The first thing that strikes my mind is… this looks just like a smaller QuickFire Pro. Now we’ll take a closer look at the QuickFire TK’s appearance, build quality, and functionality. There’s no manual, so you’ll have to use the one on their website. Not much else to say on this page, is there? The keyboard is protected well enough and the packaging is good.

Once you have it aligned like this, just hold down the keyboard and give it a decent pull, not too hard. Don’t push it down too deep, otherwise you might damage the switch underneath. To use it, simply align it to a keycap like so. Its purpose is to… what else? Remove the keycaps. There’s also a keycap puller which I love to see, and of course, the keyboard itself. Inside the box you’ll find a product guide (not a manual), which showcases other CM Storm products. The packaging is identical to the other QuickFire boards, having the keyboard covered in a foam bag, and the accessories under cardboard. You’ll find photos and specifications all around the box. The QuickFire TK comes in a box that’s very similar to their other keyboards. Without further ado, let’s get on to the review. We’re using the Cherry MX Red version, which is the most recommended switch type (along with Blacks) for gamers, since gamers don’t need and often don’t want a tactile feel. Finally, there’s the Cherry MX Red model which uses red LED backlighting and red steel plate. Then there’s the Cherry MX Blue model, which has a blue colored steel plate and blue LED backlight. There are three versions of the QuickFire TK: a Cherry MX Brown switch model, with a brown colored steel plate and white LED backlighting. The result is a compact board without the reduced functionality of a tenkeyless board. Instead of having a seprate numberpad and separate arrow keys like normal keyboards, the QuickFire TK merges the numberpad with the arrow keys and others, namely Insert, Home, Page scrolling, Delete, and all of those keys located in that area. It is a 92-key board, using a rare layout.

But it’s more or less the same size as a tenkeyless board. It’s actually hard and probably incorrect to call the QuickFire TK “tenkeyless” since it does in fact have a numberpad.

Quickfire keyboard