This is hard to explain by words, I would always compare them with some pictures from standard layout keyboard, Filco being one of them.
After many times of looking at them, then you'll get used to seeing the size of it, and for sure you'll recognize it right away.

anybody know if the new cm i-quick fire has a backplate in the kb?

Very unlikely. Low-ish cost means it's plastic case surrounding a plate-mounted switch at most.

Dulu-dulu, ada pinggan belakang. Jadi sepatutnya kini-kini, pun perlu pinggan belakang.
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cooler_Master_QuickFire_Rapid

Unless they want to make backplateless keyboard to save the cost.

Edit: So, the haoness diao me. Backplateless keyboard lagi mahal and lagi bagut.

This post has been edited by diaBoliQu3: Apr 3 2014, 08:26 PM

purely based on typing feel. plate mounted or pcb mounted feels better? anyone?

it depends on user's preference. though most koreans claims that pcb mount gives them the best feeling.
i personally didn't try pcb mount before. sourcing for cheap new pcb mount switch isn't an easy task nowadays >.<

huh.. and here i thought plate mounted was better..

It is better. Got plat wo, bling-bling when painted.

u so obssessed with bling2, ur car rims gold plated isit?

Plate-mounted switch - mechanical switch is mounted to a steel backplate and then soldered to the PCB.
Since you know CMStorm QFR-i is plate-mounted switch, meaning that it has backplate a.k.a steel plate.

Rim besi 14" warna hitam, cover pecah-pecah. Bak kata seorang yang kaya dulu, Myvi bukan kereta. Those expensive MPV and sedan is car. I just drive Saga, janji jalan. Car bling-bling kena matahari pun pudar. Tak termasuk benda lain lagi. Keyboard bling-bling, sure safe... Unless damaged during gathering.

How can be a plate mounted switch mounted into a plateless pcb

You shoot me? Backplateless?

you and your words.. hahahaha

afaik, its possible. pcb mounted has 4 pins (2 mounting pins) and plate mounted is only 2 pins. you can mount plate mounted switches on pcb without the plate, but it just wont be a solid mount... correct me if i'm wrong.. basing all this on guesswork..

pcb mounted switch = 3 plastic leg in china call 5 leg ( 3 plastic + 2 metal )
plate mounted switch = 1 plastic leg in china call 3 leg ( 1 plastic + 2 metal)

YEAH. Not advisable so I don't think that any manufacturer will do it. Even we also won't do it la sweat

whoops.. sorryy

no need to sorry you were just ignoring the middle pin which is black plastin clyclinder-like..
so you thought only 2 vs 4 legs

does that mean i can convert a pcb mounted switch to a plate mounted one? Just need to cut off those 2 plastic legssssss.... 0,o