Redragon K552 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Rainbow LED Backlit Wired with Anti-Dust Proof Switches for Windows PC (Black, 87 Keys Blue Switches)

What a buy! I have been looking for a mechanical keyboard for years to replace my old POS membrane keyboard and happened upon this one through a Youtube review. For the money, I honestly couldnt be more impressed. I got the red LED-backlit version, and this is my pros and cons review of that. Pros: 1) The LED backlighting is pretty great, and the controls are intuitive and subtly marked on the keys. The keyboard comes with an instruction manual, which clearly explains the different features of the backlighting and how to use them. 2) the feel- The click is supremely satisfying and tactile, and even converted my girlfriend who knows nothing about computers. Her exact comment was something about typing on this keyboard just feels really d*** good. I dont know enough about the various switches to clarify what exactly this most closely resembles, but both the amount of force needed and the corresponding feedback really remind me of why I love mechanical keyboards. 3) The build. The keyboard itself is very well built and sturdy and so far has held up to my fat ham-hock hands pounding away as I do. The bottom of the keyboard has some very sturdy feet that elevate the angle about perfect for my usage, and the rubber pads hold it in place on my desk very well. Cons: 1) None. I mean, I suppose I could complain that it its a numberpad-less keyboard, but I dont use the number pad and I wont miss it. (Plus the pictures clearly show what you are getting). I could also complain its only a single color backlight, but again, I bought the red LED model and I knew exactly what I was getting. Heck, I could have bought the RGB backlit model for 20$ more. Maybe next time? Final thoughts: Just get it. Its $36 at the time of writing this review and I would buy another in a heart beat. Super cheap, super sturdy, backlight is awesome, feels fantastic- I couldnt recommend this keyboard more and in fact, I WILL recommend this keyboard to others. Let me know if you have any questions about the keyboard and I will answer them as soon as I can.

the white version of this looks amazing with my current setup. I was needing an external keyboard that went with the vibe of my room and desk area that would work with my MacBook Pro. compatibility: I saw mixed reviews on whether this would work with a Mac. and its mostly a yes but also there are some nos. all of the alpha numerical keys work perfect -- shift, caps lock, etc included. the command button on the Mac obviously doesnt line up with a pc keyboard, but the windows button works just fine (command +q) is possible. there are keys on the far side that dont work well (at least I havent figured out how yet) -- home key, fkeys). the page up and page down keys work great. tab, symbols, etc. are solid. that being said, it was great for what I was looking for and the parts that dont vibe with the Mac arent needed for me anyway (Im a student & not pc gamer). have gotten a ton of compliments on the style and design. the LED backlights are incredible and extremely impressive in-person. the typing sound is very old-school and sort of annoying and addicting at the same time. I did get the wired version simply bc apple tends to hate bluetooth that isnt their own, and it worked just fine with a USB adapter.

vry Clicky, if u dont like Clicky noise dont buy it! besides that its very well made and super nice

Missing a piece…

This keyboard is great but turned out that I do not like mechanical keyboards. I have only been using this for a few days and I generally like it. For the money this is a great keyboard. It has real mechanical switches and definitely some metal inside, judging by the weight. It has nice rubber feet and it stays put on the table. Key feel very good and typing experience is very nice. The keyboard has at least 10 key rollover. I could not test more keys than that since I only have 10 fingers, so for the rest of the keys I trust the description. The cable is very solid and should not break. I actually never had keyboard cable break so this one should be OK too. Now for the not so good parts. The keyboard is loud. It is not excessively loud for this type of keyboard, but it is loud. Turned out that I prefer membrane keyboard better and do not like the noise of the mechanical one. Typing at night when people are sleeping is not a good idea. Also I would not be getting mechanical keyboard for the office, unless I want everyone around me to hate me. It also slows down my typing but I think it is because I use different keyboard at work. The backlight does not stay off. I have to turn it off every time the computer powers up or wakes up from sleep. I got the keyboard with the red light and had I known that the light does not stay off, I would have opted for the one with no light. Absence of light memory is definitely a miss on the manufacturer part. Without backlight however the writing on the keys is not clearly visible even in good light. Although media keys are present, the sleep button is not. This is also a definite miss. Pretty much every keyboard these days has a sleep button. I fixed this with an Autohotkey script but it would be nice if the sleep key would be included. After all it is just a software fix in the keyboard. Something like Fn+Pause would work nicely. The keyboard is quite tall. This is not really a negative but just an observation. You may want to invest in wrist pad to use with the keyboard. I also think it would be hard to clean. Generally I clean my keyboards about once every 6 month or so. With membrane keyboard, one can take off the key part and just give it a wash in the sink with some dish soap. The dry it for a bit and it is a good as new. This may be a problem since every key cap is separate. But overall this is a great keyboard for the price. If you want a mechanical keyboard that clicks and dont want to spend a lot of money I would highly recommend this keyboard. Even if you want to just try how mechanical keyboard would feel you may want to start with this one. I only wish the same keyboard came with non-clicky switches.

When I first ordered this keyboard I immediately thought ok Im going to have to send this back because of the spacing between the keys. I am used to other Logitech keyboards where the spacing between keys arent so exaggerated. That being said, I felt it was only fair to try to give the keyboard a test run for a couple of weeks and see what I thought. Im happy to say that I have been able to adjust to the spacing. The keys have a type of tangy sound to them, a bit of a mechanical spring type tang that resonates throughout the keyboard, especially on the space and backspace button. There really is no tactical click feed-back, they feel very reminiscent to just a normal red or brown. Sound-wise, its nott entirely obnoxious. I wouldnt bring it into an open office cubicle setting though. The keyboard itself is incredibly heavy and hefty for its size. The actual thickness of the keyboard base is very large compared to any membrane keyboard (to be expected) but it almost feels like theyve put additional weights in this thing somewhere. If you are looking for a good keyboard to have on the coffee table to move back and forth from your lap, this might not be it for you. The other complaint: the software. My goodness, you would think in 2020, they would have a software that supports windows 10. This does not offer support for windows 10 and says Device not detected! Leaves a bad taste in your mouth because you feel like youve bought a rebranded keyboard that was originally released in 2007 ish during windows 7 days. Even after adjusting to the keyboard and giving it a couple of weeks run I am considering sending it back due to lack of quality. Edit: I wanted to come back and update this from 2/5 to 3/5 because I ended up getting really used to the way it types and sure enough I can now type on it fluidly without having to look down at the keys, I did get used to the functions. I would give it 4 out of 5 stars if the software actually worked correctly on windows 10. Theres also other questionable functions that I still dont know about and that Id honestly have to google, namely the disable win key while gaming function and others. I find when I cut the power off from the PSU on my computer, the lighting on the keyboard changes for some reason. And this only happens sometimes. I dont use any of the flashy wavy RGB things, I just want all keys illuminated at all times. There is a setting for this, but I find myself having to revert the keyboard (using a weird FN+INS button combo) constantly after having the computer turned off over night. That alone is pretty annoying.

Bought it for my son to play games with. He loves it. It makes really nice clicking sounds and lights up with every click. Its also pretty heavy and doesnt move around. I took one star off because its pretty small even for my 10 year old son and the clicking sound seems like it wont sound great in a year from now.

Switches and key caps are good quality, comes with key cap puller. There’s slight flex but nothing noticeable in regular typing. RGB is a bit limited with some preprogrammed effects but not customizable, and you can just turn them off. Great value.

Edit: After using the K552 for a while I decided to update this review. I stand buy what I said below but I want to emphasize how much the board can be improved with a few simple mods. I purchased some budget switches, a sheet of PE foam and some little o-rings and after some a little work (the fun kind of work) my keyboard sounds and feels FANTASTIC. I still wouldnt recommend it as an out of the box keyboard but for this price youd have a hard time finding a comparable TKL modding platform. While its true that my board came with a defect that made the function key less useful Im sure they would have replaced the board if I hadnt already made so many modifications. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you just need a regular keyboard and youre not interested in the cool stuff you can do with a mechanical keyboard then youre probably better off with whatever you can find for $10. If you want an off the shelf mechanical keyboard this probably isnt for you, it sounds awful, its hollow, plasticy, loud and theres a lot of ping sound coming from the metal plate. The keycaps are ugly. WHERE THIS KEYBOARD REALLY SHINES is as a platform for modding. You can swap out the switches and keycaps with something that feels good, its easy to open up and install sound dampening, any of the popular mods that work on plate mounted mechanical keyboards are available here. After all the modding and customization Ive done I LOVE this keyboard. The only real problem I have encountered that I couldnt fix is that using the function key use WASD in place of the arrow keys doesnt work well, every time I try it either fails or gets stuck so that I cant type anymore. That wont be the biggest deal in the world for most people.

The a key fails to register in the middle of gaming. HOW BLOODY ANNOYING. I bought this 6 months ago. I use it daily. I never dropped it. I never spilled anything on it. I treated it very well, even kept it clean and dusted. There is no excuse for this poor quality switch. Reddragons website says 2 years warranty BUT the contact form doesnt even work, so theres no way to even contact them. What a bunch of BS. UPDATE: Now Ive also had the s key fail and today the h key started to fail. Cleaning helps but only temporarily. Sometimes a really hard press fixes it until the next time it fails to register. I am a naturally hard typist too, so its not an issue of too light a press to register. I bottom out every single stroke and was trained in standard touch typing methods. Oh and the h key just failed when I typed method just now. Its pretty damn annoying if you pride yourself on speed and accuracy and the keyboard introduces a steady stream of typos.