CM Storm Trigger Mechanical Keyboard Review

CM Storm have created a very striking and contemporary looking keyboard that has features to match. Mechanical keyboards are increasing in popularity, so for CM Storm to produce a top quality keyboard that is appealing to many, it has given them a firm place in the market. The fully illuminated keyboard makes it not only attractive visually, but also makes it easier to use during the night time sessions. The addition of the macro buttons on top of the media keys, has also provided further usability and made playing MMOs simpler if configured beforehand. The onboard memory makes life much easier by storing the profiles and various settings, so you don’t have to keep moving the keyboard profiles around from PC to PC. The modular nature of the USB connector results in less cable clutter, which is never a bad thing.

As mentioned previously, the layout of the keyboard isn’t ideal with the macro keys so close to the bottom Ctrl, but this, like we said, could be done to the unfamiliarity of the new keyboard. The windows keys being switched off by default is also a slight pain (if you use them regularly like we do), although it is a simple problem to fix. The lack of a supplied software CD meant that we had to go online to find it, which wouldn’t be that ideal if you didn’t have an internet connection, but hey, who doesn’t have internet access nowadays?

Retailing at just over the £100 mark, positions it right in the middle of the other mechanical keyboards on the market, yet offers many more features for the price bracket. We tried very hard to find faults with the Trigger, and other than it not being suitable for typing lots of text, it was ideal for those gaming sessions. For those long typing sessions a red, brown or even a blue switch would be much better suited (if you didn’t mind the noise of the blue!).

Overall we are very impressed with CM Storm’s second entry into the mechanical keyboard market, they have listened to the feedback they received after the Quickfire and made the Trigger a feature rich, visually appealing and at a reasonable price, not much to improve on next time! So because of what we have experienced whilst using the Trigger keyboard, we are pleased to award the CM Storm Trigger with the: