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

It took a friend of mine a long time to convert me to mechanical, and now I can never go back. It takes a bit of adjustment due to the height difference in keys between this and say, a membrane keyboard, but typing is amazingly smooth and I feel like my WPM has improved. Actual construction of the product is fantastic; very solid. The brushed metal and trim top-down profile look great. Also of note, but not worth taking a star off the actual product rating: Amazon sent this to me by simply slapping a shipping label onto the original packaging. I count myself lucky that the item was in fine working order, and that it wasnt swiftly stolen from my doorstep, as a result. Please do better! My only teensy nitpick is that the color settings, while attractive, dont fare well if youre aiming for an all-white effect; it sort of fires off all colors at once to maintain it, and it makes for a subtle but noticeable flickering, almost strobe effect that was pretty distracting in my peripheral vision. Nothing wrong with sticking to the default solid rainbow lighting, though!

I have owned, used, repaired, and maintained a lot of key boards in my life, from the early keyboards of the late 70s and 80s such as the Iconic IBM model M, one of my favorites the Northgate Omnikey Ultra Keyboard. So lets talk about this Redragon K556, I had a small liquid spill and I needed to service it, flush out all of the liquid and clean it up, what I found inside shocked me when it comes to a keyboard of this price range. This keyboard is built like a tank, its base is solid Aluminum with a strong plastic structure for the printed circuit board to mount too, the top of the keyboard again a solid piece of aluminum making for a nice weighty quality strong keyboard so I really wanted to get this keyboard back in service. During the repair of this keyboard I reached out to Redragon to request a schematic so I could service the column of lights that had been knocked from the spill. During my dialog with customer service I was told they were a Redragon authorized distributor and not the manufacturer so they were unable to supply me with a schematic, however they did send me a replacement keyboards and I am more then happy with their customer service. They went above and beyond what was required of them to satisfying their customer so my thanks to the Redragon Customer Service Team. Buy this keyboard with confidence it is solid as a rock inside and out and it has one of the best customer service teams standing behind it.

Keys not quite as clicky as Id like, other than that this keyboard is excellent.

Really like this keyboard. Brown switches feel responsive.

This thing is awesome.. Not using for gaming (coding) and it is pretty cool. Was looking for that mechanical clicking noise and this is it. Also has some weight to it and feels like an extremely solid aluminum base. Find myself looking for reasons to type now... like this review. So much clicky!!!

its a big change from cheap wireless keyboard and mouse combos that im used to, first off its THICK it stands a full inch up from the desk this isnt a problem for me as i type with my wrist raised but i can see how somebody would want to get a wrist rest for this that being sead im not complaining at all it is a great keyboard with very responsive all brown switches and individually back lit and addressable rgb which isnt a selling point for me accept for the fact that i can assign a different color hex value to every single key if i wanted to(in the software you have a selection of i think 20 colors but it is using a hex string color code so if you edit the .config file you can assign a different code to every key... ok i was a bit bummed to see a sample kit of 4 different kinds of switches and not 8 blue switches as many of the reviewers of this product had described as i was going to use the blue switches for certain keys as a feedback mechanism for me but thats ok as it is simply a sample pack and all the spare switches are usable so if one needed to they could use any of those 8 switches as a spare even after they use the 2 spair brown switches.. i personally like the blue switches for certain things and i will be purchasing a kit of a dozen mx blue to complement the ones i already have and that will give me a dozen extra brown switches to use if needed but none of that is relevant to the keyboard itself as is forget about the extra switches for a moment the keyboard its self is great and i think its even better than some much more expensive alternatives out there and dont misunderstand 105 cherry mx blue switches is going to be expensive like around $120 for just the kits of switches so thats not an option and this isnt that and i think for the average user these brown switches are as good as they need to be allowing the price to be what it is and for that i thank redragon...good job on this one... good on you amazon as well as i wouldnt have even looked as this product if it wasnt a amazon recommended product for so long i was under the impression that redragon was a generic brand that probably use membrane keys ans cheap electronics and plastic casing all that was fall this thing is heavy metal with great feeling and responsive keys and beautifly backlit i definitely recommend this to anybody who wants a good keyboard and is tired of the cheap walmart options and doesnt want to break the bank either

Working in a dark space, this is exactly what I needed. I have two computers and this keyboard makes working with the other one seem like a let down. I really dont understand why you would have the flashing or rolling rainbow colors.All I want is one color backlight. I dont use for gaming, so I cant comment on that.

Ive had this keyboard for a few months now and it is working very well. I was worried that I may not quite like this keyboard but it is a solid option for the price. This keyboard is built like a tank. The keyboard is extremely solid. Unscrewing the sides of the keyboard reveals that there is almost no empty space inside. The keyboard has almost zero flex. The keyboard also is a decent weight, being the heaviest keyboard that I have ever used (I havent used a ton of keyboards, especially vintage ones). The next closest would probably be a Zenith Z-150, which is also built very well. The build quality also outmatches other keyboards that I have seen that cost much more. The features Redragon-branded Outemu Brown Keyswitches, meaning it is a mechanical keyboard. This keyswitches in this board are also hotswappable, alowing for some customization with the switches. Along with the switches in the keyboard, it comes with 8 seperate switches, a keycap puller, and a keyswitch puller. The extra switches it comes with are: 2 Blues (lightweight-clicky switch), 2 Browns (lightweight-tactile switch), 2 Red (lightweight-linear switch), and 2 Black (heavier-linear switch). This keyboard also has rgb lighting, it is advertised for gamers after all. The lighting on the board is pretty good, and is also per-key, meaning that each indovidual key may have a different lighting effect. The board does come with a few preloaded effects and functions to change them, but the software is needed for greater customization. While the software isnt anything special, it is passable and does have all the needed settings for the backlighting. I personally dont care for the lighting and have it on a solid color or off most of the time, but there are a multitude of effects to try out. The software also seems like it may have a macro functionality, though I never use macros so I havent looked at it. While the keyboard has many good qualities, there are a few which take one star ooff of my rating. My first issue with the keyboard was with the hotswap switches. The switches are so tight in the board, it seems nearly impossible to get them out without breaking the clips on the switch. I even had to get a knife to help pry the switches out while pulling on them with the included puller. I did manage to eventually get some out, and ended up replacing the spring in my spacebars switch with one from the heavier black switches. My last gripe is that I dislike the font, but that is a subjective thing and I can always just buy new ones. Pros: - Good price - Fantastic Build Quality - Mechanical - Hefty - Hotswap Cons: - Font on keycaps is weird (VERY subjective) - Keyswitches are very hard to pull out Conclusion: Overall a great keyboard for the price. For $60 USD, you get a product with a good amount of features, amazing build quality, and mechanical switches for a price much lower than other manufacturers. The hotswap switches are probably my biggest issue with the keyboard.

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.

I love this keyboard! Being my first mechanical keyboard I couldn’t be happier, and for the price the quality is definitely there, it feels super premium and the lights that you can customize make it even better! Now my office has a really cool and modern touch to it.