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I've owned this keyboard for a little while now (first phase of my new computer set up). In the time that I've had it, I only have one major complaint about it, and it's not even the keyboard itself. It's the software. Asus Armory is a little finicky and a lot of the times bugs out, but I'm not letting that sway my opinion on the keyboard since it has presets that work just fine (so you can avoid the more convoluted software and color customization if you don't feel like fighting with it) .
I'll start with the overall quality of the keyboard. It's sturdy, doesn't flex at all (unless you want to practice your chest compressions on it). The fact the the border keys are the lighter pink while the inside is a grey color is very nice for the main reason of cleanliness. The pink gets filthy, even with regular cleaning and wiping down. It's a light color, so what else is there to expect? The Matching mouse mat also gets rather dirty, but weekly washing makes that better.
The extent of customization for the back lighting is amazing. I tend to have fun with the custom colors and I even have specific WASD profiles for different games. The bar for volume (or would it be a dial?) is lovely for small adjustments. I wish there was a separate mute button instead of pressing on the dial, but that's just a small personal issue.
The wrap this up, because this was my first purchase towards my entire new set up [roughly a $3.2k computer], I am beyond ecstatic to say I've been purchasing more Asus products. The quality is great, customer service fantastic, and I can customize and personalize to my heart's content. Thank you, Asus <3

Let me say prior to anything else that I keep my devices clean and don't smoke or spill liquids or have any other habits that could cause damage. I clean my keyboards roughly once every three or four weeks and do my best to keep them in good shape.
That said, I've previously owned four razer blackwidow keyboards, so I know darn well what a bad keyboard is like, and I must say I'm VERY impressed by ASUS with this one.
I have purchased two of this specific ROG Strix keyboard with the brown switches in the last five months, each lasting about two before keys will stop registering or responding (which is dangerously similar to razer's products). Prior to these critical malfunctions, it's not rare that I need to restart the armory software or unplug the keyboard and put it back in to get the lights going. I have yet to see armory crash, though, so that already makes it better than razer. However, with approximately the same span of time before things start to act up, it's not a lengthy superiority. As a matter of fact, even despite poor functionality and lifespan, this board has fewer customization options than razer. FAR fewer. To make it worse, macro usage in the armory doesn't register as macros in any programs. It comes through as a simple one-key input, no matter how you mess with the options.
At that, the only thing that makes this board worth any more than what you could get from razer is mere preference of company. Personally, I favor ASUS because there's less support for blizzard and their logo is respectable, along with the fact that ASUS does make other peripherals that work phenomenally well (not to mention their even more superior components). Sorry, razer. Only one other competitor in this race, and you still lose.
Given that I've used a Corsair keyboard for six months with ONE software-restarting issue to occur more than two months into its time of use (which, again, is the approximate lifespan of this board) before selling it to make money for one of these, the brand of choice is quite clear.
I love you, ASUS, but garbage is garbage. This is garbage.

The downfall to this keyboard is that it is massive in size. At least compared to our cheap keyboard that we had before, that was not a gamer keyboard. If you're building your first gamer PC, keep in mind that the keyboard is going to be a lot bigger, therefore requiring a bigger desk. We bought a desk from Amazon a few weeks prior to buying this keyboard, only to find out that it didn't fit on the computer desk. pretty crappy when you've already assembled the desk and you can't return it anymore, right? Either way, we made it work but I wish we would have put that into consideration before buying the desk because I would have picked something else. You have the option to remove the additional palm holder. Again, I don't know the terminology... But the piece at the bottom of the keyboard where you rest your palm, that piece can be removed. Although, I don't recommend it because it is very comfortable.
Bottom line is, this is a solid keyboard and in my opinion it is worth the money it's being sold for. If you want the best, go with this one.

However, I must note that the gray keys are much darker in person than they are pictured. Not a huge deal to me in the slightest and can always get new keycaps. Just wanted to note in case it's a bother for anyone else.
The software is rather annoying. I spent forever even trying to find it online. Half the time it shuts down as soon as I try to open the app. However, when it does work, you can use presets and also create your own. These are set up on different profiles and as long as you have what you what set on a profile, you can switch between them without having to open the software which is helpful.
One last thing is that the hand rest is hard and not soft. I've had the keyboard for months and it has never bothered me although it may not be everyone's cup of tea. However, it is detachable! You don't need to use it.
All of this being said, none of these bother me which is why I give 5 stars. Only stating for others' benefits. I'm in love with this keyboard and couldn't imagine having any other.

That said you may have a different set up than me so your mileage may vary. Really what it comes down to is what you value and what you can afford. If this purchase is a stretch for you then it might not be everything you want it to be. If it's cheap for you then maybe you can buy something better. For me this hits the sweet spot.
Awesome.

The bad:
- the keys are cone shaped, meaning the key base is as big as any keyboard but the key top is extra small, leaving tons of empty space between keys while making harder to hit them.
- the keys are extra tall without apparent reason. Making your fingers travel a longer distance.
- the key press is registered on the first 10% of the pressing motion. So basically 90% of the space going down is useless.
- THE WHEEL IS VOLUME and cannot be changed. This feels like a bad joke since the wheel would be perfect for scrolling or weapons change.



I put three stars because the vendor did not ship it in time as promised when purchased. I rarely nitpick that and I usually don't care for the delivery being a day or two late. That said, I paid more for this because it was promised a couple of days before the next vendor. It was listed as a Saturday delivery so I went with it hoping to have it all set up with the LED strips and other Asus lighting accessories. That didn't happen and of course Aura Sync decided to not work so I'm still figuring things out on Football Sunday.
Back to the keyboard, it is a great looking keyboard and IF you can get the Asus Aura or Armoury Crate to work right, you can have some fantastic lighting effects. Keys feel solid and pretty clicky. Fits right as far as hand resting. Like I said, if not for the missfires I'd be giving it 5 stars. If however I do notice continued missfires, definitely going back. No sense of having a gaming keyboard with missfires.


In fact, this has about the same amount of features as that, except the reason I bought this and I'm not using that anymore, is because that one broke after 2 years of usage. I was getting the infamous double tap for pressing the a key or other vowels on that keyboard, and when I tried to clean it, many of the key caps broke when I pulled them off and then put them back on. Overall, I think the romer g keycaps are not as well designed as they would like you to think, especially considering how weak the plastic is once you have removed them the first time.
I'm hoping that these keys, the Cherry MX red silent keys that I went for, last way longer than 2 years, as I was used to using keyboards that lasted a really long time from Logitech, considering I had an original g11 keyboard back in the day, that lasted me about 12 + years. I'll give an update in the future if anything changes, but my current impression is very high for this product, and I'm hoping it stays that way into the future.





Wish price was about half the cost. I would be comfortable paying $50-$80 for it. Doesn’t mean that it’s not worth $130 but I’m not a gamer.





