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

Got the brown switches. Great feel to the keyboard and I like the look of it. However, until digging through their site and Reddit I didn’t realize that the LEDs are not editable (they are fixed colors). All you can change is brightness and which ones are illuminated. Ended up buying the slightly upgraded version of this same keyboard which does allow this.

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.

its overall good but the nose is very loud but its easy to fix with some foam in the board and some O-rings

Just a quick update (9/22/2020): Over 4 years later and I everything I said in this review still holds true. I recently recommended this keyboard to a friend, so I looked up the information on Amazon to tell him more about it and in the process I re-discovered my old review; so I felt a need to leave an update. I also noticed that some of the new reviews have reported build quality issues. While I do feel bad for the people that have been experiencing that, I would like to report that my keyboard has not had any of those issues. But it could be possible that their quality control has weakened over the years, so I cant guarantee you wont get a faulty unit. That being said, at this price, you dont have much to lose. And even if you do get a bad one, Amazon has a pretty flexible return policy. Also, its cool to see that it has RGB now, it didnt have that when I first bought it in 2016. Just had a single color red backlight. Anyways, on with the original review This is one of my first mechanical keyboards, and after using this for just one day, I dont think Ill ever go back to regular old chicklet keyboards. This thing is seriously awesome, the build quality is fantastic, and the typing experience is orgasmic. I have always been thinking about buying a mechanical keyboard, since I always hear that they are far superior, but I used to think that I would have to spend at least $100 for a decent one. When I saw that this was both mechanical and backlit, I was very interested, but also skeptical because of the $40 price tag. When I read some good reviews, I decided to take the plunge. I am sure glad that I did. I am writing this review on this keyboard, and it is just so wonderful, so much better than my old keyboard. There probably are better keyboards than this one out there, but this is definitely the best keyboard that I have ever owned. Funny story, I actually spilled some soda on the keys while writing this; but its easy to clean because of the included key remover tool, and there is a key lock toggle so I could clean the keys without unplugging the keyboard. TL;DR I just freaking love this keyboard, if you never owned a mechanical keyboard, but I have thought about getting one, Id highly suggest getting this one as your first.

There was a time when i was beloved by my coworkers and friends alike. They greeted me in the mornings and evenings and invited me to Christmas parties and Easter egg hunts. I came to know the names of their kids, their anniversaries, and their favorite foods. it was the best of times. Then the clicking began. Click, Clack, Click. You can imagine the surprise when i opened the Amazon package expecting a regular office keyboard and this otherworldly device was in its place. Even though it was an error in the purchasing process, I was up against a hard deadline to finish a project and so there was no time to return the keyboard - I decided to use it after asking myself It cant be that much different, can it?....Oh....Oh yes it can. Click. Click. Click Clack Little did I know how wrong I was and it became evident the moment I plugged it in and gave it life. Not power, but life - Instantaneously the keyboard hummed to life, and similar to Gandalf the White casting light from his staff while charging down the hill to Helms Deep on the first light of the fifth day, the keyboard blinded me as it cast its red light from its perch on my standing desk. Quickly I regained my posture, but it was too late, my curiosity was piqued. I pulled out the owners manual and to find answers but it read more like a lost scroll from Morrowind. Deep in the manual I was able to find a single recognizable word - 红龙. Ah yes, finally I had a name- the Red dragon. Mistakenly I mumbled its name and, looking back, this must have been some incantation and like the Book of Amun-Ra I was possessed. Clickety Clickity Clack It seemed as if I was in slow motion the first time I began to type. The keyboard, sharing the power of its Redragon, was like a mythical dragon awakening in the lair entrapping the poor fool that disturbed it from its thousand year hibernation. Powerless, I could not stop. I will not stop Clack. Click Click, Clack Since that day, my coworkers opinions of me soured. They blamed me for disturbing the peace in the mornings. Instead of songbirds to lift your mood in the morning all they heard was my overwhelming CLICKY CLICKY CLICK. But it was music to my hears. They began to avoid my work space even after i would greet them with GoCLICKod MorniCLICKg CLACK guys CLICK CLICK. I dont know why. Your brain begins to filter it all out after the first ten thousand or so clicks. Though I admit, there are times when the clicking doesnt stop. Like an addiction it is always there; waiting for your moment of weakness to once again enthrall you in its darkness. Clack. clack. clickety clack clack - Cool keyboard. - Def go with the one that includes the num pad though. Didnt realize how much i used it until i didnt have one. - The clicks are loud. For real. - My coworkers also now hate me. For real. Guess who didnt get the invite to Easter this year? yup.

Switches and key caps are good quality, comes with key cap puller. There’s slight flex but nothing noticeable in regular typing. RGB is a bit limited with some preprogrammed effects but not customizable, and you can just turn them off. Great value.