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Introduction
- Manufacturer: CM Storm
- Model: QuickFire XTi
- Price: £139.99 (At the time of review)
“Mechanical”, a word you often hear when you start talking about keyboards. In the past 5 years or so, mechanical keyboards have becoming increasing popular due to many advantageous attributes, including performance, durability and customisability.
CM Storm are a big contender in the market of mechanical keyboards and I have had the privilege of reviewing many of their keyboards, most of which have been pretty decent. They first started off producing heavily branded keyboards, which had a strong gamer and industrial design. After much feedback from their community they took a step back from their aggressive branding and started to produce much sleeker, more elegant keyboards, simple in design, but still feature rich and impressive contenders in the gaming arena.
Today I am going to be taking a look at their latest full sized keyboard, the QuickFire XTi. The XTi is the updated version of the QuickFire XT, featuring full dual colour LED backlighting, with recordable macros and a slightly updated design. The full specs can be seen below:
Specifications
| Model Number | SGK-4060-KKCL1 (Blue switch) SGK-4060-KKCM1 (Brown switch) SGK-4060-KKCR1 (Red switch) |
| Key Switch Type | CHERRY MX Blue/ Brown/ Red Availability may vary by region |
| Key Rollover | NKRO (Windows only) |
| Keycaps | ABS, grip coated, removable |
| Polling Rate | 1000 Hz/1ms |
| Backlight | Full backlit, 35 colors, 5 settings |
| Windows Key Lock | Yes |
| Media Keys | Yes (via F keys) |
| Interface | Micro USB 2.0, full speed |
| USB cable | 1.8m braided, gold plated and removable |
| Dimensions | 43.9(L) *13(W) *4.1(H) cm 17.28(L) *5.12(W) *1.61(H) inch |
| Weight | 1114 g / 2.46 lbs |
Let’s take a closer look
