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

The first obvious pro of this is that its about half the cost of even the cheapest mechanical keyboards. They get the price down in a couple of ways. First of all, the switches, while they work under the same mechanical principle as Cherry Red switches, are their own in-house version. I cant think of a reason why thats a bad thing unless you really think no one else can build keyboard switches like Cherry. These look and sound just like them. I cant say fi theyll last as long since I just got this keyboard today. The other major way is the LEDs. They are not RGB LEDs. Each row has its own color, and what you see in the photos are the only colors each key is capable of. That said, there are different patterns and movements that can be cycled through on the keyboard itself, as well as patterns that light up different keys for different games. They can also be set to constant on. The third way is no ten-key on the side. But lets be real: whens the last time you used that anyway? If youre not an accountant, you wont even miss it. So after telling you whats wrong with it, heres whats great: This keyboard is a joy to type on. Keys are nicely responsive with a pleasant clicking sound. Its full-size for those used to touch typing, and it will take up less space on your desk.

The keyboard works great, is solid and built very well. There ergonomics is fine but just slightly off for my hands. I would have liked the addition of a numbers keypad, but then the assembly would be rather long. Time will tell on the reliability of the keys, but for now they work as they should.

Good price

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.

Being that this is my first mechanical keyboard (specifically for my first gaming PC build) I obviuously cannot compare to some of the other top of the line / high end Mechanical Keyboards that cost $100 or more. I do however know that while I was shopping around and looking for the best budget MKB (between $40-$60) that included some form of RGB and for me personally having red-style key switches over blue, that this keyboard kept coming up, and for $40 you really cannot go wrong. Although these are not your true Cherry Red MX switches; for someone like myself who has not had any experience with any type of switch, i.e. blue, red, brown, black, silver, etc., these Outemu Red switches are doing a great job so far. Im sure the true Cherry MX switches are a lot nicer and whatnot, but besides the HyperX Alloy FPS Pro ($69.99) that doesnt even have RGB, just red backlighting, isnt even in stock for at least another week, it wasnt worth it to me. The $30 I saved is basically paying for a pack of case fans or going towards an aftermarket CPU cooler. Ultimately, if your anything like me or in a similar situation as me, where you maybe just built your first ever Gaming PC and you have already spent a lot of money on perfecting the build you wanted, but you totally forgot about the accessories like your monitor, mouse, and keyboard, and you dont wanna have to go and spend another couple hundred dollars for them 3 things then I would highly recommend this keyboard. The fact that I was able to receive the Red Dragon K552 in just a day, even when it was estimated to arrive in 2 days via Primes 2-Day Shipping, I had actually received it before I even received the last part of my build (Motherboard) that I had ordered in stock and that shipped with the rest of the parts 6 days earlier. Aside from being a complete noob and not knowing much about mechanical keyboards; I can safely say that for the price point, the features (RGB), and the durability of the keyboard (steel frame) any other first-time gaming PC builders out there will not regret this board, especially if this is going to be your first mechanical keyboard with some form of MX switches or you are coming from a membrane keyboard. Is it the best? No, most definitely not. Is it reasonably priced and full of features for the average user? 100%. With multiple RGB modes, Anti-Ghosting for all 87 keys, (TKL / Compact board), Outemu Red Swithes, a key switch puller (can replace keys with other Outemu keys).

Got the brown switches. Great feel to the keyboard and I like the look of it. However, until digging through their site and Reddit I didn’t realize that the LEDs are not editable (they are fixed colors). All you can change is brightness and which ones are illuminated. Ended up buying the slightly upgraded version of this same keyboard which does allow this.

Ok, so I dont get to choose from a bunch of colors of backlighting, but then it wont wake up to a color I didnt choose. The different color for each row makes it extra easy to find the home row in a hurry. The basic tilt of the keyboard is good, and the very strong popout legs are even better, though I still have a problem with the highest setting, which tends to slip out of position just as it does in other keyboards Ive tried. The typing is easy and sure, the keys are the right size and spacing for my hands, so I make fewer errors than Ive been doing. The bumps to guide the fingers to the f and j for touch typing are high enough to be unmistakable. Unlike my last keyboard, the enter/return key is reachable from the home position; the pipe/backslash key is back up in the qwerty row where it belongs. I just plain LIKE this keyboard. Ive already persuaded a computer-professional friend to buy himself one, though he talks of using it with his raspberry pi....

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

I cant believe that since I started PC gaming more than a decade ago Ive been buying cheap $20-$30 rubber dome keyboards because I assumed that I couldnt afford a mechanical. When I saw this keyboard I assumed that it had to have some kind of catch to it, that theres no way that a real mechanical keyboard could be this cheap. Well, Ive got good news, this keyboard is the real deal. And its an amazing upgrade from those cheap keyboards Ive been gaming on for my whole life. I will preface this review by saying that I havent spent any extended periods of time with a mechanical keyboard in the past, only here and there at friends houses, so Im not exactly an authority on mechanical keyboards. That said, the keys on this keyboard feel like the perfect balance in terms of responsiveness and clickiness. They give just enough resistance to feel satisfying to press, but they wont wear your fingers out. Theyre loud, sure, but theyre not so loud that I worry that theyll keep my wife awake when shes trying to sleep in the next room over. I also love the build and form factor of this keyboard. It feels weighty and well-built, and its small form-factor has freed up tons of space on my desk. I do have a few irks, though. Im not a huge fan of the font; it just seems too large and gamer-y, but that can be changed with new caps I suppose. Also, I find it really weird how the arrow keys have WASD printed on them for some reason (I guess so that you could theoretically swap them with the default WASD keys maybe) and it just looks really weird. Small details, sure, but they kind of take away from the elegant beauty that this keyboard could have with better keycaps. I dont think that anyone would take a look at this keyboard and mistake it for a $150 peripheral, but hey, looks arent everything. I also wish there was a way to change the LEDs to blue to match the rest of my setup but there doesnt seem to be one; theres no software included with the keyboard and I cant find anything online. Overall, though, Im extremely happy with this keyboard and it just further goes to show that Redragon makes great, underrated peripherals. Highly recommended if youre looking for a mechanical on a budget.

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.