ASUS Republic of Gamers Announces Azoth Extreme gaming keyboard



 ASUS Pressroom

Customizable 75% gaming keyboard with premium metal chassis and frame, carbon fiber positioning plate, adjustable gasket mount, and full-color OLED touchscreen​

  • Superior build quality: Precision-crafted metal-framed aluminum-alloy chassis minimizes wireless interference for top-tier performance and premium looks
  • Carbon-fiber positioning plate: Delivers a crisp typing feel while reducing keystroke vibrations
  • Adjustable gasket mount: Gamers can easily toggle between two cushioned typing feels via a quick-flip switch
  • Full-color touch OLED display: Shows system info and customized settings; adjacent three-way knob allows for instant settings adjustments


TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 15, 2024 — ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced the Azoth Extreme, a custom 75% gaming keyboard featuring a precision-crafted aluminum-alloy chassis with metal frame, delivering premium aesthetics and top-tier wireless performance. A carbon-fiber positioning plate delivers a crisp typing feel and keeps keystroke vibrations down to a minimum. The keyboard includes an adjustable gasket mount that can be toggled to offer a hard or soft typing feel via a quick-flip switch. A full-color OLED touchscreen on the top right corner of the keyboard can show system info and keyboard settings; with the adjacent three-way knob allowing for instant volume, multimedia, lighting adjustments, and settings customization. An extended wrist rest ensures comfortable typing experiences and retains its firmness over time.

Superior build quality​

The eye-catching ROG Azoth Extreme gaming keyboard boasts a premium aluminum-alloy chassis with a metal frame that undergoes an intricate 12-step manufacturing process that includes sandblasting, anodizing, CNC machining, and more. Additionally, the Azoth Extreme achieves an impressive 8000 Hz polling rate when used with the ROG Polling Rate Booster, while offering up to 1600 hours of battery life.

Crisp typing and sublime acoustics​

The ROG Azoth Extreme uses a carbon-fiber positioning plate instead of FR4, steel, PC, POM, or brass, which are commonly found in other gaming keyboards. Carbon fiber offers metal-like rigidity for crisp typing sensations; and its elasticity provides excellent shock absorption to effectively minimize vibrations while typing.

The Azoth Extreme utilizes three dampening layers, with two PORON® layers and a silicone pad to absorb vibrations and minimize switch pinging and echoes to offer sublime acoustics.

Adjustable gasket mount​

An innovative gasket-mount design allows users to adjust the typing feel via a quick-flip switch found on the bottom of the keyboard. In Hard typing mode, the ROG Azoth Extreme delivers firm keystrokes with quick rebound that’s ideal for gaming. Alternately, Soft mode offers a more cushioned and bouncy feel to ensure comfort during extended typing stints.

Full-color OLED touchscreen​

The 1.47-inch full-color OLED display on the upper right of the ROG Azoth Extreme can show various types of information including keyboard connection status, Caps Lock, and PC/Mac mode indicators. Tapping and swiping on the high-resolution OLED screen allows users to view other various functions such as hardware info and the KPS feature that displays the user’s keystrokes per second.

Additional features​

The ROG Azoth Extreme has pre-lubed ROG NX mechanical switches that provide smoother keystrokes with better acoustics. Tri-mode connectivity allows users to connect devices via Bluetooth, low-latency ROG SpeedNova 2.4 GHz RF wireless, or standard wired USB; with Bluetooth enabling simultaneous connections and easy switching between three devices. A bundled extended silicone wrist rest that aesthetically matches the keyboard ensures typing comfort and retains its firmness over time. Lastly, the Azoth Extreme includes two pairs of magnetic feet of different heights, giving it three tilt angles to suit user preference.


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I love ROG hardware, but this keyboard (in my opinion) is just ugly.

In Australia, the asking price is laughable. They can’t be serious.

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I sure hope that's a typo for the price. :eek1:
 

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I sure hope that's a typo for the price. :eek1:

I wish, Shawn. I checked 3 different pre sale stockists. At today's Australian rates, it works out to USD$540
Even for ROG, it's a little ambitious?
 

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yeah, no. I have mini pc's which cost less than that.
 

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This appears to have some of the features of high-end custom keyboards priced in that range. Hard to tell with the detailed specs I have been able to find. I am skeptical that the Asus measures up to them - for instance the fact they have north facing LED. It is more retail than custom IMO. Asus ROG stuff is always overpriced, and then there is Asus reputation...

It is ~$500 USD. You can spend around $1k+ for a keyboard if you want, though that would be pretty stupid. It is just like anything else that has a good number of enthusiasts.

I spent a little over $300 for my keyboard, but that includes custom keycaps that I purchased separately which were a third of the cost. Absolute pleasure to type on, but it was a big splurge for me.
 

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When I see prices of that sort just for a KEYBOARD !!!! whatever the merits or otherwise of that hardware it makes me really gl;ad I'm not a Gamer. !!!!!!

You can get some entire MinipC's cheaper than that !!! and if you want some older used servers -- you can pick these up for as little as 90 USD !! -- Good for file serving, multi-media serving and backups for use as NAS's.


Cheers
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$500.00 on Amazon and at ASUS in the US...




If you could also plug it into a PCIe x16 slot and use it as a 3000 series video card... it might be worth it. :D



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The most expensive Ducky keyboard is only $179.00


The most expensive 75% keyboards only make it to $244.00


And the most expensive keyboards I can find at Mechanicalkeyboards.com are $399.00...

 
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