Asus rog spatha review - Reviews 2024

Asus is one of the hardware manufacturers with the best reputation in its own right, however the brand is not satisfied with it and seeks to expand its business in the juicy market for gaming peripherals. Today we have in our hands the Asus ROG Spatha mouse that promises to be one of the best on the market for fans of the MMO genre. This mouse has a total of 12 programmable buttons, lighting in three independent zones, Omron switches and an advanced 8.2000 DPI sensor of the best quality that surprises us with a spectacular 2000 Hz polling rate. Do not miss our analysis in Spanish.

Asus ROG Spatha technical specifications

Asus ROG Spatha: Unboxing and Design

The Asus ROG Spatha comes to us with a luxurious presentation inside a cardboard box in which the black and red colors typical of the Asus ROG series predominate. Inside we find another box in which the mouse comes along with all its accessories and that will serve to store in the best way everything that we are not using.

Once we open the bundle we find:

Asus ROG Spatha. 1 x Wireless Receiver. 1 x 2 Meter Braided USB Cable. 1 x 1 Meter Gummed USB Cable. 2 x Japanese Omron Switches. 1 x Charging Dock. 1 x Phillips Screwdriver. 2 x ROG Logo Stickers.1 x ROG certificate.

The Asus ROG Spatha is a mouse intended mainly for MMOs as we can see for its large number of 12 programmable buttons in total so that we have very fast access to all the main functions. For great comfort we can use it in wired or wireless mode thanks to its wireless connectivity that will allow us to spend long hours playing without the hassle of cables.

Its design oozes quality with a very resistant chassis made of magnesium, with this we will achieve enormous durability only within the reach of the best peripherals on the market, Asus thus demonstrates that it is at the highest level of quality in all its products. With the Asus ROG Spatha the Taiwanese firm wants to demonstrate that it has nothing to envy to the main brands specialized in the manufacture of high-end peripherals.

We go to look at the soul of the Asus ROG Spatha and we find an Avago ADNS-9800 sensor with a maximum resolution of 8, 200 DPI, 150 ips, an acceleration of 30G and an impressive 2000 Hz polling rate that when used with cable makes it the fastest mouse on the market with a speed that no other manufacturer has been able to achieve. It may not be the sensor with the highest number of DPI on the market but it is more than enough and the rest of its characteristics put it to the highest level. In its wireless mode, it works with 2.4GHz RF, so it will not maintain the great speed it presents when used with the USB cable, although only the finest users will be able to notice an appreciable difference.

We highlight the inclusion in the Asus ROG Spatha of ROG Armory technology to customize the buttons, performance and light effects of this sensational gaming mouse.

The Asus ROG Spatha has dimensions of 137 mm x 89 mm x 45 mm and an approximate weight of 178.5 grams, so we are dealing with a heavy mouse that will give us great precision in movement. The Asus ROG Spatha comes in an ambidextrous asymmetrical design that accommodates a wide variety of grip styles and hand sizes. Whether you are right-handed or left-handed, as if you have a type of palm grip, claw or fingertip, the Asus ROG Spatha will offer you great comfort in your hand. The mouse surface is made of magnesium material while the sides are gummed to offer a better grip during use and offer greater control in lifts and fast glides.

On the left side we have no less than 6 programmable touch buttons for a more comfortable handling in our games to MMO, let's not forget that this mouse is mainly intended for the most fans of this genre of games in which a large number of buttons are needed to much faster access to different functions. Beneath all these buttons we find a rubber pad for a more comfortable grip. meanwhile on the right side we have another rubber pad.

At the top we find a comfortable scroll wheel with an Alps encoder system that guarantees enormous quality in its operation, the wheel has a very pleasant ride for both short trips and multi-level trips. The wheel is accompanied by two buttons that are configured to adjust the DPI level on the fly, although they are programmable and we can assign other functions to them. It's a shame that it only features two levels of DPI although let's not forget that it is a mouse intended for MMO and not for first-person shooter games. At the top we also find the two main buttons that have a slight undulation to better adapt to the contour of the user's fingers.

The Asus ROG Spatha features Japanese Omron mechanisms on its two main buttons to ensure a lifespan of at least 20 million keystrokes, difficult if not to say impossible to find superior quality mouse switches. We highlight that the mouse can be easily opened to replace the button mechanisms if they get damaged as well as the battery. Finally in the upper right part we find two programmable buttons that add to the previous six touch buttons and in the upper back part we find a logo that is part of the lighting system as well as the scroll wheel.

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ASUS Armory Software

The Asus ROG Spatha is fully compatible with the ASUS Armory software that centralizes the management of all the brand's products compatible with this application. This seeks to create an ecosystem that makes it easier for users to configure all their mice, keyboards, headphones and other peripherals from the same interface. It also allows us to have a cleaner PC by avoiding the installation of a tool for each peripheral. ASUS Armory is also capable of keeping both base and mouse up-to-date with automatic firmware revisions.

We are already focused on the functions of ASUS Armory and we can configure up to six different usage profiles that we can block and schedule to load automatically when opening certain applications or games. So we can have a different configuration of buttons and macros for each game and they load automatically without having to do anything.

ASUS Armory will also serve us to play with the lighting of the mouse and create spectacular effects, the application even allows us to establish different light profiles depending on whether we are using the mouse with cable or wireless mode. The Asus ROG Spatha has three lighting zones that we can configure independently both in effect and in color and intensity. As if that is not enough, you can use the lighting to indicate the battery level.

Finally we point out the battery saving function that has a peculiarity that I did not like. When the mouse enters battery saving mode, it needs a button press to resume, which is not natural. It would be much more intuitive if the mouse woke up with a simple movement.

Experience and final words about the Asus ROG Spatha

The Asus ROG Spatha is a mouse with all the characteristics that a professional player is looking for: high speed with DPI, great polling rate, 5G laser sensor, customization via software, totally wireless, good battery life and a variety of buttons for any game.

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It is quite comfortable but for a small or medium hand it becomes quite large. Although I have a fairly large hand I have not felt as loose at first as with other mice, but after a few customary games. While its software is quite complete as we have seen previously.

It is not yet listed in Spain but in the coming weeks it will reach Spanish stores. In German online shops it is found for a price of 170 euros.

ADVANTAGE	DISADVANTAGES
+ 12 PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS.	- HIGH PRICE.
+ POLLING RATE 2000 HZ.
+ 5G AND 8, 200 PPP LASER SENSOR.
+ PERSONALIZATION VIA SOFTWARE.
+ PROFILES AND MACROS.
+ IDEAL FOR MMO GAMES.