ASUS ROG Claymore Keyboard Review

Rating: 9.0.

Here at KitGuru we get through a lot of keyboard reviews. It is with some excitement, then, that we can announce today's keyboard is the most expensive to ever grace the KitGuru labs. Enter the ASUS ROG Claymore – a keyboard billed as the world's first mechanical RGB board to feature a detachable numeric keypad. The price? A whopping £199.99…

For that kind of money we certainly have some high hopes for the ASUS ROG Claymore. It does look good on paper, though, with other features including an aluminium construction, Aura Sync compatibility, and even the ability to overclock your CPU directly from the keyboard – though the last feature requires an ASUS ROG motherboard as well. In this review we will go over everything you need to know about the Claymore before giving our final verdict on whether-or-not it is worth the £199.99 asking price.

Specification

• Key Switches: Cherry MX RGB, Red, Blue, Brown or Black
• Connection: USB 2.0
• Actuation Force: Cherry MX Brown, 55g
• Distance to Actuation Point: Cherry MX Brown: 2.0mm
• Keyboard Backlighting: Per-key RGB LEDs
• Anti-Ghosting: N-Key rollover
• Polling Rate: 1000 Hz
• Macro Keys: All keys programmable
• Macro Recording: On-the-fly recording support
• Dimensions: 360 x 145 x 45 mm
• Weight: 0.943kg (with cable)
• Cable Type: Braided Fiber
• Cable Length: 1.8m
• Support OS: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7

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