Asus introduced a brand new mechanical keyboard at CES 2021 referred to as the ROG Claymore II. It’s designed for players, with customizable macro keys and per-key RGB backlighting. It’s additionally the primary gadget to characteristic Asus’ personal ROG RX Blue or Pink optical switches with a claimed 100 million keypress lifespan.
This mannequin offers a nod to individuals who simply can’t completely stop the numpad: you may detach it to make the Claymore II an 80 % keyboard if you could save house or magnetically connect it when you could crunch some numbers. The numpad additionally presents extra intuitive media controls, like a quantity dial.
The ROG Claymore II connects both by way of a USB-C cable or wi-fi by way of 2.4GHz. In case you use it wirelessly, its 4,000mAh battery is meant to final for as much as 40 hours. Asus says the USB-C port helps quick charging and USB passthrough for different gadgets. This mannequin shall be launched in Q2 2021; Asus hasn’t but shared a value.
Asus has additionally introduced its new ROG Gladius III Wi-fi gaming mouse. The mouse doesn’t have a last value or a particular launch date (past its Q2 2021 goal), however the design and specs are value realizing about. The Gladius III Wi-fi appears to be like just like the Razer DeathAdder V2, which we cited as the best wired gaming mouse to buy. The brand new gadget’s sensor helps as much as 19,000 DPI, and it may be related with a wire or wirelessly by way of 2.4GHz or Bluetooth. Asus says a purely wired model of this mouse will launch in some unspecified time in the future.
Notably, the ROG Gladius III permits for user-replaceable switches so you could find the fitting really feel on your wants — even letting you swap between three-pin mechanical and five-pin Omron optical switches. Most individuals possible won’t ever put their mice below such stress that they’ll attain the top of their switches’ lifespan, however having the choice to swap them out is definitely a pleasant characteristic.