MECHANICAL KEYBOARDS for the average Joe are a bit unique these days. Because the market and the enthusiast space has advanced so rapidly over the last few years, long gone are the times when manufacturers could forgo sound-dampening, and use any old Cherry switch or a discounted alternative on their boards. After all, why buy an off-theshelf product when you can build a board specifically for your needs? Layout size, switch-type, foam dampening, keycaps, cable—all of it can be customized to your liking. That puts the traditional manufacturers in a tricky position when it comes to designing new product lines, and it’s very much a case of 'adapt or die'.
Asus, while not new to the peripheral game, is certainly not a brand that immediately springs to mind when you think of this category. Logitech, SteelSeries, Corsair, and Razer have all had the bulk of the market tied down for some time now. Yet, that's what's given Asus a bit of an edge, and the opportunity to take that mantra we mentioned earlier and truly innovate, building a line of products that genuinely take the keyboard game (and wider peripherals for that matter) to the next level. None less so than the Asus ROG Strix Scope II RX we have here today.