Steelseries 6GV2

SteelSeries 6GV2 Review

If the SteelSeries 6Gv2 looks familiar to you, it’s probably because you’re already familiar with the 7G, SteelSeries’ flagship mechanical-key keyboard. SteelSeries didn’t update the 7G this year, and it’s still the company’s top-of-the-line model. The 6Gv2 is essentially a more aggressively priced (around $100, versus around $150) version of the same keyboard with a few features stripped out. The reason that the 6Gv2 looks nearly identical to the 7G is that it keeps all of the physical features that make its big brother a monster gaming keyboard. The keys use gold-plated mechanical switches with huge travel and no click. You don’t have to press a key all the way down for it to register though, so you can either press the keys lightly and quickly, or slam them down, depending on your gaming style and/or current K/D ratio. We’ve always loved the 7G for gaming, although we’ve found that the no-click mechanical switches make the keyboard hard to do a lot of fast typing on. Also intact is the 7G’s amazing build quality. Made with metal-infused plastic and built on a solid-metal plate, the 6Gv2 could serve double-duty as a battering ram. Also, the keys are easy to remove, wash, and put back into place. In other words, you won’t have to replace it any time soon.