Checking out the $500 Azoth Extreme gaming keyboard 👀
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
- ASUS has the brand new ROG Azoth Extreme keyboard taking the market by storm with this release. With a ton of new features and a premium build quality, the upgrades here on this model are unlike anything else I've seen in the gaming keyboard scene. Let's check it out!
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2:30 what did he sayyyy???
HE SAID WHAT HE SAID XD
😂🤣😭
literally had to watch it a few times for that to sink in holy.
Drake watching a 500$ keyboard review: 😢
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"drake if your watching settle down" Bro... 💀💀💀💀💀
Never in a million years have i thought a disstrack will influence a randomfrankp's video
7:30 Exactly! Those are keyboards made by usually one single designer and only 100-500 are made so it costs more to produce them. Seeing big brands make mid keyboards and put them at a high prices doesn’t make sense. If they’re mass produced they should cost less, not more…
Yeah that was a weird comment. Being mass produced should make this more competitively priced
500 dollars? And they've done nothing but let you flick a switch on the back to change the key stroke. For 500 dollars I'd expect BJ's and beer on demand.
Hey man it has carbon parts, and a new OLED screen !! 🤣🤣
You’re paying too much for BJs
@maxzoRHD wow that's just amazing and totally justifies the price.
Literally 🤣
I don’t recommend these keyboards, I’ve had the Asus azoth for no more than 6 months and I have problems with fake double key press
EVERYBODY TAKING SHOTS AT DRAKE LMFAOOOOOOOO
As someone whos built 30+ custom keyboards, many of which were high end, $500 for what's on offer here is bat shit crazy. Maybe in 2020 during peak keyboard hype
agreed
It's got ROG on it, so it's worth double of any other keyboard.
How much do you think it should've been? I think it should've been $300
@@OhSoTiredMan personally I think $275 max. You look at something like the QK75n that has higher quality materials in every aspect, has a screen, and that was $195 without switches and keycaps. I don't see anything about this keyboard that would be considered objectively higher quality than the QK75n. Maybe the larger screen of the azoth, but I think the materials, polished weight, catch ball mechanism, magnetic daughter board, and multiple layout options on the PCB of the QK75n more than make up for any difference in screen quality.
@@K1LO_ The Alu case for the wooting is also made from alloy, yet it's not this expensive. i think it should have been around $150-225 because it had the CNC case and the OLED screen. Thats the only good things about this keyboard. Hotswap PCB and Carbon Fibre Plate isnt that rare these days.
Not having hall effect switches in a 500 dollar gaming keyboard is insane.
Pretty sure this is more of a custom keyboard. Which don't use Hall effect most of the time.
Bro clearly doesn’t know what custom keyboards are 💀 Only sweatty nerds care about hall effect switches
@@cl4ssic I’m only saying this because it is classified as a gaming keyboard.
@@PhoenixKeebs if a custom keyboard starts at 500 and one believes that this era of custom keyboarding is still on that old wave of normal keycaps we gotta rethink our reality cause atp we just throwing money in the toilet then flushing our heads in front of our crush.
@@cl4ssic unfrotunately its the sweaty nerds that typically build these keybaords. of the 300 people ive interacted with who have built custom switches only a handful of them are still on that normal keeb wave. almost everyone is on the wooting cause these sweaty nerds and keeb makers have an insane overlap. id go as far to say 98%. im by no means a wooting simp, im just talking about hall effect in general
140 USD can get you an hall effect gaming keyboard such as a Wooting 60he or a Drunkdeer 75.
100 USD can get you an aluminium gasket mount pre-built custom keyboard such as YUNZII AL71
There is literally no reason for this to be 500 USD.
mass produced yet overly expensive.
@Frizzyy or for $300 you can get a wooting 80he
i think u should compare this one with 200$ one instead of 100$ one lol
''drake settle down'' needs to settle down tho ffs XD love you man
Honestly 500USD is a bit hard to justified considered there are a lot of full metal board that cost 1/6 of this, even smaller boutique brand like Mode, Wuque and so on have premium board that cost less. I know that CNC is expensive but this design ain't it, certainly don't look like a 500usd board to me, maybe the software made up for it but Asus ain't known for their good software.
I think most of that price is going towards the touchscreen oled and that hard/soft mode switch. But yeah $500 is definitely a lot.
@@thegamerboy1000 I do understand that making a keyboard like this is expensive, I own a few expensive metal board myself so I do understand the appeal of good fit and finished keyboard. But I think this isn't it due to the design being too gamery for people who willing to spend this much and too expensive for most gamer.
@@thegamerboy1000the oled module was MAX $10, and that’s on the high end. It’s expensive because they think limited run keyboards designed and run by hobbyists being $500 allow them to charge the same, but they’re wrong.
that minor comment was nasty lmao
11:35 “This is ASUS’ love letter to gamers out there…” That love letter said “I love you.. so give me $500.” 😂 What kinda toxic relationship is this?! 💀
500 tho, mannn wtf is going on
Bullshit. That’s what’s going on…
Shit crazy some of us got regular jobs it's not fair lol i need to get out the military lol @thisguy2973
Bro has not seen the custom keyboard prices 😂 if you try to get a custom keyboard with the feature this keyboard has it literally may be $1000+
@ArcturusCOG I have and them shits crazy to
@@ArcturusCOG the idea of a custom keyboard really makes no sense though. What you can custom build yourself will definitely not have the same consistency as what’s prebuilt for you. Humans make more mistakes, and more often than not, people building keyboards don’t have technical skills in general.
If this thing doesn’t have Hall effect switches that’s crazy
Exactly. This keyboard would have been very nice 5 years ago
@@mikerzisu9508I don’t understand how a company thinks they’ll compete with wooting without providing onboard analogue… who in their right mind buys this thing instead of the best keyboard available
Probably because hall effect switches sound bad, and their goal is to appeal to gamers and keyboard enthusiasts.
Making it hall effect also means it will be incompatible with mx style switches which will limit customizability.
@@mikediezel0923 how is it supposed to compete with a wooting (which does sound pretty good) when it offers like none of the features
@mikediezel0923 not all sound bad. My wooting 60he+ has gateron magnetic jade switches, custom case, polycarbonate plate and two layers of poron foam and it is the best sounding keyboard I have ever used
"This is minor. Drake, if you're watching, settle down."
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This sounds really nice. The soft option would be something I would use. I like the more muted sound so offering a POM plate would be amazing. The price like you mentioned is a little steep, I spent this much on my custom Wind-X R2 so I'd totally consider this board if it drops at least $100
$500 and NORTH FACING LEDS lol
That combination pretty much already tell us this product is for elite gamer bro with money to blow.
The ultra gamer font choice is deliberate.
Plate mounted stabs too lmao
why so much hate toward north facing LEDs? most new switches can accommodate cherry keycaps in north facing position without interference
@@emplifyaFull travel switches still exist :D
And no rapid trigger!
i dont think i would pay 500 usd for this but ill admit its very premium-looking and well-built as compared to the average pre-built gaming keyboard. But i would also rather pay for this than logitech's g pro x 60 lol
500$? Does it come with an RTX 4060 inside?
" this is minor and drake if you watching just settle down " omg that made me laugh too hard 🤣🤣🤣
No hall effect and getting what you already have in a budget custom keyboard is crazy for $500.
At this point in time, I think there is really two types of keyboards that make sense to buy. Hall Effect Rapid Triggers for the best performance and really any decent mechanical keyboard to customize yourself, both can be had for quite a bit less than 500$.
Hall Effect gives you the best performance and offering such a generic "Gamer" Keyboard without them at 500$ is criminal. Any of this "8K Polling" will never have any noticeable impact compared to a well implemented rapid trigger. I think this alone makes this keyboard feel like a borderline scam, honestly.
I also feel like the screen and the dial are really more a gimmick than anything useful and - in my opinion - should have been left out for a more reasonable pricepoint.
Overall, this seems like something no one will buy, because why should they.
I would buy this for like 300$, just because of looks and materials used. Couldnt care less about a screen and shit like that. But then again, you can just build a nice custom wooting 60he for example in a nice metal case or smth. Or a full custom if thats what youre into, personaly i more care about the gaming preformance, then sound , looks etc.
Imagine if Lorenzo Belli got that Azoth keyboard.
WTF?! This is not Hall Effect switches for 500 American Dollars? Are they insane?
Probably because hall effect switches sound bad, and their goal is to appeal to gamers and keyboard enthusiasts.
Making it hall effect also means it will be incompatible with mx style switches which will limit customizability.
for 500 it better game for me
For 500 it better be able to have a job of it's own
These are the best Kboards I have ever used, totally destroys my k100
get a custom and stop buying e waste
@@forg.a no
The time when you cut money from your GPU just to invest them to a keyboard. lol
Making the useless screen colorful is a huge improvement.
Bro called out Drake 😭
I have the normal Azoth, verry good keyboard. But 500 is to much
What got my attention ,pore than anything is the switch to change between a hard and softer typing feel. That´s quite unique, but it´s not worth $500 bucks. Since this is marketed towards gamers, ( hence the classic and getting old fast all black look) more than custom keyboard enthusiasts, ASUS should have included hall effect switches on this board. I can appreciate the intention of doing something different in the gaming keyboard market, but $500 bucks is a hard pill to swallow.
$500 LOL. The new wooting 80he is going to be $200, sounds thockier (if you like that sound), and looks awesome. Nuphy Halo 75? $130 and sounds thockier than this lol, AND looks good as hell.
Cute lil OLED screen?
>$500!!
$500 is definitely a major turn off as there are excellent keyboards for more than 50% of that price with faster & quieter switches
$70
If Asus adds Hall Effect and Rapid Trigger to a new version it would be an instant buy for me. At this price, the Wooting 60HE+ Module with the rest of custom parts is still cheaper and better.
$500 it better have a PC prebuilt into it.
10:45 if you have an older system that struggles with 8k polling rate, maybe a 500 bucks keyboard isn't top priority anyways
damn. even more expensive than a geon f1-8x v2
I need information on the t-shirt you're wearing in the video. That's cool
releasing a gaming keyboard at this price without HALL EFFECT IST JUST CRAZY... Rog just anna milk the consumers by now more than ever
Because hall effect is a gimmick for fps but ruins sound profile
@@AnDr3w066 they are not gimmick for competitive gaming, even just for rankeds is well worth it. Sound profile in competitive gaming doesn't matter as much as delay, responsiveness and control that HE keyboards provide. Most of competitive gamers use headphones anyway.
@@leoneldb60 yeah and they are going for the custom people not the “fps pro gamer” gimmick which is just fast switches and average materials.
Just got my azoth red switch for 150$ a month ago. I will wait it till it drops 50% in sale lol😂
drake still catching strays lmaooooo
Frank: Drake settle down.
Drake: Naw son
Oh and by the way you can get a F1-8X V2 with milky yellow, high quality cheap dyesub from taobao, and with money left over.
i just watched the video. maybe 350/or 400 but they seriously have sonething insane. still, I woukd like to see an 8k polling boost minimal analog kb, woukd be super cool. they did great with this passion project.
"DRAKE IF YOU'RE WATCHING SETTLE DOWN" hit me hard
Damn, you really did Drake like that... that's crazy
Looks like franks girl has been ironing his shirts with the waffle iron again 🧇
I’m pretty big within the keyboard and can honestly say that this keyboard has my interest. I think they did an AMAZING job for combining both the gaming world and custom keyboard world for this one. It sounds steep but I don’t think the $500 price tag for this is bad. You are getting a lot all while you can still customize it. The only downer that I’ve notice was that it sounded hallow during your type test. It didn’t sound bad, just slightly on the hallow side. Normally you can fix this with foam but it may be a challenge with this keyboard since they implemented that unique hard/soft design. With all of that being said, I have built about 10 custom keyboards from scratch and will be adding this one to my collection!!!! Solid Review Frank
A $500 mass produced keyboard shouldn’t need foam to sound good. For this cost you can get a much nicer keyboard with similar specs (8K hall effect, but wired) from someone like GEON.
The price is ABSURD. On the extremely high end this keyboard should be $300, and even that is a stretch.
@@farlig8666 you must not be in the custom keyboard world then lol high-end is well above $300 my friend. Budget is from $100-$300. But to back track a bit. Sound is subjective and I said it sounded slightly hallow to my preference of sound. Mass production product is trying to accommodate for a large scale of customers, which I think they did. They added a very clean gamer aesthetic to a customized keyboard packed with features. If you don’t like the price, move onto the next product! This is actually a thought out product that they put time and effort in to produce. Win in my book if you ask me.
@@vinnydolce541 No I guess I’m not into custom keyboards then.
A limited group buy board run by hobbyists being $500 is NOT the same as a mass produced board created by a big corporation being $500.
@@vinnydolce541 absolutely not
for $500 I'm either expecting innovative groundbreaking tech or something created by a passionate individual. This is neither. This is a mass marketed miss the mark keyboard. $500 for plate mounted stabs? $500 for gamery keycaps? $500 for no hall effect?
we got rfp roasting drake before gta 6 💀😭🙏
I paid about $120 for the regular Azoth and planning to buy another keyboard, like Wooting 60HE. No way I'm paying for a keyboard as much as an RX 7800 XT.
You can pay more for a keyboard than a 4090 is worth
It's a nice premium keyboard but, absolutely no keyboard is worth a $200 pricetag much less a $500 one lol. We are all getting scammed. Fire video as usual. Cheers.
Even tech CZcamsrs are dissing Drake now lmao
500$ and the keyswitches arent even magnetic?!?
As the keyboard snob that pre-ordered the original Azoth almost a year in advance, I'd love to spend my money on this. It's too bad armory crate is a literal virus, and $500 is way too much lol
Just bought the Corsair k65 plus wireless on amazon for £100
return it
@@forg.a why?
We need timelines in your videos Frank. Makes it easier to come back and get to the titles you put in them. Thanks.
I picked up the first one upon release and was planning on ordering this day one but $500? You could get a Wuque Studio Freya for that or Mode Sonnet which has many more options and is a true custom board... I wish them luck I guess. I would pay $300, maybe $350 but not $500, that is a little insane especially considering that the software is pretty much unusable. When you take into account all the very nice fully AL budget boards in 2023, like the Rainy75, ND75, AL75, SK75 etc... the price is even more confusing, especially for a north facing PCB. While not fully AL the Nuphy Halo75 sounds and feels great and is truly an RGB powerhouse on top of it. Love the board and you did a great review... just the pricing seems a little poorly planned out by Asus.
Nah, I'm happy with the Keychron Q6 I got from Woot for $79.
"Suck it poors!" - ASUS, probably.
500 what the shit ! Does it give extra frames i cant let these companies do such things if people dont say something this is not go on stop .Stop marketing each and evey shit of the thing called a computer cpu and gpu and screen its fine if u make it cost but .... on offence chill
$500 and no hall effect. I thought the Lamzu Board was steep. 8k polling and no hall effect is crazy.
Just get a wooting or drunk deer board or a razer or corsair board if you want 8K.
This is pretty much for enthusiasts. Like the Razer Viper Mini Signature.
$500 for a pre built keyboard is insane.
Prime day started almost 9 hours ago. Surprised you don't have anything up yet.
Mad Feline gonna be talking to their lawyers
bruhhhhhh the drake diss insane
bro said drake settle down
Incredible! Good work ASUS
500 dollars will out price this keyboard for a lot of potential buyers.
I still love n rock my OG azoth 🎸🤘🏽
Don't buy this.. There is so many way better mechanical keyboards for way cheaper than this out there.
It's not a bad keyboard considering that these are all features that 300-400 dollar boards have as well, but north facing leds, despite it not really being an issue with current switches/keycaps, is a bit iffy.
So because of that, 350-450 would be fair and 500 would only make sense if it was on groupbuy, imo.
imagine you could use that screen and switch to adjust actuation point and switch between "all keys" and "preset keys" 😭 why cant this have HE switches.
Wait. This is $500? They on one with that price.
The stabs still need slight work imho. Doesnt sound perfect
Its really nice but its crazy expensive and it doesnt even have rapid trigger
price point is too rich for us basement gamer plebs...JFC
Sound great. Shocked how fast the industry is upgrading their keyboards to match customs. The price hurts but worth them waiting 3 years for GB
i wonder what keyboard you have if you think this compares to a real board
just remember - logitech g15/g19 keyboards with the screens!
Lmaoooo the Drake reference is wild! [ 2:31 ]
And how does key height affect stem wobble? [ 2:26 ] It doesn't, the stem tolerance is what determines wobbleability
Also, five hundred dollurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs
that type sound just like my ROG STRIX SCOPE II 96%
HAHA😅😅😅
Like, 500e/$?
Naah, 250 would be pushing it...
But if it makes you happy, then who am I to say otherwise?
Drake settle down is wild
Looks sick! But $500 USD, jeeeezzzzz.. I think ill keep my kidneys where they are.
When it's soft, there's no contact, but hard mode there is, eh? ;D
$500? Cmon
I had the Corsair K90 for about 5 year and was looking for a change. I recently tried the Everest Mountain and Razer Deathstalker Pro TKL and like them both for different reasons. Assuming the cost isn't a concern, would you personally recommend this to try?
I think I have a problem. 3 and a half minutes in and I'm sold on a $500 keyboard.... This is the problem with having adult money.
It's cool, but I don't think it's $500 cool. Get rid of the oled screen and I'd probably buy one for half the price.
Also, the Wooting 80HE is coming out soon, so yeah..
For $500, does that mean they'll actually support the warranty?
the default Azoth is superior for one reason:
no gap btwn ESC and F1
the end of an era called ROG and Asus hard-pass..
I've used regular Azoth for two years now. The main selling points are: 2000hr wireless (its true) + oled screen. But those two things work against each other. The regular version has plastic bottom and is stiff even after modding - this one is better but no one should buy at that price. Personally I would prefer a wireless HE version with a knob.
youve been using e waste for 2 years now.
I want this keyboard bad,.. but going to wait for a sale. Rather pay $400-350. I have the original Azoth so there's no rush.
That keyboard is cool and all, but could you drop a link for that shirt!? Please!
What did drake do to bro 💀
noeth facing LEDs in a 500$ keyboard
i would buy instead the promise 87 from wuque studio
awesome latency and better overall material
wuque studio is a complete meme
@@forg.a You are a meme for saying that
WOW, $500 for a keyboard. You can get a PC for that price. I don't think it is worth the cost because the battery will not last long due to the mini display screen, and I don't see a primary volume dial as I like to control this on my keyboard.
9:00 to hear the keyboard for the first time in this video
Not bad, not bad. Not interesting but it sounds like a well made keyboard. I am however genuinely surprised it doesn't have a speaker in it that growls at you when you turn it on or goes woohoo when you go over 100wpm. Maybe in Ver 2.0.
sounds pretty good honestly
but $500 for a mass produced keyboard is pretty nuts
Didn't you say speed switches were a essential😮