GoKawiilFor most of the past 20 years, black and red have been the iconic colors of Asus’ ROG brand. But to celebrate two decades of the Republic of Gamers, the company has settled on a black-and-gold motif, which we’ve already seen on its RAM and other components in a Computex teaser . This also extends to peripherals, as seen with the Asus ROG 20th anniversary Harpe II Extreme Edition mouse and the Asus ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 wireless gaming keyboard that we’re looking at here.
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The 75% clacker is a reimagining of the carbon fiber-adorned ROG Azoth Extreme we looked at in 2024, with a mix of transparent and partially transparent keycaps (the primary keys have traditional black crowns with transparent sides, while the rest of the caps are a smoky, glossy plastic. It’s also $100 more expensive than the launch price of the previous Azoth. There’s also a gold metal jog wheel, as well as gold accents along the back, magnetic gold feet (in two sizes), and even gold screws holding the whole thing together. And, naturally, the RGB backlighting under the switches defaults to a gold color out of the box. If nothing else, this is a much bolder design than the original ROG Azoth Extreme.
Asus ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 Specs
Swipe to scroll horizontally Connection RF 2.4 GHz / USB 2.0 / Bluetooth Key Switches ROG NX Mechanical Switches (Snow / Storm) Keycap PC / PBT PC double-shot Layout 75% (81/82 key) Backlighting Per-Key RGB Screen 1.47” AMOLED with touch function Chassis Aluminum alloy Wrist Rest Silicone wrist rest with metal base Multi-Function Keys 3-way control knob and side button Anti-Ghosting N-Key Rollover Polling Rate 1,000 Hz
8,000 Hz with ROG Polling Rate Booster
Macro Keys All keys programmable (except for Fn , Caps Lock, Windows, Left-ALT) Macro Recording On-the-Fly Recording Support Cable 2m Braided Fiber, USB-C to USB-A OS Support Windows 11 / Windows 10 / MacOS Onboard Memory 5 customizable profiles & 1 default profile Dimensions Keyboard - 330 x 140 x 39 mm ; Wrist rest - 330 x 97 x 22 mm Weight 1,500 g (without wrist rest)
Design and features
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At nearly 3.5 pounds with an all-metal chassis, the ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 feels a bit unnecessarily solid, and overkill definitely feels like part of the design at a fundamental level. The silicone-and-metal wrist rest adds an extra 1.3 pounds on its own, and doesn’t attach to the keyboard. But with silicon feet and so much heft, it’s not likely to move unless you want it to, just like the keyboard itself.
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