CoolerMaster CM Storm QuickFire Pro Gaming Mechanical Keyboard $60 + tax FS

Quote from blueky : This keyboard is a little expensive.

All mechanical keyboards are more expensive then regular ones. This is actually considered pretty cheap for a mechanical keyboard. I have the red switch version at home and it's really good for typing.

What about for gaming? So these aren't made by Costar, sorry it's late and I'm sleepy.

Quote from Makenocent : All mechanical keyboards are more expensive then regular ones. This is actually considered pretty cheap for a mechanical keyboard. I have the red switch version at home and it's really good for typing.

What makes mechanical keyboards more expensive. Is it supposed to last longer? Make you game better?

Pick one up, I have been on the fence for awhile, I got some Officemax MaxPerks Gift Certificates from Free after GC Backpack rebates...Thanks OP and repped.

Quote from vdo2002 : What makes mechanical keyboards more expensive. Is it supposed to last longer? Make you game better?

There are several things that make mechanical keyboards better than the typical cheap rubber dome.

First, each key is actually its own part rather than the keyboard being done in sections. This means that if an individual key were to fail, you could replace JUST that key rather than needing a whole new keyboard.

Second, rubber dome keyboards "wear" over time. The keys become less responsive over time and don't bounce back quickly. Mechanical keyboards switches last longer and more more likely to just "fail" rather than wear out.

Third, Rubber dome keyboards actually have to me made in a clean room because if dirt gets inside of the keyboard it will fail. Mechanical keyboards are much more robust.

Fourth, Key rollover. Because rubber dome keyboards are done is sections sometimes there are key combinations that won't work. A prime common example is ctrl + w + r, like if you were couching in a first person shooter, walking forward and needed to reload. A mechanical keyboard will accept all the key presses, rubber dome with not.

Fifth, typing quality. For rubber dome keyboards key presses are registered at the bottom of the press, where on mechanical the presses are registered about 1/2 way down. The reason this matters is that with a rubber dome keyboard you have to bottom out the key in order to type. This causes you to use more force to type than is actually needed and will eventually cause fatigue. Mechanical keyboards register the presses much sooner, so once you actually get used to it you don't need to bottom out the keys anymore. Since you can type using less pressure you can normally type faster, more accurately, and with less fatigue on a mechanical board.

Sixth, Dat sound. The sound of a mechanical keyboard can actually be soothing to some people, others it might bother the crap out of.


I have the storm quickfire rapid. After using many rubber dome keyboards (that ranged in price from $5 to $100 "gaming") I will never go back to another rubber dome. When I do have to type on one it now feels like some foreign object. Highly recommend