ROG (ASUS) - Strix Scope II 96 Wireless

There is a lot to say about the Scope, in terms of hardware, the NX Snow switches are spot on (great lubing from factory), very good stabilizer for the space bar, key presses are consistent, keyboard build quality is very good, wireless connectivity is great, battery life is good. 96% layout would need some getting used to if you never used this format in the past, but it's the best layout in my opinion.... 75% is not that great as I tend to use the numpad, and 100% is too large, so 96% is a great middle ground. But.. using the 96% will play some tricks on your keyboard muscle memory, "Del" key is in an awkward position, "0" numpad key is not large, right "Shift" is more to the left of the position you are used to - overall, it's not hard to get used to it, but it will take a few days. Now.. what I wish would be better on the keyboard, the fonts on the keycaps (game focused, not very visible), transparent secondary print on the keys, aluminum volume knob (the feel on it is not that great), heavier wrist pad, the one included seems very cheap. but has good ergonomics. Better LEDs or LED controller, when setting per key RGB you can't quite get the colors you want, in contrast... a high end Corsair has way better LEDs. So... what's bad about the keyboard, well... the software support (Armory Crate), which is simply atrocious, when initially installing the keyboard had some random errors which prevented me to install it, had to do some windows gymnastics in order to get it on my PC, after installation I could not update the keyboard firmware (common issue as I later found out) which required to uninstall Armory Crate, install Armory Crate Gear.. update the dongle firmware, uninstall, reinstall Armory Crate again, and update the keyboard firmware - a real pain in the a$. Also, macro functionality is not great. I tend to use it without the software. Keyboard is very good for gaming and quite good for typing (with a little bit of getting used to).

I’ve been using an asus strix scope II 96 wireless since sept 2023- little pricier than keychrons but I like it a lot

I have one and I love it. It’s hot swappable and quite honestly I’ve had zero issues with Armory Crate. I’m a linear person so got the NX Snow version for switches and couldn’t be happier. For me it’s worth the price for what is included and functionality. Only thing I wish it had is being able to multi layer key macro but other than that it’s a fine board.

I like the Strix Scope 2 96 wireless. Full size compact form,hot swappable,amazing switches with the NX Snows.

I have kne and use it for long gaming sessions the only fown side iv seen so far is the wrist rest that comes with it starts stretching over time with prolonged use