![]() ![]() ![]() You also get 1000 Hertz or 1 millisecond polling rate, so there should be no lag between you pressing the key or keys and them registering to the computer. The keyboard also offers full N-Key Rollover, in basic terms this means if you press multiple keys at the same time, they all register. When I was asked about looking at this keyboard, I don't recall a discussion of the keys, but none the less, the version I received came with Cherry MX Brown switches that have a force feedback "bump" in the travel and have medium resistance to initial pressure. While it does state there will be some regional dispersal of specific key sets, it shows that the QuickFire Pro can be had with Cherry MX Black, Blue, Brown or Red switches to accommodate for users particular preference to the way the keys react. 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.As you can see right away with the specs chart above there are four models of this keyboard being offered. 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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