CM STORM QUICKFIRE PRO FULL
CM STORM QUICKFIRE PRO PRO

Upon opening the box you find the keyboard in a protective bag, you'll notice it has a nicely braided cable and that there are surprisingly few accessories.

USB cable: 1.8m, braided, gold plated, removable.

Red switch key has red backlight, Blue switch key has blue backlight and Brown switch has white backlight

CM STORM QUICKFIRE PRO FULL

All keys backlit, 5 Levels, 3 Modes(Breathing, WASD or full backlight) I knew this wasn't a full-sized keyboard but I didn't expect it to be this small.īefore we move on to the rest of the review, here's a look at the QuickFire TK's features and specifications: When the QuickFire TK arrived in our test lab I was quite surprised by the size of the product's box - especially the box's width seemed very small. Each keyboard is reinforced with a steel plate, which has either a red, blue, or brown coating, corresponding with the color of the Cherry MX switches. The red model has a red backlight, the blue one has a blue backlight and the brown one features a white backlight, probably because a brown backlight wouldn't be appealing enough.

CM STORM QUICKFIRE PRO PRO

While the full-size QuickFire Pro is available with Cherry MX Black, Blue, Brown, and Red switches, the QuickFire TK limits the choice to red, brown, and blue. It seems this keyboard is aimed at gamers with a small desktop and LAN party-goers who are in the market for a compact keyboard that you can easily take with you. It's a compact, no-fuzz keyboard without too many bells and whistles, you get Cherry MX switches, key illumination, and NKRO. The QuickFire TK is basically a more condensed version of the QuickFire Pro, this new model ditches the arrow keys as well as other navigation and editing keys. If they are like other keyboard manufacturers, that likely depends on the switch used.CM Storm QuickFire TK mechanical keyboard reviewĬooler Master recently added the CM Storm QuickFire TK to its line of mechanical gaming keyboards. The QuickFire Pro is expected to have an MSRP of $99.99. I would be curious to see someone put that keyboard through Aquakey to verify those claims. Recent research at Microsoft increased the USB limit to approximately 18 keys from the usual 6kro. Traditionally in order to press every button down on a keyboard you are limited to using a PS/2 connection. The most interesting feature of this keyboard is their claim of full NKRO through USB. If you are curious about the differences between keyboard switches then check out my explanation in the Rosewill RK-9000v2 review. The Rapid Pro will be available in Cherry MX Blue, MX Brown, MX Black, and MX Red switch designs. The Storm QuickFire Pro is a partially backlit full-sized keyboard. Of course only the Pro keyboard would have a numpad… only accountants use it or something.Ĭooler Master has obviously found that the Rapid a successful product as they will launch a sister design allegedly sometime this month. The Rapid was a Tenkeyless design, sparing you the width of a number pad if you do not wish to have one. The Rapid was available in Cherry MX Blue and Cherry MX Red switches. Higher-end keyboards seem to be growing further and further in fashion as of late.Ĭooler Master jumped into the mechanical keyboard market with their QuickFire Rapid release in late 2011.

They claim full N-Key Rollover (NKRO) through USB, which is a first to my knowledge. Cooler Master announces the Cooler Master Storm QuickFire Pro mechanical keyboard available soon in four different CHERRY flavors.

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