#Cm storm quickfire rapid blue Pc
#Cm storm quickfire rapid blue windows

There are two color variants of the Quickfire Rapid the silver version (the version we are reviewing, although it looks more gray) and the black version, the silver uses black, blue and brown Cherry MX switches (we are using the blue) while the black version uses the red Cherry MX switch. Since the keyboard is mechanical, it is a bit heavy as it weight around 1 kilo (approx. One first glance at the Quickfire Rapid and you will notice that the size quite smaller than your usual keyboard (I made a size comparison with my A4tech 9300F wireless keyboard), scaling at 14 inches in length, 5 inches wide and a eight of around an inch. The package of the Quickfire Rapid includes the user manual, USB cable, a USB to PS/2 adapter, extra keycaps, a keypuller and the keyboard itself. Will this give gamers a reason to choose their keyboard or walk away? The CM Storm Quickfire Rapid is CM Storm’s (a subsidiary of Cooler Master) a first keyboard product.

#Cm storm quickfire rapid blue Pc

Cooler Master, one of the leading brand in PC casing and peripherals released a mechanical keyboard to cater the ever hungry gamers for a good quality keyboards. One of the popular keyboards today is the mechanical keyboards, it is becoming a niche nowadays to gamers due to its very responsive controls. Some of the factors for a good quality keyboard are better performance on your activity, being comfortable on your hands and additional functions.

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.Having a good quality keyboard can make or break your performance, whether is just typing a long blog post or even just playing one competitive match of your favorite FPS game. 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.

#Cm storm quickfire rapid blue windows

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.