The company made the K556 to be a “jack of all trades” gaming keyboard. It has great performance, can be fully programmed, has RGB lighting, and sells for a very reasonable price. We really hope that the product will live up to its name, which roughly means “god king.” The K556 is one of the best full-sized, low-cost mechs you can find. It’s great to type on, has good stabilizers, and is made of metal, which is very impressive. Even though they are Outemu sockets, it’s nice to have the ability to swap things out quickly.
Specifications
- RGB LED Backlit
- Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
- Aluminum Base
- 104 Standard Keys
Where to get Redragon K556 RGB LED Backlit Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard?
The K556 is made out of metal all the way through, and the board weighs 1.4kg, so it has a good amount of weight to it. The surface of the aluminium has been anodized to protect it from rust. The frame of this board doesn’t bend much, and it’s made to last a long time. The bottom has four rubber feet and fold-outs with rubber tips. It stayed in place and didn’t move around.
The basic layout of the Devarajas K556 is the same as that of many other simple mechanical keyboards, except that Redragon added a few features to make the keyboard look better. The top and side plates are made of metal, and the edges are chamfered and polished. The bottom frame is made of plastic. The mechanical switches are held up by the top plate, and the keys “float” over it. On a metal badge right above the arrow keys, you can see the Redragon logo.
Redragon K556 has two kinds of switches: red and brown. The red switches move in a straight line and don’t click. The brown switches have some resistance with each stroke, but they don’t click either. Compared to other keyboards with similar switches, the “resistance” in my brown switches version is low, but it is still there. The keyboard doesn’t have a hand rest, so if you want one, you’ll have to buy one separately.
This is a layer that is pretty typical for Redragon Fn. Your RGB modes are on the Nav cluster, and the arrow keys let you change the brightness, cycle through single colors, and change the direction. The dash and equal sign keys can also be used to change the speed. On the F-row, you can control multimedia, get to your default browser and email client quickly, use the calculator, and search. Personally, I would have liked the volume control to be on the F9-12 segment, because that lets me change the volume with one hand.