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

Such a amazing keyboard for its price switches in it take some time to get used to but other then that it’s alright

its overall good but the nose is very loud but its easy to fix with some foam in the board and some O-rings

Ive owned two of these boards since my initial purchase back in 2016, one of which had blue switches and a solid red LED backlight, that one lasted me nearly 2 years and functioned quite well before I decided to sell it to someone else, as it was still in perfect working order, but I had decided I wanted a red switch board as clickly blues were not favorable when living with other people and being a nocturnal gamer. I tried other boards in this pricing category, one of which was full size, and in being full size, much too large for my setup, the other being darn near perfect, other than the D key breaking on me after only a mere six months. After those two expeditions my friend gifted me my current keyboard, this exact K552. I have no receipt or any proof of purchase, hence my frustration when, within a mere two months of ownership, the E key, the most frequently used key in the English language, begins to malfunction. It chooses to either not register, double press, or function normally, with no real change in method of usage. Cheaper mech boards seem much more prone to this kind of issue than others, but this is by far the most frustrating malfunction I have ever encountered. This is to serve as both a review, and possible open letter to Redragon to see if my issue can be resolved in any way. Now, onto the more common reviewing style of pros, cons, and meh. Pros: Price Red switches feel great and function amazing for gaming, especially after about a month of break-in TKL layout is amazing for desk space Feels solid Key sounds are not clicky but also not exactly thocky like more expensive boards, its a nice in between Cons: Quality Control (I will restate the gripe of my E key breaking after a mere two months of ownership) Keycaps can get shiny after only a few months Meh: Lighting is RAINBOW, not RGB (be aware of this when buying, it is fixed colors)

The keyboard is nice. The build quality is good too. I wish I could change the RGB and I wish it had a number pad. This was my first keyboard without the number pad and I just cant adapt.

UPDATED Fantastic keyboard - I wanted TKL (no numpad), RGB LED backlights, tactile and this one has red switches. The switches are more sensitive than I prefer but it is intended for someone else who will appreciate them The only issue I have is Scroll Lock LED does not work. The Scroll Lock button functions as expected but the LED does not turn on. Currently working through it with support. -UPDATE- Support is fantastic and responsive - I dropped the ball in the end and communications lapsed. I had a K598 on the way when I originally wrote this. I bought a K556 since. They deserve every bit of the 5 stars. Im done looking for keyboards (finally!) and Ive almost found the right combination of keys & switches for me. Now back to mice...

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 :)

Works perfectly, looks great, and isnt very expensive. What more could you ask for?

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.

First of all, I purchased this keyboard because I was curious at what the performance would be like. Is it great like those expensive keyboard mechanical keyboard that you can buy on the market? The answer is no, you cant expect a budget mechanical keyboard to compete with those, because they simply are not at the same level. But for less than 40 dollars, I think that this is perfectly fine for what it can offer. My version comes with the outemu red switches because I prefer linear switches; they fit better for the environment that Im in, and they sound fine (without lubing). However, since outemu switches are basically cherry mx alternatives they are not as great. The cons are: 1/ whenever i press down on a key, I keep hearing the spring, and this is really annoying especially when I have to hear it almost every time I use the keyboard. 2/ Basically, this keyboard can only take outemu switches, so if you think that you can just replace them with cherry mx, you cant. 3/ The cable is not USB type C, it is connected directly to the keyboard, so you cannot remove it. 4/ This last one is not really a con, but the giant red dragon logo located on top of the arrow keys just dont look that great. I have seen videos of people removing this logo online, so do check them out if you also dont like it. As for the pros, you are in luck, since I think that there are more pros than cons 1/ RGB, for less than 40 bucks, you can get a keyboard that come with many options for rgb lighting, I think that this is the biggest pro so far. 2/ The keycaps are pretty solid, I mean, you can replace them as you wish, but I have seen other budget keyboards that have horrible keycaps; this one comes with solid keycaps so you dont have to worry about that. 3/ The key switches are dust proof, so I think this is also a plus for this keyboard. 4/ The sound: I dont know about the blue version, but these red switches beside the problem with the spring does sound great. Yes, they sound solid, and I would say for people with no experience with mechanical keyboard, you will not be disappointed with this as your choice. 5/ They are pretty light, and I dont know if this is a plus for many people. But for me, this means that I can bring it around to places instead of having it staying on my table 24/7. What can I say more about this, Im giving this product a 5 stars for value-wise, but it is not the GREATEST keyboard Ive ever typed on, and within this price range, you can only get those membrane keyboards or mechanical keyboards from brands that I wouldnt trust. So yea, do get this keyboard, and if you wonder whether or not to just get the keyboard+mouse combos for gaming; NO, stay away from them, most of them are membrane, this red dragon k552 is far superior even when it doesnt come with a mouse. Thank you for your attention!

Bought this as my first keyboard, worked absolutely great for the time I used it for. Has blue switches so it is a little loud but as a beginner at the time I loved this. Has amazing responsiveness to inputs. Great RGB lighting, I got the Red backlit but the multi-color one I’ve seen is also a great choice. Works great out the box, just plug and play. 10/10 would recommend!