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Redragon K530 Draconic 60% RGB Wireless Keyboard (Open Box)

$33.94
$47.99 29% off Reference Price
Condition: New; Open Box
Color: Black
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Top positive review
8 people found this helpful
all around great package
By wxl on Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2022
First things first, I'm not much of a gamer, so I can't speak to that experience. However, I type a lot for work and for fun and performance is a key factor for me.My first mechanical was a clicky Logitech, which I rather liked a lot, but I found myself gravitating more and more to the quieter switches. I've currently got Bullet QL switches plus dampeners to really keep things quiet. It can keep up with me (I type fast) without sounding overwhelming to others around me, it looks great, and the form factor is fantastic.I also like the multi connectivity (though I admit I've never used the 2.4GHz) and the option to go wired (and luckily USB-C) or not. The keyboard has been used on Linux (Ubuntu if you're counting), OS X, iOS, and Android.The battery tends to last long enough that I don't really find myself being aware of how long it lasts ;) When it does go back, the keyboard output gets kind of wonky and the red LED on the side that indicates power starts blinking, which I find a useful and reasonable indicator.As far as the keyboard itself, I've found using FN1 a reasonable way to get to those "missing" keys: function, arrows (on ASWD, which makes logical sense), page, insert/delete, home/end, print screen. It also works for backtick and tilde but I always find it a bit confusing as FN1+escape will provide both of those (you add shift to get the tilde). These characters are extremely valuable in the Linux command line, so I'm a little sensitive about it. That's a relatively small gripe given how much is jammed together in such a small space without doing weird stuff like having overly short keycaps. A compromise has to be made somewhere.As for the bad stuff: the stabilizers are a little loud, especially the space bar. This is a mod I plan on dealing with soonish and I'll update accordingly. If you run clicky switches, you probably won't even notice.Oh, and can't comment on the software as I've yet had the need to use it.Regardless of any negatives, the price is fantastic for what you get. If you're looking for a functional and still upgradable mechanical keyboard but you don't want to pay prices normally associated with more custom mechanical keyboards, this is a great way to go.
Top critical review
1 people found this helpful
Great Typing Experience, Bad firmware and Function/Media Keys Accessibility
By IgorLeandro on Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2024
Typing experience is great! Keyboard feels solid, doesn't slip, has legs to lift the back up for better angle, and if you have wrist support you can't really ask for more. The switches feel good and have a small pre-travel, but all within normal range. It is a pleasure to type on this keyboard.To have it and use it as a daily driver though, things change. First there is connectivity which is 2.4GHz, or 2 other Bluetooth devices, or cabled. Although the 2.4GHz is good, the market standard nowadays is a 2.4GHz + 3 BT + Cable. Then there are the key combinations with Function (Fn) key. There is no "Magic Fn" on Caps to use ASDW as arrow keys, there is no "Mac/Win" mode and there are no multimedia keys, with only Function (F1, F2...) keys available when you press "Fn+<number>". Several other manufacturers out there have a Second Function (Fn2) key that can be used for that purpose so pressing 1 is the number 1, Fn+1 is F1 and Fn2+1 is LowerBrightness and you have all the numbers providing 3 keys like that with Fn and Fn2. Others have more keys with additional second key upon the Fn modifier, for example, Fn+Z,Fn+X,Fn+C can be Previous,Play/Pause,Next, then Fn+< and Fn+> are Volume Down and Up and so on, so not all functions are tied to the numbers. I also had a combination of keys Fn+Command+Shift+A keys to do the equivalent of Command+Shift+Left in MacOS to "select to the beginning of the line" that simply didn't work. At this point who knows which other combinations will fail.Redragon has newer keyboards which do offer these functionalities by the way. That made think that this keyboard is outdated, and sure enough googling around you can find that this keyboard was made available back in February 2020.Redragon's Castor K631 is a good example, with the problem for me being that it is a Linear Switch and I want a Tactile.A summary then:Pros:- Great Typing Experience- Solid Keyboard- 2.4GHz, 2xBluetooth and Wired ModesCons:- No VIA/QMK- No Media Keys- No Mac/Win Mode- 2xBluetooth instead of 3xBluetooth- Some Key Combinations don't work- Connection modes still changed with switches, not key combinations

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