ASUS - ROG Azoth 96% Wireless Magnetic Hall Effect RGB Gaming Keyboard with Hot-Swappable ROG HFX V2 Switches - White

This keyboard is awesome. I was very skeptical of buying an expensive keyboard but it was well worth the money after using the keyboard for a day. This keyboard is very high quality. It’s heavy and sturdy which I really like. The kickstands on the bottom flip out nicely and snap into place to tilt the keyboard to your liking. The keys feel nice and the OLED screen is pretty awesome. Once you figure out how to use the keyboard and the OLED screen, the custom settings are awesome. I was able to adjust the key actuators a little bit so when I type I wasn’t accidentally typing random letters by a slight touch of a key. Connecting to Gear Leak was super easy and it allows you to customize everything in the keyboard and do software updates. I easily changed the animation of the OLED screen and the colors of the keyboard. All I can say is I’m never going back to a cheap low quality keyboard. I’m very happy with the purchase of the ROG Azoth 96 keyboard. The keyboard comes with three translucent keys which look awesome and were very simple to swap on the keyboard.

I really wanted to love this but it's just not quite good enough to justify the MSRP cost. I'm leaving this at 4/5 stars because it is pretty high quality overall if you can get it at a good price, I just can't seem to give this a full recommend. And I'm also assuming they will fix the bluetooth issue I mention below. Otherwise it's unusable completely. Overall, it's pretty difficult to find a full-size keyboard with the Hall effect technology. I also like the screen and dial, which I really have become used to because of the ease of use to turn the volume up and down primarily during games. The biggest issue I've had is actually connectivity via bluetooth. Perhaps this will be fixed with further firmware updates. But I use my MacBook Pro for work during the day via bluetooth and then have the dongle connected to my PC for gaming. But every time I turn off my MacBook Pro, the connection is lost. This is frustrating because when starting up MacOS you have to type in your password. I had to get another keyboard out each time to type in the password. I have done full resets/firmware updates/etc. It does the same thing with Windows -- but I have the camera vision that unlocks the computer so I can at least re-connect the bluetooth via mouse. There are a variety of premium features included on this board that are with every premium board these days - swappable switches, etc. But I just can't find anything that makes this unique or premium enough for $359. The Rog Extreme is more well-built and I felt like that board- - even without the Hall effect -- was more responsive. And the Rog Falcata has Hall effect and is now around $250. And I think the last version (non Hall effect) of this keyboard is around $125 now, which is what I would recommend if you need the 96% layout.

The build quality is very impressive, the keyboard looks and feels very premium, it is very customizable without need for separate software installation (it's done online through ROG Gear Link), it has an insane wireless polling rate of 8000Hz which makes wireless feel just as fast and lag free as wired mode, the battery last a very long time too, so no need to constantly charge it, I really like the 96% form factor, in my opinion is the sweet spot for compact feel but without compromising functionality, I like that it has a full numpad unlike other compact keyboards. The three connection modes switching is also very useful and seamless, specially in multi-device setups, I often switch from wireless (2.4GHz dongle) for my desktop PC to Bluetooth for my laptop or my Steam deck.

The ASUS ROG Azoth 96 HE combines excellent build quality with an incredibly smooth and responsive experience thanks to its magnetic Hall Effect switches. The 96% layout gives you all the functionality you need while keeping a clean, compact footprint, and after using Hall Effect, I can’t see myself going back to traditional mechanical switches. It’s a premium keyboard, but if you want something that feels fast, refined, and genuinely enjoyable to use, I highly recommend it.

Great keyboard but not for the price point. Keys are wobbly and there were only a few key caps to swap out.