However, the use of Razer's analog switches just pushes it over the edge here, as a major feature that simply isn't replicated in SteelSeries' offering.īoth the SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini and Razer Huntsman Mini Analog perform particularly well in-game. Neither options offer a wrist rest or USB passthrough, putting both models on a level playing field in their main specs.

However, we did also notice that it took a particularly long time to charge - with two days on the cable yielding just 50% from a dead battery. If you're picking up the wireless Apex model, it's worth noting that we were impressed by the out-of-the-box battery life, easily running through its reported 30 hours in our testing. Both connect via USB Type-C, offer up to five onboard profiles for macro effects, individually backlit keys, a 1000Hz polling rate, PBT doubleshot keycaps, and standard rollover. The basic features on offer are largely the same in both the Razer Huntsman Mini Analog and SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini. That's a big drawback for the Apex Pro Mini, as the overall effect with a set of Huntsman keys underhand can completely change the way you play. SteelSeries is still very much an on-off switch, just one with a configurable distance before you actuate. That means you've got more degrees of movement with each keypress (the more you press, the faster you accelerate in Forza, for example). Razer's deck can mimic the movement style of a thumbstick by measuring the distance a key is pressed on an - you guessed it - analog level. While both models allow you to set those dual-step actuations and customize the individual actuation points of each key, the Huntsman Mini Analog goes one step further. The biggest difference between these switches lies in that key 'Analog' element.

The new Omnipoint switches add the ability to customize dual-step actuation (you can configure one action to a half press, and another action to a full press, for example).

Razer uses its Analog Optical switches in the Huntsman, offering a light-based actuation method whereas SteelSeries has opted to keep things mechanical, with its Omnipoint 2.0. Now down to the main point of both of these keyboards - the adjustable switches.

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