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

This keyboard uses Outemu Blue switches which are not as good as MX Blue switches. They have quite a bit more resistance to them than the aforementioned switches. I feel like I have to stab my fingers into the keys to get it to register anything. Its hard to find official documentation for these switches but from the looks of it they require at least 5 grams more activation force. This doesnt sound like a lot but it actually makes a huge difference, especially if youre a light typer. If youre expecting a good MX Blue clone, this isnt the keyboard for you. If you want something with more resistance you might be happy with this keyboard, but I think it is a little disingenuous to market it as an MX Blue equivalent when it really isnt. Ive been using this for about a week and a half and so far it has not loosened up. If the typing experience doesnt improve, I will probably return this keyboard. In short, if you want consistency and you know you like Cherry MX keys, get a Cherry MX keyboard, not this. Theres a multitude of cheap MX clones out there now but they all behave slightly differently. This keyboard is louder, clickier (some may take this as a positive), and requires more force to press all keys. Edit: I am updating my rating from a 3/5 to a 4/5 partially because of the good service from ChallengerUSA. My keyboard that I originally ordered had a good amount of key chatter - meaning some keys registered more than once when pressing them. They were very helpful in processing a replacement and so far I am not seeing any problems with the new one. This might also be psychological but the new keyboard feels a little bit better than the old one in terms of how stiff the keys feel. But that being said, I still stick with my original point that the Outemu Blue switches feel quite a bit more stiff than MX Blue switches and other similar clones (like Gateron). If you want a more tactile feeling you may enjoy this but if youre used to MX Blue switches you might find these too stiff and you may not enjoy the typing experience.

This keyboard beat my expectation in build quality. My only complaint is the lack of RGB customization options.

Good quality mechanical keyboard

and coming from someone who loves Razer keyboards, I have to say, I am impressed with this little keyboard. So, my Razer finally gave out. I need my keyboard to work, not game, and it is, so to speak, my third arm. I had a stack of backup keyboards here from various other computers and I hate them all. All are membrane, non-mechanical keyboards. Those are a problem for me. I worked on a couple of them for about one hour and gave up. The only reason I ordered this one was because the replacement Razer will not arrive until Saturday (this was Thursday) and this one could be delivered same day as I had urgent work that needed to be completed on the double. It arrived same day - thank you Amazon. Plugged it in and away I went. This keyboard is tiny. The layout is about an inch in width shorter so the keys are closer together. That took some getting used to but, all-in-all, I have to say, Im impressed. The backlighting is nice. The blue is difficult to see. I work in a mostly dark environment so the blue of the # keys is harder to see than the rest but for a two day use, its fine. I normally work on a keyboard with the tenkey pad so that too takes some getting used to but, for a backup keyboard, it will do just fine. I almost never write reviews for anything but I just wanted to say, at least for me, this little keyboard fit the bill for a backup and Im going to order another one for a backup to the backup. I cant speak, of course, to the longevity as Ive only worked on it for about 24 hours but, as I said, compared to my $150+ Razer, this one will do quite nicely in a pinch!

This is so far my favorite keyboard I’ve ever had. My last one was battery powered and the battery exploded inside of it. So I got a wired one. I know reddragon is a good brand so I got that. I love the colors. And I love how it feels. It feels like an old school keyboard. It’s robust. Also, I love it so much I wanna just type random words what ever comes to my mind. I wanna put it in my pillowcase and lay in it so the keys can talk to me everytime I move my head at night.

I purchased this keyboard and I really like it I like the size and the way the keys feel but after only 2 months of barely using the keyboard the A key started to go out on me. I was gaming and in the middle of it I noticed I was not able to go left. The A key would come and go and it was very frustrating because I died a couple times because of it and I even stopped playing until I purchased a new keyboard. I did not want to give up on the keyboard so I popped the A key off to see if there was anything stuck and there was nothing in the way or missing. Eventually after messing with the A key a couple times after a couple days I managed to get it back. I stuck with the keyboard and have not had problems since and hopefully it stays that way because I do like it. Also this model does have RGB features to change light patterns on the keyboard but for example if you wanted to make the whole entire keyboard purple or red or blue you cannot you can only stick with the select patters they have provided with the keyboard.

With most half mech keyboards costing around 30-35 usd I wasnt expecting all that much from this mechanical board. But as someone who has used membranes all his life and after buying a laptop that made my wrist hurt after a few hours of gaming I figured Id dip my toes into the water and buy a mechanical keyboard, but since I had no experience with mechanical keyboards aside from using them at my local Best Buy I wasnt ready to sink 80+ dollars into a board that I might end up hating, so I decided to pick this up. I picked this board instead of some others (like tomoko and gamdias) because I got a Redragon mouse back when I bought my laptop so sticking with the brand and theme seemed wise. Plus I like to beat pretty hard on my keyboards so I figured 55g of force seemed about right for me. So before I do pros and cons keep in mind this is from the perspective of a gamer that plays games like fps shooters (tf2 mainly) to other game types like WoW. PROS: -The feel , you wouldnt think a keyboard could feel very different from another but Im glad I was wrong, the sharp click and medium force required to actuate the keys is near perfect for me, my fingers dont get fatigued even after hours of gaming. -Build quality, while you are normally touching plastic on the board there is certainly metal in this, as lifting up my membrane board and this reveals that even though this is a 10 key-less board and my membrane isnt the Redragon weighs near twice as much, its a very solid feeling product. -Lighting, The keyboard that I purchased was the non rgb red version, and wow Im awed the light of the board goes from off to a very bright and obvious level. (It also includes a breathing mode something I havent used but Im sure is fine) MIXED: -The noise, while I quite like the sound that this keyboard makes to the rest of my family its really annoying I cant recommend this keyboard to someone like a college student with a dorm mate. -Weight as I mentioned earlier, the keyboard is quite heavy especially for a 10 key-less board. While I quite like the hefty feeling and like that it doesnt slide around on my desk anyone that is going to carry this around say from office to office every day its far too heavy. -Key font, the key font here is definitely targeted towards gamers with large obvious lettering and unique letter design (zoom in on b if you want to see what I mean) this isnt going to fit in on a typical office desk (not that it should the noise would drive your co-workers mad). While I like it a potential buyer should keep it in mind. These ARE NOT cherry mx switches. While I personally cant tell the difference between cherry mx blue switches and these greetech ones if you have been using cherry blue switches since their release back in 1980 whenever you might be able to tell the difference but again I cant. Ten key-less, the removal of this feature really doesnt bother me (Im not an accountant) Im sure some people will dislike it but I really cant mark it as a con since I enjoy the extra mouse room and have never really used the num pad on my keyboard. To anyone that absolutely MUST have a num pad for a cheaper price than flagship mech board from corsair, ducky, joker or whatever look at the Redragon k551 or the Gamdias Hermes lite (both of which can be found on amazon and had for less than 80 usd pretty comfortably) CONS: Missing features, while a lot of higher end keyboards (mainly corsairs and Logitechs) include features like a pass through USB on the keyboard, phone stands, and wrist rests this keyboard includes none. BUT as this price point no one should really expect it too. Thats about it, to rap up if you can put up with the noise and dont need to travel anywhere with the keyboard on a day-to-day basis I cant think of any reason to spend more money than this. I love the keyboard and will update this review should anything happens.

I think this is a great product. The price is easily worth it. I have some preferential dislikes but I would file them under feature requests. Well-built, I think it will pass the test of time. The keys are a good texture. Responsive. The feet that flip out on the bottom are actually amazingly well-made. Like an old IBM PS/2 mechanical, except lighter plastic. But theyre not the little dinky cheap ones found on the keyboards that come with retail PCs in the box. Extra little features you might find nice: You can lock the WinKey. You can lock all the keys. And you can swap the WASD/arrow keys - but note that when you do youre pressing FN+W, and during the swap with each press of just the W key both the W and the UP keys are sent. I cant see that being a problem but interesting quirk. The keys as far as their mechanics... The click is tinnier than, say, a brand-new Cherry Blue. A bit more pronounced. And you can hear the spring vibrate, like a faint bell, when the key returns. Like a older worn mechanical - the bell sound, not the feel. The feel of the actuation is good, I think, but it feels a little lower than the Cherry, and the tactile bump of the return is stronger so that may be the reason for the bell sound. Theyre not really Blue clones. Not bad, just different. Maybe louder. IDK its hard to tell (I dont have both to compare, just from memory - my usual Browns are tactile with no click, so that may be skewing my assessment?) I wouldnt fault anyone for choosing Otemu switches. Utility-wise, Im sold on their quality at least. And note the price, and I think its more than fair. Also - its a trade-off, but youre not buying junk. Im not sure how to put into words what youre trading off but its not craftsmanship or quality. So anyway, some dislikes/wishes: I got the Red LED one. You can change brightness (and make it breathe-blink at different speeds), and you can turn it off. But, the lowest brightness setting is a bit bright. I feel like it should go lower by like 50% from the current lowest setting. The thickness of the letters, which light up, is what makes it harsh. Maybe it wouldnt be as bad if the font was thinner. But I like the font, and I would appreciate a lower brightness setting. I actually expected the light bleed from underneath the keys would be worse - but thats actually a reasonable amount. I would really like more switch options - Im a fan of Brown ;) UPDATE: Yeah so turns out I really dislike clicky switches. I felt like a 70s reporter the night of deadline while writing this review. So i bought Otemu Browns and started swapping the switches. Much happier, no issues during replacement. The ones sold here on Amazon are $10 for 20 but its still less than the cost of most retail mechanicals at the end of the day, or equal price in some cases. This is a fine build board and Im so far perfectly happy with Otemu switches. I think Im going to put some LED-dim stickers on the inside-bottom of the keycaps to fix my gripe from above. A bit of an adventure, but thats half the fun for most of us :)

The reason I have this at at a 4 star and not 5 is because the shift key on my keyboard isnt as clicky as the other. It feels a little mushy and not as good feeling as the others. However this doesnt stop me from telling you that you should get this keyboard. It is amazing for the price, really nice quality, rgb look really good, and its got some weight to it to keep it in place. My desk is 31 inches so I dont have much space for gaming, but this keyboard is a little under 14 inches so its perfect for the people with a small desk. The rgb is a good brightness when turned up all the way but it wont shine super bright with your room lit up. It has a lot of cool patterns and effects, oh and it comes with a keycap remover which is nice to clean them off. If your on a tight budget and want a small mechanical keyboard with rgb then this is the right product. Even with the price the keyboard has really good quality that you are going to respect. My only complaint is that shift key but that could just be a problem with my keyboard. It has feet on the back to make it a little higher and tilted which I love.

the reddragon sign was super big; the clicks are ok but could be better