One final note that shouldn't be underestimated: this keyboard (and mechanical keyboards in general) makes it very easy to deal with accumulated dirt/detritus of a working week. The only niggles we found were that the keys were a little sensitive, marring accuracy somewhat, and that the Return and Backspace keys were a little less even and responsive than other (including the space-bar). Those who work in an office environment may also appreciate the lack of click on the actuation of these switches, but CM Storm offer alternative switches if they're preferred. The keyboard remains rigid no matter the amount of force you use to type, and the keyboard itself stays firmly in place.
The keys feel responsive without requiring much force to actuate and the layout is logical whether using arrow + Command keys or the numbering. That said, if you're a little sloppy with your finger work on the arrow keys there's no risk of accidentally hitting the wrong key and it throwing you off.īy contrast, typing/word processing on the Quick Fire TK is a joy compared to most standard membrane keyboards. Perhaps it's where the particularly typing habits are exposed but we frequently found ourselves hitting the Return on the pad when using the arrow keys, and it felt awkward for them to do nothing. It also felt a little awkward that when NumLock was disabled/arrow keys enabled the Pad's + and Return keys were also disabled. Although not impossible to adapt to, they do increase the learning curve somewhat. Similarly image editing where you're editing numeric fields can be a little awkward. Workloads where you're inputting large quantities of numeric data in a tabulated form, such as a spreadsheet, typically require the use of both a NumPad and arrow keys at the same time.
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In theory it should provide the best of both worlds: the small size of a compact keyboard for space-restricted desks and the full functionality of a full-sized keyboard in practice it's a little more difficult to use than that. Moving on to the compact layout, we should discuss the adapted Numberpad. It's difficult to explain why, but just as some people don't like the 'feel' of a blackboard, they might not like the feel of the TK's keycaps we must stress however than we found them fine. The matte finish on the Quick Fire TK works well as a non-slip finish, but we can imagine some users finding the texture of the finish a little off-putting. In many respects it's the ideal first mechanical switch type for those coming from a membrane keyboard, with a switch designed for over 50 million keystrokes ensuring longevity that membrane designs cannot match.
On the positive side our review sample is equipped with Cherry MX Red switches, more lightweight than the Blacks of the Trigger we reviewed in June but still linear of actuation and without a click. Here we see the keyboard at it’s maximum setting, which not only lights up each keys lettering but is also bright enough to provide under lighting to each key spacing, the overall effect of this is very cool.We've noted in the past that mechanical keyboards can take some getting used to, and the Quick Fire TK is no different in that. There are several lighting options on offer, such as all keys lit up, WASD & Arrow keys one, each mode has a 5 level brightness setting to customise to your preference, or of course you can turn the lights off completely. The easy access here allows for quick and easy maintainance of the keyboard as well as the ability to fit custom key caps. The laser etched key caps allow a solid amount of light through from each keys individual red LED light.Įach of the keys can be removed using the included key puller, underneath we see the Cherry Red MX switches and their LED lights. Upon connecting the keyboard it immediately lit up in a stunning red light.
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Setting up the keyboard was very straightforward, since the device doesn’t need any special drivers to operate it was as easy as plug and play.
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