This Touch Bar Isn't A GIMMICK! - ASUS ROG Falchion NX Keyboard

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ASUS ROG's Falchion NX Keyboards are more powerful than you'd expect. You have your standard configuration but their new NX switches provide easier typing for faster actions in games, and their touch bar is more useful than gimmicky.
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 - Intro
0:15 - Falchion background information
0:50 - Unboxing
1:50 - Build impressions
4:10 - Touch bar information
4:35 - Function keys and macros
5:14 - Keyboard cover
5:54 - Battery life
6:15 - NX key switch comparison
7:53 - Touch bar impressions and configuration
9:55 - Final thoughts

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@bradleyroar7536 2 года назад

I'd love to see a video of a few LTT members building their own custom boards with parts they choose. The curveball could be ruling out common switches like cherry.

@matasa7463 2 года назад

No big name OEM, no Cherry or cheap Gateron, Kalih, or Outemu clones. Let’s see what they can pull off!

@faded8911 2 года назад

@@matasa7463 cries in u4t and black inks

@naota3k 2 года назад

@@matasa7463 What kind of switches does that even leave you with? Topre? Gateron, Kailh and Outemu make like 99% of switches.

@MrGamelover23 2 года назад

@@naota3k akko switches.

@guacamolepenls2205 2 года назад

@@naota3k c³, zeal, everglide, durock, tecsee and stuff, there's way more to choose from now

@Neoxon619 2 года назад

I’m glad USB-C is becoming more common for keyboards.

@yorimirus 2 года назад

To be honest I prefer USB-A as you usually have more of those on your laptop or PC, while I only have one C and none on my PC. Having both options is certainly nice though.

@BassRacerx 2 года назад

usb c is awesome but you are lucky if you have more than 2 on your motherboard/laptop and expanding to get extra usb c is complicated. I can't wait for the day when you will have 5+ usb c on your laptop/motherboard and maybe 1 or 2 usb a. Hopefully it's sooner than later.

@anishj.2390 2 года назад

@@yorimirus isn't it a usb A to C wire? The type C end is on the keyboard i assume

@makielski 2 года назад

Wow! I care so much about that.....

@humble2246 2 года назад

Bruh ur pfp, deadname

@SevenGC89 2 года назад

Why did I just buy a new Keyboard! I'll figure out someway to justify this lol, I love that touch bar idk why but I really do.

@myboah4764 2 года назад

@Gепshlп Iмраст 🅥 ah great a bot

@premoboy 2 года назад

I bought a new keyboard 6 weeks ago. It was this exact keyboard hahaha

@SevenGC89 2 года назад

@@premoboy Do you like it?

@bugcapoo9310 2 года назад

@@premoboy first glance and I thought this keyboard was good but for $160 jesus, for comparison you could buy a fully built keychron q1 which isnt really a fair comparison since it's not wireless and does not have a touchbar which is probably the reason you're getting this board but that thing is a 75% keyboard fully made of fricken aluminum

@accidentalgenius8252 2 года назад

It has no numpad so its useless

@93Albertox 2 года назад

If the falchion is made for a true minimalist why isn't Riley doing this video?

@Masterrunescapeer 2 года назад

Because James specializes in keyboards for LTT. Riley wouldn't really know what the rest of the market currently looks like.

@ThatBulgarian 2 года назад

I like how James was demoralised when he realized that you could get 4 good no name brand keyboards for the price of this one

@tuannguyenminh2870 2 года назад

Depend on what you compare it to, that keyboard isn't really expensive. It also has the "gaming wireless" (no idea if the "gaming 2.4Ghz" makes any difference compared to normal 2.4 Ghz since I use cable when using my keyboard with PC and Bluetooth when using it with the phone) and a touch bar (kinda innovative in some senses, may not be practical)

@squidlybytes 2 года назад

@@tuannguyenminh2870 In my experience, BlueTooth is noticeably slow, while (usually) higher end bespoke dongles are fast enough to be functionally instant.

@TheThirdWorldCitizen 2 года назад

@@tuannguyenminh2870 not many use it wireless when gaming, so probably not a relevant feature I’d assume

@GodsGreatestDrunkDriver 2 года назад

@@squidlybytes 2.4ghz offers pretty much the same latency as wired on some mouses, so the same can be said for keyboards

@automatic241 2 года назад

@@TheThirdWorldCitizen I don't think so. Most people won't plug it in just for gaming.

@elyon2966 2 года назад

Goddamn I love this new trend of paying more for less keyboard

@frickzjee 2 года назад

lesse keyboard, MORE SPACE YAHOOOOO

@BrawndoQC 2 года назад

You don't need to buy it

@Octamed 2 года назад

I've seen exactly one of these form factor keyboards with actual F keys. I'd probably get one if there was more choice. A magnetic clip on f1 strip would be fun

@Christiancould 2 года назад

Look into 75% keyboards. They've got a similar form factor but all the f keys. :)

@Daniel-dj7fh 2 года назад

Fn+ Numberrow also gets you the f-keys, it's not really annoying if you don't have them

@Octamed 2 года назад

@@Daniel-dj7fh for most people that’d be true, but I use them constantly for dev work

@tams805 2 года назад

@@Christiancould Yeah, but ASUS don't make a 75%.

@Daniel-dj7fh 2 года назад

@@Octamed Curious to know how the f-keys are used in that sort of situation

@kaislate 2 года назад

I just wish there was a slightly larger one with home and end keys. Although since I never use pgup and pgdwn I guess I could just remap those.

@Gatsby_OW 2 года назад

You can!

@Jayxe 2 года назад

PgUp and PgDn has Home and End on the function part. Hold FN and press them for Home/End.

@kaislate 2 года назад

@@Jayxe cool beans good to know. Thanks!

@tams805 2 года назад

@@Jayxe Yeah, but having to use layers can be very annoying.

@RikiyaHatake 2 года назад

Like royalkludge rk71?

@gotoastal 2 года назад

In light of the latest Linux challenge, I would love to see info about the software compatibility of peripherals. Namely, that it's always been hot garbage and needs to be reverse engineered every time. I think a big name like LTT could coerce manufacturers to at least release specs on the protocol. Security aside, this is where WebUSB could shine; imagine going to their website to configure your keyboard instead of needing to install their software to change the colors once.

@magnusanderson6681 2 года назад

What is WebUSB? Never heard of it, but that does sound interesting and I too would like if they made configuration tools cross-platform (assuming they don't contribute to OpenRGB or something and work with the thankless devs currently doing reverse engineers)

@bigfatlie 2 года назад

@@magnusanderson6681 A webassembly protocol to allow websites to access USB devices directly.

@vipvip-tf9rw 2 года назад

@@bigfatlie sounds like a security hole

@matasa7463 2 года назад

I’m pretty sure VIA and QMK works on Linux.

@TAGE_FPV Год назад

NO 👏 ONE👏 CARES 👏ABOUT 👏 LINUX 👏 COMPATIBILITY

@mgaming7 2 года назад

this is a decent keyboard. I do love the volume slider. I also bought Nuphy Air75 and think it's my fav keyboard ever.

@zimbu_ 2 года назад

I have the older Falchion. It's okay for the price (I got it for about 100usd), I want the Nordic keyboard layout so not as many options for me. Would have appreciated the ability to pair with multiple devices if they're coming up with a new one though.

@grantmorgan875 2 года назад

was thinking of buying this so glad you did a review to help me make a decision

@romayojr 2 года назад

i made the decision to buy this keyboard almost a year ago now and i can say that i'm glad i did. i love my keyboard. there was a bit of a learning curve coming from using the k95 for many years but i love the form factor and how much desk space i have for mouse movement. i just wish it was supported in icue like my asus mobo so i can use just one software to control my rgb

@saitokun5304 2 года назад

That side touch bar actually looks like it would be useful, especially for a small keyboard like that. Not having a dedicated volume button is always an instant turn off and this looks like it could even be useful in other stuff. Now I just have to figure out a way to talk myself in spending $150 + shipping for it...

@TriPseudoKostea 2 года назад

i'd rather have 5 additional normal keys (which this effectively is)

@Mkrabs 2 года назад

true... 160€ is a lot. I'm think of getting a Keychron K8 keyboard for less than half the price

@SaarN1337 2 года назад

I got the regular Falchion with MX red switches and it's a brilliant keyboard. Battery life is insanely good, the cover isn't a gimmick and it holds the keyboard in place really well, and prevents it from getting dirty underneath (using it as a portable laptop keyboard). I personally didn't install Asus' software because I don't like the 100 services they run in the background, but you don't really have to install it as you can use a lot of the features without the software. The manual has the key shortcuts for all the stuff you need such as macros and lighting etc

@Len_M. 2 года назад

You low on RAM? I mean I used to shut every single thing not needed too, but I haven’t felt the need anymore.

@SaarN1337 2 года назад

@@Len_M. Nope, my desktop (which has an rog strix motherboard) has 32gb and my laptop has 16gb of ram, and it's not really about the memory usage - but the hit on performance. If your PC has a lot of bloatware that's running in the background and you've used it for a few years, try running a benchmark like 3dmark's Timespy, and do a before and after a fresh install of Windows, with only drivers installed (or compare against people with similar specs to you who have done a fresh install) These programs will use some of your CPU by doing stuff you're unaware of while running in the background - like updating themselves or polling all kinds of data. I'd love my computers to function as intended for as long as possible so I avoid installing anything that's unnecessary

@tams805 2 года назад

It looks like such a good keyboard. I just wish that they made a version with a function row. Even just small rubber dome rubber keys if the size needs to be kept down.

@alpha.maimain 2 года назад

Bro, no Bad stabs, bad keycaps, bad mount type, skeleton without uppercase, bad switches(because we can't replace keycaps, which are awful. No hotswap. Fl680 is a lot better. And all the Chinese boards(about 100 bucks) are better than this crap, which is absolutely funny.

@lautarovazquez3193 2 года назад

@@alpha.maimain wait, so this keyboard sucks? Damn, I was so excited to get it.

@whisperviz1346 2 года назад

@@lautarovazquez3193 lesson number 1, don't believe everything you heard on internet The dude complain because it's not hotswap. who the fuck care, you gonna buy a new keyboard before you break it anyway. this keyboard cost almost $140 no way it's that bad, go try and feel it on your nearby rog store.

@overratedo Год назад

@@whisperviz1346 what hes saying is that this is honestly not very good for the money. for $50 less you could get the exact same thing from a smaller manufacturer. These big companies think they can get away with this, but the market is changing.

@whisperviz1346 Год назад

@@overratedo not good for money? Obviously, it's fucking ROG. They can buy keychron keyboard, put ROG logo on it and double it's price and people will still buy it. Bad keyboard? nope. Overprice? yes.

@tomis181 2 года назад

Great review. Would appreciate if you did typing speed tests on this even though it might be a personal thing (I assume the brown are the preferred switch for typing). Just ordered one as I was really looking for small keyboard that still had volume controls, delete and insert keys.

@ThebigFlanc 2 года назад

"Browns.. it's tactile" *dies in Glarses*

@collan580 2 года назад

Even a membrane keyboard more tactile than that

@jimmay8627 2 года назад

This would be perfect for my HTPC room - small, wireless, lighting in the dark, touch bar for volume control even. That price though...

@Terrobility 2 года назад

9:05 When James said "I digress", all JayzTwoCents fans COMBINE!!

@ilovefunnyamv2nd 2 года назад

honestly it sounds like a great keyboard. Maybe there's finally a reason for me to upgrade from my logitech k800. although I still need the full size keyboard. Can't live without that

@Jo2hat 2 года назад

Had this since April, love it, just wish the software worked. Stopped working in August so I just cycle through colours with no customisation.

@colon_sausage 2 года назад

ASUS! Make a 84 key setup with the esc/f-keys directly above that top row and add a sensor bar or another couple small keys in front of the spacebar. Bonus points for splitting the spacebar in half and allowing us to reprogram half the spacebar. IMO the thumb could be doing a lot more work in certain games.

@Gatsby_OW 2 года назад

....just build a keyboard at that point

@tams805 2 года назад

@@Gatsby_OW What is it with you lot and saying 'just build your own'?!

@_pilpil 2 года назад

@@tams805 well you can just build your own keyboard. Search up custom mechanical keyboard on RU-vid. You can pretty much do anything when you build your own keyboard.

@Gatsby_OW 2 года назад

@@tams805 cuz it's really not that hard or expensive. And its fun and you make something you use everyday that you're proud of. Plus you can make it exactly to your specs

@naota3k 2 года назад

From what I can tell, if you want to replace the keycaps on this, the keys that look non-standard are the Backspace, Enter, and R-Shift. Some more expensive GMK sets _may_ have keys that fit, but your standard AliExpress/Amazon kit likely will not.

@overratedo 2 года назад

bro whos gonna put gmk caps on this shit

@HUEMOB Год назад

I’ve had one of these for like 6 months and I highly recommend. Only thing is I wish it had a numpad. I can totally get by without it it’s just that when I set it in my lap it’s just barely wide enough to fit on my legs but sometimes it slips and falls between my legs. But that’s just because I’m a cheap ass without a proper desk. But otherwise it’s perfect. I have the brown keys and they are amazing

@bunkbaby9838 2 года назад

I got the blue version and it's probably one of the nicest keyboards I've ever used.

@Xmakes 2 года назад

Very goog overlook! Thanks!

@s9360321 2 года назад

I have this keyboard for my travel use. It does come with Cherry MX switch options. I have the cherry brown. It's light weight and small easy to pack into suit case. Not a fan of ROG, but it's a good product.

@jawaring4367 2 года назад

7:14 that was unexpected but somehow didn't distract from the video at all

@Apollo-Computers 2 года назад

I hate clicky, love tactile, was just okay with linear. But I absolutely fell in love with corsairs optical linears, and they have shorter distance than most. Evga has opticals that are a little shorter than corsair but I could never get evga software to work. That's when I returned it and got the corsair k100. It also has those sandblasted texture key caps. My fave keyboard so far. Somethings I'd like different but hey. I wish I could mix and max things from different boards and make my perfect one.

@zoulogist9171 2 года назад

I’d buy this in a heartbeat if it had hotswap switches

@shinseitaizen 2 года назад

Great keyboard. Wouldn't mind it being a bit larger for standard keys.

@tonydiaz3138 2 года назад

Just picked one up 2 weeks ago I love this thing!

@doppiovinegar1292 2 года назад

love this keyboard, I wish they'll make a regular sized keyboard

@ninezerofive 2 года назад

Writing this on Falchion, in love with it.

@EpicDeW77 2 года назад

i was full razer until i recently bought this, i had 3 blackwidow keyboards which all failed due to multiple issues with lighting, keys breaking or multi media making the keybard un usable, this keyboard is insanely good, and at 50 % off during black friday was a steal, this is way higher quality, and ive only needed to charge it twice since buying it! glad to see that its getting more time in the lime light!

@whisperviz1346 2 года назад

Been using this keyboard for two weeks. I'm switching from a full size keyboard (corsair k100) simply because I want a clean wireless setup for my desk. My other option are the blackwidow V3 or Logitech G915 but the blackwidow v3 has a poor battery life and the G915 come up with low profile abs keycaps which i don't like. Took me a couple days to get used with the small key layout. There are a few issue with this keyboard though, first the wireless dongle. Whenever I plug it to the back of my PC, I often experience lag/delay issue but whenever I plug it to my front io panel, it never happened. So there's definitely something that easily disturbing the signal. Could be a disaster when this happened when you play a competitive online games. The 2nd problem for this keyboard is the keycaps. It use a standard size except the space bar, enter key, right shift and backspace. They are shorter than standard keycaps. The us layout come with double shot PBT so it's very durable but I hear some other region come with the shiny abs keycaps. That will be a nightmare after couple weeks use and it start become shiny and you can't replace some of the keycaps. Next is how the keyboard behave. Whenever I turn off my PC, I usually let the keyboard switch to turn on because it goes to sleep mode and will connect automatically when i turn on the PC anyway. But if i do this, sometimes the software and the keyboard didn't sync up properly. The keyboard won't show up in the software, it tell you to make sure the keyboard connected. By simply turning it off for 5 secs and turn it on again, the keyboard then will show up in the software. Because of this, I always flip the switch whenever I turn off my PC. Minor problem but it could be bother some people. Overall I'm quite happy with this keyboard, it looks cool and the build quality is really nice, especially the case.

@myboah4764 2 года назад

Blue switches are for those people who wanna wake everyone in a 10 mile radius pretty handy if u ask me

@Adrianwe44 2 года назад

My dad types on his keyboard with those switches in another room and it wakes me up so often 😂😂

@EikoandMog 2 года назад

@@Adrianwe44 Box navies. For when you want to wake up the entire neighbourhood but goddamn if I don't love 'em.

@blahorgaslisk7763 2 года назад

Nah, these blue switches are just slightly louder than the brown. Now it they were buckling spring switches...

@jamestang3508 2 года назад

Yeah.... one day my boss asked me, why were you so angry while typing....

@Roshan_420 2 года назад

Home, end, page up and down are so useful

@Chrisket 2 года назад

9:06 getting hosting tips from Jay I see...

@downhillgroovy5859 2 года назад

the cover alone is a very nice touch... might buy it

@Targetlockon 2 года назад

That side feature is awesome 👌 wish we had more new features like those

@frokeswinter 2 года назад

Got the Falchion with reds for black friday and gotta say, it is solid! Feels like something that will last a loooong time.

@Mr123Nikola Год назад

I have an Ozone Tactical mini. Got it for like 50€ and it is very much the best keyboard I had in my life. It is very similar to this model (without the fancy Touch Bar). Bluetooth, VERY nice RGB (like the one in this ROG keyboard) and usb-c. If you want something this size but more affordable, I TOTALLY recommend it.

@liamleech4748 5 месяцев назад

just got one with the rog nx red switches and damn its nice

@meatballg8655 2 года назад

For someone who is one of the tens of keyboard enthusiast as out there this is a pretty damn good keyboard. The build quality is really solid and the switches are pretty good though they do have a bit of a scratchy texture to them like your regular cherry switch. Out the box as far as non-custom keyboards go I’d probably put this third after the ducky one two mini line and keychron k6, a bit of grease and you have a very nice keyboard on your hands. Only thing I have a complaint about is the lack of stabilisers for the larger keys outside of the space bar, they seem like a minor thing but they make a big difference to the typing experience, though for the “gamer” market its not the biggest of deals

@meatballg8655 2 года назад

I’ll put down here in the replies that I personally daily drive a ducky one two sf with speed silvers because the keyboard elitists will come for me otherwise, though I do also have a custom gateron yellow keyboard which I like for gaming but find fatiguing to type on. If it wasn’t obvious I vastly prefer linear switches and got the red switch variant of the keyboard which I found to be perfectly acceptable for the average

@meatballg8655 2 года назад

As an additional addendum, yes I’m aware I have an addiction to keyboards and yes it’s a problem, which is why I’ve sworn I will not but another keyboard until the next one which intrigues me comes out, in which case the cycle continues

@tams805 2 года назад

@@meatballg8655 You seem like one of the who reasonable keyboard enthusiasts. Too many are too far up their own arses about how their aluminium case with fruit dessert switches are the only way, and how they carefully lubed each and every switch.

@meatballg8655 2 года назад

@@tams805 yeah a lot of them can get very snobby, happens with everything though, the further down the rabbit hole you go the more you know about the topic, and when others don’t know so much about the topic they get a sense of superiority which goes to their head. As I see it most of these snobs buy the 500 600 700 pound keyboards which they have to assemble themselves down to the soldering of the PCB, most people ain’t got time for that or don’t want to learn because its a niche skill they’ll probably never use again. Off the shelf stuff is good as long as you pick the good ones. I wish these people would spend their time being more constructive with their knowledge instead of using it to look down on others.

@ash36230 2 года назад

Having seen Apple's touch bar I don't know why people hate it. Function keys should be standard perhaps, but having context-specific shortcut keys like that, seemed honestly to be quite useful

@franzksava2987 2 года назад

The problem is that you have to look down to your keyboard to perform any Shortcut because there is no tactical feedback which is often slower then doing it in the ui

@JohnEusebioToronto 2 года назад

It wasn’t bad but often the shortcuts took longer than standard media keys on the F row. Adjusting the volume and controlling video playback took more pressed, in most use cases. But the flexibility is very useful.

@EdwinPohan 2 года назад

Flexibility sacrifices the speed and ease of use for standard F rows.

@narius_jaden215 Год назад

@@franzksava2987 Ehhhh you get used to that stuff honestly.

@420Cris 2 года назад

I really wish they had one that's the same width but with the function row, imo the smaller width is a lot more important than the height, guess I'll just be sticking with Chinese manufacturers that can actually make a good form factor.

@KevinHerronArt 2 года назад

sick! now just to wait 5 years for the white variant and I'm in !

@unoyoshiblu700 2 года назад

Now i have personalized ltt videos

@kamrongrant 2 года назад

'It's about as thick as the tip' Timeless quote. XD

@Collin_J 2 года назад

Wtf that travel cover/base is too cool

@novotd443 2 года назад

For the price of an aluminum keyboard with a rotary encoder, sough facing LEDs, standard keykaps and more premium feel you can have a plastic barely customisable board with a janky feature at best, non standard keykaps, north facing LEDs... Hmm. Is it just me or are the big companies making the worst shit for your money? Now, I understand that most of y'all don't share in my custom keyboard hobby, but legitimately give it a try. My first ever "custom" keyboard was Yenkee Panzer with aftermaket/lubed/modded stabs, diy foam between plate and pcb, dampening silicone pour and Kailh Pro Purple switches. One of the best thing for the money in my personal opinion, still works like a charm sounds way better than most of prebuild keyboards that are many the price of mine and felt super amazing to build.

@nucrews 2 года назад

Bring me all the keyboard videos!

@abapical 2 года назад

I have this keyboard and my only gripe is that del & ins key placement. I need to learn how to remap them lol. Didn't know you could.

@yy6u 2 года назад

finally james is back!!!!

@alphariusomegon8507 2 года назад

while watching this. i mas touching the side of my key board imagining how useful it is. I might just get one for scrolling left and right

@zume420 2 года назад

Personally have had this keyboard since launch and absolutely love it (Cherry Red). Touch Bar is actually really cool, when i want to use it.. If your accidentally hitting it to much or just don't use it, you can disable the touch bar and just have it for aesthetics/health bar like its shown in the video

@serceband 2 года назад

this keyboard doesn't come with cherry mx red switches.

@serceband 2 года назад

@@zume420 hmm lol. I rewatched the video because I started doubting myself. Around 1:00 James says that those switches are "not from Cherry". Then later in the video he makes a switch comparison. Those are ROG NX. What did I miss here?

@zume420 2 года назад

@@serceband you missed where "who asked?"

@tams805 2 года назад

@@serceband It doesn't but the previous version (non 'NX' - that is identical in all other ways as far as I can tell) does use Cherry switches.

@kylepaxton431 2 года назад

The dust cover is my favorite

@buddybleeyes 2 года назад

I've had my rog falchion for months and I've loved it! Edit: got the reds and they feel great. I have actually disabled the touch bar - to me it was more of a gimmac since my speakers have a dial, and I'm happy with pause play being fn+ key. I wanted the keyboard for a great keyboard and it's really lived up to it. It's expensive as hell, and I wish they did one without the touch bar and knock 40-50 off- that I feel would be a great in between. It's expensive, but I was going to build my own and ended up double the price and didn't have the time to do it :') happier with this that my logitech g513 carbon with blue gx, infact it replaced my g513 carbon :)

@Masterrunescapeer 2 года назад

Supposedly you can use it for switching between apps, might be useful if I can use it swap between second most recent apps or to a specific app if open.

@buddybleeyes 2 года назад

@@Masterrunescapeer that's a good shout actually, I'll give it a shot 😊 it's mostly steam, Spotify or chrome I use 😂

@matasa7463 2 года назад

Too many people don’t understand that the OEMs like Razer, Asus, Corsair, etc., don’t even make decent boards, let alone good ones. While Corsair, Steelseries, and Asus are trying to step up their game, I would soomer recommend a Keychron Q1, KBD67 Lite, or a cheap Skyloong GK hotswap board. There are just so many better options out there…

@grainer3878 2 года назад

but many people also dont care or havent been exposed to "enthuasiast" boards of courses an enthusiast board that costs about the same with lubed switches, cut stabs, foam insert, etc. as these oem boards would be better but the average consumer/gamer doesnt really dont care and they just want a nice keyboard they can just pickup from a local store. these boards you listd arent always as easily purchasable because they are either always out of stock or its just inconvenient to buy on their website.

@lyyre_mzr 2 года назад

@@grainer3878 Can't speak on the KDB67 Lite but both GK Series Boards (Like the GK61 and GK64) as well as the Keychron Q Series (including Q1) are available on Amazon of all places. Can't get easier to buy than that and are in-stock items. At the very least they could get a decent keyboard for cheaper than these Gamer Keyboards and have better compatibility for things such as keycap sets or different key switches.

@tams805 2 года назад

And those are all keyboards that you can't just pick up anywhere. Also, the customer service for them can be atrocious, with little room for recourse, and those company's quality control can be lacking at times.

@matasa7463 2 года назад

@@tams805 Have you ever tried them before? I’ve seen worst quality from the big OEMs…

@lyyre_mzr 2 года назад

@@tams805 seriously? While it’s not as easy as swinging by a Best Buy, if you’re in North America or Europe online retailers such as Amazon is pretty common now a-days. Additionally the last big name mechanical keyboard was a Corsair and it was atrocious for the 90 or so USD I paid for it. Would regularly be locked up at start-up, lights in the default RGB and non responsive, until I reached back and unplugged then replugged the cable. Additionally that keyboard was a fixed cable so I couldn’t exactly replace the cable when it failed or change lengths to suit my needs. And that problem with the lockups were with two of them bought about a year apart from each other. Not really a good indicator of quality control or build quality. My next mechanical after that was a Magicforce, and outside of the Mini-USB port it has been rock solid reliable over the course of 3.5 years and still have it even as I’ve acquired other keyboards.

@DarkSide3211 2 года назад

I kinda like to have this as a compact keyboard. I have a ck351 on ny desktop but for on the go this would be sweet

@Voltaic_Fire 2 года назад

I'd prefer the touch bar to be on a flip up panel at the top of the keyboard given the lack of a tactile feedback.

@calvinshere 2 года назад

using one of these for the last couple months, big fan of it. I only use the side touchbar for volume control and that's about it really.

@Teebsss 2 года назад

Me who just got the claymore 2 because it was asus's only wireless tkl but now this came out

@fleggle 2 года назад

I've always wondered why the return key is so short on US region keyboards

@mat_max 2 года назад

It would get soooo much value if only it was hotswap so you could easily lube and mod it

@boba1mighty 2 года назад

I must say, the use of correct terminology makes me very happy in this video. :D

@Jay-ws7tv Год назад

Keep in mind you can’t remap the function row in the armory crate software

@infinitstart 2 года назад

typing brrrrrr with that keyboard must be pretty fun.

@justuslm 2 года назад

I just recently got a mechanical keyboard in that size from Amazon for work, but it's too late to send it back now... Darn it, this is better in every way, including the plastic cover _(I got a case for mine that is bigger than necessary and takes up loads of space in my backpack)._ But I really can't keep buying things I neither need nor can afford...

@YoutubeLover-np9lu 2 года назад

You can be excited for when you are gonna have to buy a new one and imagine what improvements they will have done in that time

@litapd311 2 года назад

you could try to sell the old one

@Daniel-dj7fh 2 года назад

How much did you pay of it to regret not being to swap it for one which costs more than 150bucks? fyi, I highly recommend giving the stabilizers a lube, if you can lube the switches too do that as well

@justuslm 2 года назад

@@Daniel-dj7fh I paid 80€ for the keyboard and case, and 8€ for a set of o-rings for the benefit of my co-workers ears. I'd be paying about 170€ for the Falchion, but the higher quality, additional features, smaller transport footprint and better battery life make me feel like that would be worth it. I have also thought about lube before, but I'm not _that_ much into keyboards so it hardly feels worth the effort of learning how to take apart switches in the first place; and of course I'd also want to lube my main keyboard, but that could be extra difficult because it has optical switches that might cause issues if lube gets in the wrong places.

@Daniel-dj7fh 2 года назад

@@justuslm Are your switches hotswappeable? You could consider getting silent switches ones and ditch the orings.

@yangtiancheng3699 2 года назад

damn this looks so good, ill get the blue key one for me itx travel build

@yangtiancheng3699 2 года назад

ok now i have the bule switch one. It is sick

@davidscuthbert 2 года назад

Anyone know why i can no longer see the SHOW MORE for the description? All i get is "Thanks to ASUS ROG for sponsoring today’s video! Learn more about " and I cann't expend to see the rest.

@son820 Год назад

Nice review. I am not easily impressed but you did a really wonderful job. Made me lol a few times. Thank you.

@darinakdelayna7970 2 года назад

Got one and i love it!!!

@dynastes4938 2 года назад

Any changes to the original Falchion aside from the NX switches?

@sambarrett3059 2 года назад

"It's about as thick as the tip" - James 2021

@Targetlockon 2 года назад

Wish there were more low-profile keycaps and switches for smaller keyboard and affordable

@enderan647 2 года назад

Wish they have a full size version.

@jorgealonso8742 2 года назад

0:33 or when in the hands of altean royalty, it allows the user to join smash

@Dreamwriter4242 2 года назад

Reminds me a lot of the small KeyChron keyboards, but I much prefer their more standard key layout - as a developer, I need that Home and End. I'd like the touch bar though...

@takeiteasyeh Год назад

make the touchbar taps for home/end :D

@MrCrucifer 2 года назад

Is no one going to mention the LTT Linus pillow creepin in the background? 😂

@shwiftyfn7360 Год назад

9:31 , when you forget to bind your "R" bind back. "PFESS R TO PAY FESPECTS"

@brreeaad 2 года назад

If this makes it to sweden I'll buy one if I can make up my mind whether or not I can do without F-keys and home/end keys (doesn't bother me on my mac lol but you use them more on a pc I guess). This looks a lot better design wise than ROGs earlier keyboards, I'm a huge fan of the look of a lot of ROG products but the keyboards never looked very great.

@Daniel-dj7fh 2 года назад

I've been using a 60% for a good 6 months now and I must say not having the f-keys bother me less than not having dedicated arrows and numpad. But I also hardly use the f-row and navigation keys.

@tams805 2 года назад

@@Daniel-dj7fh If you're a developer though, it is much nicer to have the function row not be behind a layer.

@Masterrunescapeer 2 года назад

@@Daniel-dj7fh like Tams80 said, as a dev, I'd not be able to use the keyboard. If doing anything web side, you need ctrl+f5, though you could argue most modern browsers finally support ctrl+shift+r, but a lot of my IDE shortcuts would then need to change to multi+combo mappings (which I dislike, e.g. Visual studio ctrl+k then ctrl+c to comment selection, easier to just have it be a single key and function. Alt+F10 is apply changes in rider, etc.). I am considering getting a StreamDeck or equivalent for shortcuts, but that kind of defeats the purpose of getting rid of function keys in the first place. Think basically outside of gaming, most people use some function keys. Also, you'll pry my dedicated media control keys and volume slider on my keyboard from my cold dead hands, so much nicer not having to keycombo/have a dedicated spot. I love the left side scroll display on the video, the steelseries Apex 5/7/Pro with the display are also super interesting, could live with double tapping multimedia button for skip track.

@philallen7626 2 года назад

@@Daniel-dj7fh I've had a 60% for 4 months, and can now highly recommend a 65% board. Not having the arrow keys bothers me more than I thought it would. But love having so much room to swing my mouse around.

@FullmetalDragon1212 2 года назад

I was sold. untill i saw it was 65% instead of 75%... Its nice of them to include the function lock, but its not a replacement for dedicated keys. I think the Keychron K2 still wins for me.

@highvis_supply 2 года назад

Can you set the touch slider to side scrolling for Photoshop, davinci resolve, etc etc?

@SirLithen 2 года назад

Honestly, I wish this was a feature on more keyboards.

@jonat_gabl 2 года назад

I don't know if the Falchion came out before the Claymore II, but the Claymore 100% has Aura Sync compatibility.

@benimex 2 года назад

Falchion came before Claymore II but it also fully supports wireless Aura Sync.

@whisperviz1346 2 года назад

funny part is, falchion come with pbt keycaps while claymore II still use abs finishing and it keycaps doesn't support 3rd party keycaps. *smh I almost bought that claymore II. Imagine spending 200 bucks for a keyboard that looks like shit after 6 months of usage and you can replace the keycaps.

@drisbain 2 года назад

sorry, Love my F1-12 keys and how are you ever going to to Alt + SysRq + ____ combos on that thing?

@1timothydillon 2 года назад

I'm not even shopping for keyboard, but now I'm tempted...

@booshaka1176 2 года назад

All I wanna know is, where did u get that mouse pad?????!

@masonrock 2 года назад

Shout out to the editor 😉

@fellowninja 2 года назад

Saucy. He was going to say that his novel is very saucy.

@avaviel 2 года назад

Did you guys mean to leave midroll ads on?

@AvidlyGaming 2 года назад

I bought two of these but both had switch issues (nx blues). Two keys on the first and one on the second simply did not click. Amongst other issues. Returned both.

@EdwinPohan 2 года назад

Well for a big brand name keyboard with their own designed switches (sounds quite good) and keycaps, complete wireless (4000mAh battery is huge) and wired options, seems like great RGB, looks like very functional capacitive side bar, and even comes with a unique cover, this seems like a win for that price. The stabs actually sounds okay (except for the blue one, it really does sound rattly).

@linux7534 2 года назад

hey thats the keyboard i am using now! super nice one i just wish the switches were more clicky =(

@sethbrauer5467 2 года назад

That ROG logo on the shirt goes hard

@mr-n00b 2 года назад

Whoever wrote the copy for the product description: show me your fanfic!

@plotterdesalor9134 2 года назад

Also, it would be nice on this kind of review to talk about the downside of the software part. For exemple, this on the fly macro feature, great right? Oh you want to use it with a custom RGB layout?? Hell no kid (custom RGB (not event advanced on) are now (was not the case before!!) only available on Aura sync. And aura sync does not work with built in profile but with another kind, on top of that, profile system)