with its Factory tuning and data center DNA an Intel 730 series SSD is an
amazing choice for gamers and performance enthusiasts now I've looked
at 10 keyless keyboards in the past but I'm a heavy number pad user so I've
never really forced myself to use one for an extended period of time Cooler
Master was all like okay well we're going to send you one but you have to
actually use it so I said okay make sure it has brown switches on
it and I'll consider it so they did so now I really have to try it now if you
don't know what a 10 keyless keyboard is then prepare yourself for a shock
because it's missing a lot more than 10 Keys versus a standard 104 key layout
actually 17 keys because the number pad and all the other nearby keys are all
not there the reason for this is that it's actually more ergonomic to have
your mouse closer to the standard home row typing position than a standard
keyboard allows the way most people end up compensating is either by typing too
far to the left which causes strain or by moving their Mouse hand over too far
to the right which also causes strain and this isn't marketing BS it's just
fact the sacrifice that you make especially if like me you use your
number pad a lot is that it's not there and especially at first I found myself
reaching for that part of my keyboard a lot even little things like clicking on
something and then trying to press the bottom right Enter key drove me bananas
at the beginning so that's 10 keyless keyboards in general but I guess I
should get into some specifics about the rapid ey from Cooler Master true to CM
Storm's usual emmo it's a solidly built mechanical keyboard featuring cherrymx
switches and a really pleasing matte black soft touch finish with laser edged
Keys it's got a full backl in this case white with five levels of brightness
which you can adjust just like that and a few cool lighting modes that Cooler
Master is branding active light in
including full illumination breathing
two different types of reactive typing with or without a fade out and four
different profiles that can be programmed and then recalled in just a
few seconds so you can pick which Keys you want illuminated I made a little
squiggly line across the keyboard it's got media controls that can be accessed
with a function modifier and one more cool feature something I've only seen a
couple of times is that it's also got repeat rate control this is less useful
for typing since it effects how fast the key that you're holding down will repeat
on the screen so things get out of control pretty fast 1 x is normal and
looks like this well 2x looks like this 4X looks like this and 8x is just
ridiculous but gaming is a different
story and this will come in handy for commands that you want to execute
repeatedly much faster than you can press the button repeatedly quick time
events where you need to mash the button hauh Bring It On All right so back to
the 10 keyless experience as a whole for a bit I did almost immediately notice
the Improvement in my mouse and comfort for General computer use and for gaming
even though for quite a while it weirded me out every time I took my hand off my
mouse to press a key on the right side of the keyboard just be missing um at
least that's not an issue for gaming when really the left side of the keyboard is the only part that's in use
so overall after my trial period I'm not
quite ready to make the switch I think I'd need to pick up a USB mechanical
number pad to use on the right side of my mouse something a lot of 10 keyless
users who use number pads do and try that out a little bit before I commit
but what I will say is I definitely liked the improved ergonomics of not
feeling like my posture is either too wide or shifted too far to the left and
if I was shopping for a 10 kless today the rapid ey would have my attention
since Cooler Master is using genuine Cherry MX switches on this model and the
build quality overall is nice and solid
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