Redragon S101 Wired Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Combo RGB Backlit Gaming Keyboard with Multimedia Keys Wrist Rest and Red Backlit Gaming Mouse 3200 DPI for Windows PC Gamers (Black)
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rosanna torres
> 24 hourThis keyboard and mouse combo is a killer deal for the price. I bought this as a temporary keyboard and mouse as Im doing a gaming PC/music production/game development work horse. I was extremely surprised and impressed with the mouse especially. I play CSGO mainly (as it is all I can run on this laptop) and I usually dont fair all that well, Im usually 1:1 on my K/D ratio and within the first 3 games I went well over 2:1 and a significant jump in overall kills using this mouse and keyboard combo. Point being I havent changed anything about my game play and so from a scientific perspective, this mouse and keyboard setup made all the difference in the world. The mouse fits well in the palm of your hand and has a nice texture for solid gripping during long game sessions. The accuracy of this mouse is incredible for the price, actually not just for the price, its just that this is an incredible value for the money. This may end up being a permanent keyboard and mouse for my gaming PC after all. The keyboard is as advertised, RGB back lit and color changing with various options including the ability to choose one solid color. I actually like the spectrum color shifting and I also love the ability to maintain a solid color. The keys are very quiet (not clacky like a mechanical keyboard) and this is due to the membrane style rather than individual switches like a higher end keyboard such as Razer. Im not saying this is better or even comparing just letting you know this is NOT a mechanical keyboard, if that is your preference do not buy this. I prefer the silence of the keys and they are extremely responsive, even while gaming. Its to be seen as to how long this combo will last but even if I only get a year out of it, at less than $30, its still a solid deal. P.S. The mouse Im currently using is a wireless BlackWeb and its about $6 here on Amazon, I actually purchased it from Best Buy about two years ago, and its fine for an all around mouse but for gaming, you definitely need something better such as this combo. The BlackWeb has a rating of 1600DPI I believe and if I remember correctly this one is double that at its highest setting and its noticeable. I cannot imagine what a truly high end mouse and keyboard combo say from Razer would do for my gaming.
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HARRINGT0N
> 24 hourGreat RGB keyboard for the price. My son loves it. Only reason for the loss of a star is that the mouse isnt RGB and only lights up red, this is slightly aggravating to him but all in all you cant go wrong for the price
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DaBrashtas97
> 24 hourOk, so I bought this keyboard and mouse combo from Red Dragon back in March 2020. I wanted to spend most of my money on the CPU, graphics card, etc... so I didnt have a ton of money to spend on a badass keyboard and mouse. Plus this was the first actual PC I built that didnt run like a potato. When I found this keyboard and mouse combo for only $30, I was shocked and a bit skeptical. I ordered it thinking it was going to be complete crap and would have to upgrade soon after, but I was wrong! Sure if you ask any pro gamers they would say its crap, but to me, it was and still is (for the most part) amazing. Much nicer than I thought a $30 keyboard and mouse combo would be. I will say that after about one and a half years of ownership (and daily use), the keyboard still works perfectly fine and has no issues whatsoever. The mouse, however, I cant say the same for. The mouse was great I but noticed about a month ago, the rear side button started getting stuck and not working properly. I died a few times in Call of Duty Warzone because of it and couldnt go back to my previous pages when sifting through my web browser. So I decided it was time to throw it away and get an upgrade. Other than that rear side button giving out and getting stuck, the mouse still worked fine, but I decided I wanted an upgrade anyway to a better mouse with customizable RGB lighting. The keyboard has good customizable RGB lighting options but the mouse was always one solid color, red. Overall, this combo is amazing for beginners! Primarily for someone who doesnt want to spend too much money on a keyboard and mouse that can also be used for daily work, school work, and gaming purposes. Thanks for getting me started Red Dragon!
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Jason Cook
> 24 hourGreat keyboard and mouse makes gaming seamless
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A fishmonger
> 24 hourIf you can spare two USB ports, this set is a fantastic bargain. Maybe theres more customization on more expensive gaming keyboards - this is my first step into the field. However, everything works great and I honestly have no complaints. It exceeded my expectations so far (A month or two of use so far). 2020 Update: I liked my first Redragon set enough to buy a second set for at work. The price is still right, and everything still looks and feels great. A few things have changed, though. The keyboard is now RGB backlit rather than plain unlit keys with red LED embellishments. There are FN controls to regulate the breathing (light-dark pulsing) of the keyboard, which is good because I found it distracting. The included instruction booklet lists these key combinations. FN+END pauses and unpauses breathing. FN+PGDN enables and disables the backlight entirely. FN+PGUP rotates through 3 still rainbow lighting arrangements. FN+HOME rotates through 7 monochromatic colors (white, blue, red, green, purple, yellow, and cyan). FN+INS smoothly transitions through the 7 colors over the course of a few seconds, though to my eyes the brightness was uneven. FN+UP and FN+DN scale through 4 levels of brightness, and FN+LEFT and FN+RIGHT scale through 4 speeds of animation. For my money, the backlight will be kept motionless on a monochrome light, but to each their own. All told, very happy with the keyboard. It also features two new sets of buttons above the F-row, which are oddly not backlit. The set to left of center includes links to My Computer, Search, Refresh, Email, Calculator, and Home Page. The keys to the right are media controls for Stop, Last Track, Play/Pause, and Next Track. These are all fine, but unnecessary since the F-row already has FN shortcuts to most of these things, and the topmost row, again, isnt backlit. And we have the mouse. It feels identical to the previous mouse, though it has 4 DPI settings rather than 3. Theres a catch though, which is that the mouse backlight (red only) is set to breathe by default. To disable this, youll need to download software from the Redragon support page. Although my mouse and keyboard both list their parts # as S101-3, the mouse is actually a M601-3 CENTROPHORUS. Youll need to download the drivers for this mouse in order to disable breathing. All the way left on the softwares slider will disable the light fully, and all the way right will leave it permanently backlit (my preference). The other new thing with the mouse is that a LED flashes when you change DPI; its flash speed correlating to how high the DPI is. It seems unnecessary but harmless. All told, my first impression is that the addition of pulsing lights just makes first time setup harder as you need to track down the software for the mouse and learn the keyboard controls. I want to take off a half point for the mouse not having a hardware option to disable the light, but all told Ill keep my rating at a 5 as the backlit keys are actually an improvement once you learn how to freeze them. *****
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Beeswillbuzz
> 24 hourI really like this keyboard and mouse. Im not a gamer but I do use the computer a lot for work and school. I got tired of my wireless keyboard and mouse because it started causing some typing delays, it was getting annoying. My husband plays on the computer but has not tried this set yet. He thought it was pretty fancy after I set it up today. I like that the keyboard doesnt sound like my old one with the clickity-clack, the mouse makes the same clickity sound though, but its more tolerable than my old one. Light: I like how there are options for the lights. I dont like the breathing different colors as I find it too distracting. So, Im glad that it gives the option of just setting it to one color light, and one setting of light mode - which I prefer to be just on. The mouse doesnt seem to have that option? Its only red color, and breathing mode. Ergonomics: I love how its ergonomic. It helps my hands and wrists a lot. Compared to my older one that was just flat (both keyboard and mouse), on this keyboard I can comfortably rest the bottom of my palm on the bottom of this keyboard, and the mouse is shaped to make your hand rest comfortably. If you look at my pictures, you can see that I took of the thing at the bottom of the mouse. I dont know what it is, but I think its to make the mouse heavier? I thought at first hey were batteries, but I looked closer and theyre not. This is probably for a gamer thing. Overall Im just glad that this came in with no issues. Im hoping that this will last a long time just like how it should when straight full time gamers expects it to be (well, they would probably get something more durable and expensive). Will update when necessary.
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Charlie
> 24 hourI have been working from a computer for over a decade and I do not know why this is the first time Ive actually invested in a quality keyboard and mouse. It does make a difference, a significant improvement! I used to think I was just a sloppy typist and blamed myself for constantly having to go back and fix words in my sentences. After an hour of typing on this keyboard - I quickly realized that I am a GREAT typist and that my cheap dollar store quality keyboards Ive used in the past were the issue! I found myself flying through emails, never having to look down at the keyboard, and trusting that every letter and number I type would actually work and type as intended. The keys feel great, they are responsive and sensitive, and they all work perfectly. I had no interests in the color changing abilities of the keyboard- I just wanted something functional and high quality. - BUT I will add that the color changing is incredibly easy. I looked at the direction book for 30 seconds and realized I can choose any color I want, I can have rainbow colors, transitioning colors, breathing/fading or turn the lights off/on - the options are all very easily to cycle through by selecting the FN ( function key) and any combination of the (insert) ( home) (end) (delete) (page up) (page down) keys. Its very easy to remember and allows the user to select any number of colors or combinations of colors. These are my first impressions of the keyboard- but I am very impressed and agree with the rest of the 5 star ratings. This keyboard has all the functionality I am looking for and the color changing ability and options are easy to use/change and remember. 5/5 stars. UPDATE - Months later, and a few hundred hours of typing and this keyboard has not let me down! I love it and have not had any issues with quality or anything malfunctioning or breaking. Keys still feel great, have not gotten slow or sticky at all. 5/5 Stars.
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Robert Eyerly
> 24 hourLet me start by saying, I love this product. I can say with complete honesty, that I do not think you can find a better Mouse/Keyboard combo out there for the price ($27.99 with free 2-day shipping w/ my Prime subscription). Having said that, please understand that you are getting a mouse/keyboard combo on the cheap, and although in this case I dont necessarily agree with the you get what you pay for sentiment because this has far exceeded my expectations for the price, it is still a $30 combo so keep that in mind when purchasing as not to be disappointed if you are expecting this thing to walk your dog. It does not come with software, does not have macros, etc. (although it does have function keys for your basics like changing volume, media player play/pause, next track, etc.) In other words, it is not full of bells and whistles, but if you are just looking for a solid gaming combo for a low price than you really cant beat this combo. The keyboard has a solid construction despite being all plastic, and the keys have great tactile feedback, probably the best I have experienced for a non-mechanical keyboard. It is precise and responsive. The one complain I have with the keyboard is something other reviewers have already mentioned; the enter key is that strange tall type that relocates the key next to it instead of above it. In my case this is not a big deal at all because I do not use that key often, but I could see it being a problem if I did so you will want to be aware. The ability to swap the arrow and WASD keys is neat, but for me it is just a gimmick as I always use WASD when gaming anyway. With the feet down, the keyboard sits at a nice angle and I have been able to game for periods of 4+ hours without any discomfort. Moving on to the mouse, I bought this combo originally because my Logitech G9 I have been using for the last 5 years got spilled on, and shorted out. I loved that mouse and at the time I paid $70 for it when I bought it. Now that I am married and with a child, I do not have $70 to spend on a mouse, so I came to amazon to look for decent gaming mouse. My budget was $30. After some research I came across this combo. #1 best selling keyboard and mouse combo on amazon? I thought. I had never heard of this brand and 5 years ago when I bought my Logitech, there was no such thing as an off brand making a quality product so I was a bit skeptical at first. However, after reading the comments I thought... What the hell, its $30. I will give it a shot and if I am not thrilled, I can buy another one once I get my tax return. Now that I have rambled my story to you I will tell you how I feel about the mouse. Now, I will not lie... It is no G9. That mouse had the perfect set of weights and DPI settings that just felt amazing, but at $70 that was the expectation. With that in mind, I will say that this mouse is the second best mouse I have used. The DPI settings are nice, though for me the highest one is way too fast so I use the middle setting normally, and the lowest setting for precision such as sniping (the buttons on top of the mouse to adjust DPI on demand are great for this). The mouse is very smooth, the left and right click as well as the other buttons all have a great feel to them. I play games that require a very high CPM, so I am jamming on the right click constantly, probably at least 100 times per minute, and it is always responsive and catches every click with ease. The mouse wheel works fine, I have no issue with it... Not much to say here other than that it functions as it should. TL;DR: Both the keyboard and mouse are worth the price alone IMO, to get both for the price is just icing on the cake. I am highly satisfied with my purchase and would strongly recommend this combo to anyone. I have already recommended it to friends if they should ever need an economic solution to replacing any of the gaming keyboards/mice.
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CyndisZoo
> 24 hourThe set came without a manual and adjusting the led lighting on the keyboard is not intuitive at all. Since there was not a manual included, I had to find a tutorial online to get rid of the annoying blinking colors that is the default setting on the backlighting for the keyboard. Once I figured out how to adjust the backlighting, it looks great and is not annoying.
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Cheryl
> 24 hourI bought the keyboard + mouse set as an upgrade from my previous keyboard. I had an old emachines keyboard that I dearly loved, but the print has worn off many keys and some of the keys take considerable pressure to function, so it was time to upgrade. I will be using this for coding and extensive word processing, not gaming, so thats what this review is based on. Mouse: The mouse is nice. Its got a nice weight. The texture on the buttons gives it a good feel. It glides on the mousepad well with no skips. Its plug-and-play, although you need the driver in order to program the extra buttons. (see below) I havent used the DPI switch, since I wont need this for my work. The funny little contour points at the back end of the mouse are quite handy for moving the mouse around when selecting large amounts of text. No noticeable delay between click and computer response. Keyboard: The keyboard is ok. Im kind of a banger when it comes to typing (I press hard on the keys as I type.) But this keyboard makes considerably less noise than my last keyboard... much softer sound and keypress (if that makes any sense). I was hoping to have the static rainbow illumination for the backlight, but havent figured out how to do that yet. (see below) My biggest complaint is that its missing the little notches on the J key that I used to use to orient my fingers when I begin typing. It has a notch on the F and the 5 on the tenkeys area, but not on the J. Instructions: This is where this set really fails. A very thick booklet is included with this set, but dont get excited. Most of the book is translations. Theres only about 3-5 pages of instructions, in very small print (I needed to get a magnifier to read them!), and the instructions arent complete. The instructions could be written with more clarity about how to change colors, and the website for downloading drivers isnt even listed. AND when you do Google-search and find the website, youll find that the model number on the booklet (and mouse & keyboard) isnt the same as the one on the website. (If you read the Q&A for this item, youll see what I mean.) Overall, the instructions are the worst problem with this item. If you can get beyond this, its not a bad set for the price. Definitely makes you feel like you spent more than you did for the set. :)