Markii ugu horeysay ee aan maqalnay ASUS ' Republic of Gamers kiiboodhka farsamada gacanta ee RGB waxay ahayd 2015. Sannad ka dib, dabayaaqadii 2016, ASUS waxay ugu dambeyntii soo saartay ASUS ROG Claymore . Waa kiiboodhka ciyaarta ee ka yaabiya oo ka yaabiya qof kasta oo eegaya, oo leh iftiin buuxa oo RGB ah fure kasta si gaar ah, furayaal si buuxda loo qorsheeyay iyo taageerada Aura Sync (teknooloojiyada isku dhejiya goobaha iftiinkaaga ee aaladaha oo dhan). Intaa waxaa dheer, sidoo kale waa kiiboodhka moodeelka ah, taasoo la macno ah inaad ku xidhi karto ama ka goyn karto Numpad-ka^(Numpad)daar ama kabaxsan yahay kiiboodhka muhiimka ah. Waxaan u haysanay inay ciyaaraan inta lagu jiro fasaxyada waxaanan jeclaan lahayn inaan kula wadaagno wax kasta oo aan ka helnay, faallooyinkan:

Furitaanka ASUS ROG Claymore

Kiiboodhka ciyaaraha ASUS ROG Claymore wuxuu ku yimaadaa sanduuq muuqaal qaali ah oo laga sameeyay kartoon madow oo dhalaalaya. ^{(ASUS ROG Claymore)}Dhankeeda hore waxay hoy u tahay sawir cabbirkiisu dhan yahay oo kiiboodhka aad ka heli doonto gudaha, oo ay la socoto astaanta Jamhuuriyadda ^(Republic)Ciyaartoyda^(Gamers) .

Sanduuqa kor u rog oo waxaad arki doontaa dhammaan sifooyinka iyo qeexitaannada qalabka ka dhigaya kiiboodhka ciyaarta si dhab ah u gaar ah, sida furayaasha Cherry MX ee ay isticmaasho, iftiinka buuxa ee RGB ee aad ku hesho furaha kasta ama furaha lambarrada ee la go'i karo.

Fur sanduuqa oo waxaad ka heli doontaa ASUS ROG Claymore ciyaarta kumbuyuutarka iyo Numpad -ka la go'i karo , labaduba waxay ku xidhan yihiin bacaha madow ee madow ee goonida ah.

Kiiboodhka hoostiisa, waxa kale oo aad ka heli doontaa USB tidcan oo ku xidhan fiilada microUSB, laba stickers ee Jamhuuriyadda ^(Republic)Ciyaartoyga^(Gamers) , hage degdeg ah, kaadhka dammaanadda iyo fariin soo dhawayn ah oo ku socota qoyska ROG .

Khibradda unboxing ee aad ka hesho ASUS ROG Claymore ciyaarta kumbuyuutarka waa mid aad u wanaagsan oo si fiican ugu adeegta ujeeddadeeda ah inay xitaa aad u xiiso badan tahay sida kiiboodhka cusubi noqon doono. Tani dhab ahaantii waa qalab qaali ah.^{(The unboxing experience you get from the ASUS ROG Claymore gaming keyboard is very pleasant and serves very well its purpose of making you even more curious about what your new keyboard will be like. This is definitely a premium device.)}

Tilmaamaha qalabka

ASUS ROG Claymore^{(ASUS ROG Claymore)} waa kiiboodhka ciyaaraha ee isticmaala furayaasha farsamada. Waxay yihiin furayaasha Cherry MX RGB , oo waxaad kala dooran kartaa kala duwanaanshahooda casaan, madow, buluug ama bunni ah, taasoo ku xidhan doorbidkaaga fogaanta firfircoonida iyo xoogga, ama buuqa ay samayn doonaan. Qaybta RGB ee furayaasha waxaa loola jeedaa xaqiiqda ah inay ku iftiimin karaan midab kasta oo aad rabto, gaar ahaan. Waad ku mahadsan tahay tignoolajiyada loo yaqaan Aura , ASUS ROG Claymore waxay sidoo kale isku dhejin kartaa saameynteeda iftiinka kuwa aad ku dhejisay aaladaha kale ee iftiinka ASUS ee aad leedahay.^(ASUS)

Iyadoo aan loo eegin nooca furayaasha aad door bidayso, ASUS waxay kuu ballan qaadaysaa in mid kasta oo iyaga ka mid ahi uu kugu socon doono 50 milyan oo furayaal ah. Taasi waa wax aad u badan, oo haddii aad akhrin doonto maqaalkan^{(this article)} , waxaad arki doontaa in daminta ASUS ROG Claymore^{(ASUS ROG Claymore)} ay tahay inay socdaan sanado badan.

Kiiboodhka ciyaaraha ASUS ROG Claymore waxa kale oo uu leeyahay tignoolajiyada lidka ku ah ghosting-ka sidaa awgeed waxa ay hubisaa in furaha kasta oo aad samayso la ogaado oo lagu duubo kiiboodhka, iyada oo aan loo eegayn inta furayaasha kale la riixo isku mar.

Ahaanshaha aalad u heellan ciyaartooyda, ASUS ROG Claymore kiiboodhka waxa kale oo uu bixiyaa habayn iyo kontaroolo badan oo ku saabsan habka furayaashu u shaqeeyaan, nalka iyo goobaha macro. Hal shay oo aan ka mahadcelinnay ayaa ah in ay leedahay xusuusta gudaha ku jirta taas oo macnaheedu yahay in aad habayn karto kumbuyuutarkaaga adiga oo aan isticmaalin software-ka ay bixiso ASUS . Waxaad isticmaali kartaa isku darka muhiimka ah si aad u bedesho habka uu u shidan yahay, si aad u duubto oo aad isticmaasho macros ama xitaa inaad dhaafto processor-kaaga ama xusuusta RAM , iyo inaad xakameyso xawaaraha taageerayaasha, haddii Motherboard-ka sidoo kale ay samaysay ASUS .

Kiiboodhka ayaa ku xidha kombuyutarkaga isagoo isticmaalaya 1.8 mitir (71 inches) dheer oo tidcan microUSB ilaa USB 2.0 fiilada la goyn karo, kaas oo aad ku diyaarin karto dhabarka kiiboodhka si uu uga soo baxo bidix ama midig.

Sababtoo ah ASUS ROG Claymore waa kiiboodhka farsamada, iyo sababtoo ah jirkiisu wuxuu ka samaysan yahay birta, maaha qalab khafiif ah. Waxa uu culeyskiisu yahay 770 garaam ama 27 wiqiyadood waana 360 x 145 x 45 mm (14.17 x 5.70 x 1.77 inji) oo dherer, ballac iyo dhumuc ah. Dhammaan kuwan iyada oo aan tixgelin la siin qaybta Numpad ee la go'i karo . Iyadoo Numpad- ku ku lifaaqan yahay, kiiboodhka ayaa miisaankiisu yahay 888 garaam ama 31 wiqiyadood waana 450 x 145 x 45 mm (17.72 x 5.70 x 1.77 inji) dherer ahaan, ballac iyo dhumuc ahaanba.

Marka la eego nidaamyada hawlgalka ee ay taageerto, ASUS ROG Claymore ciyaarta kumbuyuutarka waxay la shaqeysaa Windows 10 , Windows 8.1 iyo Windows 7 .

Waxaad ka heli kartaa faahfaahinta buuxda ee kiiboodhkan halkan: ASUS ROG Claymore .

Isticmaalka kiiboodhka ASUS ROG Claymore

Aan ku bilowno aasaaska: kiiboodhka ASUS ROG Claymore wuxuu isticmaalaa furayaasha farsamada ee lagu dhejiyay dusha sare ee birta aluminiumka ah. Qaab-dhismeedkani wuu culus yahay haddii laguu isticmaalo kiiboodhka caagga ah, laakiin waa khafiif haddii aad barbar dhigto kiiboodhka kale ee ciyaarta farsamada sida Razer Blackwidow . Hubaal, midabada RGB waxay qaadan doonaan caannimada oo dhan, laakiin si ay Claymore uga dhigaan mid aad u qurux badan oo soo jiidasho leh ciyaartoyda, ASUS waxay sidoo kale daryeeshay sida qaabka kumbuyuutarka u eg yahay, oo sidaas darteed waxay ku daabacday naqshad Mayan-u waxyoonay dusha sare, kaas oo waa inaan dhahnaa waxay u egtahay mid aad u fiican.

Waxaan horey u soo sheegnay inaad ka iibsan karto ASUS ROG Claymore oo leh casaan, madow, buluug ama bunni Cherry MX ah . Taasi waa palette ballaaran oo ikhtiyaari ah waxayna ku habboonaan doontaa rabitaannada iyo dookhyada cayaaryahan kasta. Waxaan leenahay taas sababtoo ah doorashada damilada saxda ah ee adiga ayaa aad muhiim u ah. Qof kastaa wuxuu leeyahay qaab u gaar ah oo wax ku qorida, dadka qaarkiis waxay diyaar u yihiin inay la tacaalaan buuq badan si ay u helaan waxqabadka ugu wanaagsan ee suurtogalka ah, qaar kalena waxay door bidaan buuq yar.

Kiiboodhka ASUS ROG Claymore ee aanu tijaabinay wuxuu lahaa Cherry MX RGB furayaasha bunni. " Brownies " waxay leeyihiin jawaab celin taabasho dheeraad ah marka la barbardhigo kuwa madow ama casaanka ah, sidoo kale waa walaalaha yar ee qoyska, taasoo la micno ah inaysan samayn buuq badan sida buluugga ama cagaarka ay sameeyaan. Astaamahaan dartiis, furayaasha Cherry MX ee bunni aad ayey caan uga yihiin aduunka ciyaartooyda sidoo kale waa doorasho aad u wanaagsan dadka wax badan ku qora kiiboodhka.

Furayaasha ASUS ROG Claymore way fududahay in la helo oo la cadaadiyo waxay dareemayaan sax. Uma baahna xoog badan, laakiin sidoo kale ma fududa in la cadaadiyo. Furayaasha brown si walba waa dhexdhexaad, taasina waa wax fiican. Daacadnimo, ku qorida kiiboodhkan waa wax lagu farxo!

ASUS ROG Claymore^{(ASUS ROG Claymore)} sidoo kale aad bay u fududahay in la barto sababtoo ah qaabka furayaasha ku yaala qaabka meelaynta ANSI ee caadiga ah. ^(ANSI)Taas macneheedu waxa weeye in aad haysato furaha Shift -ka bidix ee dheer iyo in furaha geligu^(Enter) uu yahay afargees. Kani waa qaabka loo isticmaalo inta badan ee kiiboodhka reer galbeedka sidaa awgeed waxa jirta suurtogalnimo weyn inuu la mid yahay kiiboodhkaagi hore.

Dhammaan furayaasha ASUS ROG Claymore waxay si gaar ah u iftiiminayaan RGB LEDs . Taas macnaheedu waa in aad u habeyn karto midabka iftiinka wax kasta oo aad rabto in aan xad lahayn oo kala duwanaansho ah. Runtii waa riyo modder ah. 🙂 Waxaa jira saameyno horay loo sii qeexay oo aad ku dabaqi karto iftiinka kumbuyuutarka, sida Neefsashada, Wareegga Midabka, Wave, Ripple, Reactive, Starry Night^{(Breathing, Color Cycle, Wave, Ripple, Reactive, Starry Night)} iyo Quicksand , sidoo kale waxaad abuuri kartaa saameyn adiga kuu gaar ah si aad uhesho ciyaaraha aad ciyaareyso ama si fudud muuqaalka muuqaalka ah ee aad jeceshahay. Waxaad ka arki kartaa muujinta dhammaan hababkan fiidyaha hoose.

Saamaynta inteeda badan waa la habeeyey oo laga xakameeyey software-ka ROG Armory^{(ROG Armoury)} ee ay bixiso ASUS . Si kastaba ha ahaatee, kiiboodhka Claymore waxa kale oo si toos ah loo habayn karaa adigoo riixaya furayaal gaar ah. Inkasta oo kontaroolada aad marin u heli karto ay yihiin kuwo aasaasi ah, waxay u badan tahay inay ku filnaan doonaan inay u habeeyaan kiiboodhka sidaad rabto, adigoon u baahnayn inaad ku rakibto barnaamijka ASUS kumbuyuutarkaaga, ama kombayutarka saaxiibkaa haddii aad safrayso. 🙂 Tusaale ahaan, waxaad riixi kartaa Fn iyo Del, End ama Page Down si aad ugu wareegtid 10 heerar kala duwan oo xoog ah midabada dhabarka ee casaanka, cagaarka iyo buluugga ah.

In kasta oo dhammaan furayaasha ASUS ROG Claymore loo isticmaali karo macro, ma jiraan furayaal macros ah oo u gaar ah. Qaar baa laga yaabaa inaysan jeclayn taas, laakiin waan jecelnahay. Ka dib oo dhan, waad duubi kartaa macros oo aad ku meelayn kartaa furayaasha Fn tusaale ahaan. Ama, haddii aad tahay ciyaartoy si dhab ah u go'ay, waxaad qaadan kartaa qaybta Numpad ee kiiboodhka oo waxaad ku meelayn kartaa macros dhammaan furayaashiisa. Kiiboodhka ciyaaraha Claymore waa modular, oo qaybta Numpad waa laga saari karaa oo dib loogu dhejin karaa dhinaca bidix ee kiiboodhka xudunta u ah. Dhigista habkan waxay la macno tahay inaad si fudud gacantaada bidix ku heli karto dhammaan furayaasha makro ee aad ku habaysay Numpad^(Numpad) , mana aha inaad gacantaada midig ka soo qaaddo jiirka inta lagu jiro kulannada ciyaaraha adag.

Inta lagu jiro wakhtiga aan gacanta ku haystay ASUS ROG Claymore ciyaarta ciyaarta, waxaan u isticmaalay ciyaaro badan. Tani waxay dhacday inta lagu guda jiro fasaxyada jiilaalka si ay u caawiso sidoo kale. 🙂 Waa inaan sheegaa in kiiboodhkani uu dareemay wax weyn oo uu si fiican uga shaqeeyay dhammaan ciyaarihii aan ciyaaray anigoo isticmaalaya. Waxaan ka helay Skyrim , waxaan ka helay Mad Max , oo waxaan gabi ahaanba ka jeclaa Ururka ^(League)Halyeeyada^(Legends) .

ASUS ROG Claymore waa kiiboodhka farsamada ee weyn, kaas oo kaa dhigi doona inaad jacayl ku dhacdo iyada oo aan loo eegin haddii aad tahay ciyaartoy ama haddii kale.^{(The ASUS ROG Claymore is a great mechanical keyboard, one that will make you fall in love with it regardless if you are a gamer or not.)}

Software-ka ASUS ROG Armory

ASUS waxay siisaa dadka isticmaala Claymore software loo yaqaan ROG Armory^{(ROG Armoury)} , oo loogu talagalay inay si sahlan u galaan kontaroolada shakhsiyeynta kiiboodhka. Gudaha software-kan, waxaad samayn kartaa oo aad kaydin kartaa ilaa shan qaybood oo kala duwan oo kala duwan oo loogu talagalay kiiboodhkaaga, waxaad habayn kartaa saamaynta iftiinka, waxaad duubi kartaa macros, waxaad sidoo kale hubin kartaa tirokoobyo yar.

In kasta oo ay bixiso aasaaska oo ay tahay habka kaliya ee lagu xakameynayo saameynta iftiinka si faahfaahsan, waa in aan sheegno in aanan aad ugu faraxsanahay software- ka ROG Armory . ^{(ROG Armoury)}Shirkaddu waa in ay dadaal dheeraad ah gelisaa sidii ay u horumarin lahayd.

Bilawga, awood u yeelashada in la abuuro oo la isticmaalo shan profiles oo keliya waxay u muuqataa mid aad u yar oo loogu talagalay gamer run ah. Waxaad dhihi kartaa waxaad u abuuri kartaa astaanta kiiboodhka MMOs ( Ciyaaraha Online-ka ee Massively Multiplayer^{(Massively Multiplayer Online)} ), mid loogu talagalay ciyaaraha RTS ( Real-Time Strategy ), mid ficil ama ciyaaraha dagaalka, iyo wixii la mid ah. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, ciyaaryahan run ah ayaa laga yaabaa inuu isticmaalo profile ee League of Legends , profile labaad ee Skyrim , mid saddexaad oo ka mid ah StarCraft iyo wixii la mid ah. Sida ugu fiican ee aad halkan ku tagi lahayd waxay ahaan lahayd in la ogolaado in profiles aan xadidnayn lagu sameeyo software-ka, xitaa haddii kiiboodhka uu ku kaydin karo shan kaliya oo ka mid ah xusuusta flash-kiisa hardware.

Kadibna waxaa jira tirokoobyo aad ka heshay ROG Armory^{(ROG Armoury)} . Haddii aad eegi doonto shaashadda hoose, waxaad arki doontaa inaad hesho nambarada qaar oo kaliya oo muujinaya tirada jeer ee aad riixday dhowr furayaal iyo KPM -gaaga ( Keystroke Per Minute ). Ma helaysid faahfaahin ku saabsan dhammaan furayaasha kiiboodhka. Waxa taas ka sii daran in aad furto ROG Armory^{(ROG Armoury)} oo aad riixdo badhanka Diiwaanka^(Record) ka hor inta aanu software-ku bilaabmin diiwaan gelinta. Taasi sax maahan isticmaale-saaxiibtinimo haddii aad na waydiiso.

Kadibna waxaa jira muuqaalka app-kan: software-ka ROG Armory^{(ROG Armoury)} wuxuu u muuqdaa mid duugoobay oo aan la sifayn. Haddii aad eegto sida uu u eg yahay software-yada kale ee la midka ah ee tartanka, waxaad fahmi doontaa sababta aan sidan u niraahno.

Software-ka ASUS ROG Armory wuxuu sameeyaa waxa ay tahay inuu sameeyo, laakiin waxay noqon kartaa mid aad u badan oo dhalaalaya.^{(The ASUS ROG Armoury software does what it's supposed to do, but it could be a lot more polished.)}

Faa'iidada iyo khasaaraha

Waxaa jira waxyaabo badan oo wanaagsan oo laga sheego ASUS ROG Claymore :

• Waa kiiboodhka weyn ee buuxin doona baahiyaha iyo rabitaanka ciyaartoyda iyo kuwa wax daabaca labadaba si isku mid ah.
• Waxaad ku iibsan kartaa afar nooc oo kala duwan oo ah furayaasha Cherry MX : casaan, madow, buluug iyo bunni.
• Iftiinka dambe ee korkiisa ayaa ah sida ugu wanaagsan ee uu helayo - waxaad u habeyn kartaa fure kasta si gaar ah oo aad u dejiso inaad isticmaasho midab kasta oo aad rabto, iyo sidoo kale waxaad heleysaa wax ka badan dhowr saameyn oo iftiin ah oo aad ku ciyaarto.
• Waa modular, taasoo la macno ah inaad kala bixi karto ama ku lifaaqi karto qaybta Numpad kiiboodhka^(Numpad) xudunta u ah. Waxaad sidoo kale ku dhejin kartaa Numpad dhinaca bidix ee kiiboodhka, kaliya maahan midigtiisa.
• Aad bay u fududahay in la qabsado, sababtoo ah kuma jiraan furayaal dheeri ah, waxayna isticmaashaa qaabka caadiga ah ee ANSI , oo ah qaabka ugu caansan ee furaha kiiboodhka Galbeedka.
• Waxay leedahay module memory-gu-dhex-yaalla kaasoo duubi kara oo kaydin kara goobaha iyo habaynta aad samaysay, iyagoo ka madax bannaan software-ka ku jira kombiyuutarkaaga.
• Qaabka alloy-ga aluminiumku wuxuu dareemayaa mid aad u adag iyo naqshadaynta Mayan ee ay isticmaashay ASUS waxay u egtahay mid weyn.

Dhanka xun, waxaa jira hal dhinac oo kaliya oo aan jeclaan lahayn ASUS inay horumariso: barnaamijkooda ROG Armory^{(ROG Armoury)} . Waxaan aaminsanahay in ay ka maqan tahay tayada oo ay leedahay ikhtiyaaro habeyneed oo ka yar waxa uu tartanku bixiyo. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxay qaban doontaa shaqadeeda waxaana lagu daboolayaa baahiyaha aasaasiga ah ee laga yaabo inaad haysato.

Xukun

ASUS ROG Claymore^{(ASUS ROG Claymore)} waa kiiboodhka gaarka ah oo u shaqeeya si aan cillad lahayn oo u muuqda mid cajiib ah. Haa, waa kiiboodhka oo kaliya, laakiin waa mid aad u fiican oo aad aad uga heli doonto isticmaalkiisa. Qalabka farsamada, qaabka aluminiumka, naqshadeynta Mayan-ku-dhiirigelinta^{(Mayan-inspired)} , xakamaynta dhamaystiran ee aad ku leedahay saamaynta iftiinka iyo midabada, dhammaantood waxay si fiican u wada shaqeeyaan waxayna ku siin doonaan waayo-aragnimo weyn. Kiiboodhkani waa doorasho aad u wanaagsan qof kasta. Xitaa dhib ma laha haddii aad u rabto ciyaaraha, qorista, shaqada xafiiska nooc kasta oo ay tahay iyo wixii la mid ah. ASUS ROG Claymore waxay ku habboonaan doontaa baahiyaha dhammaan isticmaaleyaasha iibsada.

Reviewing the ASUS ROG Claymore - One of the best keyboards money can buy!

The first time we heard aboυt ASUЅ' Republic of Gamers mechanical keyboard with RGB illuminatіon was in 2015. And а year later, in late 2016, ASUS finally launched their ASUS ROG Claymore. It is a gaming keyboard that awes and wows anyone looking at it, with full spectrum RGB lighting on each kеy indiνidually, fully programmable keys and with Aura Sync support (a technology that syncs your lighting settings across devices). In addition, it is also a modular keyboard, meaning that you can attach or detach the Numpad on or off the main keyboard body. We've had іt to play dυring the holidays and we'd likе to share with you everуthing we've found about it, in this review:

Unboxing the ASUS ROG Claymore

The ASUS ROG Claymore gaming keyboard comes in a premium looking box made from glossy black cardboard. Its front side is home to a large full-size picture of the keyboard you're going to find inside, together with the Republic of Gamers logo.

Turn the box upside down and you'll see all the features and hardware specifications that make this gaming keyboard truly special, like the Cherry MX switches it uses, the full spectrum RGB illumination you get on each switch or the detachable numerical keypad.

Open the box and you'll find the ASUS ROG Claymore gaming keyboard and its detachable Numpad, both tucked inside separate black velvet bags.

Underneath the keyboard, you will also find a braided USB to microUSB cable, two Republic of Gamers stickers, a quick start guide, the warranty card and a welcome message to the ROG family.

The unboxing experience you get from the ASUS ROG Claymore gaming keyboard is very pleasant and serves very well its purpose of making you even more curious about what your new keyboard will be like. This is definitely a premium device.

Hardware specifications

The ASUS ROG Claymore is a gaming keyboard that uses mechanical switches. They are Cherry MX RGB switches, and you can choose between their red, black, blue or brown variations, depending on your preferences for actuation distance and force, or the noise they will make. The RGB part of the switches refers to the fact that they can light up in any color you want them to, individually. And thanks to a technology called Aura, the ASUS ROG Claymore can also sync its lighting effects with those you have set on other ASUS illuminated devices you own.

Regardless of the type of switches you prefer, ASUS promises you that each of them will last you for 50 million keystrokes. That's quite a lot, and if you'll read this article, you'll see that the switches on ASUS ROG Claymore should last for many years.

The ASUS ROG Claymore gaming keyboard also features anti-ghosting tech and so it ensures that every keystroke you make is detected and recorded by the keyboard, no matter how many other keys are pressed at the same time.

Being a device dedicated to gamers, the ASUS ROG Claymore keyboard also offers plenty of customization and controls for the way its keys work, for the lighting and for the macro settings. One thing we appreciated is that it has a built-in flash memory which means that you can customize your keyboard without using the software provided by ASUS. You can use key combinations to change the way it lights, to record and use macros or even to overclock your processor or RAM memory, and to control the fans speed, if your motherboard is also made by ASUS.

The keyboard connects to your PC using a 1.8 meters (71 inches) long braided microUSB to USB 2.0 detachable cable, which you can arrange on the back of the keyboard to come out either to the left or to the right.

Because the ASUS ROG Claymore is a mechanical keyboard, and because its frame is made from metal, it's not a lightweight device. It weighs 770 grams or 27 ounces and it's 360 x 145 x 45 mm (14.17 x 5.70 x 1.77 inches) in length, width, and thickness. All these without taking into consideration the detachable Numpad part. With the Numpad attached, the keyboard weighs 888 grams or 31 ounces and it is 450 x 145 x 45 mm (17.72 x 5.70 x 1.77 inches) in length, width, and thickness.

In terms of operating systems that it supports, the ASUS ROG Claymore gaming keyboard works with Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.

You can find the full set of specifications of this keyboard here: ASUS ROG Claymore.

Using the ASUS ROG Claymore keyboard

Let's start with the basics: the ASUS ROG Claymore keyboard uses mechanical switches placed on top of an aluminum alloy metal frame. This frame is heavy if you are used to plastic keyboards, but it's lightweight if you compare it to other mechanical gaming keyboards like the Razer Blackwidow. Sure, the RGB colors will take all the fame, but to make the Claymore even more pretty and attractive to gamers, ASUS also took care of how the keyboard's frame looks like, and so it printed a Mayan-inspired design on its surface, which we must say it looks very nice.

We previously mentioned that you can buy the ASUS ROG Claymore with red, black, blue or brown Cherry MX switches. That's a wide palette of options and will fit any gamer's wishes and preferences. We're saying that because choosing the right switches for you is extremely important. Everyone has its own typing style and some people are willing to deal with more noise for the best performance possible, while others prefer less noise.

The ASUS ROG Claymore keyboard that we tested had Cherry MX RGB brown switches. "Brownies" have an additional tactile feedback when compared to black or red switches, and are also the less clicky siblings of the family, meaning that they don't make as much noise as the blues or the greens do. Because of these features, brown Cherry MX switches are very popular in the world of gamers and are also a very good choice for people who write a lot on their keyboard.

The keys on the ASUS ROG Claymore are easy to find and pressing them feels just right. They don't require too much force, but they aren't easy to press either. The brown switches are moderate in every way, and that's a good thing. Honestly, typing on this keyboard is a pleasure!

The ASUS ROG Claymore is also very easy to get accustomed to because the layout of the keys on the frame uses the default ANSI placement model. That means that you have a long left Shift key available and that the Enter key is rectangular. This is the layout used on the wide majority of western keyboards so there's a big possibility that it's the same as your previous keyboard.

All the keys on the ASUS ROG Claymore are individually backlit with RGB LEDs. That means that you can customize the light color to anything you want in an infinity of variations. It's a modder's dream actually. 🙂 There are some predefined effects that you can apply to the lighting of the keyboard, like Breathing, Color Cycle, Wave, Ripple, Reactive, Starry Nightand Quicksand, and you can also create your own custom effects to match the games you play or simply the visual appearance you like. You can view a demo of all these modes in the video below.

Most of the effects are configured and controlled from the ROG Armoury software provided by ASUS. However, the Claymore keyboard can also be configured directly by pressing specific keys. Although the controls you have access to are more basic, they will likely be enough to customize the keyboard as you like, without having to resort to installing the ASUS software on your computer, or on your friend's computer if you're traveling. 🙂 For instance, you can press Fn and Del, End or Page Down to cycle through 10 different levels of intensity for the red, green and blue backlight colors.

Although all the keys on the ASUS ROG Claymore can be used for macros, there are no dedicated macro keys on it. Some may not like that, but we love it. After all, you can record macros and assign them to the Fn keys for instance. Or, if you are a truly dedicated gamer, you can take the Numpad part of the keyboard and assign macros to all its keys. The Claymore gaming keyboard is modular, and the Numpad part can be taken off and reattached to the left side of the core keyboard. Placing it this way means that you can have easy access with your left hand to all the macro keys you configured on the Numpad, and you won't have to raise your right hand from the mouse during intense gaming sessions.

During the time I had the ASUS ROG Claymore gaming keyboard in my hands, I used it to play lots of games. This happened during the winter holidays so that helped too. 🙂 I must say that this keyboard felt great and worked great in all the games I played using it. I liked it in Skyrim, I liked it in Mad Max, and I absolutely loved it in League of Legends.

The ASUS ROG Claymore is a great mechanical keyboard, one that will make you fall in love with it regardless if you are a gamer or not.

The ASUS ROG Armoury software

ASUS provides Claymore users with software called ROG Armoury, designed to offer easy access to the keyboard personalization controls. From inside this software, you can create and save up to five different settings profiles for your keyboard, you can customize the lighting effects, you can record macros, and you can also check a few statistics.

Although it offers the basics and it is the only means to control the lighting effects in detail, we must say that we are not very thrilled about the ROG Armoury software. The company should invest some more effort into improving it.

For starters, being able to create and use only five profiles seems too few for a true gamer. You could say that you can create a keyboard profile for MMOs (Massively Multiplayer Online games), one for RTS (Real-Time Strategy) games, one for action or combat games, and so on. However, a true gamer will probably use a profile in League of Legends, the second profile in Skyrim, a third one in StarCraft and so on. The best way to go here would have been to allow unlimited profiles to be created in the software, even if the keyboard can store only five of them in its hardware flash memory.

And then there's statistics you get from ROG Armoury. If you'll take a look at the screenshot below, you'll see that you get only some numbers showing the number of times you pressed a few keys and your KPM (Keystroke Per Minute). You don't get details about all the keys on the keyboard. What's even worse is that you have to open ROG Armoury and press the Record button before the software starts recording statistics. That's not exactly user-friendly if you ask us.

And then there's the looks of this app: the ROG Armoury software looks outdated and unpolished. If you take a look at what other similar software from the competition looks like, you'll understand why we say this.

The ASUS ROG Armoury software does what it's supposed to do, but it could be a lot more polished.

Pros and cons

There are plenty of good things to say about the ASUS ROG Claymore:

• It's a great keyboard that will fulfill the needs and desires of both gamers and typists alike.
• You can buy it with four different types of mechanical Cherry MX switches: red, black, blue and brown.
• The backlighting on it is as good as it gets - you can customize each key individually and set it to use any color you want, plus you also get more than a few lighting effects to play with.
• It's modular, meaning that you can detach or attach the Numpad part to the core keyboard. You can attach the Numpad to the left side of the keyboard also, not only to its right.
• It's very easy to get accustomed to, because it doesn't include additional macro keys, and it uses the standard ANSI layout, which is the most common key layout on Western keyboards.
• It has a built-in flash memory module which can record and store the settings and customizations that you make, independently from the software on your computer.
• The aluminum alloy frame feels very sturdy and the Mayan design used by ASUS on it looks great.

On the negative side, there's only one aspect we would like ASUS to improve: their ROG Armoury software. We believe that it lacks in quality and has fewer customization options than what the competition offers. Even so, it will do its job and you're covered for the basic needs that you might have.

Verdict

The ASUS ROG Claymore is an exceptional keyboard that works flawlessly and looks stunning. Yes, it's only a keyboard, but it's a great one and you will very much enjoy using it. The mechanical switches, the aluminum frame, the Mayan-inspired design, the complete control you have on the lighting effects and colors, all work very well together and will offer you a great experience. This keyboard is a great choice for everyone. It doesn't even matter whether you want it for gaming, typing, office work of any kind and so on. The ASUS ROG Claymore will fit the needs of all the users who purchase it.

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