Specifications
| Key Switches | Cherry MX RGB |
| Connection | USB |
| Backlighting | Per-key RGB LEDs |
| Anti-Ghosting | N-key rollover |
| Polling Rate | 1000 Hz |
| Macro Keys | All-keys programmable |
| Macro Recording | On-the-fly recording support |
| Cable | 1.8m braided fiber |
| Dimensions | 360 x 145 x 45 mm |
| Weight | 715g (without cable) |
Unboxing
Contents & Design
The Claymore Core comes in a relatively small box for a gaming keyboard, the ones I tested for G.Skill and ThermalTake came in absolutely massive packaging.
Inside you will find the Claymore Core in a black velvet bag, and accompanying it is just a 1.8m braided micro-USB to USB cable, and an envelope containing an instructions pamphlet and several ROG stickers.
The Claymore Core itself is thoroughly well built. ASUS used an aluminium alloy for the keyboard’s main body, giving it a sturdy feel but still keeping it lightweight. Being just 36cm in length, the Claymore Core can find room on the most cluttered of desktops, and the length to width ratio makes it look very compact.
The surface on the main body of the keyboard is covered in a Mayan-inspired etching, giving it tactile feel, and a very classy look. A slight reservation here is the build up of dust over time in the grooves of the Mayan design, it might take some time to get it cleaned out.
Its ASUS, its ROG, so prominently at the centre of the front edge of the keyboard is the company logo……which is RGB illuminated as well!
Just to add a little bit more illumination for the back of the keys, the keys themselves sit far up on the main surface, exposing the RGB element of the cherry switches.
The braided cable is attached via a micro-USB port, with the connector having grooves on either side to slot into the back of the Claymore Core; you will find it difficult to insert it the connector the wrong way round, and the grooves help securely hold in the connector with out it disconnecting by accident.
