Quickfire cm storm3/19/2023 F5 is Play/Pause F6 is Stop F7 is Previous Track F8, Next Track F9 toggles the Windows Key lock on or off (handy for when you’re gaming) F10 will Mute your PC’s sound F11 is volume down finally, F12 increases volume. Like the rest its CM Storm mechanical keyboard kin, the QuickFire XT has Function keys that double as multi-media shortcuts (that is, except for the F9 key). Speaking of those special command keys, here is a look at them. This key is a function modifier when pressed simultaneously with one of eight Function keys (F5 – F12) it enables some special commands. This keyboard has no special keys, except for a “Fn” key. There are also two extra replacement keycaps featuring the Cooler Master logo and the CM Storm logo these two extra key caps can replace the Ctrl, Alt, Fn, and Win keys on the bottom row, if you wish. The photo above shows those snazzy caps installed. This, then, is my first CM Storm mechanical keyboard fitted with this, my favorite type of Cherry MX switch.Īs with the QF Rapid (Green Switch) I reviewed, the QF XT has replacement keycaps for the WASD cluster. Our review sample is equipped with Cherry MX Blue key switches. I also quite adore the fact that overt branding seems to have been kept to a minimum on the QuickFire XT’s most visible surfaces. ![]() I love the smart, no-frills, no-nonsense matte black aesthetic. Maybe it’s even more appropriate to consider them cousins than sisters.Īs you can see, the QuickFire XT is a full-sized keyboard, with a standard 104-key count. The QuickFire XT is a different cat altogether compared to its older, 10-key-less sibling. It’s obvious that it’s an excellent keyboard, but comparing it with the new QF XT is like comparing tigers to lions (instead of, say, a Bengal tiger to a Sumatran tiger). I don’t own a QF Rapid, but I have sampled one. Product diversity aids marketing and promotes better sales, I guess.īut CM Storm’s newest mechanical keyboard is more than just a retooled product with a feature added back (albeit a very essential one for a lot of people). On the other hand, I do understand why the company issued the compact QuickFire Rapid sans 10-key pad instead: Its follow-up models, the QuickFire Pro and the Trigger, are both full-size planks. ![]() As far as this reviewer is concerned, this is what Cooler Master should have issued straight out of the gate as its debut model in the mechanical keyboard marketplace. Just as we mentioned in our news item from earlier this month, you can look at the new QuickFire XT as a QuickFire Rapid with a 10-key number pad added. The new QuickFire XT is just the latest to join the line-up. Even if you ignore the fact that most of its current offerings are available in a selection of the various Cherry MX switch types, CM Storm has (starts counting fingers) six different models of mechanical keyboard if you count via distinct model numbers. Both doesn’t have Macro keys anyway, lighting behavior doesn’t work for me because I don’t look at my keyboard when gaming nor typing but the Tenkey being available does make it a lot easier to work with.There’s no question that Cooler Master, through its gaming-oriented Storm brand, has one of the largest and most diversified product lines around when it comes to mechanical keyboard offerings. In comparison to the Quickfire Rapid-I, the Quickfire TK does not have the Repeat Rate Adjustments Over USB, it does not have the lighting behavior and memory profile BUT it comes with the Tenkey and costs far less at RM 315.īoth keyboards are great but which one is better? Personally I’ll go with the TK for the lower cost and better functionality. More details at the official product page. The ones with blue switch will be in blue LED while the brown switch variant will be of white LED. The red colored TK as seen in this article comes with Cherry MX red switches. The TK is a much more simple keyboard compared to the Rapid-I as well, it has 3 lighting modes and 5 brightness level but it does not come with customizable lighting behavior and memory profile as the Rapid-I. ![]() The TK is merged with the arrow keys and the other functions keys, making it many ways a more versatile keyboard than the Rapid-I. The Quickfire TK very much resembles the Rapid-I in both layout and size but TK comes with Tenkey in the layout, which probably explains the TK in the name. Quickfire TK another one of Cooler Master CM Storm mechanical keyboards released much earlier this year.
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