Redragon Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Mechanical Keyboard with 105 Programmable Keys, Red Switches, Full Anti-ghosting RGB Ideal for Gaming, PC, Windows, Mac, Gamer, Office, Typists - UK Layout

The precise model of this keyboard is the Red Dragon K565 RUDRA, something that isn't immediately apparent from the description.I'm a long-time user of a Cherry MX Red mechanical keyboard, having owned and used several high-end keyboards over the last 15 years. I've used nothing other than a cherry red mechanical for these last 15 years. I bought this keyboard as a backup and have been completely blown away by how good it is for the price. The keyboard itself is quite compact and doesn't occupy much space on the desktop. It has a solid, anodised aluminium backplate that makes it feel quite heavy and good quality, while the key caps themselves are standard profile and the lettering nicely transparent, which allows the backlight to shine through properly. The RGB seems a little limited in its ability to display a wide palette of colours, but it can do pretty much anything even high-end keyboards can. I prefer a solid colour backlight rather than any of the garish cycling modes and the refreshingly simply software that doesn't need to run all the time allows an easy configuration. You can even override colours for individual keys.The keyboard is this cheap since it uses a Chinese manufactured clone of the Cherry Red swithces, Outemu. These switches feel pretty good, although to me they feel a little different to the branded Cherry switches, despite having almost identical specifications. The Cherry switches feel just a little more precise, although the difference is barely noticeable. Perhaps it's just better machining tolerance on the cherry switches that make the difference, but they're remakably good for the price anyway.If you're thinking of trying out a mechanical keyboard, or looking for a backup keyboard, you won't go wrong with this one. Of course, I can't speak to the longevity of the keys themselves: time will tell. Top marks for price / performance on this keyboard.UPDATE: one year and three months from purchase, it's still going strong. Not had a day's problem and holding up perfectly with around 10 hours a day usage on average. If I could give it another star I would. Just bought a second one.

Really happy with this. I've been loyal to my previous keyboard manufacturer of choice until my last one was riddled with keyboard chatter. Completely broke my trust when I was paying premium prices.Not often you see mechanical keyboards at this price but finally wanting to give it a try and it's been really good.Everything looked what you'd get in terms of a decent quality keyboard, well packaged etc. Even included a pack of 4 replacement red switches which you don't often get (not sure if that's reassuring or worrying).The keyboard itself is sufficiently heavy and sturdy feel that it's a well built board, looks good and the keys feel good too, fairly quie action too if you plan on using it without headphones or if noise is a concern. Despite being a full size keyboard it actually does a good job of not being too bulky, there's no wasted real estate around the edges or above the F keys. Admittedly there aren't the luxury touches like audio dials or extra usb slots, but I never really used them and they were never really that realiable on other models I owned anyway.I haven't looked at the software yet for RGB control but at least I don't have one key that is completely out of sync with the rest of the pattern anymore.It doesn't come with a wrist rest but you can't argue at this price. Even buying the separate compatible branded rest came to under £55 total which is a steal for a genuine red switch mech kb. It's soft, comfortable and solid, no clips or attachments but stays in place against the on without a hint of movement.I'd highly recommend anyone give it a try if youre looking for an affordable mech switch board.

I was hesitant at first, but overall it's pretty good. I came from Razor keyboards, but after getting their mouse first i moved onto this and wasn't disappointed. The app for the macros (if there is one) is hard to find and I haven't been able to but if you dont care about that its good. Lighting is good, the keys feel good and responsive, its a mechanical keyboard so expect noise and so far its durable but will update if it changes.

I work on this keyboard a lot - it isn't for gaming. I type manuscripts and work as a transcriptionist. My old, very cheap keyboard was starting to fail (at £10 for two years, I have no complaints). I spent quite a bit of time looking for a keyboard that I could afford and which I thought would work for me and finally settled on this one. The keyboard took a bit of getting used to after my very low profile, cheap keyboard. I like how light-touch the keys are and the layout is a good size so my hands don't feel cramped. I can type for a long time without my hands getting tired. I like the weight of of the keyboard, it stays put on my desk and with the adjustment available, it's a good height. Without a doubt, it IS noisy compared to most other keyboards I've had, but if that's the downside of the way it operates, I'll take it. If you were sharing a small space with other people, I can see that it would be irritating for them. My dog doesn't seem to mind. Changes I might make? I'd like solid white light behind all keys, don't seem to be able to get that but I'll live with the solid blue-green-red-green-blue and there ARE a lot of different configurations you can choose. Just no white one that I can find. (You get a little manual in the box). And my old, super-cheap keyboard had separate keys which controlled sound. I'd love to have those back. I'm getting used to having to use the Function key to get the same result with F2-F4 but it's a two-handed operation for me (no FN key bottom left) so it's less convenient. But otherwise, I'm happy with the keyboard for the price. Recommended.

I used to use a more expensive Logitech G413 keyboard for gaming and work but it eventually broke and the Romer-G switches could not be changed.I saw this one had the same look to it with similar specs and is hot swappable so if any switches break in the future it would be an easy fix with the added bonus of RGB for only half the cost. I was surprised with the build quality and how easy it is to mod this keyboard if you wish to do so. It is sturdy and made of metal, has decent software support for RGB control / macros and actually feels nicer and smoother to type on than the Logitech one I had that cost twice as much! I highly recommend this keyboard because you won't get a better one for the price unless you up your budget considerably. It's excellent for gaming and general use/work.It's not very noisy because of the red linear switches but because they are hot swappable you can easily swap them out for more quiet ones.

The typing feels natural and comfortable. It's not terribly loud, but I wouldn't want to use it in a room I was sharing with people who didn't want to listen to typing. That's of course normal for this type of keyboard. Superficial point but I do like the font they used for the keys, kind of techno retro looking. They're nicely lit and easy to read. The one thing that bugs me about it is that the capslock indicator is placed so that I have to lean well forward to see if it's lit, as it's flat and the num keys in front of it are much taller. That's a small niggle, but if they'd put the indicator labels beneath instead of above the indicator lights, the lights would be easier to see. If you're super tall or less of a sloucher than me, it might not be an issue at all. Again, a very small complaint, especially considering how great this keyboard is for the price. I bought this for my gaming computer and another much more expensive one specifically touted for speed typing for my work computer, and honestly this one feels just as great for typing. I could have saved some cash just buying two of these.

I have had it for a while now and it holds up well, as a arrow keys gamer I was happy to find a good budget keybaord with a website that u can change the RGB with . This is the best 100% percent keyboard I used and I recommend it

Horrible font! Why oh why would they use such a terrible looking (and difficult to read) font? The base appears to be slightly warped so the keyboard isn't totally flat. However, overall it is quite a decent keyboard for the money. The software lets you assign media keys to any key you like which is good. In custom lighting modes the Fn key doesn't light up which is a bit strange. Also, in custom lighting mode it's very difficult to get the exact colour you want - essentially you have to choose from 9 basic colours. Overall - it's a cheap and cheerful mechanical keyboard with quite a nice tactile feel to the keys.