RedragonWired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with RGB Backlit, 94 Keys, Programmable Macro Editing, Numeric Pad, Red Switches, Compact Keyboard Mechanical for Pc Mac Ipad, K636CLO

5 stars but because of the price point. I was looking at this and it went on sale so I snagged it for like 37 bucks with tax.This is a cheap keyboard but honestly higher end than the price point IMOPros:it took me a minute to get use to but I love the trimmed down footprint of it. It eliminated all the extra buttons I don't need but will keeping the number pad.Switches are liniar red that seem responsive and quiet. I prefer clicky blues but the sound of these are a nice change.Hot swap is easy (others saying it sucks must not know what they are doing? I had no problem while testing)RGB software is easy to use and very customizable. I really enjoyed being able to color mach all of my gear with ease.Cons: some of these are very subjective but worth notingThe supplies power cable is nice that it is right angle and can utilize type c on the mobo but for my set up it was about a foot short. I used a different one that I had in a drawer and it works fine.I loathed the orange space and esc keys. I swapped out a few various caps on the board to fit me.The caps it came with really are not very bright to let the RGB shine through. The room has to be semi dark to really appreciate it.The plastic frame is very flexible. I would of paid a few extra bucks for an aluminum top frame half.Overall it's a decent budget trimmed down keyboard that is comfortable to use. I wouldn't pay full price for it but it was worth the cost all day on sale at 22% off.

Great little compact keyboard, especially for the price! I was originally going to send it back because I meant to buy a wireless one (for a different PC), but I ended up keeping it because I liked it so much, and just replaced my current one with this one. So now I have two Redragon keyboards and I love them!Pros:Light-weight, compact, RGB lighting, still has the numpad so great for productivity as well as gaming, hot swappable keys/switches, great priceCons: While it says the switches are hot swappable, I was too afraid to remove them. The amount of force I was pulling on the switch (using the included tool), I really felt like it was going to break so I stopped. I watched a YT video and the guy just plucked it out like it was nothing. So I'm not sure why these are so difficult to remove. Others were also commenting on the video talking about how difficult they were to remove. I tried two different switches and they were both incredibly hard to remove so I just stopped trying. So that might be something to consider if you are wanting to change out the switches. Other than that, it's a great little keyboard!

THIS YEAR:It's been a year since I've bought and reviewed this keyboard so I thought I'd change my review up a bit.The reason being is that I still use this keyboard. But, the only reason I am still using this keyboard is because my brother helped me solder and swap the two shift keys. Since then, it has been working great. No problems whatsoever. I do sometimes miss my numpad, since it's much easier to type numbers down that way, but I don't think I can ever go back to dome keyboards even if it had the best numpad in the world.But I just got lucky and you might not be so lucky. If another key malfunctions again, I'll leave another review about it but so far all the keys work fine, except the shift key that I swapped, like I mentioned previously (which I never use right shift key anyway).If you can afford to get a much more durable mechanical keyboard at a higher price, definitely go for that instead of this one. Of course, not all of us can afford a keyboard at those crazy prices so if you do purchase one of these, keep in mind that a key might malfunction--which is the risk you pay when you buy anything below it's normal price.LAST YEAR:It's pretty good, for a cheap mechanical keyboard. I noticed a major difference when switching form my mechanical keyboard back to my dome one. I typed a lot faster on this keyboard and Osu was a lot easier as well. If you're looking for a really cheap mechanical keyboard get this.But wait. Only if it's temporary.It's only been about 4-5 months and one of the keys are unresponsive. The "shift" key to be exact. I use that key a lot, and it wasn't until it stopped working that I realized this. I received it on December 22 and this problem showed up around April, maybe even before that. Right now I'm only using it to play Osu, since it's switching back to dome keys is nearly impossible for this game, but for everything else--like typing this review--I'm using my old keyboard.Just buy it as a backup or something, not as a main keyboard.ps. No light, means no backlight. Meaning, the keys won't light up. The Redragon I'm typing on right now--the dome keyboard--has backlight but they died a while ago. So I came to the conclusion that Redragon shouldn't be trusted in this area.