Redragon K503 Gaming Keyboard, RGB LED Backlit, Multimedia Keys, Silent USB Keyboard with Wrist Rest for Windows PC Games (Wireless, Black)

I was on the market for a new keyboard that could be used for both office work and for gaming. Youll find that most gaming keyboards are very expensive, at least for my liking. This keyboard was by far the best choice for under $50. It has a good feel to it and they keys are very quiet, and have excellent up and down travel. The LED lights look great and are easy to turn off and on. My only complaints are probably personal ones. The first is that the keys feel small compared to an ergonomic Microsoft keyboard that had wide keys towards the middle with a slight bend. These are straight across and small so its going to take me some time to adjust to this. The other is that the keys do show oil from your fingers pretty easily, so regular cleaning may be important. Finally, most people probably want to know about battery life since it was a change in thinking to go from AA batteries to a rechargeable and non-removable one. I cant say whether it is good or bad, but so far in the few weeks Ive owned it, I have not had to charge it. I think its safe to say that the battery life is probably at least good enough or great.

This keyboard holds charge for days and then when you need to charge it, it charges really fast. I tried to order another but cant find this model anymore.

Its a horrible feeling when you watch various how to videos, see the people demonstrating which keys to push to make things happen, then discover that most of what theyre showing does NOT work when you try to do the exact same thing. In the case of this keyboard, I have major problems with changing the background colors, etc. For instance, holding down the FN button and hitting the HOME button multiple times will supposedly scroll through the various colors so you can pick one -- miner does not -- the colors keep scrolling on their own and keep breathing so I cant even lock on a solid color. Another time, I once got the breathing to stop, but then the only color I could get was white and the HOME key didnt do anything again, just kept the white color. Frustrating as all heck. Has anyone else run across this dilemma where the keys dont function the way videos for this K503 model demonstrate? The manufacturers website was simply worthless when it comes to answering questions.. Anyway, if it hadnt been so inexpensive, I would have returned the damned thing since part of it doesnt work as instructed or as demonstrated. To be fair, though, there are some pluses.. The act of typing itself is quite satisfactory - in other words, the keys are quiet and seem to actually function -- unlike the color-changing buttons -- and the spacing is fine so that there are no problems with hitting incorrect keys, plus the keys feel firm. Still, I guess I just have to suck it up and stay with a white color or a rainbow display and live with having no other options to select -- at least the darned thing functions as a typewriter, which I suppose is the bottom line. Nevertheless, the problem with the color features are infuriating and disappointing. I will definitely NOT purchase anything else from this company in the future -- other inexpensive keyboard brands are available that will more than likely actually work as advertised. Therefore, purchase at your own risk.

Seemed like a good value for the price. Hardware worth the price. Only Issue is, changing the light sequence a few times totally killed my Windows 11 system. Everything froze, Loud buzzing noise from speakers, computer completely restarted. This is a new Dell XPS 8940, which has been installed from scratch. Very clean, lean system with 64 GB Ram. It died while I was running a few VMWare Servers / clients. Not good. Wished it would have worked out.

I haven’t tried gaming with it but I love the colors and the keyboard battery lasts a good amount of time once charged. The keys are also pretty quiet.

so I havent had this keyboard for very long but im impressed so far (i got the wired version, not the wireless). I needed to replace my old standard mechanical keyboard that came with my Dell computer (which was way too noisy and everytime i typed i even annoyed myself), so I started looking around and decided I needed to look for a quiet keyboard with backlighting. how quiet is it? well its not silent, as you can still hear yourself type. (i think the foldable rubber keyboards are the only true silent ones, if that is what you are looking for) But it is quiet enough that its almost as quiet as my laptops keyboard (but only very-slightly louder). also, they keys feel more rubber-like in texture instead of the solid hard-plastic feel that a lot of keyboards have. they dont feel flimsy though, but time will tell. the backlighting is customizable, with a lot of different variations you can do with it. it is explained in the very-short user manual how to change modes and colors. the only criticism i would have would be how the lighting appears through some of the keys. i think its just a fault by design so not a negative in my book, as the keyboard i am replacing had no backlighting at all. and obviously i wasnt expecting it to be perfect at this price range. it is plug-and-play, dont have to go searching for some odd website for drivers (im on win10). I do suggest buying the wired version as most keyboards with backlighting use energy quick, unless wired is not an option for you. with all that said, yes it is worth the money they are asking (i might even say its worth more). hope this helped someone with picking this keyboard as their purchase!

Ive Had this Keyboard for about 3 months now and its blown 3 other keyboards Ive had out of the water. The keys are Very quiet, which as someone who spends a Large amount of time typing I appreciate. I had tried 2 mechanical keyboards and a Logitech quiet gaming keyboard prior. While mechanical Keyboards feel nice when typing they are inarguably loud. And the Logitech Keyboard didnt have the ability to change the colors and 2 keys didnt work out of the box. This keyboard features a variety of color options and ability to customize. It is Quiet and you still Feel each of the Key Presses with certainty unlike most Quiet keyboards. This Keyboard is a great value at the $30 price range and is Far Superior to the Significantly more expensive Gaming Keyboards or Even just Standard Keyboards. 10/10 would buy again, and would even pay more for it if necessary.

I bought this keyboard mainly for the backlit keys. Im not a big fan of the internal battery (more on that below). Pros: Really well-lit keys Many color options Keys have a smooth tactile feel without being overly noisy (if thats your thing) Set up is extremely easy Cons: (oh yeah there are some cons to discuss) Battery life is just plain garbage. I might be able to get 10 to 20 hours of use out of it between charges. The charging port is pretty flimsy. Along with that, the opening is cut weirdly so it will only fit narrow USB-c connector ends. My Experience and Opinions: Built-in batteries IMHO are a cheap way for a manufacturer to build in planned obsolescence, the battery may last you 2-3 years, and when it finally does go... there is no replacing it. The battery in this device is way too ineffective/inefficient at powering the device, Yes, I know that running the backlight will have a huge impact on battery life but I wasnt expecting this much of an impact. As a comparison, I have a Logitech wireless KB with backlit keys that will go 2 to 3 months on 2-AA batteries with an average use of 2 to 4 hours a day. Granted it did cost about 3 times as much though... With the battery being such a disappointment I found myself using it more as a wired keyboard keeping it plugged in most of the time. That being said, youd think that theyd put some effort into making sure that the charging port was robust enough to handle repeated use. But no. the connection is pretty flimsy and very prone to coming loose, disconnecting, or in my case breaking under normal use. And Ive only had this keyboard for about a month or so. For now, I am still able to use and charge it but I have to have it plugged in, in such a way to ensure that it stays connected. Changes that should be considered: First, if you are going to have a built-in battery put in a substantial battery something thats going to go 1 -3 months of average use between charges. Second, redesign the area around the USB-C charging port so you can use any USB-C cable to charge it. Final thoughts: All in all, its not really a bad device for the money, though there are some considerable issues that need to be assessed for your needs before purchasing one. If youre looking for something that is robust, with good battery life... look elsewhere, but if youre looking for a cheap wireless keyboard and battery life is not really an issue for you, then by all means give it a try. Would I buy another one for myself? No probably not. The crappy built-in battery is a deal-breaker for me. But thats just me.

This isnt a bad keyboard for the money. While it isnt the best keyboard it seems to be one of the top ones in its price range. It definitely is not for FPS or esports gaming but its still an excellent general use and casual/RPG/strategy gaming keyboard. Personally Im not a fan of RGB but I never knew what a difference a backlit keyboard in solid green could make. In fact this keyboard is the only RGB I use on my rig (My mouse is RGB but I have that annoyance turned off.). Update 05/31/21 : I purchased this keyboard in mid-December 2019 and it is still functioning the same as the day I first got it. Ive had no problems with it whatsoever. No sticking keys. Backlight functions are still working and the brightness hasnt diminished. Honestly I can see it lasting another year and a half which is exceptional for a budget keyboard.

This review is from the perspective of a non-gamer; I use my computer for productivity and web browsing. I don’t care about ghosting or a full rainbow of fancy colors; I just want good illumination in the dark. This keyboard replaced a cheap ($20) Logitech wireless keyboard that wasn’t backlit, and since I really liked that keyboard a lot, that’s what I’m comparing this keyboard to. The first thing I checked out was, of course, the backlighting. It’s relatively even across the entire keyboard. I cycled through the various colors just to check them out; I had intended to use plain old white but unfortunately I found that - even at full brightness - the white wasn’t quite bright enough. The same was true with several of the colors, including yellow, blue, and purple which would have been my second, third, and fourth choices. YMMV but I found that the only colors that were bright enough were red, green and hot pink. No way I could stand to look at hot pink for very long, and the red was just a little too aggressive for me, so I settled on green. Next, I checked the action/feel of the keys by typing a few paragraphs of random text. I found that it had a little too much travel for my taste but the bigger problem, for me, is that as I’ve continued to use it for a week or so, I’ve noticed that I seem to hit the wrong key and/or more than one key much more often on this keyboard than on the Logitech. I don’t know if the Redragon has non-standard key spacing (or maybe the Logitech does) or if my fingers were just having a bad week but it’s pretty frustrating. Another area where this keyboard doesn’t stack up well against the Logitech is the “dedicated function” keys (multimedia, volume, web browser, etc.) While the Redragon has dedicated multimedia transport keys (play/pause, skip back/forward) and web browser keys, the main “extra” keys that I use are volume up/down/mute - and for those you have to use the function key in combination with F keys. I find that pretty inconvenient. The cheap Logitech keyboard also had a dedicated power button that put my PC into standby mode. (I used that all the time.) No such key/button on this keyboard. The real dealbreaker for me, though, is that certain key combinations don’t do what they should. The code editor I use (Notepad++) has several Ctrl+Shift+[key] combos that do various things. For example, Ctrl+Shift+U makes the selected text all upper case. On the Logitech keyboard, that worked fine but on this keyboard it does nothing at all. It could be that mine is defective but since everything else works as it should, I think this is probably a firmware bug. I sent an email to Redragon tech support to ask about this but I got no response. (Another knock against this keyboard - apparently nonexistent tech support.) Other reviews talk about the short sleep timer that turns off the illumination too quickly. That’s true, I agree, but I just tap the Ctrl key at the bottom left corner and it wakes right up. No big deal to me. I’m sure the quick sleep mode is there to increase battery life so it’s probably a valuable feature. I can’t really speak to battery life; I keep a charging cable on my desk for charging my phone and earbuds so I kept the keyboard plugged in all the time. (With that in mind, I’ll probably just look at wired keyboards to replace this one — or go back to the cheap Logitech and find a desk lamp that works for me.) If your needs are fairly basic (i.e. you don’t need to use Ctrl+Shift+[key] combinations) and you’re OK with red, green, or hot pink illumination (or you’re OK with other colors that aren’t so bright), this is probably a good backlit keyboard for the price. Otherwise, keep looking.