I did not see any thread about that brand new keyboard from Cooler Master:
http://www.cmstorm.com/en/products/keyb ... ickfiretk/
That's the fifth they release, and comes with a pretty strange layout as you can see.
Now, let's argue. Pros:
-Steel plate. No cheap PCB mounting, that's what I call a good piece of news.
-Multimedia keys on the function row. But the layout is pretty awkard. Why did they choose to put the control keys from F5 to F10, and not on F1/F5? Gonna be pretty difficult to mute the computer only using one hand.
-Full backlit. Comes in three colors, blue, red, and white.
-Small form factor.
-The layout you want. So yeah, here is the first (?) not full size keyboard which will be available as a Qwerty, Qwertz, Azerty or Nordic. Good news!
-3 Cherry switches: Blue, Red, and Brown.
-Removable USB wire.
Cons:
-The weight. Only 544g? That's strange, knowing it features a steel plate. A tenkey less from Ducky is around 1.2 kg. I'm afraid of a cheap plastic case. We will see.
-The design, not really smart.
-You cannot change the backlit color. Red goes with red switches, blue with blue, and white with brown.
-ABS keycaps. I wonder if they will be easily replaceable.
I think I said it all.
What do you think? Better or worse than KBT Race, Ducky Shine II, Key Cool 87, and so on? Build quality is my main concern here.
