NEW Asus ROG Azoth / Harpe Ace w Aim Lab - FIRST LOOK
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Checking out the newly announced ROG Azoth 75% Wireless Keyboard, the ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition, and the Hone Ace surface - also in collab with Aim Lab. This is a feature-packed, full wireless loadout you don't want to miss.
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As a builder of custom boards, to see this amount of consideration for a gaming keyboard is hurting my brain...in a good way. Very impressive stuff
Thank you, our team has worked hard to to bridge the our gaming series alongside many of the enthusiast niche features/benefits of customer enthusiast keyboards.This is an evolution and continuation of what we have been doing throughout the year with models like our ROG FALCHION ACE, ROG STRIX FLARE II ANIMATE and ROG SCOPE series where we have phased in items like pre lubed and binned switches, sound dampening foam, improved stabs, hot swap PCB but also maintained manly elements traditional gamers have wanted. We look forward to the feedback and response from the community and media in 2023.
@@ASUSUSA honnestly seems like a pretty good option, kind of unfortunate that it has north facing pcb and plastic bottom instead of alu
Very impressive indeed, but it would be nice if there was a cheaper option (the Azoth is 300 bucks) without the screen, the knob and wireless functionality. For me at least, these three features are cool but kinda gimmicky and nothing I would really need in a keyboard (for some, these features will be worth it ofc)
@@FrenchManZary1 Still doable with Gateron switches that have the top housing fillet for north facing + GMK, or use long poles
@@FrenchManZary1 IMO if their goal is introduce the mainstream gaming keyboard crowd to the qualities of customs, I think south facing is too big of a change for now. You'd be surprised how many people still absolutely must have good RGB in their boards
I love how Brian talks much calmer now. The loud old days are gone and I love how the channel is nowadays.
Great voice!
ROG have really been stepping up their peripherals recently. All we need is a refresh to their headset and they would have a new slate of improved peripherals. Love to see a company as large as ASUS listening to enthusiasts.
they are often in short circuit comment sections, north america, asia and whatnot channel moderators i guess
Believe me or not, but after I poured hot tea over my trusty apex 5, I struggled for a month to buy a gaming kb. I'm a gamer. Used a substitute office kb since. Yesterday got this kb. But it's fully modded - akko piano switches, new white caps, all lubed, pe foam, tape Mode 3 ply, removed some gaskets. It's... Amazing. Thocc, gaming is smooth, typing is 1st time in my life enjoyable.
I guess the stock kb is fine too, since the feeling you get from just holding is like it's a Ferrari. Aluminum, oled (gimick imo), and a dial. The dial has Media volume, brightness controls. It's tactile. I feared it would misspress, but so far if I want to tune volume or mute, its smooth.
My gripe is the fact that if you want to not mute but stop media on background while in game, you have to press the dial to get to the media setting. In my old apex 5, there was a button under the dial. So good!
But aside that, the apex 5 wasn't much different to a random 50$ kb.
Azoth looks, feels and now sounds Premium. 0 flex. 100% thock. Space bar sounds clack-thocc.
I feared wireless kbs. Now I think I can never go back to wired. No difference in games compared to the cable!
I forgot. The 1 thing that is so stupid about this kb is that in wireless mode, you can't can't change RGB unless you use the Asus app.
Also, in any connection, you can only adjust brightness 0/off, 25, 50, 75 and 100%. Wtf? Even my apex had like 10 brightness positions.
Fully agree on the Azoth! Really good to see big branded gaming peripherals really step up! Great review as always!
Thanks man! I gotta check out your vid 👀
Use tape mod. Insane easy mod
Awesome overview and hands on experience detailing! Thank you so much for taking some time to look at what ROG is bringing to your desk in 2023 - As always stay tuned for more! New up the ROG Raikiri Pro controller right? Best wishes to you and the channel and the whole community in 2023!
The keyboard and mouse seem like absolute winners!
I just recently bought a barebones gmmk pro. This new product is tempting me now. I have the Asus G14, so it would be nice to get the Asus Azoth. Might consider returning my kit depending on the price of the Azoth.
Too bad the HDR is broken on your $1400 OLED monitor
@@butteredbread100 Their 48" one?
controller with hall effect would be fantastic.
Let's consider the fact that he lubed this every damn switch for a 10 second soundtest snippet on a *gaming keyboard*. If that's not dedication I don't know what is.
That keyboard is insanely cool. As you kept spouting off the different features I was just in awe at the attention to detail they put into this product. I haven’t bought a “gaming” keyboard in years but I will definitely be buying one of these.
They all said it looks nice IRL, but I was skeptical, how a gaming kb with plastic bottom can look good. Damn, the kb is prestige galore! From each side it feels and looks premium, The front panel is aluminum and is a beauty. The bottom plastic is the best plastic I've ever held. Easy to mod, pe foam, tape mod, etc. prelubed, but can swap for cheap akko switches. The 2.4hz wifi mode is revolutionary. I feel 0 difference in FPS shooter like fortnite and warzone to wired mode.
There is only 1 downside to this kb. The caps. You cant see sht, even during day, unless you turn RGB to max and even then its so so from and angle. At night you can see easy at 25%. During day, the caps look like they dont have legends on them at all. like they are pure black and grey only.
You cant change much without asus armoury crate, and in wifi mode, only crate can change settings. But armoury crate is bs app. Cant set brightness to lower than 25%. Its 0, 25, 50, 76, and 100% only.
Damn this is seriously impressive for a stock gaming setup. I've decided to stop using customs for gaming a while ago and have been rocking a Ducky TKL. But this........ Has my attention. Great video as always my man. Entertaining and informative
Have you looked into the wooting 60he?
You also may want to check out our ROG FALCHION ACE and ROG STRIX SCOPE RX TKL WIRELESS DELUXE
@@haydn6462 yes! I want a larger layout than a 60 though :(
2 weeks in, battery in wireless mode, with 1 min timeout and 25% RGB brightness has dropped just 10%. 90% currently, with lots of gaming an typing. So this will do 5 months? Doubt it. But I think the 2 months ,that many say, will last easy on 1 charge. And I feel 0 difference to wire mode/wired kb, and I play FPS shooter games. So this kb is kinda revolutionary imo. Made a simple DIY mode, 3 ply painters tape mod, took out the stock foam on bottom, and put PE foam under switches. Sounds thocky, nice. PS-if you want some lower style switches like akko cs piano, no fret. The stock caps are semi-low profile, thus hybrid, and can easily do shorter switches. My akko switches lowered the caps by 2mm, and the kb handles it perfectly. all cheap to do mods. You can also remove some gaskets to have more flex.
I love seeing these brands identifying things in the custom keyboard scene that they can bring over to their stock boards to improve the quality and the overall look and feel of their products. I’m really excited to see Asus doing stuff like this.
Thanks for feedback!
someone with love for the custom market had input on these products, love it
Been using the Harpe Ace for a couple of months and I am in love with it. Just ordered the Azoth since I'm trying to go for an all ROG peripheral set up.
I have been using the Azoth since release! I loooove it!
@@AgentFortySven 2 weeks in. love it. Battery lasts 2 months gaming, no latency in shooter games. Revolutionary
Had this keyboard for about 3 weeks now, i love it so much. Im addicted to jus typing on it, feels and looks 10/10
In the next 3 years we're gonna see most if not all peripheral companies coming out with 65% and 75% mechanical keyboards and hopefully some hall effect switches in those form factors as well
@@crisnmaryfam7344 check out the Wooting 60he you will know why then
@@crisnmaryfam7344 gradual control in games that support it (pushing the switch down half way makes you walk forward at half walking speed, for example), and since the switches have less parts touching you will get both a smoother actuation feel and they will last longer, with some older hall effect switches rated in billions of clicks before failure, versus the measly millions that contact based switches are usually measured in
Your content is more than S tier, my dude. Blows me away that you aren't at 500k yet
But you will be. ;) Glad I got in early!
The shape of that mouse is like my Steel Series Rival 3 Wireless. That "hump' is actually really nice for medium to large hands. Less pinky drag on your mousepad.
I've personally worked with the folks over at AIM Lab and they are great people! Cool to see them work with ASUS and come out with a solid mouse.
Man, it feels fantastic seeing more gaming keyboard brands putting out keyboards closer to enthusiast-grade.
And the lubing tools included? Wowzers, I am speechless.
That cm ruler is fucking DOPE. Idk how no one has thought of that yet
I just bought the combo for black friday sales and so glad I did. They both feel amazing and defn added to my gaming experience when I play apex
Good to see Asus ROG branching out to an enthusiast level of both custom keebs and gaming mice. These products are SOLID. Excited to get my hands on that board for sure. Great review 💪🏽🔥
First time finding your channel and I am extremely impressed. I love the flow.
62hours with both rgb and oled display on is insane
Hi, this is the first video I see from your channel and I subscribed instantly. Very good quality, you speak very well so it isn't difficult to undestand by peope who doesn't speak english like me. Event the edit is pefect. Keep up the good work ! :)
Pretty crazy that they included Krytox and the switch opener.
The keyboard looks pretty dope, but I wish they were focusing more in performance by creating their own unique switches to compete vs Lekker, OmniPoint switches and stuff
I think it's more of a competition with non-gaming brands especially with hotswap sockets. While hall-effect is very neat I think both hall-effect and hotswap are pretty good options.
We do offer our own internal design switches both ROG NX and ROG RX switches our NX switches are pre binned a rarity amongst pre builds as most do not guarantee force deviation consistency. Also pre lubed and we have different actuation/reset points. Switches are complex though and highly personal but as a whole we feel we have a very solid set of switches that most users and many enthusiasts would be entirely fine with. On the other end we have our RX optical switches which offer many benefit such as reduction keycap wobble, brighter more consistent illumination, fast and consistent actuation and stability.
@@ASUSUSA Hold the f- up is that the REAL ASUS!?!? Am I becoming insane?
@asusnorthamerica8891 Will we be able to get a version of this keyboard with the RX switches? My son has your Scope RX and I love those switches.
Whoa, Asus taking notes on the custom keeb market and making a decent sounding board.
fr with some good akko caps for interference and a cute gif thats rlly awesome
oooo that 75% keyboard format is nice! Nice to see these bigger companies adpating it.
I really appreciate the fact that it has Mac and pc keys. As someone who uses both daily, it’s a must
bought the new Azoth with NX Snow and gad damn ... it is one hell of a fine keyboard , no mods needed
Loving the content, can't wait for this one.
But I am still waiting on the lamzu review you have mention online.
The mouse shape reminds me of the old school mouses we had back in the day in middle school (20years ago)
To see a gaming keyboard that is actually pretty appealing to enthusiasts as well feels like a dream. Most keyboards I've ever seen are either completely gamer-orientated and not appealing to enthusiasts in the slightest, or completely enthusiast-orientated and has some setbacks that might bother gamers (other than a HELLA lot of RGB).
I just hope that BadSeed Tech means an actually affordable price point by a "steal" because I feel like keyboard enthusiasts are the type of people who would call bank-breaking price tags "dirt cheap".
Edit: Apparently the new keyboard will be $250, which no matter how many features you get for the money, dooesn't sound like a "steal". I think enthusiasts are so desensitized to above AirPods level prices for keyboards, they'd call $300 for a "better-sounding" and "better-feeling" mechanical keyboard "dirt cheap" like it's actually $30.
The custom mech keyboard world is literally the California of the overall keyboard universe. Wanna cheap out? F u. You must destroy your bank like the rest of us for anything acceptable.
i'm in Taiwan, and today i got to order this keyboard at around 245USD, hopefully it won't be marked up too much when it gets to the USA.
it is a steal at this price if the keyboard performs as good as Brian says.
thanks for the review, i ordered it because of this video.
Great video ! ASUS coming in with the heat
"That is a steal for what you are getting in that board" thanks asus great stuff and wish a great year ahead
Brian, you had shotgun mic so close that the proximity effect was heavily influencing the sound tests
First video I've watched on your channel and I am SUPER impressed! Hugely competitive gamer, and tech enthusiast, and you provide an amazing amount of detail and comparisons, as well as high production value content, with a great personality. Keep it up!!
Also the ROG Harpe shape and weight make me think it's their answer to the G Pro X Superlight, which I loved until it had scroll wheel issues. Currently rocking an ASUS ROG Keris, and I like it, but might give the Harpe a shot as well in the near future.
Damn I might have to grab this over the wooting, that layout and wireless sounds REALLY nice.
Harpe ace or death adder v3 pro for my first mouse? Plan on building my pc early next month
I click for the tech stuff, stayed for the awesome beard.
That keyboard is legit what I’ve been waiting for. Buying it as soon as it’s available locally.
Easily the best sounding stock gaming board I've heard
I've had my Steelseries sensei for around 9 years so if this mouse is similar in shape, I might be into it
Woah the keyboard sounds good was not expecting that
Just got my white azoth, it’s great. Idc about the 250$ price tag. This is the first keyboard that I have actually been happy with. My last 2 keyboards were the GMMK Pro I got on sale for 250$ and the Razer Blackwidow v4 tkl(200$) my gripes were no wireless capabilities. I also had the apex pro BUT when I’m not gaming it felt like crap. Finally happy with this keyboard through and through
I was shocked when you were showing the included lubing kit with the keyboard. If the ballpark really is a steal, it might be one of the best 75% options out there.
Would sound better with some Badseed tactiles. When are we getting a new batch of those? 😄
Ever since I discovered the Basilisk sensitivity clutch feature and thumb button, I won’t use a mouse without it for FPS.
Nice vid as always. I gotta know though, what is the wrist rest you're using in the video? I've never seen it before. Thanks for the quality content as always.
I saw ROG's analog keyboard on a store near me and yes I can confirm that their stabs are top-tier
Asus took notes on pretty much every enthusiast ask for both of these products, huge W from a major PC brand. Don't normally see this
What’s the mat you have under the mouse pad? 👀
looks like I'll be returning my keyboard and waiting for this one to come out!
2 weeks in, battery in wireless mode, with 1 min timeout and 25% RGB brightness has dropped just 10%. 90% currently, with lots of gaming an typing. So this will do 5 months? Doubt it. But I think the 2 months ,that many say, will last easy on 1 charge. And I feel 0 difference to wire mode/wired kb, and I play FPS shooter games. So this kb is kinda revolutionary imo
Asus nailed with the keyboard, hope also that the price will be fair. Cheers!
another awesome video, looking forward to your UpToDate amp/dec review
75% is by far the best layout i need more companies on that
Those clicks actually sound super nice. I'm loving the keyboard too. The font is meh, but I'm super into the height of the caps.
I recently built my GMMK Pro because I couldn't get ROG Flare II Animate in Nordic ISO, but Azoth will probably be replacing the GMMK Pro.
I'm glad I see videos like this, seeing the companies actually give a shit and actually improve on their products
Damn, Editing Brian had me in the fist half.
1:53 completely random question but whats that game you're playing there? looks amazing. Also great product review as always
This was an amazing review no doubt but can we talk about how majestic his beard is
I've been looking around and there is no clear answer, if anybody knows pls let me know, Does Armoury works with Mac? I got the keyboard and downloaded armoury but it doesn't register the keyboard for some reason, therefore I'm stuck with basic configuration, can't really use the display and if I can't well, then the KB isn't really worth it.
Your Setup is Neat would love to have the Items Desk , Mats , Speakers etc.. For once TH-cam Recommendation got me into a good Channel
Damnit. Whenever I wanna quit the game, dope stuff like this releases. Will be copping this set, looks incredible and has features I really want
this man just cocked blocked us with the price!!! haha what a Tease. Always great Vids ma man! SOLID
Definitely going to cop all 3. Hopefully I can get the finalmouse keyboard when it drops
I want to like the ROG line of products but my main problem is that their Amoury Crate software is their automatic profile switching which I use is super slow and laggy, like definitely 1+ second when I switch to different programs.
Damn I remember when ROG just made ewaste peripherals, these new products are really well designed
Wow, the keyboard is through the roof!! Awesome ASUS!!
That keyboard sounds GOOD omg
Very nice, thanks for the review! 👌🏻
Damn, that sounds phenomenal stock. Well played Asus.
ROG team really are listening to the customers! If priced right, I might get one for myself too.
Any thoughts on reviewing the Beacn Mix/Mix Create? I've had it since launch but would love to see what you think about it!
That keyboard sounds great!
Ending aside, I can't help but feel this keyboard will cost both of my kidneys.
You sir, have an amazing beard. I trust your judgment on the keeb and mouse.
Did you have the chance to check for interference with cherry profile keycaps? I'm a bit worried given it's north facing. Great review as always, Brian.
awesome, thanks beard, Stay up
Tell them to make the same keyboard wired with Hall effect switches and make the base aluminum as well.
I'll say the same thing I said on Keybored's video, if they offered alternate plates I think this would be a homerun. I hate steel plates. Gimme POM, PC, or FR4. Great video as usual brian!
brooo that keyboard is actually everything i've been looking for. Hopefully all the other big peripheral companies taking notes, and all step their game up like this.
Alright. I just waaaant those key switch modifier tools, I do hope they consider selling those as a tool kit, it could really sell out for the custom keeb builders~
Wow, I want that keyboard. That’s so sick
You said the magic words in the first 10 seconds. WIRELESS 75% KEYBOARD.
Brian I can’t believe you didn’t throw in some of your own switches and cap onto this keyboard! Either way I’m really blown away by asus who usually brings rather tacky (opinion) peripherals. Hats off to asus
Out of topic question: What's the thin grey mat under your monitor and mousepad? Really looking to cop one hehe
that beard trim though. slick!
People doesn't seem to realize about what "we" enthusiast and the mainstream want out of a keyboard, it's a huge difference, and this baby step from Asus is just the step we needed to bridge that difference, to introduce some of the features that we loved so much from our boards.
I'm looking forward for what they'll do for the next iteration
This keeb look very promising. Good review as well. A few prices are coming out and I would not call this a steal.
I’m blown away. Asus did their homework
Brian, i love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu and your videos. My favorite tech youtuber by far.
Only thing that would have made this perfect is if the PCB was south facing
Asus setting a new standard for what a gaming keyboard is. Problem with custom keyboard companies like keychron is the big inconsistensy because they expect the customers to mod themself. This is very welcoming, hope you release a white one in nordic market.
As someone who dipped their toes into custom keyboards and slightly modded my corsair k63. I am shocked at how much comes with the keyboard.
Shape reminds me of the endgame gear XM1, just a little bit taller with the ridge in the middle.
Glad to see the channel growing. Sub to the hommie, he be putting out detailed videos every time.
the shape of the mouse reminds me of the old school Microsoft IntelliMouse Optical. i put 1000s of hours in on that thing in my Diablo 2 days