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Cooler Master's gaming peripheral brand, CM Storm, gets a new member of the family with the Quick Fire Rapid-i ($149.99), a gaming keyboard that boasts some cool features, eliminates some of the more irritating bells and whistles that come with many of th...
Solid construction. Cherry MX Blue switches with backlighting for each key. Multiple lighting modes. No extra software needed.
Few extra features. No numeric pad. No backlight color options...
The CM Storm Quick Fire Rapid-i is a well-built, travel-friendly mechanical gaming keyboard with some interesting illuminated effects, and you don't need any extra software to use it...
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CM Storm Rapid-i mechanical gaming keyboard is something that I wish their CM Storm Quickfire TK was- a small keyboard with directional keys. The main cons I highlighted was that CM should have ditched the Numpad and provide dedicated buttons for navigati...
Cherry Brown has a little bit stiff than Cherry Red. If you think about it, when you say “Rapid-i” you'd imagine that it's for a keyboard where user can hit faster keystrokes. I like the Cherry MX Red and Cherry MX brown, though brown gives a more ‘contro...
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Geek.com Updated: 2015-02-06 05:46:47
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Samsung Galaxy S4 [AT&T]Up until very recently, keyboard buyers had to choose between two important features: backlighting and mechanical switches. Thankfully, that's no longer the case. The Logitech G710+ , which paired Cherry MX brown switches with LED...
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For years now Cooler Master has brought to the masses affordable and clean minimalist looking mechanical keyboards in the form of the QuickFire lineup. While the aesthetic stands in contrast to the rugged looks and military themes of their other signature...
It came as no surprise that the QuickFire Rapid-i didn't disappoint. While Cooler Master doesn't fool around with any of its mechanical keyboards, it has also been rare to find a keyboard with Cherry MX switches that can be justly labeled as lousy. Theref...
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At first we would like to thank Cooler Master for sending a sample of their Quick Fire Rapid-i Mechanical Keyboard for testing and reviewing."Cooler Master was founded with the mission of providing the industry's best thermal solutions. Since its establis...
Cooler Master really wanted to keep it simple with this particular model, by not including separate installable software or extra Macro keys which would have needed a larger footprint. Being backed by an ARM 32bit processor, the keyboard is able to drive...
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Cooler Master's QuickFire Rapid was the first and perhaps the most popular mechanical keyboard from their CM Storm line. The critical and user response to the QFR was overwhelmingly positive due to its affordable price and excellent built quality. Since t...
The CM Storm QuickFire Rapid-i's tenkeyless form factor is an asset for gamers as the shorter length allows for a more natural arm placement compared to a 104 keyboard layout when it comes to mouse control. This is also easier on the wrist and much more c...
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The CM Storm range has been one of the best peripheral setups in recent times, with an array of well crafted products with great features at an affordable price.Their keyboard range is certainly one with a bevy of potential choices, with everything from e...
To a certain degree the fact that nearly all mechanical keyboards use the Cherry MX switches is both a boon and an annoyance. If you have a preference for a particular switch you can be certain that getting up to speed with a new keyboard is faster than a...
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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...
As of this article, I have published over 650 reviews. Of those reviews there are only a few products that have gotten more use over the years than my Quickfire Rapid. I loved it so much that I even talked Cooler Master into handing over one with Cherry...
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CMStorm's new QuickFire Rapid-i keyboard is all about the light show—in addition to being a darn fine mechanical keyboard—which is why we're bringing you our impressions on video. Hit play to have a look...
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gamecrate.com Updated: 2015-02-27 01:31:37
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The Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid-i is available from Newegg for $139.99. With eight user reviews, the keyboard currently scores 5 out of 5 eggs.Stretching into its sophomore year of production, the Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire Rapid is an interesting...
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computershopper.com Updated: 2015-03-22 09:15:39
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Make no mistake, though: These boards' exploding popularity hasn't made them any cheaper. Mechanical keyboards still cost two to four times as much as you'll tend to pay for most (though not all) rubber-dome keyboards. But the past several years have seen...
Handsome and sturdy, Five stock backlighting modes, plus user-definable profiles for custom backlighting, Onboard RAM for profile storage, Key repeat rate is tweakable...
Repeat-rate keys also change the delay before repeats are triggered, No USB pass-through port or hub...
The big selling point for the Rapid-I? Its individually programmable white-backlit keys. Despite some minor quibbles, we're pleased with how this rugged, handsome "tenkeyless" board performs. Read More…...
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When you're on the path to becoming a power user, you begin to notice certain things that the average person might not. One of those is the difference between typing on a sweet mechanical keyboard with luxurious key action versus pounding away on a run-of...
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benchmarkreviews.com Updated: 2015-10-27 01:09:06
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Benchmark Reviews has looked at a number of gaming keyboards of late, and most are stuffed with features: extra keys, elaborate macro definition software, dual-core CPUs and megabytes of RAM to hold all the key definitions and macros. And there's also the...
Real Cherry backlit key switches, Easytoconfigure lighting effects, Softtouch paint covering, Tenkeyless design saves desk space...
No dedicated macro or media keys, Very plain physical appearance, Priced a little high considering the competition...
With Cherry's patents expired, the market is flooded with mechanical keyboards using less-expensive Chinese clone switches. Even vendors that have historically used Cherry switches are offering products with clone switches, so it's interesting to see Cool...
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The Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid-i is available from Newegg for $139.99. With eight user reviews, the keyboard currently scores 5 out of 5 eggs.Stretching into its sophomore year of production, the Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire Rapid is an interesting...
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themodzoo.com Updated: 2016-12-27 20:43:19
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At the time of the writing of this review, the Rapid-i keyboard was listed on Amazon.com for $125.00, US.Before we get into some of the features that define this entry into the ‘take it with you' market of keyboards, let's take a look at some of the speci...
Solid, Great layout and spacing, Wonderful blank modding canvas, White LEDs work with most any scheme, The keyboard has a game built in, Lights are the most ‘pure' lights I've experienced yet, Braided cable offers plenty of length (1.8 meters/70.9 inches...
Connection point for the cable is poorly designed – needs support or stronger connector to prevent breaking, ummmm. that was all I could find ‘bad' about this one, The chance of the connector breaking off inside the keyboard is the only thing that...
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Cooler Master's gaming peripheral brand, CM Storm, gets a new member of the family with the Quick Fire Rapid-i ($149.99), a gaming keyboard that boasts some cool features, eliminates some of the more irritating bells and whistles that come with many of th...
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