THE APEX M500

 Measuring 440.56mm in length, 136.43mm in width and 39.52mm in height the 1241g heavy Apex M500 is roughly identical to the original 6Gv2.

SteelSeries has placed their logo at the top right corner of the keyboard.

F5 and F6 allow you to control the illumination of the keys while F7 through F12 also double as multimedia keys (with the help of the Fn key of course).

The company name and logo are also engraved on the left side of the keyboard.

Here we see the Cherry MX red mechanical switches and the blue steel back plate.

At the rear of the keyboard we see three rubber feet, two height adjusters and 3 grooves used to pass the USB cord.

The height adjusters are rubber coated and can lift the top of the keyboard roughly 12mm from the desk.

Unfortunately the Apex M500 doesn't feature a braided cable or a gold plated USB plug.

The moment you plug the keyboard into a USB port the keys light up at medium brightness.