Don't wait: My favorite mechanical gaming keyboard that I've used for 858 days (and counting) is still a steal after Black Friday

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SteelSeries' Apex Pro Mini Wireless keyboard was too expensive at launch, a problem solved by this deal extending to Cyber Monday.

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Meta's Quest 2 is gone, but the Apex Pro Mini is still with me. (Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)
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November 30, 9:45 AM ET: Black Friday officially finished, but Best Buy still has the Apex Mini Pro on sale with the same $128.99 price, while Amazon only brings its listing down to $149.99 for an early Cyber Monday offering.

"Too expensive" is a common theme among gaming peripherals, alongside garish RGB lighting and unnecessary features, but ultimately outshined by an outrageous price tag. That's what held the SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless back when I first got my hands on it in 2022, making it a problematic recommendation until now, as it drops to $128.99 at Best Buy.

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Still my daily keyboard over two years later

SteelSeries' Apex Pro Mini Wireless fresh out of its box. (Image credit: Ben Wilson | Windows Central)

I'll be candid: I don't use the SteelSeries GG companion app to control anything on this Apex Pro Mini because it became more of my daily driver for writing than it did for high-effort gaming.

Even if I did, I still have the option to record a sequence of keypresses into a macro just by holding down the SteelSeries logo key + X.

It might have been handy for typing "good game, well played" if I weren't playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 exclusively on Xbox and acting like an antisocial hermit in multiplayer.

Plus, I can flip through a few RGB lighting presets with the SteelSeries logo key + Z if I need more animated rainbows, though I could install the official app if I ever wanted deeper customization.

Essentially, I'm saying that the Apex Pro Mini Wireless is a functional gaming keyboard that works well enough without total reliance on a desktop companion app. Still, the extended personalization options are available whenever you want them, and you'll need the GG app if you dig into the dual-binding option that assigns two options per key based on how far you push it down. Check it out before Cyber Monday ends, potentially returning it to full price.

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Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson
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Ben is a Senior Editor of Windows Central, covering PC gaming hardware, software, and everything connected to it. He's built more custom desktops than he can count, and has hands-on experience with some of the most exciting components and accessories for Windows PC and Xbox. A lifelong obsession with Microsoft's technology has led to broad expertise in laptops and in the cutting-edge processors that are pushing the industry forward.