Redragon K556 RGB LED Backlit Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, 104 Keys Hot-Swap Mechanical Keyboard w/Aluminum Base, Upgraded Socket and Noise Absorbing Foams, Soft Tactile Brown Switch

Typically, I'm too busy to take the time to write a review for stuff, but I enjoy this keyboard so much that I had to leave a review! I've owned so many keyboards over the past 30 years, but this one is THE BEST I've had. Other keyboards that got close to this one were literally five times the cost of this keyboard. What I like about this keyboard the most is the brown mechanical switches. They are the perfect combination of response, tactile feeling, and low noise level. Every stroke is wonderful! I use this keyboard for professional writing. I can't tell you what a pleasure it is to have a keyboard that makes my job easier and more effecient. I spend hours a day on this rig and it's a serious upgrade from the factory model I got with my new computer. The whole keyboard is heavy and feels substantial. The quality is top notch. The back-lighted keys are wonderful. I chose the right color and pattern that I wanted and I'm very pleased with how they help me find the right keys in my dark room. I will say that the app I downloaded from the manufacturer's website did not work to set up the lighting, but I looked up how to set it up properly from the keyboard itself and that's working fine. I can't testify to how long this keyboard will last (I'm pretty rough on keyboards because I'm active) but I'll update here if I have any problems. Right now, I'm very satisfied with what I have and wanted you to know about it!

Dirk Hooper · 2026-04-24 · via amazon

I am not a gamer, but I do spend a lot of time typing on my computer. I have put up with miskeying in less than ideal lighting conditions for a long time. The K556 is perfect to the task. The K556 presents an array of kinetic and multicolor options, but I like a static, subdued and monochromatic layout. This is easy to achieve via keyboard controls (see my setup below), and settings are persistent across reboots. I initially had a question about settings and contacted Redragon support, which was very responsive. The K556 is solidly constructed, the keys have a good feel and they are quiet. Now for my boring settings (“+” and “/” are not keyed). Fn+Ins Each 2-key press cycles to the next in this set of lighting modes (see the manual for other modes): Trial of Light, Breathing, Normally On (“Normally On” defaults to the color “Rainbow” – a static wash from side to side). Fn+→ (In case the ASCII glyph doesn’t render, Fn+Right Arrow) Each 2-key press cycles thru Rainbow, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple, Violet). My choice was “Purple”, more of a fuchsia. Fn+↑/↓ (In case the ASCII glyphs don’t render, Fn+Up Arrow or Down Arrow). Each 2-key press cycles brightness Up or Down.

Amazon Customer · 2026-01-28 · via amazon

Very nice, super solid, not so loud with the brown switching. It took me a couple of hours to get used to it after so many years using membrane switch keyboards. Less than half a day later I had forgotten that it was a new keyboard. I am not a touch typist but thanks to 30+ years of muscle memory I can fake it. The spacing of the keys is great, the travel and the click action work really well to my typing style. And I can always switch to a different switch type if I need to. I have had a couple weird instances when keystrokes aren't registering but honestly these cleared before I could troubleshoot enough to blame either the keyboard or something going on with whatever app was acting out. I was also surprised that it shipped with 8 spare brown switches. I have a really bad luck with keyboards, I usually kill them after about a year and I always end breaking at least one key. It's nice to know that the key caps and switches are user replaceable and very affordable. Two microscopic nags: 1. No wrist rest area. This is not a deal breaker, and I never used that area to rest my wrist, but it was nice to use it to tilt the phone when I needed to do something like look up a 2FA code. Again, not a deal breaker. 2. The sticker with the dragon above the arrow keys throws me off, every now and then I look towards the keyboard and that empty area looks like it's missing keys, then it takes me a split second to figure out that's where the sticker sits. That's about the only two things I can find to complain about it. The price was excellent, the keyboard and a new Bluetooth mouse cost me less than I what I paid for each of the last three keyboard/mouse combos that I have purchased. My biggest mistake was that I should have bought two on the spot and give one to my son, he is in the Autistic spectrum and he loves rainbows and was blown away when he saw the customizable lights show. 90-day update: I have now recovered from three spills that would have ruined every single keyboard I have owned in at least a decade. I cannot stress enough the peace of mind that comes from being able to replace one compromised key switch instead of losing the keyboard. I also had an interesting, self-inflicted anomaly. During my last spill I accidentally hit the wrong thing and switched the keyboard to French Canadian layout. Then proceeded to waste an hour freaking out over why the switches themselves were registering properly, but some keys were off. I only got to calm down when I plugged in a spare and it started doing the same thing, which is what told me that I was troubleshooting Windows, not the keyboard. So yeah, if you want/need to clean the keyboard, unplug it first.

Pedro Vera · 2025-04-23 · via amazon

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