Usage & Final Thoughts on the ROZ Azoth
I’ve been using the ROG Azoth as my main keyboard for the past few weeks and I’ve really been enjoying. Right off the bat I am a huge fan of the 75% form factor, it gives me everything I want and I do not feel like there is a key or function that I am missing (I am not a number pad person). The keyboard is quite comfortable as well with its NX Snow linear switches, PBT double-shot keycaps, aluminum top-plate, and multiple layers of sound dampening. The keyboard sounds quite good too, with no pinging or anything like that. Now this isn’t the best sounding keyboard I’ve ever used, but typing on it is very enjoyable. Below is a sound test.
Just like typing on the keyboard gaming on it was good too. Now these are standard mechanical switches so you are not going to get any sort of fine-tuning for setting your own actuation point or enabling things like rapid trigger. You would of course need a keyboard with magnetic switches like the SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless for that. On top of being a very solid keyboard you do also get that cool 2-inch OLED screen that you can run animations, show system, stats and much more on. There is also the 3-way control knob that can be used for volume control and other things so you wouldn’t have to tab out of your game to make adjustments.
Being a tri-mode keyboard means that you can use this keyboard wirelessly with the included 2.4 GHz USB receiver, wireless via Bluetooth, and of course wired. I did not run into any issues with the 2.4 GHz receiver and also did not notice any type of latency issues while gaming, which is the last thing that you want. This actually has a lot to do with the construction of the keyboard itself. While we’ve seen many full-metal body keyboards, they in fact cannot achieve low-latency and high polling rate performance. ASUS did not want to compromise their sub-1ms targets of wireless performance while maintaining high polling rate stability by using a full-metal design. It was also nice that ASUS did provide the USB extender so you can move the receiver away from your motherboard, which actually is what causes a lot of latency issues.
When this keyboard launched back in 2023 it retailed for $249.99. Right now you can pick it up for $199.99, which I would say is a fair price considering what all you get here, but there are some caveats. While many people will appreciate all of the accessories you get with this keyboard, for others they won’t ever use them. You have to remember some people just want a nice gaming keyboard that works. If ASUS could release a version of the keyboard for around $150 without all of the accessories I think they would have a winner. I just think a lot of people will think $200 for a keyboard is a bit steep.
With that said I really do like this keyboard and would recommend it if you are looking for a new 75% wireless gaming keyboard! Overall ThinkComputers gives the ASUS ROG Azoth a 9 out of 10 score and our Recommended Award!
Pros:
– Very comfortable
– Double-shot PBT keycaps
– 2-inch OLED screen and 3-way control knob
– Tri-mode connectivity
– Lots of accessories
Cons:
– Expensive
– Some may not use some of the accessories
