Closer Look

With the Quick Fire XTi, CM Storm has created a gaming keyboard with standard layout. The advantage of this layout is that the keyboard features a normal size without extra macro keys or multimedia buttons and it does not take as much space on the desk as other high-end keyboard do. This is quite important and especially during LAN parties where it can be an advantage, since it is quite often the case that there is not enough space.
The Quick Fire XTi is a mechanical keyboard and it is available on the market with CherryMX Brown, Red and Blue switches. Our sample is based on CherryMX Brown switches which provide really good tactile feedback. The main feature of the Quick Fire XTi is its backlight. Unlike other models, the backlight on this keyboard is a mixable dual color blue and red LED. This way you can create up to 35 different colors per key which can be changed and customized on-board without any software. There are also different modes avaible if you want to have special effects like wave, breathing or responsiveness.

Back

If you lift up and rotate the CM Quick Fire XTi you will understand how robust this thing actually is. The build quality is on an extraordinarily high level. Even the hardcore gamer (famous for destroying one keyboard after another) will enjoy this this particular model for a long time. Regarding connectivity, Cooler Master decided to use a black USB 2.0 cable, removable and sleeved.

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Page 1 - Introduction

Page 2 - Preview

Page 3 - Features

Page 4 - Closer look

Page 5 - Conclusion