As you can see, the SteelSeries 7G looks pretty unremarkable and is virtually the same size of a bog standard Dell keyboard. As mentioned previously though, the weight of the keyboard hints at the vast differences in these two keyboards where they couldn't be placed further apart in terms of performance.



Attaching the frame is just a simple matter of dropping it over the top of the keyboard. It totally transforms the look and feel of the keyboard making it much more gamer-esque than was originally perceived. I would have liked the wrist rest to have some padding though as it is manufactured from rigid plastic and while it is tough, it is perhaps not as comfortable as it could have been.



Ergonomically, the keyboard is not perfect and would make some baulk at the wedge shape. While ergonomic wave designs may well be great for typing, they can be cumbersome for gaming so for this reason, SteelSeries have stuck to the tried and tested design which the majority of users, especially gamers prefer.



With the wrist rest fitted it will take up a lot of desktop real estate but thankfully due to the rubber grips beneath the keyboard, everything stays precisely where it should.



Looking at the keyboard you would be forgiven for thinking that it is precisely the same as most other mechanical gaming keyboards and for the most part I would be inclined to agree. Aesthetically, save for the logo and wrist rest, the SteelSeries 7G looks to be identical to the Ozone Strike we reviewed previously. Both keyboards use the Cherry black MX switches and utilise the same layout so I am at a loss as to how to differentiate these keyboards at this point.

I think we should investigate things a little further before passing judgement...