Redragon K556 RGB LED Backlit Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, 104 Keys Hot-Swap Mechanical Keyboard w/Aluminum Base, Upgraded Socket and Noise Absorbing Foams, Quiet Linear Red Switch

First off I really like this keyboard itself. It came on-time and well-packaged, complaints there. Before I say more, let me be clear I am not an avid video gamer; I mostly use my computer for regular boring old stuff like emails, internet surfing, and document writing. I play the occasional video game but nothing intense that requires quick key presses. This will be important later. The keys feel great to type on, not terribly stiff but plenty of tactile feedback and I havent experienced any sort of typing fatigue. It comes with a sample set of extra key switches so you could experiment with what you like best and I guess replace all the switches with a different type if desired. Its important to note that this keyboard comes with only one or two of each type of switch, not full sets. I like the switches included with the keyboard but the ability to swap switches may be important to some. The backlighting is plenty bright, even in daylight, and features a good range of brightness settings. The keyboard allows you to cycle through some preset colors and quite a few different lighting routines by using function keys alone. Now to the software. Unfortunately the software is pretty much unusable for a few reasons. One, all of the different lighting program names are mismatched. For example theres a setting named something like snowfall which lights random keys in a pattern that looks like raindrops hitting the ground, but in the software the snowfall name is tied to the setting that makes the keyboard cycle through a rainbow configuration of lights. Not a big deal on its own but annoying. Two, you can set up the lighting however you want within the software, but when you restart the computer the keyboard resets back to whatever settings it was on without the software. Meaning when you use the function keys on the keyboard without using the software, those settings are always preserved, but if you want to use a custom setting youve configured through the software, youll need to open the software and select that setting every time you restart your computer. (Therefore its easier just to use a preset within the keyboard itself and ignore the software entirely). Three, a big draw of this keyboard for gamers should be that the software has a section that allows you to set each individual key to a specific color and effect. For example youre supposed to be able to set the WASD keys to, say, blue, and maybe the number keys to yellow, and the shift and space keys to green, and so on and so forth. Unfortunately this section of the software is entirely non-functional. When prompted to select a key to program, the software doesnt allow you to do anything and clicking on keys does nothing. Its as if the developers had the idea to customize individual keys but never got around to actually including that functionality in the software. Overall, the product loses a star for really bad software, but I want to emphasize that the hardware itself is wonderful. Even without the software, for the price, this keyboard is well worth the money, so I do recommend purchasing it unless you absolutely must have the functionality of programming individual key colors.

This is my 2nd Redragon keyboard. The reason that Im no longer using that keyboard, also plagues this one. The switches keep dying. If you dont know, the switches of a keyboard is what enables the keys to work. If the switch dies, the key doesnt work. My first Redragon keyboards switches were dying left and right. I believe it came with 4 sample/replacement switches and I used all of them in less than 2 months. Usually it would happen during gaming sessions and its kind of inconvenient when one of your directional keys die in the middle of a fight. Why would I buy another Redragon keyboard if my first keyboard from them was faulty? -Because it was my best option for the money. I saw many recommendations of this keyboard from enthusiasts and Amazon of course. I thought maybe my first Redragon keyboard was just a fluke and it wouldnt happen again, especially on a completely different model. I was wrong. As of writing this, one switch has died and I got it about 2 months ago. Better than last time but still. Its very frustrating to have this occur. Especially twice in a row. But I wont make the same mistake. My next keyboard will not be from Redragon and my view on their company has definitely suffered. Tldr: Switches have died on Redragon keyboards every time I have bought them.

[Original Review: April 2, 2019 - 1 Star] The Redragon K556 RGB arrived yesterday and I eagerly connected it to my computer. Unfortunately my Win 10 computer (HP Pavilion p6710f) doesnt recognize it as being connected. Ive tried connecting to several different USB ports, rebooting each time, but the keyboard stays dead. My old keyboard works in all of these ports. Installing their driver made no difference. Ive contacted Redragon via their website, as the red card in the package told me to do, so well see what sort of response I get. Meanwhile, it gets one star since you cant give zero. [Update, April 5 - 5 stars] Shortly after writing my initial review, I revisited my Amazon order and clicked the Get Product Support button. The Amazon agent responding to the chat gave me my choice of replacement keyboard or refund. With all the glowing reviews I was seeing here, I just figured I got a defective unit and asked for a replacement. It arrived today, and the instant I plugged it into a USB port on my desktop, it sprang to life, and Im using it to type this update. Im a touch typist and have no problem with the key feel and spacing. The laser-etched keytops let the backlighting shine through nicely and will serve me well for those evening/night computer sessions, and besides they just look cool. Im bumping my rating of the hardware up to 5 stars. Meanwhile, yesterday I received an email from Redragon in response to the message I had left on their website, apologizing for my problem and asking for a video. I replied asking a video of what -- there was nothing to show because the keyboard was dead. They responded asking for my order number and address so they could send me a MOUSE. I replied with the requested information, but pointed out that I had purchased a keyboard, not a mouse, and that Amazon was already sending me a replacement keyboard. Maybe theyre sending me a mouse to compensate me for my trouble (?). I feel they really want to stand behind their product, but there might be a communication problem. Anyhow, well see what ensues. [Added later] Never received a mouse ...

Ive used it for about 4 years and it has held up very well with no issues

It arrived without a shipping box and the label stuck right on the product box so I was a little apprehensive, but fortunately it wasnt raining or anything, and so far so good. I believe I got a returned product though, as Ive found a couple tiiiny white hairs maybe from a cat or something. But I think thats more Amazons fault. Ive had a passing interest in mechanical keyboards for a while but I could never justify the cost. However, this past Christmas my sister got me some custom keycaps and I discovered that they would only fit on Cherry switches, so it was finally time for me to trade in my crappy $10 keyboard and get something nice! I also wanted something with lights, since Ive never had that before either, and on that front this keyboard absolutely does not disappoint. It has a bunch of modes including some responsive ones that are really cool. I assume the software would make it more customizable but one of the reasons I picked this keyboard over others was that it didnt require software as I play a lot of games and dont want any extra background processes. You can also adjust the brightness of the lights, from completely off to ahh my eyes! lol As for the keyboard itself, I went with brown switches as I knew I wanted something that felt a little more responsive than red and Im pretty happy with my choice. It does make a bit of noise, but thats to be expected with the switch type and the fact that its made of metal. Noise doesnt really bother me. Now, I am a newbie when it comes to mechanical keyboards, but from what I have been able to google up, it seems the stabilizers on this one are a little squishier than Id like. However, apparently that is also to be expected with Cherry stabilizers. I have swapped out the switches on the space bar and delete key to blue and that feels a little better. Thats another thing I really like - the fact that it comes with 6 extra switches of various colors so you can try out different ones or mix and match a little bit. Hopefully the other keys that are a bit squishy-feeling will even out as I use them or Ill get used to them. As for now, it works just fine. All in all, Id say this keyboard is perfect for someone who is new to mechanical keyboards or isnt overly picky and just wants a mechanical keyboard that works, especially since its such a good price. Youd be hard-pressed to find better for less. But if youre a mechanical keyboard enthusiast who is very particular about sound and feel, this might require a bit of modding for you to be 100% happy with it. On the flip side, if you just want something super quiet and dont care about lights or fancy things, this is probably not for you.

So this is my 4th Redragon product. I have a mouse, which is still great after 4yrs, got a short red switch mechanical gaming keyboard which is great for traveling, and then I picked up the mouse/keyboard combo for my work setup at the office cause I wanted something better than the stock setup. Well they keyboard on that wasn’t mechanical, so I ordered this one and it is AMAZING. I got the brown switches and this thing is like butter, I love typing up emails and doing any other type of typing work now just cause of how fun this board is. I imagine it would be great for gaming as well since that’s what this is aimed at. Highly recommend and will forever be a Redragon customer.

Arrived fast-packaged fine. I wanted a back lit keyboard for general typing and computer work. Had old basic keyboard for 12 years and wanted something new. I am a 65 year old female and just needed something that was easy to use and works good. I am not a gamer-So much to choose from-reviews where half good-half bad on all keyboards. Even expensive keyboards had bad reviews. Seems the better keyboards are gaming, mechanical and depend on type of key color so thought I would give this one a try. This is a very small keyboard and my hands feel cramped when typing. Although maybe it is because this is a benefit for gamers. Would have liked larger keys but this is a learning experience about keyboards. Mechanical keyboard with brown keys. Makes clicky sound when typing but this does not bother me. USB which is great-plugged in fine worked perfect. What I do not like is the instruction booklet-is not helpful and sort of confusing for how to set color of back light. I had to go to internet and watch videos on how to change and set color on keyboard. That was more helpful and then was able to understand instruction booklet better. Gave it a 4 Star because of instruction booklet. Does have nice colors and bright. Not sure about the wave of in and out of colors changing-hard on my eyes but maybe a gamer thing. I picked Red backlight and keep it set not to change. Just had to play with settings to understand how they work. Gave 4 star for instructions booklet. Will keep keyboard.

I always wanted a mechanical keyboard given how much they have grown in popularity with modern gaming. I dont game on my PC but I use my PC a lot, and Im also a sucker for LED lights. I bought from this brand as recommended by a friend and they were right. Redragon is a fantastic company, their products feel like very good medium-high uality products and it works phnomenally. Many friends who have come over have enjoyed using my PC, typing on the keys, and enjoying the product the way I do every day I use it. The change in lighting features is great and I mean it was just such a good purchase. Glad I bought it, its made working quite enjoyable.

Overall a good buy for the price. Its a responsive keyboard with some fun little lighting options, though I typically just keep it on the default static rainbow setting. However, after about 2 months of heavy daily use doing messaging and gaming, I started to have a strange issue where the H key sometimes wouldnt register and I would have to press it multiple times. Im not sure exactly what the problem is, whether it is mechanical or electrical. It is slightly annoying sometimes realizing that I left an H out of a word and having to fix it. I would say if I am constantly typing, it happens maybe once every 50 words with an H in it. Personally its not enough to make me want to replace it immediately, but it is something that would really start to bother me if it got worse or extended to other keys. Something else to mention is that while gaming I had the A key pop out a couple times. The way I have my fingers set on the keys is odd as they press down on the left edge of the key instead of the center when I am set up for WASD movement in games, so maybe most people wont ever run into this. I imagine pressing on the edge somehow popped the key out, but I was able to press it back in. Again, this has only happened a couple times since I got it, but it is a bit strange that I would be able to do something like that accidentally when there is a dedicated tool for removing keys from mechanical keyboards.

Very responsive keyboard. Lots of customizable lighting settings. Very heavy so it doesnt move around when gaming and the feet grip the desk very well.