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

The reason Im giving this 4 stars and not 5 is because they sent me the K552-KR. Unlike the photos and info they show you, YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE ENTIRE KEYBOARD TO ONE COLOR. I was pretty disappointed when I found out the RGB lights dont change to other colors, you can change the style, breathing and brightness but nothing to change ALL the keys to just one particular color. I really like to be in control of customization, I wish I paid a little more and got one that I could customize a little bity more. Otherwise, this is a great keyboard, if not really loud sometimes. I absolutely love this keyboard. I use it for gaming and writing. I love a clacky mechanical keyboard, this one is almost TOO loud but I’m usually by myself when I’m at the computer so I don’t mind but be wary. This thing does not feel cheap at all. It’s super heavy and the keys feel so good when you press them. If you take care of your things they’ll last longer obviously but this has a great build. I love the lights and different modes. I wish you could change the entire keyboard to one color but I could only figure out how to switch between the modes—there’s something for everyone! Great for showing off your space and also very functional and compact! Would highly recommend.

I bought a keyboard with red switches and found it to be extremely sensitive, so I tried this keyboard with blue switches. I like that it takes a lot more pressure to press the keys. But be warned, it is EXTREMELY loud. If thats what you want, then it is the one for you. VERY VERY loud. Also, there are different RGB effects but the color scheme is the same. Another downside is the cord, but it is manageable. It also has a nice weight to it.

All in all quite nice keyboard. Likes: Very heavy (good). The outemu blue switches are very good. Very similar to the cherry Mx blues. Status leds ( e.g. capslock) . The key switches are hot swappable, but the switches are fairly difficult to remove. The 2 pin holes are also for the narrow outemu pins. I have a set of Halo clear swithes, and with determination and hard work I was able to replace a few. (I swapped the switches to halo clears for the arrow keys just to see if this can be done). I had to file and lubricate the pins, and the halo-s almost but not quite click (lock) into place. After doing this I decided it is not worth the hassle. Using 2x 0.2 mm o-rings or a single 0.4mm o-ring per keycap decreases the key noise to the point that the keyboard sounds reasonably quiet although still a bit clicky. So: A set of 0.4mm o-rings and a new set of keycaps ( the razer set works) are a reasonable easy upgrade. Dislikes: -The double shot keycaps feature rather ugly, hard to read lettering. Seems like all cheapo keyboards use the same ugly generic doubleshot keycap set. ( I got me some white razer keycaps, I like those a lot better) -As the keys bottom out, the keyboard has some sort of faint ringy echo, which grows more annoying over time,. -No bypass USB port. -The key switches are solderless/swappable but not really cherry-mx interchangeable. In theory they are, but the pin holes are too narrow, so it is an unreasonable amount of work and risk. The pcb has no holes for stabilizer pins either. The Outemu sky blue-s or similar outemu switches may be an easier option. Consider, that you have to spend another $40 on the new keycap set and the o-rings, and for that kind of money you can just buy a Razer Black Widow Lite tkl with nice keycaps, o-ring set, and razer orange tactile but silent switches, all you have to do it put on the o-rings. If you want a quiet yet tactile keyboard and you do not need the rgb that may be a simpler and better way to go.

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.

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.

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).

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.

I wont waste any time with background information. So here we go. Pros: the keyboard is cool. In general, I like the white option as its vastly different from anything Ive ever had and the colors really pop on a white platform. This thing is sturdy! Not talking about the switches, just the keyboard overall. Its quite heavy which inspires confidence. Color modes and brighness. These are fun. I find myself mostly using the fixed or steady lit mode. Or the one where it ripples out from each keypress. The brightness is quite good and is adjustable The clicky clackety is satisfying. This is my first mechanical keyboard so I cant compare it to anything else but its fun to type on. Not sure if the fun factor will last long term or not but for now I find it enjoyable Cons: This is not a color customizable keyboard! Each row is lit with a set color and this cannot be changed! They havent necessarily marketed it this way but It was something I missed when ordering. So you can change the modes which dictate how the keys light up but not what color. Stuck with Red, Blue, Orangey-Red, Green, Orange, and Purple in descending order. The keys sit up high, not typically an issue (and maybe I just have fat palms) but my right palm consistently makes contact with the ctrl and copy keys when typing, specifically when hitting backspace (which can be quite often). This has made typing somewhat infuriating. Overall: I have decided to return this keyboard and will be going with the Logitech G213 prodigy. That keyboard is not mechanical (membrane I think) but still has a satisfying sound and has the full spectrum of RGB to choose from for the keys. Plus it has a numeric keyboard which I have decided is important to me. Sorry, cant speak to the gaming aspect - bought this as a more fun replacement for my work excel and typing tasks.

I bought this keyboard around September of 2021 and i absolutely love it the board lights up very well and i personally love the loud tactile key strokes. This was my first gaming keyboard and even though i do want to upgrade to something better i must say that this was very well worth the money and i have well over 5,000 hours on this keyboard and none of the keys have gotten stuck or stopped working at all so i would highly recommend this to anyone who wants a cheap but very good gaming keyboard when they are first getting into the pc gaming world!!

Despite putting this as 4-stars in my review (which means pretty good), this keyboard is actually not meant for me, as it is a very loud keyboard. There are many types of keyboards. Generally we steer away from the non-mechanical keyboard... which uses a rubber dome that creates its resistance. Mechanical keyboards use physical, actual switches, and there are 3 main categories for mechanical keyboards: Tactile-clicky (which is this keyboard), Tactile-quiet, and Linear. I’ve learned that this is what is called a Tactile-Clicky keyboard. Cherry MX calls this “Blue”... It is the loudest-of-the-loud variant. The keys click with every keystroke; Even when applying gentle pressure onto a key, you will find that it is intentionally made to produce the clicking sounds. This is however unnecessarily loud. Additionally, when you’re typing on this keyboard, you can hear the ringing of metal; which if I’m correct, comes from the springs. I think that not only would typing on this be intrusive to others near you who will no doubt hear you, but the noise it produces is also going to be distracting in moments where youll be just trying to enjoy a game. However, this keyboard has many pros: It seems to be of very high quality; it is compact and orderly. As far as I can tell, Redragon makes solid keyboards. But also, as Bob Barker would say, the price is right. There are two reasons why I bought this keyboard... the prices being one of them. The other is that, as I saw in the pictures, there is not much bottom light, and the LED is primarily focused on making the letters visible. That is the right use of LED, and I give this keyboard props for that since I am not one who cares for light to shine in extra places where not necessary. Because of that, this Redragon keyboard is recommendable. In the end, it comes down to preferences and what you’re looking for in a keyboard. But for me, this Cherry MX Blue, Tactile-Clicky keyboard is way too loud for me.