ASUS ROG Peripherals at CES: ROG Azoth Keyboard and ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition

[btarunr]

ASUS ROG showed off a slender lineup of gaming input devices at the 2023 International CES. These included the ROG Azoth wireless keyboard, and the ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition wireless mouse. Both of these are being offered as tournament-grade peripherals for e-sports professionals, implementing the ASUS ROG SpeedNova ultra low-latency wireless technology. The ROG Azoth is a slick compact wireless keyboard with an 81-key set (not including the volume rocker). It is characterized by an monochrome OLED display that can be programmed to display real-time HUD information from the game, hardware monitoring, or just about anything.

The ASUS ROG Azoth features hot-swappable, ROG NX mechanical switches that are factory pre-lubed; along with ROG keyboard stabilizers, and PBT doubleshot keycaps. The keyboard features a gasket-mount design with 3-layer dampening. The switches can be re-lubricated, a starter kit is included with the keyboard. The ROG SpeedNova wireless module supports RF, Bluetooth, as well as USB direct connection. The ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition is a 54 g ultra-lightweight wireless gaming mouse with a 3+2 button set, along with Aim Lab Settings Optimizer. Under the hood is a 36,000 dpi ROG Aimpoint sensor, and the ROG SpeedNova wireless tech. The mouse offers up to 90 hours of playtime in its 2.4 GHz RF mode (with the lighting turned off).



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[Hakker]

Enthousiasts on Youtube who had the keyboard are pretty positive about it although they couldn't tell what the price would be but really knowing Asus it will become too much.
Quality wise there seems little wrong with it although it does rely on Armory Crate software which is known to give complication with other RGB software.

 

[Battler624]

I wonder if the FN button is customizable? like If I can customize the FN+G to make it do something custom? if that is the case then nice.

currently using the RK84 which doesn't support this (and is visually better, idk why asus decided a screen at the top right is good and why they moved the arrow buttons slightly further away, both are bad decisions for me)

 

[evernessince]

Enthousiasts on Youtube who had the keyboard are pretty positive about it although they couldn't tell what the price would be but really knowing Asus it will become too much.
Quality wise there seems little wrong with it although it does rely on Armory Crate software which is known to give complication with other RGB software.

$260 USD according to their website.

At that price, even though it not a 75%, I'd definitely get the Wooting HE 60. Better software, better customization, more features, analog switches, and $85 cheaper.

That or you can get a blackwidow mini wireless and mod it yourself for like $30.

 

[Hakker]

I just find 60% boards too restrictive. Also being a heavy Total Commander user I use a lot of Function keys. 75% really is the bare minimum.

 

[Alan Smithee]

FOR THOSE WHO DA
F GAMERS

Asus paid Aim Lab for this design? I think Aim Lab were trolling them.

 

[evernessince]

I just find 60% boards too restrictive. Also being a heavy Total Commander user I use a lot of Function keys. 75% really is the bare minimum.

After a few weeks of using a 60% you get used to having your right hand thumb hold down the fn key. If anything it might be faster as you never have to move your hands off home row.

 

[claes]

Really impressed with the enthusiast keyboard that caters to the nerds other than the OLED screen. Extra $100 for something that’s functionally useless and probably won’t see long term support.

 

[Gmr_Chick]

$260 USD according to their website.

At that price, even though it not a 75%, I'd definitely get the Wooting HE 60. Better software, better customization, more features, analog switches, and $85 cheaper.

That or you can get a blackwidow mini wireless and mod it yourself for like $30.

As an owner of a Blackwidow V3 Mini wireless I'm curious how to go about modding it. I have the yellow switches and they're amazing, so no modding needed there. It's mostly the stabs that need modding, especially the spacebar.

 

[evernessince]

As an owner of a Blackwidow V3 Mini wireless I'm curious how to go about modding it. I have the yellow switches and they're amazing, so no modding needed there. It's mostly the stabs that need modding, especially the spacebar.

I have a Blackwidow V3 Mini as backup board and it does sound fairly hollow and as you mentioned the stabs are not the best. The easiest mod to do is to install neoprene foam into the case.

I haven't looked much into the stabs as I stopped bothering after I got my HE60. Sounds so much better and IMO the switches are better than the black widow if you install 35g springs.