Comparing SteelSeries and Wooting Keyboards: Latency and Feel in Gaming

A comparison of SteelSeries and Wooting keyboards reveals similar latency and feel in-game. However, Wooting excels in adjustable sensitivity and multiple key actuations.

00:00:05 SteelSeries introduces a new keyboard feature called Rapid Trigger, which improves responsiveness and input feel. It is compared to a similar feature on the Wooting keyboard.

SteelSeries has released a keyboard with a feature similar to Wooting's 'Rapid Trigger'.

The 'Rapid Trigger' feature provides a more responsive and intuitive input, improving gaming experience.

Comparing SteelSeries and Wooting, their implementations of the 'Rapid Trigger' feature differ in keystroke range and sensitivity.

00:01:09 A review of the new firmware update for the SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini keyboard reveals improved sensitivity and responsiveness, comparable to the Wooting 60 keyboard.

SteelSeries released a firmware update for their Apex Pro Mini keyboard.

The update adds a rapid trigger feature that enhances the keyboard's sensitivity and responsiveness.

The rapid trigger feature on the Apex Pro Mini is comparable to the sensitivity of the Wooting 60 keyboard.

00:02:16 SteelSeries has developed a keyboard that does not reset the switch when lifted, unlike Razer. They used a slow-motion camera to measure latency and created a basic keyboard tester.

🔑 SteelSeries keyboard has an instant stop and start motion, unlike the Razer Huntsman Mini keyboard which has a small dead zone at the bottom.

🧪 The speaker built a basic keyboard tester powered by an Arduino and a solenoid to measure the latency between pressing a switch and the corresponding action on the screen.

🎥 A slow-motion camera recording at 3,000 frames per second was used to analyze the time delay between mechanical switch press and on-screen animation for testing the Wooting keyboard.

00:03:22 A comparison of latency between SteelSeries, Razer Huntsman mini, and Wooting keyboards. The Huntsman mini has a slight delay due to its limited rapid trigger implementation.

⏱️ The transcriber compares the latency of SteelSeries, Razer, and Wooting keyboards, finding that SteelSeries is slightly slower than Wooting and Razer is noticeably slower than both.

🔍 The key difference is that the Huntsman mini has a limited rapid trigger implementation compared to SteelSeries and Wooting due to a dead zone at the bottom, affecting actual latency and user experience.

🚀 Enabling rapid trigger on the Razer Huntsman keyboard significantly improves latency compared to having it disabled.

00:04:27 Comparing the performance of SteelSeries and Wooting keyboards, they have similar latency and feel in-game. However, the main differences are that SteelSeries lacks adjustable sensitivity and multiple key actuations, while Wooting excels in those areas.

⚡️ The SteelSeries keyboard performs similarly to the Wooting 60 in terms of rapid trigger performance.

🔀 One major difference is that the rapid trigger sensitivity cannot be adjusted on the SteelSeries keyboard, unlike the Wooting.

🔍 Availability is a significant factor, and the SteelSeries keyboard seems to be more widely accessible compared to the Wooting.

00:05:32 SteelSeries released a new keyboard similar to Wooting. Wooting is only available online with a 2-3 week wait, but it's worth it to avoid the terrible software of Razer and SteelSeries. The video also mentions a keyboard malfunction and the poor quality of Razer software.

🔑 SteelSeries peripherals have copied features from Wooting keyboards.

💻 The SteelSeries software is poorly optimized, with excessive RAM usage and unnecessary features.

⚠️ There have been reports of issues with SteelSeries keyboards, such as malfunctioning keys.

00:06:37 Comparison of Wooting 60 keyboard with Razer Huntsman Mini and SteelSeries Apex Pro, highlighting the rapid trigger functionality and latency numbers. Wooting 60 recommended as the superior keyboard, but good to see other companies catching up in terms of speed.

⚡️ The Wooting keyboard software is clear, fast, and user-friendly.

⌨️ The Wooting 60 keyboard allows for tappable arrow keys, unlike the Razer Huntsman mini or the SteelSeries Apex Pro me.

👀 Other companies are catching up to the Wooting keyboard in terms of speed and offering similar features.

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