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
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Product Description
Features
Anti-ghosting with 104 Standard Keys
Fully anti-ghosting keys deliver reliably accurate performance to players without any program error.
Fully Anodized Aluminum Frame Brushed
Extreme durability ensures that players do whatever they would like.
Get Some RGB Vibes
Equipped with 20 preset RGB lighting effects, dynamic, static or other groovy customizable modes are all available to be chosen or define.
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Customer Reviews
4.5 out of 5 stars 9,124
4.7 out of 5 stars 477
4.3 out of 5 stars 139
4.7 out of 5 stars 213
4.6 out of 5 stars 4,838
4.5 out of 5 stars 117
Price
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Dimension/size
17.1×4.9 in 13.1 x 5.4 in 11.5×3.9 in 15.3 x 5.5 in 17.3 x 6.0 in 13.7 x 4.9 in
Keyboard Weight
1.18 kg 0.95 kg 0.56 kg 0.92 kg 1.17 kg 0.73 kg
Switch Type
Brown Switch (Hot-Swap) Red Switch (Hot-Swap) Magnetic Switch (HE Effect) Custom Switch (Litsea) Red Switch (Hot-Swap) Red Switch (Hot-Swap)
Keys
104 81 61 98 104 78
Connection
Wired Wired/BT/2.4Ghz Wireless Wired Wired/BT/2.4Ghz Wired/BT/2.4Ghz Wired
Extra G Keys
0 0 0 0 5 4
RGB Backlit
✓
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Software
✓
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YES! TRUE HOT-SWAP – The transformative innovation with 99.8%+ switches compatible free-mod hot swappable Redragon keyboard is available now. The unique exclusive structure design of the socket makes the switch mounting easier and less wobbling
Original Aluminum Board – K556 features the tank-solid aluminum metal board material covered with the classic brushed surface process. Keep the keyboard steady and elegant on the desk, for a premium typing experience
Hot-Swappable Brown Switches – Hot-swappable with almost all switch types in the market no matter 3-pin or 5-pin. Basic tactile mechanical switches, soft key travel makes every click easy to register. Easy to mod or update it with your wishing preference, no forum researching required
Vibrant Groovy RGB – Up to 20 presets backlighting modes are free to choose by the keyboard itself. Brightness and flowing speed is also adjustable on board. Select your own preferred modes for any playing
Pro Software Supported – Expand your options using the available software to design your own new modes and effects found on redragonshop. Macros with different keybindings or shortcuts for more efficient work and gaming
Customers say
Customers appreciate the keyboard’s functionality, build quality, and value for money. They find the keys have a nice tactile feel, and the metal frontplate keeps the board stable while typing. Many consider it an affordable Bluetooth gaming keyboard with great quality. The overall look is described as sleek and premium.
9 reviews for 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
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Doc Gerbil –
Amazing and Affordable
This is an immaculate keyboard. For the price, you can’t beat it. Typing is a dream, the keys feel so good and it’s not overly obnoxious with the clicking sound like some other keyboards can be. The lights are also customizable when you download the software from Red Dragon. Also, I love the ability to be able to have this keyboard as wireless or wired, and the construction feels very sturdy. It is a heavy keyboard, but it’s very durable as a result. Overall, I will recommend this to everyone searching for a wired/wireless backlit keyboard, whether you’re into gaming or not. This is a must-have. I will definitely be buying from Red Dragon again whenever I need anything for my PC peripherals.
Mike –
Outstanding Quality For The Price
I figured it was about time to write up a review for this. I purchased this keyboard back in January of 2018 after some trial and error looking for a new mechanical keyboard without the annoying snap of a blue switch board. The keys on this provide good tactile feedback while not being as loud thanks to the brown switches. The all aluminum chassis is outstandingly sturdy and has a good amount of weight to it.The board comes with standard onboard controls for adjusting the RGB modes and brightness with the keys. The accompanying software to make more thorough adjustments is pretty bare bones but gets the job done.The key puller is great for removing the keys for cleaning the board. I haven’t needed to use the switch puller as if yet but it’s convenient that it was provided along with the extra blue switches for some personalization.The only ‘issue’ I’ve had was the E key breaking off after about 4 years of use, of which I simply bought a new key cap set to replace the stock ones and things have been going great since.Honestly this is a great quality keyboard that rivals the more expensive well known comparable brand names, for a much better price. I’ve had this keyboard for 7 years as of writing this review and it appears I will get many more of use out of it.
Mike T. –
Love this keyboard, but…
Before this I had the Red Dragon S107, which was a great keyboard for the price. But I decided to upgrade to this keyboard, The K556. And I love it! With the brown key switches, the feedback is amazing. I find myself just randomly typing things unnecessarily just to use the keyboard because it’s so satisfying to type. Though I care much more about how a keyboard feels rather than how it sounds, this one sounds great! Very nice soft clack sound. It’s built extremely well, Full metal casing, and nice, semi glossy keys that feel very nice. The lighting is good, not great. I would have to admit that although this keyboard has cooler rgb effects (reactive keys, different modes, etc) the consistency of the lighting leaves more to be desired, as there are bright spots and dim spots in certain areas of the keyboard. I’ll even go as far as to say my previous, cheaper Red Dragon keyboard had better backlighting in my opinion. One little pet peeve i also have is that keys feel nice, but need to be cleaned up better during the manufacturing process, on the bottom of each key you can see mold marks that (should have been) clipped off at the factory. And it annoys me to see that, especially for a keyboard of this price, AND being compared to another keyboard from the same company thats at least 2 times cheaper than this one, and the cheaper one didn’t have those issues. Another strange quirk is that the color white is a very warm white, and there doesn’t seem to be a way to configure it to be a cooler, more blue white. (Yes, i downloaded the software and despite trying everything, i cannot get it to display a cooler color temperature white. So due to that i opted for a nice, teal backlight color instead, which I like. I like this keyboard very much. Just wish it had better lighting. I do like that they included extra switches and a keycap/switch puller.
Keno C. –
Solid build, great colors, small issue noted
The Redragon K556 is a well built, sturdy, and beautiful keyboard that feels more premium than its listed price. The brown switches mine came with, are just the right balance of clickiness, smoothness and bounce.Back in 2018 I bought an older variant of this, and while I changed switches as the years went by, the main keyboard never once failed. This year, I wanted to get a fresh one as a little upgrade, and to see what was new after nearly 7 years.I’m pleased to see that it comes with a full USB-C to A cable which is much easier to connect and replace. The brushed metal on the keyboard makes it have a more premium feel than the price would suggest. The wider range of color options, as well as the smoothness of their transitions makes it a very worthy upgrade for me.I’ve only really had one issue since using it for less than a week, hence my lower star. When cycling through some of the color options, one of the LEDs under the period key got stuck on a different color than the rest. I plugged out the keyboard, changed the colors, and other options, but it didn’t seem to resolve at first. Later on I saw that it would align well with some colors but not with others. Blue and green seem to work fine, but orange, purple, and even white can throw it off. I’m not sure if there’s an easy fix for this, but for now I have to take off a star for that.Overall recommended, hopefully you all don’t experience this issue.
Daniel Chou –
I love this keyboard, the material.and the hot keys switches are great. I removed the red silent switches and switch with epomaker sea salt silent mechanical keyboard switches. They are extremely quiet and silent than the red dragon red switches. What I love about this keyboard , is compatible with 5 pin switches. Overall I am happy with this keyboard. It doesn’t lose the tactile part of the keyboard when I change my switches. My advice, be very careful with the pin when inserting to the keyboard.
Androsk –
La calidad se siente muy bien, tengo poco usándolo pero hasta ahorita puedo decir que está perfecto
Wifie –
I recently purchased this keyboard after looking around for about 4 months. What sold me was the positive reviews, regarding the quality, brightness, colour feature, and sound/feel. After a few days, I have to agree.The keyboard has some weight to it, which is fantastic as someone who CONSTANTLY nidges their keyboard by accident. No more accidentally moving by keyboard, going to type, and my alignment is wrong. Additionally, the keyboard has grips on the bottom, which really helps it feel sturdy when I have to type quickly. The legs are solid and offer a great angle for typing. The keys are a nice thick plastic, and feels like it would last a long time.The brightness is great, because I like to have my light active day and night. It allows me to brighten and dim the backlight very easily. The light itself is very bright at the highest setting, but not so bright that I’m blinded. This was an issue I had when picking a new keyboard. None of them seem to have a nice middle ground; they were always bright as the sun or “dying flashlight” dim.The colour feature is one of my favorite features. I knew I wanted an RBG keyboard, but I found many were limited to the colour you could choose for a solid light. Also, A LOT of other keyboards made you pick a light pattern, and this keyboard actually lets you have just normal light lol. Other reviews have also said the custom colour/pattern doesn’t stay when you unplug your keyboard or turn your computer off. I have not had this issue at all, but I read the manual lol. If you download the software for it (like the manual suggests) you can set 3 light profiles for the keyboard. Once you set a profile to use and customize it the way you want, all the customizations stay. I know because I customized my keyboard at home, on my personal laptop, unplugged it, then plugged it into my work computer, and settings didn’t change. Another thing, THE COLOUR SELECTION IS AMAZING. You can choose from a custom colour scale to get the exact shade you want, it’s awesome.Lastly, the sound and feel are perfect for me. I like the sound of an old mechanical keyboard, that’s been used a lot lol. I find that sound very pleasing when I type because it gives me that light clicky noise, without being too much. But I hate it because keys are always loose and didn’t provide enough tension when I typed. OH BOY, was I glad to find a red switch keyboard! It offers me that more muted mechanical sound, and plenty of tension that it feels proper, but not so much tension that I have to press super hard to activate the key. It’s also not so obnoxious, that it’ll drive my coworkers insane. There is also enough space between the keys that I don’t mistype as often, but not so far I can’t type properly. I have very small hand (like really small lol) and this is a constant struggle for me, but not here (woohoo!).Lastly, this review is based purely on my personal preference and use. I use this keyboard for typing only and do not play PC games with it. So, I can’t really comment on that side. However, I do a lot of typing at work and at home; so this fits my needs very much. If you have similar preferences as me, I highly recommend!
Riverbank Hank –
Such a solid quality feeling piece of tech. Quite heavy. All steel body. IP67 rated. Swappable keys (although limited to oetemu switches). I’m telling myself this could be a lifetime keyboard, especially because I’m already old, but we’ll see.My use is about 80% work, 20% gaming. So why a gaming keyboard? I wanted to try a mechanical keyboard, and the RGB lighting is just cool, worth a bit more money to liven up my work station. I had a huge internal debate over switch types, and one of the reasons I chose this particular keyboard was that it had the brown switches that I decided upon as the happy medium between clicky typing keys (blue) and linear gaming keys (red). Not many of the lower priced mech keyboard listings had the choice of switches, or didn’t have brown as one of the choices. I can actually use the spare switches included to test this (nice inclusion by the way), but I won’t bother. I feel comfortable with the browns, made the right choice.If you’re coming from a membrane style keyboard, not an old fashioned typewriter trained typist, and never tried a mechanical keyboard before, whoo boy, get ready for an adjustment period. I was hoping that this style of keyboard would help eliminate some of my constant repetitive typos with my old Azio keyboard. Not so, at least not yet. Initially, I found mechanical to be less forgiving. It’s kinda hard to explain. Hitting these keys, that are isolated from each other with only empty space between, and have a deeper stroke or travel compared to membrane style, just feels like you have to be more accurate. And I’m not 100% on how the anti ghosting feature works. But I think I’m quickly getting used to it.I’ve seen a few reviews complain about the software, but I had zero problems locating and installing it from the Redragon website. It is a bit strange that I can only get the program to run if I right click and run as administrator, but maybe I did something wrong in install. Not really a big deal. The software is a bit janky to use, until you get it figured out.The RGB lighting is fantastic. Too bad it doesn’t have perimeter lighting and that the dragon logo isn’t lit, but that’s nitpicking.I might miss my dedicated media keys for a while, but I’ll get used to using the Fn keys pretty quickly.The font on the keycaps is a bit small and weird. It’s kind of modern techy looking, appropriate for a gaming keyboard, but not practical if you are a poorly trained typist with aging eyes like me.
Ankit Verma –
Value for money..