![]() The Windows key have a CM Storm logo instead of a Windows logo. There are no dedicated programmable keys, the multimedia keys are integrated into F6 to F12, and there is no number pad. As you can see it’s quite basic since it is designed for gamers, and it is not Cooler Master’s highest end gaming keyboard. Here’s the keyboard in all of it’s glory. Removable braided USB cable with cable routing.NKRO in PS/2 Mode – n-key rollover makes the keyboard immune to key ghosting and key jamming.Finally there is the Cherry MX Black model, which is a gaming key switch type with a 60g activation force, no tactile bump, and the activation/release points are at the same location, which makes double tapping easier. Next is the Cherry MX Brown model, which has a 45g activation force, they have a light tactile bump through the key press which lets you know that the key has been pressed, and it’s the best middle ground for gaming and typing. ![]() Mechanical CHERRY MX Switches – Three models are available Cherry MX Blue which has a tactile bump that is easily felt, normal resistance, and 50g activation force.The CM Storm QuickFire Rapid has many features that make it clearly a keyboard designed for the gaming enthusiast. CHERRY MX Black, Brown, or Blue switches will be available based on region. Vastly improve your possible gaming actions per minute by utilizing a QuickFire Rapid Mechanical Gaming Keyboard in FPS, MMO, RTS, and other games. These provide the QuickFire Rapid with the ability to respond to, and recover from, furious button presses with almost zero lag. It’s a compact keyboard featuring Cherry MX mechanical switches, with three different models available.ĬM Storm aims to offer the best available mechanical hardware by integrating CHERRY MX switches. It is available in QWERTY ANSI (US) layout and in several ISO-standard layouts, but not all switch variations are available in all layouts.Ī variation with Cherry MX Green has only been available in US-ANSI layout.Cooler Master has recently announced their first gaming keyboard, the QuickFire Rapid. Exclusive for the Rapid with the Cherry MX Red, the backplate is painted in red where other variations are black. Both top covers are for sale as extras on Cooler Master's web site. Rapid keyboards with Cherry MX Black switches have a grey case, while keyboards with other switches have a black case. For 2013, Cooler Master removed most of the previous year's branding logos, except for a "CM STORM" which faces to the back of the keyboard, behind the ESC key. When the keyboard was first introduced in 2012, it had a grey rubbery coating with an abundance of logos, for which the Cooler Master had been heavily ridiculed in media and in the keyboard and gaming communities. There is a side-printed variant called the "QuickFire Stealth". 2 black "Windows" keys with Cooler Master's "round logo", replacing the "WIN" keys.4 red-colored WASD keys suitable for FPS gaming, with directional arrows etched on top and "WASD" letters etched of the front side.The locking keys ( CAPS LOCK, SCR LK, and the Windows key lock/disable under the F9 key) have LED windows and red LED backlighing. This "lock" prevents accidental activation of the Windows key when gaming (which would take you out to the Windows menu in the middle of a game). Media-wise, it has basic media keys (volume-up, down, mute, play/pause, forward, back and media stop), activated as secondary functions (Fn) on the top row (F5 to F12).įor gamers, it has a Windows key disable/lock key which lights red when activated (Fn+F9) in the same fashion as the CAPS LOCK and SCR LK keys. The keycaps are made of black ABS plastic which are laser-etched with white infill in a futuristic font. The bottom has rear (non-rubberized) standoffs and four rubber feet. ![]() The 'Rapid' comes standard with a braided, detachable, USB-to-mini-USB cable (about 6 feet long) with gold-plated connectors. The bottom surface has three channels for cable management (back, left and right). It had gained popularity partly because it was much less expensive compared to other TKL keyboards with similar specifications from other brands, e.g., Ducky or Filco. It was branded under Cooler Master's now defunct brand "CM Storm" under its "QuickFire" line of mechanical keyboards. The CM Storm QuickFire Rapid is a tenkeyless (TKL) keyboard from Cooler Master.
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