Redragon Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Wired Mechanical Keyboard with 11 Programmable Backlit Modes, Hot-Swappable Red Switch, Anti-Ghosting, Double-Shot PBT Keycaps, Light Up Keyboard for PC Mac

Awesome Keyboard!
Bought this keyboard for my new gaming computer. This is the first mechanical keyboard I’ve had for gaming, so there was some getting used to. (My old gaming machine was an Alienware M15x, so the keys were considerably quieter, being a laptop.) Anyway, after using it for a few weeks, I can say I definitely love this keyboard. It’s very customizable, but I do feel the included documentation could have given some more detail on just HOW to customize it, as I actually did not know until I watched a video on youtube about the keyboard. (I won’t link the video, as it was cringeworthy to watch, to be honest.) Anyway, each key can be programmed to one of 7 colors, or “off”. The colors are quite vibrant, and despite “only” having 7 colors to choose from, it’s more than enough for my needs.Anyway, there are various modes that are controlled by pressing the FN key, and then INS, HOME, PG UP, DEL, END, or PG DN, brightness is controlled with FN and the Up/Down arrow keys, and the “Winlock” function (locking the Windows key) is controlled with FN + Windows Key. Also of note, the keys for the different modes do have numbers in boxes on them.Mode 1 (FN + INS) is a slow rotation through all the colors the keyboard can display (actually getting more than the 7 colors via mixing) and you can press FN + INS again to stop it on a particular color if you are interested in having that as your color scheme.Mode 2 (FN + HOME) is something I’ve come to refer to as the “disco floor” mode. It has various colors that flash from the center of the keyboard out, and pressing (FN + Home) more will pull up other “modes” with it rotating through various colors.Mode 3 (FN + PG UP) is a “wave” of color from one side of the keyboard to the other. It can be stopped on the currently shown color combination by pressing FN + PG UP again, and the direction can be changed by pressing FN + Left/Right Arrow keys.Mode 4 (FN + DEL) is a lot like mode 3, including the direction changes, but instead it’s a rainbow across the whole keyboard that goes in a wave. The colors are about 3/4 columns of keys each, and can also be stopped on the current pattern if the keys are pressed again.Mode 5 (FN + END) is the programmable mode. All keys are by default shown in white at the start, but if you press FN + END after going to this mode, the 3 “lock” lights will start flashing, and you can press each key individually to set the colors. After it’s set the way you like, press FN+END again, and it will save that as your setting.Mode 6 (FN + PG DN) is a really neat one. The whole keyboard goes black in this mode, but pressing a key will cause it to light up, then fade back to black. The default of this mode is white, but if you press FN + PG DN more, it will come up with alternate colors to light up as.Macro programming is done by pressing the “REC” key, then pressing the “G” key you want (G1 – G5) to set the macro to. The initial “REC” press will cause the “lock” lights to flash slowly, pressing the “G” key you want will cause them to flash faster… that’s recording mode. Press the keys you want as your macro, then press “REC” when you’re done.I don’t personally use the macros myself (yet) mostly because the macros I do use are part of the game I’ve tested with it most (World of Warcraft).A big plus to this keyboard for me are the multimedia keys. I tend to listen to my music collection while I’m playing WoW. I love the game’s music, but there’s only so many times you can hear the same songs before needing something a bit different. The keys are some of the few that are not lit on this keyboard (along with the macro keys) but they are easily accessible, and easy enough to identify by touch. (They don’t have any tactile indicators on them, but there are only 6, and I’ve remembered their placement easy enough.)The build quality of the board is fantastic. It feels very high-grade, and the keyboard tray itself is a thick metal plate (it seems to be a brushed aluminum, but I may be wrong). The wrist rest is detachable, and I haven’t really used it (though I did just set it up during this review just to see what I think of it. It’s pretty comfy.)Anyway, the keyboard is fantastic, and it seems to be constructed well enough to hold up for a good long time. It works great with Windows 10, as well.

I bought this keyboard for my new setup and because it was cheap i thought the product would be low quality. But when i unboxed it and put it on with my setup, it sounded and feeled amazing. I would definitely recommend this product 🙂

Excellent value for money, the proportions are perfect and the mechanism works as expected. Seems to be on par with other mechanical keyboards that are far more expensive.

Do check it you are ok with clicky switches.Because if you are buying in hope of changing the switches later on, mind you they are Outemu (Gaote) switches and MX switches aren’t compatible with it. And finding Outemu Red or any other switch on market is pretty difficult.Mouse is decent. To note you can adjust weight of mouse. Check manual, there’s only one line regarding this.