Life is always better when you have options. That philosophy guided our design of the new ROG Claymore II gaming keyboard, launching at CES 2021. This revamped modular keyboard is based on our exclusive rock-solid and super-fast ROG RX Optical Mechanical key switches. We also made the Claymore II wireless for a cleaner look on your desk.
The ROG Claymore II is built to impress both at rest and in use. The top cover is made of brushed aluminum for a premium feel and added durability, and each of the main components is designed with a minimal footprint in mind. The included magnetically attachable wrist rest is padded with soft leatherette for a comfortable, luxurious feel. But this board’s beauty goes more than skin-deep. Its design solves a real problem for demanding users.
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We know many gamers enjoy the compact footprint of a ten keyless board when it’s time to play, but they may still need a numpad for fast Excel work or other data entry during the work day. In the past, they may have had to keep two keyboards around, cluttering their workspace and potentially taking up valuable ports on their PC. That’s inelegant, to put it mildly. Not every keyboard is available in full 104-key and ten keyless variants, so keeping two boards around might also involve tolerating two sets of switches with a different feel under the fingers. Separate numpads exist, but they usually rely on scissor switches that don’t feel anything like the tactile mechanical key switches that gamers and typists have come to prefer.
