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

I picked this keyboard based on the reviews amazing quality for the price. Aluminum base with semi clicky mechanical keys. I got the brown keys version really good compromise for gaming and general use IMO. Going to keep an eye on this brand.

I had gotten another keyboard from another company that was more expensive than this one. It was struggling to work with my Imac even though it said it supported Apple. I returned it, and got this one instead. I am so glad that I got this keyboard instead! it works well with my Imac. Its satisfying to type with, is extremely sturdy with the metal frame, and has the best color schemes. The only tiny complaint I have is the spring feedback while typing. When some of the buttons (most annoyingly the spacebar) come back up, there is a resonating spring echo. For me it is something minor, and the rest of the features of the keyboard outweigh this small detail. This would be more for individuals with a sound sensitivity to small sounds like that. Overall, Im happy with my purchase, and would recommend this keyboard to anyone in the market for one.

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 purchased this KB with the Impression that it was a mechanical KB with click it instead operates like a membrane keyboard, no click not happy about that. Update: 02/14/2023 : Redragon stands 100% behind their products and puts their customers first. They allowed me to keep the keyboard and gave me a full refund. Furthermore, they discounted me 20% off new keyboard purchase with the features that I was looking for.

This is a great keyboard with pretty good mechanical switches. They arent the coveted Cherry MX switches, which are far more expensive. But they are pretty close...so much so that most wont even be able to tell the difference. This is my third Redragon Keyboard, second of this style. All are still in use, all are incredibly durable. My first of this style is still in use at home after about 18 months with no issues, and it operates exactly as this new one after regular use for that long. So I picked up this one for my office because I liked it so much. Its heavy, which is what I prefer. With the aluminum base, it doesnt move around on my desk when I type. I used the brown keys which are quieter than other types, but not silent. I still get that satisfying click. The keys are also standard, so you can swap out the keys with almost any standard kit, if thats your thing. You wont best this quality in this price range.

I needed another mechanical keyboard with back lit keycaps, standard 104 layout, smooth, positive tactile action and macro capability. My prior 2 Redragon K556 RGBs continue to work great after 4 years so I got another K556 as I have had bad experiences with several other (name brand) makes (such as the keycaps easily falling off. etc.). My 3 Redragon keyboards are sturdy, quality built with great brown switches. I have had no problems with the switches in the 4 yo ones (never needed the spares) and in any case for piece of mind the new K556 version allows wider switch replacement capability if ever needed. The variable brightness is great and the key click sound level is just right - not annoying. Initially I could not program it. I emailed them and received excellent overnight customer support that fixed a problem of my own making. (The programming software for the latest K556 version was not compatible with the software previously downloaded for the old K556s.)

I had heard about mechanical keyboards, mostly for gaming. While I do game, Im also a working professional who does a LOT of typing extensive documents each day. Previously, I was using the Logitech Wave keyboard which I still really like due to its ergonomic design which fits my hands and work style. I was hesitant to switch away from it but wanted to see what all the fuss was about for a mechanical keyboard. I know there are cheaper options for starter mechanical keyboard but while I didnt want to spend $200 on a high end option that I wasnt sure I was going to like I also didnt want to get a throw away option either. The reason I picked this one is I needed a 10 key, I did want back lighting but wanted to be able to customize the back lighting key by key (not just fixed red lighting), didnt want the louder/heavier pressure blue switches that seem to be the most common. The K556 checked all those boxes. So, now that Ive been using it for a couple of weeks, I love it! I wish I would have go this instead of the Wave which I bought for writing my thesis. It is super comfortable to type on. The key pressure is very light and perfect for what I like, basically if I think about hitting a key it clicks. As far as the clicks go, it is clicky, both audible and in the tactile physical way I love. I would prefer if it was a little quieter (probably the red switches) but it is acceptable for me and far quieter than the blue switches. Build quality is good to very good, wouldnt call it excellent or exceptional but I would only expect that in the $150-200 price range. This thing is built like a tank, it weighs more than my laptop and is solid on my desk, no concerns about it moving or sliding with the weight and good rubber feet. 2 negatives, the first is something I saw in another review that the white back lighting has a pinkish/rose color. I have no problem with this and it is not uncommon for led lighting. I love being able to customize the colors with themes, think letter=blue; numbers=yellow; special keys=red; function keys=white (or rose). So call that a negative if you must. The second negative is the dragon emblem above the arrow keys. I had hoped I could easily remove it as it doesnt have that professional look I prefer, but it doesnt seem like I could get it off without ruining the keyboard. It really isnt that bad, at least it doesnt glow like some of the others I looked at and I knew it would be there when I ordered it, this is after all intended as a gaming keyboard marketed by Redragon. So again 2 negatives but I consider both of these to be minor. Bottom line: if you are willing to spend a little more than the cost of the cheapest mechanical keyboards and you want something other than blue switches, on a 10 key, with customization backlighting this is a very good option.

I am meticulous when it comes to testing things out and I will detail some things that really bug me. I hate small keys. I saw that this was a couple of inches longer than my Wisfox and had hoped that this translated to larger keys. Nope. At least the spacing between keys is quite good for their size. This keyboard feels great if you are FACING it straight on (Im sort of an angle typer, if that makes sense) though I have to be really careful to hit the correct keys. Im a bit impaired and wider keys would make things so much easier for me. Maybe Redragon or ChalengeUSA has a keyboard that has larger keys with the same functionality? Please let me know. Edit: 12/03/2020: I had a lot of uncomfortable moments last night while playing Cold War. The keys just didnt feel right (again, too small for my needs). The spacebar was a little wonky which I use a lot. Software functions are great but phsycally feeling this keyboard is a fail for me. I will be returning. So sick of shopping for keyboards, its been a nighmare. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ If youre wondering, YES, you can assign colors to individual keys. But regarding that: A very annoying issue is that the keys have a blatant magenta hue to them instead of being just clear and the color choices are quite sadly affected by this. I detest this. I want white to look WHITE (I kind of need white keys for some things). Brown and orange look EXACTLY the same due to the magenta tinting. Naturally, my phone camera doesnt show the magenta tint. Gotta love android phones! I am REALLY worried about the etching on the keys wearing off. Some of the letters are missing a tiny bit at the bottom. The bottom part of the A and P keys on the capslock look only partially inscribed. Several of the numbers have a gap in either the top or the bottom so arent technically complete characters. Maybe a poorly chosen style choice? The G key (amongst others) has dark spots on part of the key making it look like someone had ink run out while writing the letter. The Ps on the Numpad look like partial letters. The Numpad page up/page down keys just have very badly done letters all around. After looking over several keys closely with my trusty reading glasses, I can see a dark area where its supposed to be bright so the machine that printed them just wasnt exact and misprinted parts of them. The brown switches are slightly louder than expected though they felt very nice. I put O-Rings on them and it dampened sound a hair. I tried putting TWO O-Rings on them but the keys wouldnt stay on. I checked the spacing and why 2 rings caused that to happen I have no idea. Another reason to double-up the O-Rings is if you want to raise certain keys like WASD so its harder to miss them in heated FPS games. Anyway, pending them offering me a similar keyboard with BIGGER keys I am sticking to this keyboard for the time being.

I bought this keyboard after seeing a few reviewers talk about how much they liked the all metal body. Everything I saw online seemed to agree that the keyboard was really good, but could have been better, specifically complaining about the hardwired cable and tight hotswap terminals that limit compatibility. But when the keyboard arrived, I didnt actually get what the product page described, it turns out theyve send me an upgraded version. Its the same keyboard, but theyve replaced the hardwired cable with a detachable USB C cable, and the hotswap terminals have been upgraded to more expensive plugs with wider switch compatibility. The old terminals only supported Outemu switches because theyre so thin, but Ive tested thicker Gateron switches and they fit perfectly. The LED is on the underside of the board too, so you can even use ones without the LED cutout window and they fit fine (Although they obviously block the light from the LED). Overall I am very pleased with the keyboard, and the upgrades theyve made to it have me wondering why they havent updated the store page to reflect them. I guess I cant say for sure that I was supposed to get this version but I didnt do anything special, I just ordered the bundle with the wrist rest. The brown switches feel great, so ironically I probably wont even use the upgraded hotswap sockets, but its nice to have options anyway. Theres really no issues I can bring up about this keyboard, and over the last week Ive been trying a ton of them to find the right one for me. Ive returned a K70 RGB Pro, a Strafe RGB MK.2, EVGA Z20, Razer Huntsman Elite, Logitech G815, Steelseries Apex 7; and this keyboard is both my favorite and the cheapest of the bunch. If they made a version with media keys over the numpad and magnets for the wrist rest Id be all over it. The only nitpick I can even come up with is that the seams where the metal edges meet are a little crooked and dont sit completely flush, but frankly I dont really care.

This is an amazing deal for what is a really nice keyboard. Full disclosure, this is my first Mech keyboard. It feels really nice to type on and game on. Pros: I love how they give you 8 blue switches to swap out if you want. It also includes the keycap puller and the switch puller. Changing switches is a breeze. I changed out the WASD keys along with E and Q as I usually bind those two keys in most games. I have two left over. Ill likely change out R. I want to buy more of the blue switches as Ive found I really like the tactile bump and the audible click. Im happy they came with the option to change out the switches. It is a full RGB keyboard (If you use the software) and at this price point, that is a pretty amazing feature. There are a lot of options for customization. I do wish you could mix and match the presets. I like the presets that wave out or briefly light up the key you press. I wish I could have that and light up WASD full time. Ive found that I just leave it on a setting that slowly rolls through all the colors. Works for me. You can customize each key color. It took me forever to find out how to do this in the software. Its under the preset Costal. Ive found that sometimes the software will show a key as being lit up on that preset, but the actual key isnt lit up. Deselecting and reselecting the key fixes that. Slight annoyance. More on how frustrating the software is in the cons section. CONS: The software looks like it was written by a 13 year old. It reminds me of the old Red Alert game. It just has some weird, old 90s software vibe with it. The version on the disc is 1.00 so I dont know if an update is available for it. Which brings me to con 2 about the software. You only get a mini disc with the software on it. For those of us who opt not to have optical drives (seriously, who puts a CD drive in a PC anymore?), this is an annoyance. No worries, Redragon has software available on their site. Oh wait, the one for the K556 isnt what is advertised. Its literally a .PNG file. Thats it. No software to download from their website for the K556. Support is non existent. I filled out their form asking for a link to working software last week. Still not have heard back. Luckily I have a dinosaur laptop with a CD tray. I just popped in the disc and installed it to a thumb drive and used that to get it to my PC. Annoying for sure. Redragon, seriously, put the correct download for the K556 software and update it for crying out loud. Im not trying to infiltrate a base with Tanya using your software. Overall, the actual keyboard is a 5. The software and the experience getting it set up was a 3. If you want the full 16 million color range of true RGB, you need the software. I would highly recommend this keyboard. I now really want one for work so I can annoy everyone I work with with my clicky blue switches. Get this keyboard and forget the rest.