Redragon K580 VATA RGB LED Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Macro Keys & Dedicated Media Controls, Onboard Macro Recording (Blue Switches)

Update: The seller reached out and offered a replacement unit. The new unit is working perfectly. -----‐------- First of all, let me say that the overall build quality is amazing, and I think Ive just received a defected product. I noticed that the right and left arrow key were sticky right on the first day, at first I thought thats the way its kind of supposed to be since its my first mechanical keyboard. But after showing it to some friends, they all confirmed that its defective or dirty or something along those lines. Luckily, they included 2 extra switches in the box so I was able to swap them. But now, if anything goes wrong with another set of keys/switches, Ill have to buy new switches, which is nonsense, given that this is a brand new keyboard. If it werent for this, Id say that this keyboard is perfect for starters into the mechanical keyboard World. But given the experience, 1 star is fair.

UPDATE: 2023-2-20 Kudos to Redragon for reaching out to me to get workable software. Unfortunately it does not scale well in Windows on 4k monitors and is of no use to me. YouTube is a better manual as even that is printed in microscopic type. After using the keyboard for a while now, I have discovered that I do not like the way its so compactly laid out. As I stated originally, hitting the scroll lock, pause and PrtSc buttons really get in the way of writing code. Ill be going back to my old Logitech and tossing this in the corner. The good news is the backspace works well and the 5 replacement switches would probably be used to kee[p it working it as would get lots of use for having to correct my input. Ive also discovered that the brown switches they use are too clacky for me, so look for the red and hope for the best if you dont want the extra noise. ORIGINAL: I wanted a lit keyboard for low-light coding and some gaming. I dont care about RGB features but it would be nice to set the color Im in the mood for. This one is a solid slab of keyboard. Its the quieter brown switch version and its got a good feel and enough clacky to let people know Im busy and not to just waltz in and disturb me. Its got a long enough wire to get it connected and route it out of the way and the built in Functions for changing the lighting is decent enough. Works fine for games like any keyboard would. What Im not happy about is the software being just about unattainable. You can get it from redragonzone but its unzipped with gibberish and special character file and folder names - Nope on that. Second is the Fn Keys are as close to the numbers row as the letter keys are together so hitting Fn Keys by accident is a recurring problem. I have a few weeks to try it before the return window closes, so well see. It’s nice, though, to get a stout piece of tech that feels like a cast iron frying pan instead of a thin plastic sheet. I could probably defend myself with this thing if I had to.

This keyboard has a great feel. It’s got that solid feel and dound of a high quality mechanical keyboard without being too stiff. The backlighting and lights on the ends a gorgeous. For the price it is a great value.

I do a lot of computer work, but I do game a little bit. Brown switch keyboards are usually perfect for this because they have a slight bump when you push them. This keyboard however, does not do that. Also, while they have a myriad of choices for lighting, all of which are colorful and interesting, theres no way to actually make the keyboard simply backlight at one particular color permanently. All that said, this is a tough keyboard. Well built, and clearly designed well. It will serve you well, but its highly distracting with all the weird colors.

Keys much louder than expected. Otherwise it is great. Love the colors and choice of patterns

Back in 2021, we felt it was time to replace our current keyboard: It worked fine, but the letters were wearing off, which made it hard for our 4-year-old to find the right keys to type her name (or just hold down the A key). After a bit of research, we decided to try this keyboard: we thought itd be fun to try mechanical, and this one was pretty reasonably priced. Also, we really wanted a keyboard with dedicated media controls, which doesnt seem to be as common as one might think. When we got the keyboard, it worked perfectly well. We went through the user manual and had fun playing with the built-in controls to change the RGB lighting schemes. The software to modify the RGB lights is okay: It also works with OpenRGB, which provides an alternate interface for setting up the lighting. A while back, I got a little into creating 8-bit music, and was able to set up a lighting scheme that corresponded with the keyboard controls for FamiTracker (software to create music for the NES/Famicom). You can also do neat things like have the lights radiate out from a key press. The built-in media controls work as expected, which is great. We havent had an opportunity to mess with the macro keys, but I would imagine theyd work fine too. Regarding customer service: I recently got some jam under one of the keys, and wanted to take it off to clean it a bit. But unfortunately, I had mispaced the keycap remover tool. I emailed Redragon through their website, and they very quickly provided a response, offering to send me a replacement for free. So that was really cool. For full disclosure: They did ask me to write a review, but did NOT condition the keycap tool upon the review. So anyways, this is a great keyboard with great customer support. I would definitely recommend it.

Maybe it is just me. I expected these brown switches to provide some tactile feel. they do not (at least not what I was expecting). I find that even slight pressure will trigger the key. I am not that big of a fan. These brown switches on this keyboard have no discernible push-back, so they behave more like what I would have expected from a red switch. These brown switches have a very clacky sound - which is what I might expect from a blue switch. Even if you try to type very softly to not push the switch all the way to the bottom - it clacks quite loudly. What I was HOPING for was relatively quiet switches with a tactile feel - or an edge that I could push past to make the key engage. Other than that - the colors are great and the keyboard feels like it costs hundreds of dollars. It works right out of the box, and the keyboard shortcuts give some interesting visuals. I would like an easy way to set all the keys to a single color. It may be in there, but so far I have not found it (today is my first day)

I like this keyboard, it has a good lights also differents lights modes, the only weak part is on the software, I simple and does no have many option to personalize the lights. I love the macros and the multimedia controls. Im satisfied

NOt bad for th emoney, not bad at all. Nice key clicks with the browns, have no issues gaming. Only thing I dont liek is the fonts on the keys, not traditional and sometimes I really have to double check what Im clicking lol.

I have been using this keyboard for about a month now. I got the one with the brown inserts. It feels and works great. I am a very hard typist most of the time and you can definitely hear my clicks more than with a non-mechanical keyboard. -I am a software developer and it works fine with Windows and Linux -The lighting options are plentiful and easy enough to set up -The programmable keys work great -There was a sort of ping that developed after a few days, but only lasted a few days -I use the feet and move my keyboard all over the place. No problems! -Its as good as anything else I have seen for twice the price