Comparing Razer Huntsman V2 TKL and SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless
Experts recommend SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless more than Razer Huntsman V2 TKL
As of 4 Jan 2023, experts prefer SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless over Razer Huntsman V2 TKL, but both Gaming Keyboards have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless received 4 recommendations: from Tom's Hardware (11 Nov 2022), Rtings.com (21 Dec 2022) Digital Trends (4 Nov 2022) and 1 other. By contrast, Razer Huntsman V2 TKL received only 2 recommendations from T3 (17 Aug 2022) and TechRadar (16 Dec 2022).
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Endorsement summary:
- On 16 Dec 2022
TechRadar ranked SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless as #11 and Razer Huntsman V2 TKL as #12
Rank Gaming Keyboard Comment ... ... ... #11 out of 13 SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless Most customizable gaming keyboard#12 out of 13 Razer Huntsman V2 TKL The best TKL gaming keyboard... ... ... Source: www.techradar.com - On 17 Aug 2022
T3 ranked Razer Huntsman V2 TKL as #3
Rank Gaming Keyboard Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 16 Razer Huntsman V2 TKL The best premium gaming keyboard... ... ... Source: www.t3.com - On 11 Nov 2022
Tom's Hardware ranked SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless as #12
Rank Gaming Keyboard Comment ... ... ... #12 out of 13 SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless Best Small Gaming Keyboard... ... ... Source: www.tomshardware.com - On 21 Dec 2022
Rtings.com ranked SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless as #1
Rank Gaming Keyboard Comment #1 out of 6 SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless Best Gaming Keyboard... ... ... Source: www.rtings.com - On 4 Nov 2022
Digital Trends ranked SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless as #7
Rank Gaming Keyboard Comment ... ... ... #7 out of 8 SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless The best gaming keyboard for esports... ... ... Source: www.digitaltrends.com
Verdict
After counting and adding up the 108 expert endorsements of the January rankings, SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless outranks Razer Huntsman V2 TKL. This is not to say that Razer Huntsman V2 TKL is a bad option. Like SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Customers like SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless noticeably more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Razer Huntsman V2 TKL.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling gaming keyboard receives a consumer score of 9.1 (great). Both Razer Huntsman V2 TKL and SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
Razer Huntsman V2 TKL | |
SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless |
In comparison:
9.9 Amazing
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Median best-selling Gaming Keyboard |
SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless is more popular than Razer Huntsman V2 TKL
It's fairly safe to say that SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless is a more popular gaming keyboard than Razer Huntsman V2 TKL, based on its 3,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
Table: Top compared alternatives for Razer Huntsman V2 TKL and SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless | |||||
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![]() | Logitech G915 TKL | $180 | 4 expert recommendations | More Popular | |
![]() | SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless | $174 |
In comparison:
9.9 Amazing
| 4 expert recommendations | |
![]() | Logitech G915 | $216 | 3 expert recommendations | More Popular | |
![]() | Razer Huntsman v2 Analog | $220 | 6 expert recommendations |
Rank | Change | Price | Gaming Keyboard | Tom's Hardware ![]() | Rtings.com ![]() | PC Gamer ![]() | Tom's Guide ![]() | Digital Trends ![]() | GamesRadar+ ![]() | PCMag ![]() | T3 ![]() | TechRadar ![]() | Laptop Mag ![]() |
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1 | - | $220 | ![]() | 9 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
2 | - | $115 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | - | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | 11 |
3 | - | $230 | ![]() | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
4 | - | $174 | ![]() | 12 | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | 11 | - |
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Expert reviews [14]
- with a score: 7
- without a score: 7
Highest score by Rtings.com | 95 |
Average score based on 14 reviews | 81 |
Lowest score by Tom's Hardware | 60 |
Score distribution:
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0-20 |
Expert reviews [21]
- with a score: 9
- without a score: 12
Highest score by Basic Tutorials | 93 |
Average score based on 21 reviews | 83 |
Lowest score by PCMag | 70 |
Score distribution:
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Razer Huntsman V2 TKL is a popular option at the top of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling gaming keyboards and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB or Logitech G915 TKL .
Razer Huntsman V2 TKL is $80.22 more expensive than the average gaming keyboard ($108.66).
SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling gaming keyboards and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Logitech G105 or Corsair STRAFE .
SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless is $65.23 more expensive than the average gaming keyboard ($108.66).