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The keyboard has a traditional appearance and it looks great. It is a little thicker than we would expect, and the keys sit up at least 3 cm from the desk surface.
Looking at the keyboard layout closely, we can see the company have replaced the windows key with a CM Storm logo, which can also be seen top right. They have also added a function button.
Some keys have dual-functions, including all of the F1-12 keys. There are others, which we will look at in more detail shortly.
At the top right of the keyboard we find the ‘Num Lock/Caps Lock/Scroll Lock' lights, which have been embedded into three grooves.
At the top of the NUM pad, we can see four options: ‘8ms/4ms/2ms/1ms'. Yes, it is possible to adjust the Polling Rate of this keyboard (1ms represents 1000Hz and 8ms represents 125Hz).
The keyboard offers the choice of either 6-key rollover or N key rollover, which have been placed as functions of the INS/DEL keys respectively.
The function keys F9-F11 deal with the volume controls of the computer, while F12 will deactivate the windows key, this is very useful for gaming.
Finally, we can see the remainder of the function keys, F5-F9 are standard music play controls (Play/Pause, Stop, Back and Forward) and F1-F4 alter the backlight settings of the keyboard (On/Off, Brightness Down, Brightness Up, Mode).
The back of the CM Storm Quick Fire Pro is much like any other keyboard, although at first glance you may wonder where the cable is.
Instead of having the USB cable fixed, it can be removed using this mini-USB port.
The feet of this keyboard are small, mainly because the keys are already high. This does allow you to have the keyboard tilted slightly, making it easier to reach the top rows of keys.
Once the USB cable is fitted, you can route it into 1 of the 3 routing guides. Plugging the USB cable in is a little fiddly as the port is so close to the underside of the keyboard.
