What will gaming keyboard + customization look like? ROG Daredevil Mechanical Keyboard

At the ROG 2023 new product launch conference held not long ago, ROG officially released its first customized e-sports keyboard-Night Demon. In fact, spy photos of this keyboard have been exposed on a certain platform last month, and it has attracted a lot of attention for a while.

With the holding of the press conference, this keyboard was also officially named ROG Night Devil Mechanical Keyboard, and it was also released together with the ROG Dragonscale ACE x AimLab wireless mouse. After the product was put on the shelves, I bought it directly, and the price is still very beautiful after adding Ningbo consumer coupons.

The packaging of the product is still ROG's usual design with black face and red shoulders. Naturally, the introduction of the product's selling points is indispensable on the cover.

The pure black inner packaging is relatively simple. In addition to the keyboard, there is also a box of accessories and product manuals under the keyboard.

Night Devil's accessories are very interesting. In addition to the data cable and the key puller, there is also a set of simple shaft running tools. There is also a video of the shaft running tutorial in the manual, which provides a nanny style for players who have never been in touch with customization. services.

ROG did not forget to print its own LOGO on the grease bottle cap

Speaking of the keyboard, ROG Nightmare is a very typical 75% configuration keyboard, that is, there is no numeric keypad. Considering that this is an e-sports keyboard, the 75% configuration design is completely acceptable. The F area of ​​the keyboard adopts a compact arrangement, and a 2-inch OLED black and white screen and the corresponding lever control system are mounted on the upper right corner of the keyboard.

The material of the keyboard is a mix of anodized gray metal top cover and plastic bottom case, which gives the keyboard an excellent visual sense without making the keyboard too heavy.

The weight of 1159g can’t be said to be very light, but later we can see how much the Daredevil fills the interior, and this weight is still acceptable.

There is a connection mode switch and a 2.4G receiver storage compartment on the left side of the keyboard, which is convenient for one-handed operation. The 2.4G storage compartment is magnetic, so there is no need to worry about losing it.

The back is very simple - foot support, non-slip mat. Of course, the LOGO of the prodigal eye cannot be left behind.

Two-stage design of the foot support, because the height of the keyboard itself is relatively high, if the foot support is fully opened, it is best to use it with a wrist rest.

As an e-sports keyboard with strong customized elements, it is necessary to support hot-swappable shafts. The ROG Nightmare mechanical keyboard also supports hot-swappable shafts this time, and supports three-hole shafts and five-hole shafts.

The switches equipped with the ROG Night Devil mechanical keyboard are their own NX series switches. I chose the NX Hawthorn red switches, which feel similar to the CHERRY red switches. Of course, you can replace the shaft with other shafts you like, and hot swapping is very convenient.

ROG did not forget its prodigal eye LOGO on the PCB board

The ROG Night Devil mechanical keyboard adopts the recently very popular GASKET structure, and the positioning plate is connected to the bottom case through a silicone trunnion.

In terms of internal filling, ROG Nightmare can be said to be directly stuffed. In addition to a whole piece of molded silicone bottom cotton, the bottom shell also has a layer of PORN cotton

ROG Daredevil uses a black metal positioning plate, matched with black silicone sandwich cotton, and the black top version, it really takes the black to the extreme.

The entire keyboard is filled very solidly. With the factory-tuned ROG’s own steel satellite switch, the keyboard’s factory feel is already very good. Friends who pursue HIFI sound can change the switch by themselves. After all, the RX switch is not good at sound. As a gaming keyboard, the pursuit of faster response is the main goal.

The keycaps of ROG Nightmare are two-color injection-molded PBT light-transmitting keycaps (EVA is limited to ABS keycaps except for spaces). The surface of the keycap is black, and the black lacquer does not look very advanced.

Of course, after turning on the RGB lights, the overall feeling is completely different. However, the NX axis adopts the mainstream cross axis, which is convenient for everyone to replace the keycaps they like.

As an e-sports keyboard, ROG Nightmare has an anchor point on the W key of the keyboard. Friends who love to play games understand the function of this thing.

In terms of RGB lighting effects, through the synchronization of Ultron Center and Shenguang, ROG products have always been at the first echelon level in this area. When it comes to lighting effects, it is natural to talk about battery life: ROG Nightmare, with the support of SpeedNova wireless technology, can provide up to 2000+ hours of experience in 2.4GHz mode. Of course, this figure is when the OLED screen is turned off. It can only be realized in the state of RGB lights. If only the OLED is turned on, it can be used for 128 hours, and if it is fully turned on, it can be used for 62 hours.

The screen is also a very popular element on the mechanical keyboard recently, and there are many small screens in the mechanical keyboards that have been released. But ROG really understands you. The 2-inch OLED screen and lever control system of Daredevil make the keyboard rich in playability: through the button and lever on the right, the way of dialing up and down or pressing Realize functions such as volume adjustment, media playback, keyboard brightness, OLED screen brightness, and lighting effect switching.

In the Altron Center, you can adjust the actual content of the OLED screen. In addition to preset animations, pictures, music rhythms, or real-time synchronization of CPU and GPU temperature information from the motherboard, you can also upload your favorite pictures or GIFs.

The function of the lever can also be modified and customized. In this way, a new playable ecosystem is provided for ROG Family Bucket users.

I personally feel that ROG's intentions can be seen from many details, and it is also a self-breakthrough innovation of ROG in the field of mechanical keyboards. The release price of 1799 is really tricky, but after you get this keyboard, you will feel that it does have its own unique features. In fact, in the circle of customized keyboards, a keyboard kit with 61 configurations sells for close to 2000. It is not uncommon for ROG to test the customized keyboard market with the strength of first-line manufacturers. For many small workshops, it is likely to become a huge catfish to stimulate the entire industry.