precise Cherry MX switches. There was very little wrong with this design beforehand, so it would seem odd to radically redesign it now. Sitting the new M500 next to the 6GV2, it is striking how relatively little SteelSeries has altered on this design. You can support the site directly via Paypal donations ☕. It’s patently time for a change, and right on cue SteelSeries has just launched the Apex M500!ħReview earns Amazon affiliate commissions from qualifying purchases. I’ve polished the spacebar to a gloss finish, and my vowels are slowly fading from view.
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