I can only say that this keyboard is a little tasteful and a bit fragrant. No surprises. It is also the ROG keyboard I want to buy the most this year so far . From the beginning, ROG calmed down and launched two series of RX optical axis and NX mechanical axis. Especially the RX optical axis really impressed me so much that the keyboard I usually use for work is the RX optical axis for typing. The feel on the screen is really good. I think the only regret is that the characteristics of the optical axis are not compatible with the cross-axis keycaps . However, ROG's RX and NX two axes can be regarded as laying the foundation for all new products . Today ROG Another keyboard that I think is balanced between FPS Gaming and typing may shake some 80% of TKL players . The switch body is outstanding and the design is thoughtful enough, so it won my heart. The keyboard is the STRIX SCOPE series new product STRIX SCOPE II 96 WIRELESS launched by ROG a while ago, and it adopts ROG’s new ROG NX SNOW snow switch . But the real point is that this keyboard has a ROG OMNI receiver for the first time, which means that only one receiver can be connected to a compatible wireless keyboard and mouse at the same time , and the delay can also be controlled at 1.5 when the two devices are connected at the same time. Less than ms is quite enough for everyday use. Anyway, let’s not talk nonsense. Let ’s take a look at the actual performance of this new ROG keyboard. The full name of the product is ROG STRIX SCOPE II 96 WIRELESS. ROG STRIX SCOPE II should be no problem here. It is the second generation of STRIX SCOPE series. The first supports wired Type C connection opening is very shallow and basically does not need to pick a line. I give a good review. The second supports Bluetooth connection and gives three sets of Bluetooth setting space. Press and hold the keyboard Fn and then select Bluetooth 1, 2, 3 corresponding to the number keys 8, 9, 0 positions can switch the connected device. When entering the settings, the ROG button in the upper right corner will also flash blue light to remind you that there are also Bluetooth 1, 2, 3 indicators next to the number keys. It is very intuitive and does not need to be operated blindly. Third, this keyboard also has a 2.4GHz receiver. It uses the ROG SpeedNova link technology that everyone should be familiar with . The delay on the STRIX SCOPE II 96 WIRELESS can reach 1ms . The key point is that the energy consumption performance is also very strong when RGB is turned off. According to the data of ROG, it can reach more than 1500 hours of battery life , but the test time is not long enough. I have no chance to experience the power of two months of battery life , but it is relatively normal under RGB. The longest battery life is 90 hours, about a week. The power performance of the above charge is compared with the battery life. I think the real highlight is that this time I use the ROG OMNI receiver, which is the first release of the keyboard. That is, only one receiver can be connected to the wireless keyboard and wireless mouse that support ROG OMNI at the same time. The method of use is also very simple. Plug in the OMNI receiver and enter the Armory Crate to update the OMNI Receiver and keyboard kit first, then reboot to find the OMNI RECEIVER interface . Then we also took out the mouse Harpe Ace Aim that supports the OMNI receiver. Lab Edition follow the instructions and hold down the pairing button for 3 seconds. You can see that the connection is successful. At this time, you can see that I only plug in a receiver, but both the keyboard and the mouse can be used. This design is very good . The holes are relatively limited. Or if you want to keep the desktop clean , you just need to pull an extension cable for the receiver. But the premise is that more ROG keyboard and mouse support ecology will be followed up . Harpe Ace is too non-slip, right? The grip is good for the first time It’s right to play this one. Speaking of the receiver, this time it also comes with a braided receiver extension cable in the box. There is a receiver slot with a clamp design and a tool for pulling the key shaft. That’s right, this time it’s the STRIX SCOPE II 96 WIRELESS also supports the hot-swappable design of the shaft body. You can replace the shaft body according to your own needs and change a few new shafts to have a fresh feeling. Of course, if you want to replace a large number of them , I still recommend switching off the power and changing the shaft for peace of mind. In addition, it also comes with a blank key with ROG dot matrix design. The height of the keycap will be a little higher than the original one. You can choose according to your usage habits and preferences. There are also stable designs on both sides of the blank key, that is, two When replacing the two black dummy shafts on the side, remember to remove them and press them tightly with the cross shafts on both sides so that they will not be installed one high and one low. These two stable shafts have also been pre-lubricated, so the bottom will be It’s normal if it’s a little greasy. Don’t just wipe it clean and don’t keep plugging and unplugging to increase the pre-lubrication loss. Finally, let’s talk about why there is this 96 in the name. The reason is very simple. I saw many friends now. Everyone should have noticed that the layout of this keyboard is a bit special. This is the layout of 96% compared with 100% after ROG's ingenious hand. It is a whole lot shorter, that is, the rhythm of shrinking the 100% arrow keys. Other Pages Up and down Del, Home, end, etc. are integrated into the number keys and the top area. The PrtSc screenshot key is directly used as a shortcut key for screenshots in the P key and F2. The rest of the shortcut keys depends on everyone's usage habits . The biggest advantage of this 96% layout is that the number keys can be kept under the length of very close to 80% TKL. It is true for FPS players who need number keys. It is a very good choice or in other words, 96% of ROG is very practical for players who often get stuck on the keyboard and need number keys . However, there will still be learning costs in the first few days of blind typing, such as arrow keys. The 0 on the lower number keys is indented or the F1-F12 on the upper row does not reserve spacing to assist positioning . However, I think that students who usually use a desktop computer and a laptop should be able to adapt quickly , such as Del. I am quite used to this position. What do you think of 96% keyboards? If you have any ideas, please leave a message below to discuss. I won’t waste time talking about the appearance. Anyway, it is a keyboard with floating design and ROG’s classic matte metal cover. The familiar PBT two-color formed keycaps are tactile, anti-fouling, and stable. The bottom of the line is designed with a sound-absorbing pad, and the big keys are also stable. On the side of the shaft, pull up the shaft body so that everyone can see the design of the sound-absorbing silicone pad on the side of the base. There are three options for the lifting angle. The first section is the keyboard itself. The bottom is still slightly lifted. There are two-stage lifting angles that can be switched. This time, it also comes with a hand rest that feels pretty good, but the support cotton is thin . Some people may find it a little hard , but fortunately, it also has a magnetic positioning design, which is worry-free and easy. Next, let’s directly look at the switches that everyone cares about most when buying a keyboard. This time, the STRIX SCOPE II 96 WIRELESS uses ROG’s own NX mechanical switches. The most special thing is that this time it is paired with ROG’s new ROG NX . SHOW is the snow switch. This is a linear switch. The first instinct is that the SNOW white one wants to be compared to the Cherry silver switch. But in terms of experience, I think there is a big difference. The ideas are not the same. I will sort out the current NX series first. The comparison of the main data of the switch is for your reference. You can see that the driving point of the ROG NX snow switch and NX red switch is also 1.8mm , but the total stroke of the red switch is 4.0 , while the SNOW switch is 3.6mm. The initial resistance is also the same. 40gf , but the total resistance is set at a lower 53gf, so you can see that 3.6 is set at 1.8, it should be to achieve a balance between speed and typing experience , even I think ROG beckoned to the past NX red axis users SNOW It has a similar linear feel and even a comfortable typing experience for a long time, coupled with an unstoppable moderate and steady listening experience, it really attracts me, a user who likes to use red switches for drafting. In addition, the switch body this time uses It is a composite material design. The top is a transparent PC shell, which is good for light guide. The bottom and the shaft column are made of POM . It is solid and stable enough . Compared with the NX red switch, there is only the RX red switch at hand. I can clearly feel the NX SNOW. It almost removes the high-frequency key sound, leaving only the warm and thick low frequency with a very comfortable linear feel. This keyboard is my favorite. I feel that no matter whether you buy it or not , you must go to the site to touch it and enjoy a few minutes of healing time. Even the stability of the big key is handled well, and everything else is handled very well . Although I can’t let everyone know through the video Feel the touch of NX SNOW , but we provide a short cloud audition service as usual. Anyway, I won’t say much. This shaft is really a masterpiece. Finding time to touch it is definitely worth it. I can even knock on the bowl here. In the future, all keyboard series can consider listing the SNOW axis as a normal axis body. Another detail is that the multimedia control area in the upper right corner can be seen divided into ROG buttons that can be pressed. The right area can be rotated or pressed. The first area of the knob has a lighter touch, although the touch is not so cool, but it is conducive to quick scrolling and adjustment, so the button with the ROG Logo on the left is the mode selection button, and the LED indicator on the right side is used. After pressing the ROG button You can adjust the function of the suspension button on the right , such as selecting to adjust the volume , selecting a song, switching up and down songs, pausing , or adjusting the brightness of the keyboard , or you can also customize the settings through Armory Crate, etc. So like what I choose now is the volume In the mode, push the scroll wheel to increase or decrease the volume or mute . If you switch to the multimedia control mode, you can switch up and down or click to pause. At the same time, there are still many functions in the Armory Crate this time, but my favorite is the ROG integration. There are a lot of shortcut keys on the keyboard itself , so many operations do not need to enter the Armory Crate. I think it is more worry-free. For example, if you press Fn and there is a battery icon here, you can directly check the battery level. There are a total of five in the upper right corner. The profile of the group can correspond to the keyboard. Did you see that there are Roman numerals I, II, III, IV, V corresponding to the five groups of profiles ? Yes, you can set the corresponding function of each profile in the Armory Crate Each button can be customized , add macros to launch specific programs, set App shortcuts, etc. Anyway, Armory Crate is what you want, you can set it , and after setting each profile, you can switch between the five through the Fn button. You don’t need to go to Armory Crate to set profile anymore, it’s much more convenient to adjust, and you don’t need to just adjust a setting. As a result, you have to update the Armory Crate suite all day long , and then you can customize the buttons, macros, shortcuts, etc. with the scroll wheel in the upper right corner. It’s no problem to scroll up and make a big move. The sense of ceremony is full. The show has come to the end. Let me talk about my three most impressive and two expectations of this STRIX SCOPE II 96 WIRELESS. The first 96% It is really good news for TKL players who need number keys. Second, you can see that ROG is very careful to stuff all the shortcut keys into the keyboard body as much as possible. Most of the adjustments and operations can be done on the keyboard . With the Armory Crate, two or three sets of profiles can be customized. It is completely drafting games. The TKL size is the best replacement and the new arrangement is the best. I got started pretty quickly . For 65% of the master users, 96% can be said to be a painless conversion. Third, I think the SNOW axis is definitely the biggest highlight this time. I hope that ROG can make it appear in more series soon. This is also me. The first expectation is the second expectation. The concept of OMNI is actually quite good and convenient, and I look forward to seeing it in more products. The above is the experience of STRIX SCOPE II 96 WIRELESS. If you have any questions , please leave a message below . It is recommended to go to the scene to touch it if you are free.
