Stefan Mileschin

Mechanical keyboards have enjoyed quite the renaissance over the past few years. As someone who logs tens of thousands of keystrokes a day, I'm quite pleased with the trend. The smooth, precise feel of mechanical key switches is far superior to the mushy, lifeless response of the rubber domes typically found in desktop keyboards. Once you've used a high-quality keyboard, it's hard to go back to inferior switches.

Just about every peripheral maker seems to have a few mechanical models in its arsenal. The latest one to pass through our labs is the Cooler Master QuickFire Ultimate, which is sold under the CM Storm brand. This entry combines adjustable backlighting with a range of Cherry MX switch types. It's a relatively straightforward example of the breed and a particularly beastly one at that.

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