Speaking of ROG, everyone will think of several keywords such as belief, motherboard, video card, etc. Today, the product to be shared with you is a little special, which is Claymore, a modular mechanical keyboard from ROG.
Packaging and appearance
Claymore's packaging has become very grand, much larger than that of ordinary keyboards. The packaging color continues the dark color design of ROG.
The package is divided into two parts: Claymore's 87 keyboard area (which is also sold separately, called ROG Claymore Core) and the number key area, which can be the biggest selling point of the split keyboard.
There are no extra accessories. The keyboard uses a split type wire and a standard microUSB interface.
The keyboard itself is wrapped in a velvet bag, and the details are full of brand beliefs. I believe that ROG fans will like it very much.
The part of ROG Claymore Core is a relatively standard 87 key product from the perspective of key layout. Different from other products, it uses a floating design. The large logo with backlight in the center of the keyboard is also very attractive.
The product logo, like the buttons, has a colorful backlight, which is also an important point of fans' belief in recharging. In addition, the panel of the keyboard is covered with ROG's iconic "Mayan lines", and with all metal materials, it feels full of texture. The logo position is the palm rest position of the general game keyboard, while the ROG Claymore is a slope. Because the area is too small to support, it may be designed more from the perspective of cool, more Mayan lines and brand luminous logos. However, if we want to place an external palm rest, we will find that it is a little awkward to be separated by the slope.
The design style of the number key part is the same as that of the main body. It is also applicable to metal panels and Maya lines.
There is also a volume knob above the number keys, which can directly adjust the volume. Pressing the knob can play the mute key function, which is the only media function added to the whole keyboard except for the combination keys.
The ROG Claymore Core is connected to the digital keyboard through a golden finger. It can be directly buckled to work. It supports hot plugging. The combination method is simple and direct.
The slope of the ROG Claymore key cap is also ergonomically designed. In addition, the keyboard is also equipped with dust-proof glue, which can be covered when the golden finger is not in use.
The effect picture linked with the numeric keyboard. The screws and knobs on the numeric keyboard are matched with the metal panel, which looks full of mechanical feeling.
There is also a brand logo on the space bar. ASUS is constantly emphasizing its brand genes in many details of this product.
The long keys use the design of a stabilizer bar, so the overall rebound is smooth and the feel is relatively even. The key cap is made of ABS material, and the surface has a skin like texture layer. The surface is sprayed evenly, and the touch is warm and comfortable. However, this type of keycap is easy to leave sweat stains and fingerprints, and it is also difficult to avoid oiling after long-term use. After using it for a month, the author hasn't found any oil yet.
In addition to the normal layout, ROG Claymore even allows users to set the numeric keypad on the left, but few people are likely to get used to this layout. When placed on the left side, the gold finger is also used to connect the main body and the number keyboard. From the perspective of appearance design, ROG Claymore has added many edges and lines. In addition to the suspension design, metal panel and Mayan texture, the appearance of the whole keyboard is very recognizable. Compared with other popular faces that use similar molds, it is considered as a good face.
The back of the keyboard also has a complex line design, and the center also has a ROG and product logo. In addition, the bottom of the keyboard is equipped with a non slip rubber pad, which can play a better role in stabilizing when used.
Of course, the keyboard height is also adjustable.
The back of the numeric keypad and the ROG Claymore Core is the same design, also with logo and anti-skid rubber pad, and the height can be adjusted.
The wire material adopts the pluggable design. The interface at the end of the microUSB is gold-plated, and the logo is displayed at the interface. The wire material is equipped with a wiring slot.
The standard USB port is of course the same, gold-plated+logo.
Lighting display
ROG Claymore uses Cherry's original MX RGB axis, and we get the version of the tea axis. The characteristics of the tea axis should not be introduced more. It has a sense of paragraph, but it is much weaker than the green axis. Compared with other mechanical shafts, the tea shaft is also a shaft body that is easy to be accepted by ordinary users, known as "universal shaft", and suitable for office and games.
Since the RGB axis is, of course, the lighting demonstration is indispensable. Although there is still a gap between the customized function and the pirate ship's RGB, the lighting effect of ROG Claymore is already excellent and brilliant.
The backlight of ROG Claymore is uniform and the brightness is absolutely enough. You can adjust the speed and brightness of the backlight by pressing Fn on the keyboard. Toggle light effects
In the past two years, more and more high-end mechanical keyboards have adopted the floating key design, which, in combination with the RGB light effect, is indeed more outstanding than the previous backlit keyboards.
The following are several lamp effects of ROG Claymore:
Multicolored cycle
Quicksand
a myriad of stars glittering
trigger
Drive and use experience
All ROG peripherals have a supporting Armoury driver, and ROG Claymore is no exception. After installing the driver, we can switch and adjust the user configuration of the keyboard (including key shielding and backlighting), set the macro keys and statistics of the keyboard. At the same time, the driver itself also supports upgrading the firmware of the keyboard (upgrade separately in two parts).
ROG Claymore supports the Aura slide light effect of the full keyboard. With the MX RGB axis, the overall effect is very outstanding. However, if we demand high standards, there are few customized settings for light effects in this set of drivers. We can only set light effects in different regions. There is still a gap between the pirate ship with the highest playability and Razer with rich customized game linkage.
The preset lighting effect has 9 preset lighting effects, such as constant brightness, flashing, colorful circulation, waves, ripples, etc. Users who want to be bright will surely be satisfied.
An important part of the keyboard driver is to set the macro keys of the keyboard, which are graphically displayed and intuitively set. The gap between keys is accurate to 1 millisecond. Of course, we can also use the macro recording shortcut (Fn+ALT on the right) of the keyboard itself to start recording. Fn+ALT on the right, end recording) to complete macro recording. The overall availability is good.
Statistics may be of little use to ordinary users, but for some more professional players, they would like to see their own data. The driver lists the number of key presses that are often used in the game, as well as KPM statistics, which is also an increasingly common feature in many high-end keyboard and mouse drivers.
As far as drivers are concerned, ROG's Armoury has done a good job in terms of functionality, but we still hope it can improve the playability of light effect settings. The driver itself is a icing on the cake. After all, the keyboard itself has many quick settings in terms of functions. We can complete most of the function switching even without the driver. For some real e-sports players, plug and play settings can be put into use immediately, eliminating the trouble of installing the driver.
All keys have no impact. For a game keyboard, this is almost a necessary function.
In addition, ROG Claymore also has the ROG SYNC function, which can synchronize the light effect setting with Aura of ROG SPATHA. In addition, there are many Fn combination keys that can achieve different functions, such as: turn off the WINDOWS key (Fn+Windows key), acceleration mode: (Fn+F1: double acceleration Fn + F2: Accelerate twice Fn + F3: 4 times faster Fn + F4: 8 times faster). The acceleration mode is suitable for some games that need quick combo, just like the keyboard cheating for players. The following is the result of pressing the key "d" once with 8 times acceleration: dddddddddddddddddddddddddddd， You can feel
In addition, there are some settings specific to the ROG motherboard, such as controlling fan speed (Fn+"+" or Fn+"-", Fan Xpert software needs to be started), overclocking and startup shortcut keys (ROG KeyBot II S5 mode), etc. These are linkage functions with the ROG motherboard, and the "threshold" is relatively high.
summary
What makes ROG Claymore special is its modular design, and what's more, its numeric keypad can also be placed on the left. This seemingly "anti human" setting actually has its very practical use scenarios. For example, when the number key and mouse are required to be used together in some operations, the left hand can operate the number key, The right hand is used with the mouse. Or when some left-handed people need to input a lot of numbers, it will be more convenient to put the number keyboard on the left side. In addition to modularization, the exterior design of ROG Claymore is also one of its highlights. After getting used to the stereotyped compact and regular design of the public face, a keyboard full of Maya lines and complex lines suddenly came, which really made people stand out.
The whole set of ROG Claymore was sold for 1799 yuan in December. Is this price high? Of course, it is high, but it is estimated that ROG fans are also good money owners. This keyboard has cool shape, rich RGB axis, full-featured driver and innovative design. Of course, this feeling is not cheap. If you are a metal controller, a light controller or a black sheep's eye controller, it is undoubtedly a good choice and can greatly improve the power of your whole machine.
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