Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid
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(US ANSI Variations): SGK-4000-GKCL1-US (Blue), SGK-4000-GKCC1-US (Black), SGK-4000-GKCM1-US (Brown), SGK-4000-GKCR1-US (Red), SGK-4000-GKCG1-US (Green),SGK-4000-GKCM1-SP (ISO Spanish) |
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| Branding | CM Storm QuickFire Rapid |
| Manufacturer | Cooler Master |
| Features | Detachable braided cable, Windows Lock gaming mode, media keys, extra keycaps with puller |
| Layouts | ANSI, ISO Spanish, UK, German, Nordic and others |
| Keyswitches |
Cherry MX Black, Cherry MX Red, Cherry MX Green, Cherry MX Blue, Cherry MX Brown |
| Switch mount | Plate mount |
| Interface | USB and PS/2 (via included adapter) |
| Rollover | NKRO (PS/2), 6KRO (USB) |
| Price | $60 – $100 |
The CM Storm QuickFire Rapid is a tenkeyless keyboard from Cooler Master's peripheral division CM Storm's "QuickFire" line of mechanical keyboards.
It has gained popularity partly because it is much less expensive to buy than other tenkeyless keyboards with similar specifications from e.g. Ducky or Filco.
Its side-printed variant is called the CM Storm QuickFire Stealth.
Features
The bottom surface has three channels for cable management (back, left and right).
The 'Rapid' comes standard with a braided, detachable, USB-to-mini-USB cable (about 6 feet long) with gold-plated connectors. The bottom has rear standoffs and four rubber feet.
The keycaps are made of black ABS plastic which are laser-etched with white infill in a futuristic font.
Media-wise, it has basic media keys (volume-up, down, mute, play/pause, forward, back and media stop), activated as secondary funtions on the top row (F5 to F12).
For gamers, it has a Windows Disable key which lights red when activated in the same fashion as the CAPS LOCK and SCR LK keys. 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).
The locking keys (CAPS LOCK SCR LK and Windows Disable) keys have LED windows and red LED backlighing.
The keyboard comes with extras:
- 4 red-colored WASD keys suitable for FPS gaming, with directional arrows etched on top and "WASD" letters etched of the front side.
- 2 black "Windows" keys with Cooler Master's "round logo", replacing the "WIN" keys.
- A Ring Type keycap puller tool.
- A passive USB-to-PS/2 adapter.
Variations
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. 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.
Keyboards with Cherry MX Black switches have a grey case, while keyboards with other switches have a black case. Both top covers are for sale as extras on Cooler Master's web site. Exclusive for the keyboards with the Cherry MX Red, the backplate is painted in red where other variations are black.
It is available in QWERTY ANSI (US) layout and in several ISO-standard layouts, but not all switch variations are available in all layouts. In the Nordic countries, only Cherry MX Black and Red switches are available. In (at least) Spain and UK, the keyboard is also available with Cherry MX Brown. A variation with Cherry MX Green is only available in US-ANSI layout.
