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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: mikes41720 on Fri, 08 May 2015, 12:07:14
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Hey, everyone! Just got into mechanical keyboards late last year.
Started off with a Ducky 9087G2PRO TKL with Cherry MX Blues. Traded it for a Ducky Shine 3 with Cherry MX Browns. I'm using the Shine 3 as my office driver now. Living in the Philippines, it's not easy to get mechanical keyboards and we don't have the best options out there.
Wanted to share with you guys my latest pick-up, the CM Storm Quickfire Rapid-i.
I know a lot of you guys have a love and hate relationship with this board mainly due to the fact that the LED lights being very iffy, and I was kind of hesitant in picking it up as well, but I really knew that I loved MX Blues and the tenkeyless form factor so I had to pull the trigger with the deal I got. Just got this keyboard literally today, and must I say, what a joy it is to be hearing the click of the blue switches again. I got it for PHP 4,000 or when converted about 90 dollars.
(http://i.imgur.com/2ApePDH.jpg?1)
Do you think that's a steal or what? How long before the first LED dies on me? Hopefully not too soon.
Cheers!
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Hey mikes,
Sounds great man. Looks like you've gone through quite a few already!
I couldn't get into MX blues for its noise(it was my first keyboard), but I'm glad it's giving you the feels at a good deal.
I don't know the options in Philippines, but there's probably some good proxies from Korea or Japan.
Enjoy!
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Provided the LEDs stand strong, they look to be a decent board. Price isn't bad, either. Here in the UK you can get them for around £80 which is still more than $90.
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I don't recall seeing too many reports of QFR-i with dead LEDs.
Not like the original QFR with its couple of problems (readily admitted by CM at the time, and fixes were available).
That $90 is presumably US$90 - that seems a little more than I would have expected, but as you say it is difficult to find many keyboards in your country, so taking that into consideration I would say it was a fair price.
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Yes, I meant USD. I believe retail price for this was USD 150 at the time of release. It's been enjoyable so far, and I realize I'm happy with the white lights because it looks clean. RGB just hurts my eyes. Updated the firmware, and the effects look pretty darn cool, especially the cross light one.