TAIPEI—Thanks to the new SteelSeries Apex Pro mechanical gaming keyboard, you can go from playing a hair-trigger, first-person shooter game to typing a novel, all on a single keyboard.

Yes, technically you could already do that with any keyboard on the market. But the Apex Pro, unveiled at Computex on Tuesday, has a first-of-its-kind adjustable actuation that will make both of those tasks much more comfortable.

For an FPS game like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, you could assign a very short actuation distance—as low as 0.3mm—using the SteelSeries software. Then, assign a very high actuation distance—up to 3.6mm—for word processing apps like Microsoft Word. Behind the scenes, the software communicates with magnetic sensors inside the Apex Pro's key switches to make sure the key press is registers exactly when you want it to.

You could even assign different sensitivity levels to different keys. Need extra-responsive WASD keys for in-game navigation but have an annoying habit of accidentally hitting the Shift key? Assign a low actuation to the WASD keys and a high one to the Shift key.

The process is very easy whether you're using the SteelSeries Engine software or the keyboard's built-in OLED display, as I found when I tested it out briefly at Computex. The nifty OLED display, mounted above the number keys, even shows in real time how far each key is pressed and whether or not it has hit the actuation point yet.

The display can also show notifications from apps like Discord or Spotify (when you get a chat or want to skip to the next song, for instance). Next to the display, there's a clickable metal roll bar that comes in handy for quick volume adjustments.

SteelSeries is offering the Apex Pro starting next month in a tenkeyless version for $130, while the full-size board is $160. The company is also launching a cheaper non-Pro version of the Apex, which lacks the adjustable actuation but offers a choice of Cherry MX Brown, Red, or Blue switches, so you can choose how clicky you want your board to be.

That begs the question: wouldn't it be even cooler to have a keyboard that could adjust both its actuation point and the clickiness of its keys? A SteelSeries rep thought so, but declined to comment on whether such a board is feasible.