ooo, i've sold my brown and black already. now im left with red and this new blue.

Full size backlit? wait for ducky shine 2 la

letting go my SteelSeries 6GV2 anyone interested?PM me.

no money already, need to buy a rm800 portable player ;p

Hi guys, I received my CM Storm Quickfire Rapid (Blue switch) 3 days ago, after 3 days of typing, I'm really disappointed with it.

Here's the problem I encountered, the "backspace" key has MUCH significant resistant force than other keys. So when I was typing and made any single error which required me to tape the backspace, I would feel the difference and it actually slows down my typing speed a lot because I can't quickly double/triple tap the backspace.

I m just wondering does anybody here who own a quickfire rapid blue switch actually encounter this similar issue?

I'm going to send it back to the seller for refund, and I think I do not like the tactile feedback. In this case, does it mean I'm more like a Red Switch person? Any suggestion for those who doesn't like blue switch?

This post has been edited by FinFin: Oct 8 2012, 06:49 PM

I have a Majestouch Camo MX Blue and a CM Rapid MX Red and I love them.
So far I haven't encounter any problem with the Majestouch, no keys has any significant difference in term of force.
But as for the CM Rapid, I found my backspace key very squeaky, but this problem is solved after I lube the stabilizers.

So do you find the quickfire rapid Red good for typing?
by "squeaky" I guess you mean it is just the sound right? does it require more force to press compared to other keys?

Well I find blue switches can handle gaming just fine, no problem with (double/triple/quadruple) tapping for me

Yeah it is just the sound, also didn't feel any significant difference in term of the force required to press them.

Both are good in different ways in my opinion. MX Blue gives the tactile feel and satisfying audible feedbacks when typing, while MX Red gives a very smooth feel (cloud of boobs )


This post has been edited by zongeva: Oct 8 2012, 07:20 PM

Except the clicky sound would now be part of a permanent sound effect in all games

me too, at least i know i logged in the taps successfully

I like the way you describe red and blue hahaha.
Alright, I guess I'm just bad luck to receive that keyboard with backspace issue. The extra force to press backspace is really too significant compared to others. If a normal blue switch quickfire does not have that issue, I think I'll ask for replacement instead of refund.


p/s: do u guys realize the quickfire is slightly too "tall" (sits high)? I can't really rest my wrist on desk and type.

This post has been edited by FinFin: Oct 8 2012, 07:45 PM

You can buy a gel wrist rest (so I heard RM5/RM10 from Daiso?) to raise your wrists a little.

I think I am used to the height so I didn't feel anything uncomfortable lol, my old rubberdome keyboard also about that high

maybe u wanna "lube" that backspace of yours there, lube it and then tap it (if you know what i mean in another way )

Haha, but still, I think the safe way is to RMA it

Well, it'll be better if you RMA it. I just got my CM Storm QRF blues today, and it feels great, I tried tapping(if you know what I mean) backspace and compare it with other keys, it still feels the same. Try to RMA it and see if the next one is still the same.

what do you guys put as lube?

Just happen when i was changing the keycaps, i asked my wife, what are those oily things, she replied... vaseline?

And i applied some vaseline to it :S

this. got home/local remedy for lubes? kinda malas want to purchase those spesific lubes for them stabilizers.

lol.got 1 whole bottle, used so long also cant finish..jz use la..hahaha

So... any change in the feel? lol