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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: dante on Sun, 13 October 2013, 11:23:59

Title: Does anyone here own both a CM Storm XT and Ducky?
Post by: dante on Sun, 13 October 2013, 11:23:59

The ad's for the XT seem to indicate 'slim design' as a positive attribute.  I'm curious how much lower profile it is in the real world?

Title: Re: Does anyone here own both a CM Storm XT and Ducky?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 13 October 2013, 11:35:41

I've got an XT and a ducky shine 2

Title: Re: Does anyone here own both a CM Storm XT and Ducky?
Post by: johndavis33 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 14:34:31

I have a ducky 9008g2 and a QFR which is the tiny lil brother of the XT. They ducky seems to sit lower than the QFR, especcialyl when both have the risers on.

Title: Re: Does anyone here own both a CM Storm XT and Ducky?
Post by: Hyde on Sun, 13 October 2013, 15:20:29

I think XT should have lower height than QFR, since XT was developed later also that "lower height" feature is new.

Also I think they meant body case height, so you should probably compare it with the risers propped in.

That being sorry I don't have either of those keyboard so I can't help you yet buddy.  :(

Title: Re: Does anyone here own both a CM Storm XT and Ducky?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 13 October 2013, 15:47:14

potato pic ducky on left xt on right

Title: Re: Does anyone here own both a CM Storm XT and Ducky?
Post by: tbc on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:03:06

can we see it with a ruler and same profile caps (just one by the ruler)?

Title: Re: Does anyone here own both a CM Storm XT and Ducky?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:09:42

They both have GMK caps.

Title: Re: Does anyone here own both a CM Storm XT and Ducky?
Post by: Hak Foo on Sun, 13 October 2013, 21:09:38

Not meaningfully slimmer than a Ducky 1008.  However, the 1008 is at work right now.  I'd argue the 1008 standa taller in part due to larger legs than the XT.

Title: Re: Does anyone here own both a CM Storm XT and Ducky?
Post by: dante on Mon, 14 October 2013, 12:39:48

thanks for the potato pics!  looks like the XT is ever so slightly lower profile ...

Title: Re: Does anyone here own both a CM Storm XT and Ducky?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 14 October 2013, 12:45:57

The front edge of the ducky is slightly lower than the XT but the back side of the ducky is slightly higher. They are fairly close to being the same.