![]() 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. 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.
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