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Expert’s Rating

Pros

• Great acoustics
• Smooth, pre-lubricated switches
• Compact 96 % structure
• High-quality PBT keycaps
• Hot-swap performance
• Flexible connectivity (Bluetooth, 2.4GHz wi-fi, USB-C)
• Impressive battery life
• Removable palm relaxation

Cons

• Sluggish software program
• Expensive

Our Verdict

The Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless is a superb gaming keyboard that mixes conventional gaming with fanatic options. Its stable development, clean switches, and versatile connectivity make it a really useful alternative for avid gamers.

Price When Reviewed

$179.99

Best Prices Today: ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless

$149.99

The Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless combines conventional gaming design with fanatic options and brings a fairly uncommon structure with lubricated switches and a hot-swap PCB. Let’s learn how it performs within the on a regular basis lifetime of a gamer.

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Design and development

The Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless is solidly constructed, with a plastic casing and a metallic plate on the highest. Weighing over 2 kilos, it sits securely on the desk and affords a excessive stage of stability. Its 96 % structure is an attention-grabbing alternative, shifting the navigation keys to the operate row and bringing the quantity and arrow keys nearer to the principle keypad.

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The keycaps are fabricated from textured PBT plastic, which ensures excessive sturdiness and resistance to grime and greasy fingers. There can be a multifunctional button and a curler for media management in addition to a snug, magnetically connected palm relaxation.

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How does the ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless carry out?

Asus has geared up the ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless with its personal NX-Snow switches, which set off simply and linearly: Only 1.5 ounces are required for actuation. The lubrication makes the switches really feel notably clean, which additionally has a optimistic impact on the acoustics. The hot-swap performance makes it attainable to exchange the switches (whether or not 3- or 5-pin fashions) at will.

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In follow, the keyboard affords a snug typing expertise with clean actuation and low resistance. The shorter switching journey of the NX-Snow switches is right for gaming particularly, because it allows quick keystrokes.

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Connectivity and battery life

The Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless affords two wi-fi connection choices, by way of each Bluetooth 5.1 and the equipped 2.4GHz radio receiver. Switching between the 2 modes is kind of simple due to a bodily change on the highest of the keyboard.

And as standard, the identical applies right here: If you need as little latency as attainable, use the two.4GHz connection. And if you need extra flexibility, activate Bluetooth.

The battery life is spectacular: The producer claims as much as 1,500 hours with the two.4GHz receiver when the RGB lighting is switched off. But even with the sunshine switched on, the keyboard lasts between 80 and 90 hours. Alternatively, the gaming keyboard will also be operated or charged with a removable USB-C cable.

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Software

The keyboard lighting is highly effective and makes the design shine. However, the Asus ROG Armoury Crate software program solely affords primary performance and is sluggish to reply. It lets you remap keys and customise the RGB lighting, however there is just one stage of performance. Anyone who wants extra might be overlooked within the chilly — however that is solely the case for actual energy customers.

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This overview was translated from German to English and initially appeared on pcwelt.de.