ASUS ROG Strix Scope II 96 Review

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ASUS raised the bar with the Azoth and has done it again. The ROG Strix Scope II 96 is a compact full-size mechanical keyboard with typing and gaming chops to spare. Built with brand new, pre-lubed mechanical switches, layers of sound dampening, high-speed wireless connectivity with mind-blowing battery life, and more, this is one of the best gaming keyboards available today.

The ROG Strix Scope II 96 is a top-of-the-line yet reasonably priced flagship gaming keyboard. Retailing for $180, this keyboard offers build quality, features, and responsiveness that puts it toe-to-toe with any other gaming keyboard on the market and, in my opinion, beats nearly all of them. It doesn’t have optical or analog switches, so it won’t allow you to adjust your actuation point or anything like that, but what it does offer is one of the best typing and gaming experiences you’ll find in a mechanical keyboard and absolutely next-level battery life over wireless.

The keyboard uses a compact full-size layout known as 96-percent. It features most of the keys you’ll find on full, 104-key keyboard but shifts the arrow keys and navigation and editing cluster to move everything closer together. The missing keys are all available as secondary functions accessible by holding the Fn button, but unless you’re really dying for Scroll Lock and Pause, you’ll really only need to do this for Home, End, and Print Screen — though Home and End become physical buttons just by turning off Num Lock, so even that’s not quite true. The layout has a slight learning curve (the “0” on the number pad and the right shift keys are both shorter), but it’s quite reasonable, especially if you need the Num Pad for work or to use as an in-game macro pad. 

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