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

I like this product but I just dont think its for me, I was excited about getting this mechanical keyboard for such a good price, but overall this has been an all right experience. I still like it and dont want to return it though. If I could give it 3.5 stars I would, its good but not good for a first mechanical keyboard, the price is fair too. Things I like: Many light modes and it is a very well lit keyboard that is customizable on how they show up but cant change the colors themselves from the keys. Comes with a keycap removal tool. Is pretty loud, satisfying. Doesnt feel cheap, the packaging is great and the weight of it is perfect. Very nice design and the key texture feels good, looks cool too. Things I disliked: Not really clicky or clacky, the keys feel like a big mush so you never really get the feedback of when you clicked a key or not. Is nearly silent when typing quietly however when typing hard the inside of the keyboard literally echoes because its made out of metal and it is very noticeable and VERY annoying. Along with the mushiness of the keys, the keys themselves are pretty sensitive so I accidentally press things a lot, even when Im purposely trying to take pressure off of it. I slightly rest my hand on the keyboard and it just holds down a letter, I have big fingers so when I press a key I could literally just touch another one beside it and it would register as both of them, a lot of other issues I cant really explain without making this review way too long but its summed up with these keys being way too mushy and sensitive so I dont really know if a key has gone through or if its stuck or anything until I see it register, this wouldnt be as big as a problem if only it didnt affect my typing. I noticed an immediate change in my typing speed from averaging 100wpm - 130wpm, to in the 40wpm - 60wpm range which gets super frustrating. I make tons of errors by accidentally tapping other keys and having it register as a full click and I feel like a beginner typing. Hopefully, I just get used to it, Ill update if anything else new happens, I havent had this keyboard for too long so I dont want a refund at least just not yet but if anything changes Ill make sure to update it too. Overall, this is a solid keyboard for gaming but typing has led me to a bad experience, it can be seen as a personal issue sure, but this keyboard is meant for a certain kind of person, I guess not for me. Update: Giving it 5 stars, Ive had it for some months and Ive definitely grown to like it, it sounds good but the weird metal echo is still there, feels nice, and its really easy to clean. This is a definite steal, back when I wrote this I wanted a clicky keyboard but this feels way nicer, I also did no research and didnt know my switches, so thats on me. I have grown to love it, all the issues from before are no longer present after like 2 weeks of use, and my typing WPM has boosted up to 140, not from the keyboard really, but because I love typing on it so much I do nonstop tests for fun and slowly improve. All it took was some time for me to realize just because its not clicky doesnt mean its bad, which Im sure is obvious to literally everyone except me in the past because Im dumb. I prefer this now however, they reduced the price too so easy 5 stars.

Ive only had this keyboard for about a week now and I game on it daily. I didnt need to replace my old keyboard, it was just an old Logitech G19 I bought used back in 2009. Its a membrane keyboard so I really wanted to relive my childhood and see what the hype is about with mechanical keyboards. This is amazing for typing, I started a one note daily journal the day I got this keyboard just as an excuse to keep typing with this thing. It feels great and the tactile feel is unmatched by membrane keyboards. Ive never had a high end Cherry MX keyboard, so this is my first experience with mechanical keys since middle school. After playing some world of War craft pretty heavily for a week, my Q key (strafe left in game) has noticeably become extremely sensitive as to just the weight of my finger lightly resting on it awaiting to press it sometimes causes it to activate. Im not sure if its just wearing in at this point, but its been only a week so far ...... I think they included like 4 replacements in the box, maybe stiffer would be nice, otherwise I can just try to buy better switches. Right now I dont recommend it for gaming, my E key is also going down the same road with sensitivity, its my right strafe so not surprised. But hey for $30 this is a nice keyboard to type on that looks great. I made my G19 my backup but I may switch back and use this as a backup, it is comparing a previously $200 keyboard, even with age to a $30 new one. I do enjoy the mechanical feedback after gaming so I may just look for more expensive gaming mechanical keyboards. Take care, if youre on a budget this will be just fine until you can upgrade

All in all quite nice keyboard. Likes: Very heavy (good). The outemu blue switches are very good. Very similar to the cherry Mx blues. Status leds ( e.g. capslock) . The key switches are hot swappable, but the switches are fairly difficult to remove. The 2 pin holes are also for the narrow outemu pins. I have a set of Halo clear swithes, and with determination and hard work I was able to replace a few. (I swapped the switches to halo clears for the arrow keys just to see if this can be done). I had to file and lubricate the pins, and the halo-s almost but not quite click (lock) into place. After doing this I decided it is not worth the hassle. Using 2x 0.2 mm o-rings or a single 0.4mm o-ring per keycap decreases the key noise to the point that the keyboard sounds reasonably quiet although still a bit clicky. So: A set of 0.4mm o-rings and a new set of keycaps ( the razer set works) are a reasonable easy upgrade. Dislikes: -The double shot keycaps feature rather ugly, hard to read lettering. Seems like all cheapo keyboards use the same ugly generic doubleshot keycap set. ( I got me some white razer keycaps, I like those a lot better) -As the keys bottom out, the keyboard has some sort of faint ringy echo, which grows more annoying over time,. -No bypass USB port. -The key switches are solderless/swappable but not really cherry-mx interchangeable. In theory they are, but the pin holes are too narrow, so it is an unreasonable amount of work and risk. The pcb has no holes for stabilizer pins either. The Outemu sky blue-s or similar outemu switches may be an easier option. Consider, that you have to spend another $40 on the new keycap set and the o-rings, and for that kind of money you can just buy a Razer Black Widow Lite tkl with nice keycaps, o-ring set, and razer orange tactile but silent switches, all you have to do it put on the o-rings. If you want a quiet yet tactile keyboard and you do not need the rgb that may be a simpler and better way to go.

Good price

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.

Works perfectly, looks great, and isnt very expensive. What more could you ask for?

I bought this keyboard around September of 2021 and i absolutely love it the board lights up very well and i personally love the loud tactile key strokes. This was my first gaming keyboard and even though i do want to upgrade to something better i must say that this was very well worth the money and i have well over 5,000 hours on this keyboard and none of the keys have gotten stuck or stopped working at all so i would highly recommend this to anyone who wants a cheap but very good gaming keyboard when they are first getting into the pc gaming world!!

Calidad

Im writing this review almost a year after buying this keyboard. Know you reviewer: This was my first mechanical keyboard. I use it for typing (a lot) and gaming (strategy mostly, not fast paced FPS). Im a touch typist but I dont think that it affects how I feel about this keyboard. ***** LONG TERM FAILURES ***** When it arrived the F2 key did not work. Since the switches are not hot swappable, fixing this would require some soldering knowledge apparently, which I dont have, not the tools to do it, nor acquaintances that can. Whatever, I can deal, although it was really annoying. Note that I didnt refund because I imported this to a country far away from the US. After a year of use: * The S key is failing. Sometimes it registers 2 or even 3 presses after pressing it only once. Very annoying. Cleaning the caps helps a bit, but only a tiny bit. * The spacebar is failing. Is does this super annoying thing where I press it, it does not register, but after 2 or 3 presses of other keys it register an additional press. So I end up with many double spaces that I must go back to correct. Very annoying. ***** PERFORMANCE ***** Well I really really like typing on it. Its really satisfying. A good purchase in that regard. As for gaming, well I dont really play action packed games so I cant really comment on that. I was concerned at first that I would find it cumbersome or would take some time to adjust but I didnt. It was a really easy to pick up. ***** BUT ITS CHEAP ***** It was cheap, and it was mechanical. I really liked using it to type during this time, in fact, Im using it right now! Although I certainly did no expect it to fail so quickly. Maybe I was wrong to expect all keys to work after a year at this price point, but I dont like it. In my opinion, this could be a good entry point to mechanical keyboards if its your first time. Personally, I have decided to upgrade to the $100 price point, and bought a keyboard with those fancy cherry mx switches. Maybe in another year Ill write a review if it was actually worth it or not.

I really like this keyboard overall, for the price, and for a first mechanical keyboard. Its got good key feedback and supposedly is a cheap alternative to Cherry MX Blue keyboards, which are pretty pricey. It should work very well for gamers who want clicky feedback for gaming, and for home users who want clicky feedback for typing. I suggest trying this keyboard out for a while before you swing for hundreds of dollars on an expensive mechanical keyboard. You might decide this one is sufficient, or you might decide that mechanical keyboards are not for you. Pros - Clicky feedback is great for typing - just the right resistance for me - I havent measured my WPM but I definitely type faster with this keyboard than membrane keyboards - Cheap and easy entrance to mechanical keyboards - Very solid and sturdy build with good weight and non-slip pads so it doesnt slide around - Removable keys for easy cleaning Cons - Clicky-ness is loud and might disturb others if there are others around you - FN-key functions arent backlit (such as volume control, etc) - No numpad at this price point, though they do have a model with a numpad for more money (the K551) - Seems to be wearing out after a couple years of heavy use (see comments below) - Key press clicks arent always 100% representative of key presses (on some keys, the key press registers before the click) - Not the greatest for gaming where finger speed is critical After several years of use, a couple keys (notably space and dash) have developed some kind of double press. Sometimes (and this is rare, maybe 1 in 20 times), Ill press the dash key and two dashes will appear. It usually only appears if Im typing really fast. Maybe I press two keys at the same time and that throws something off inside. Most often it occurs when I press word-space-dash-space-word, I might end up with word-space-dash-space-dash-word instead. Im 100% sure I only pressed the dash once, but it registers twice. Ive seen this occasionally with the space bar and a couple other random keys. It hasnt bothered me too much because I make enough errors in typing that its no big deal to add these errors to the corrections I already have to make. But beware, there may be long-term issues related to the switches. Keep in mind I use this keyboard for programming and probably put 10,000+ key presses a day through it, so it does get pretty heavy use. Maybe I just need to fork over more money for a keyboard with real brand-name switches.