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SteelSeries Apex Gaming Keyboard Review – Soft on the eyes, hard on the touch

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Pros: Programmable keys, lighting, cable length, USB ports on the keyboard, big space bar
Cons: Key pressing is hard especially for FPS gaming and typing, software conflicting with other programs

Build Quality: 9/10
Design & Look: 8/10
Software: 6/10
Value: 7/10
Performance: 7/10
My final Rating: 7/10

Purchase Date: December 2013
Purchase Price: £80

First of all I would like to thank SteelSeries for sending me the keyboard for review.
The Apex can be purchased from a variety of resellers, such as AmazonUK, SteelSeries themselves, PC World and Currys. The prices vary quite a bit, but the average price I found was around £80. It can also be found on AmazonUSA for $82.

Before getting into my written review, here’s my video review of the Apex:

Now let’s get into this written review!

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SteelSeries Siberia V2 Heat Orange Gaming Headset – A quality headset for gamers

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Pros: Build quality, LED Colour, retractable microphone, overall sound quality
Cons: Isolation, software

Build quality: 10/10
Comfort: 8/10
Overall sound quality for a headset: 8/10
Isolation: 6/10
Microphone quality: 8/10
Software: 7/10
Review price: £100 (can be found for £80)
Value: 10/10 (at £100 price tag)
Overall rating: 9/10

SteelSeries Siberia V2 Heat Orange Headset - Design

First of all I would like to thank SteelSeries for sending me their headset for review. I reviewed the headset when they initially got launched at their higher price tag of around £100. Since then they have dropped to around £80, making them very attractive. It can be found on AmazonUK & AmazonUSA.
More information about the headset and its specifications can be found on SteelSeries’ website.

I was a little sceptical at first with the headset, as I was concerned about the overall sound quality the headset would have produced. However, the Heat Orange Gaming Headset really did impress me. Before going into my written review, I had previously made a video review where I gave the headset a full 10/10 rating. Since, I’ve decided to drop it by a rating to 9/10 (more on this through the review).

Here’s my video review:

Now let’s get into the written review:

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