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title: 'I Tried the Best Keyboard for Movement in Apex'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=bcwnPtaj_zE'
video_id: 'bcwnPtaj_zE'
date: 2026-08-04
duration_sec: 499
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# I Tried the Best Keyboard for Movement in Apex

> Source: [I Tried the Best Keyboard for Movement in Apex](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bcwnPtaj_zE)

## Summary

The video reviews the Gravastar 60 HE Pro, a 60% Hall Effect keyboard, and explains how its customizable actuation points and features can enhance movement in Apex Legends. The creator demonstrates how they configured the keyboard to improve techniques like super glides and strafing, and shares their honest opinion on its value.

### Key Points

- **Introduction and Credibility** [00:02] — The creator states they were not paid for this review and only recommend products they personally use and find valuable, establishing trust.
- **Hall Effect Switches Explained** [00:45] — The keyboard uses Hall Effect switches with magnets, allowing it to detect exact key press and release distances, enabling per-key actuation customization.
- **Web-Based Configuration** [02:21] — Unlike other keyboards, the Gravastar 60 HE Pro is configured through a web portal, eliminating the need for downloadable software and PC performance overhead.
- **Custom Actuation Settings** [03:03] — The creator sets short actuation points for movement keys (crouch, WASD) and longer ones for keys like Escape and Windows to prevent accidental presses.
- **Super Glide Optimization** [03:43] — By setting crouch to 1.6mm and spacebar to 0.8mm, the creator makes it easier to hit super glides, which require crouch and jump inputs one frame apart.
- **Polling Rate and Last Input Priority** [05:09] — The keyboard supports up to 8000 Hz polling rate for low latency, and features a 'last input priority' (LKP) setting that overrides conflicting inputs, improving strafing.
- **Unboxing and Accessories** [06:56] — The deluxe edition includes a dust sleeve, USB-C cable, keycap puller, extra frosted keycaps, switch puller, four extra switches, and a cleaning cloth.
- **Final Verdict** [07:36] — The keyboard won't make you a better player but amplifies your existing skills. It's $200, and while not necessary, it offers many advantages for serious players.

### Conclusion

The Gravastar 60 HE Pro is a high-end keyboard that offers unprecedented customization for movement in Apex Legends, but it's an expensive tool that enhances rather than creates skill.

## Transcript

This might just be the best [music] keyboard in all of Apex. what I want it to do, as opposed to the board making me do what it needs me that much sense, but it will by the end of this video. Now, I just want to start
this video off by saying that I've not been paid for this. I get sponsors all companies who want me to review their products. 99.99% product and I just can't recommend
to waste your time and your money, or I just I just don't like the product. So, channel, you already know I only talk about things that I myself use or I find a lot of value in. So, the fact that I'm making this video goes to show
how much I believe in truly like this product. So, let's get into it. This is product. So, let's get into it. This is the Gravastar 60 HE [music] Pro. It is a 60% keyboard that uses Hall Effect switches, and it is by far the most
advanced keyboard that I have played on. And I have played on half a dozen different keyboards that I own. I have keyboards from SteelSeries, from Razer, stuff that I've accepted to receive, but I just never really believed in the
product enough to make a video on it. And I even have those $30 Walmart cool, especially when you first get into gaming until you realize, "Holy [ __ ] these things really [ __ ] suck." Now, this keyboard uses Hall Effect switches,
which is basically just a fancy name for it has magnets inside of it. And because it uses magnetic sensors instead of linear or mechanical switches, what this keyboard is able to do is it's able to detect how far exactly you've pushed the
key down and how far you've lift the key up. And the reason why that is so cool is because you can bind each individual key on here to push down at a very specific point and to release at a specific point, which offers so much
movement potential in a game like Apex to the fact that it is almost considered cheating because it gives you that much of a mechanical advantage. Because I'm trying to get a lot better at movement in Apex, being able to get that precise
like I said is crucial. And it it it's needed. Like if you don't have this these things, it's just going to be very hard to do it. So, let's go plug this into my computer and I'll show you exactly what I mean when I say that you
of this. Let's do it. Now, unlike other keyboards like from Logitech or Razer or SteelSeries, a lot of it you have to download to your PC and that's not necessarily an issue except every time
you want to update your keyboard, you need to boot up the software or there's taking up PC performance. And there's just so much stuff that just doesn't everything through their web portal. Literally just go to their website,
you're editing all the different keys on your keyboard. And the way that I set up super unique, but it's definitely benefiting me when it comes to my movement in Apex. So, all of my movement binds like my crouch, my WASD, as you
can see, they all have really short actuation points. And then for other game, so for example, if I accidentally on my screen. Anything that will like lock me out of the game, I set to have a
higher input. So, for example, for my escape key, I have to push down 3.5 mm, escape key, I have to push down 3.5 mm, my Windows key 3.5 mm, my tab is only 1 mm. So, if I do ever accidentally hit those keys, unless I push that key all
the way down, it's not going to activate and I'm going to more than likely be of a janky setup here with my camera and everything, but another thing that I do with my settings is I actually change how far I need to press my C key, my
toggle crouch key with my spacebar. You can see my toggle crouch is 1.6 mm, but my spacebar is 0.8 mm. And the reason why I have it set like this is whenever you do something like a super glide like this on your keyboard, you need to hit
crouch and jump literally like one frame apart from each other. And trying to time that can be really, really hard. So, a couple different ways that like players will do this to like hit more consistent super glides
>> is one, they'll actually flip the C key backwards. That way the top end, which is usually a little bit higher, will sit to the bottom so that it's closer to Another thing that they'll do is they'll change where their thumb sits. So, they
might sit a little bit further back, they might change the angle of how their thumb is going to be placed over that key to have a more precise input. Or the way that I do it is in my keyboard settings, I just change how far each
input is. And a way that you can get even better understanding of like how your keyboard grip or like where you place your hand is you can go to a super glide trainer at Apex Movement Wiki. You can put in all your different settings
FPS is. And then you can just start hitting super glides to see how close you are to hitting a super glide to see if you have your settings set to the then you go and you hit a super glide. You know, when it comes to hitting like
insanely precise movements, the software is so clutch at customizing how you're able to move. Like you choose how you want to move as opposed to having a keyboard that only works one way and then you have to play to how the
keyboard operates. You can also change the polling rate of the keyboard. So, this is basically how many inputs or how many signals does your keyboard send to your PC every single second. So, I play on 8,000 hertz, every second you're
sending 8,000 inputs through your PC to process so that you get the most accurate low latency input from your keyboard. Another feature that I I set personally, but I know a lot of people in like CS:GO and and other people in
Apex use is in the advanced section setting up LKP or like last input or something like that. Basically, what you do is you bind two keys together. So, then I'm going to override it so that the last press is what gets registered
first. So, let's try and bind that there, A and D. I'm going to go save. And now, basically, what this does is if I'm strafing left and then I hit D, it's going to register that last input. even though I'm hitting both binds right now,
hit latest. Typically, what would happen if you don't have this bound is if you were to go A and then hit D, it's registering two opposite things and it how to like strafe quick, you have to have a really good timing with when you
let go of your keys. But, if you don't want to learn how to have a really good accurate strafe, you can literally just go A and D, and now you can just have You don't even really have to time it. It just gives you
movement. Honestly, I'm probably going to like keep this on. Because doing moving your hand around the keyboard and you're doing like a circle input, it just gives you a snappier, more responsive feel, and you can hit
smoother movements. Now, what is in the box? If you were to end up picking up one of these, I personally got the deluxe edition, and what came with it is the keyboard, obviously, a dust sleeve, which I personally really love cuz I
travel a lot, a type A to type C connector for that 8,000 Hz connection, a keycap puller with an extra set of frosted keycaps. So, if you don't like frosted clear ones. It also comes with a switch puller because it is a hot
out the switches if you want. And it also comes with four extra switches in case something breaks, which is super clutch. It also comes with a cleaning and it also comes with a cleaning cloth to wipe off all your drills after you
hit a 1 V 3. Now, my honest thoughts on this keyboard is that it's not going to make you a better player. It's just going to amplify what you're already doing right. There are so many other keyboards out there. So, do you need to
buy this one? Absolutely not. It is $200. But, it packs so many different money and you want all the advantages that come with it, in my opinion, it's
has convinced you that you want to try one out and you want to pick one up, down below. It is a referral link, so if you want to support me channel, then help donate a little bit of that revenue to me. Or, if you don't like me cuz you
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