In the world of keyboards, there is a huge price range depending on what you are looking to get out of the keyboard and the overall quality. With mechanical keyboards, Cooler Master has done a great job of bridging the gap between lower end keyboards and the enthusiast grade keyboards. They have been able to provide options that are priced well, but still have most of the quality and features of the most expensive models. One of the glaring holes in their lineup though has been in the tenkeyless market. Their Quickfire Rapid lineup has been extremely popular, but they haven’t had a model with backlighting. They have finally introduced a model to fill that gap and today I have the chance to take a look at it and see how it performs. Considering the Quickfire Rapid has been in our LAN bag and on our test bench for years now, I have extremely high expectations for the Quickfire Rapid-I.
Product Name: Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid-I
Review Sample Provided by: Cooler Master
Written by: Wes
Pictures by: Wes
Specifications |
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Model number |
SGK-4040-GKCL1(Blue switch) SGK-4040-GKCM1(Brown switch) SGK-4040-GKCR1(Red switch) |
Key Rollover |
NKRO (Windows only) |
Keycaps |
ABS, grip coated, removable |
Polling Rate |
1000 Hz/1ms |
Backlight |
All White, All keys, 5 settings and 5 modes |
Windows Key Lock |
Yes |
On-board Memory |
128k bytes |
Media Keys |
Yes (via F keys) |
Interface |
Micro USB 2.0, full speed |
USB cable |
1.8m braided, gold plated and removable |
Dimensions |
35.9(L) *13.8(W) *3.9(H) cm 14.1(L) *5.4(W) *1.5(H) inch |
Weight |
932 g / 2.05 lbs |