Redragon K589 Shrapnel RGB Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, 104 Keys Anti-ghosting Mechanical Keyboard with Linear & Quiet Red Switches, Fast Actuation with Less Travel and Smooth Keys

EDIT: Note to those claiming you can't do per key lighting, you do need the software (link in product listing) to set the per key lighting.Review:Two parts, part one gives context to my preferences, part 2 is the review.Part 1: My backstoryI grew up with slim keyboards, between laptop scissor switches at home, mac chiclets at school, and a general lack of mechanical keyboards in the late 90s early 2000s, I grew to love the slim profile, quick actuation, and short travel distance, as well as quiet keys (I didn't buy nice speakers so that clacking would overwhelm the audio.) I was a huge fan of the Logitech K740 before the removed one of the clusters that allowed you to game on it. I spent the next few years looking for a keyboard that fit my wants. I was looking for a good scissor switch with back lighting, and they all felt terrible. Not sure why no company makes one that feels like the quality of a decent laptop besides Logitech. And again, you can't game on it.So I switched to mechanical keyboards. I tried browns and reds. Wasn't huge on them. Louder than I wanted, and travel distance was frustrating. Then came Cherry Silent switches, which I added o-rings to. They were ok. Too bad Corsair's keyboard suddenly starting outputting multiple key presses on one actuation. $130 keyboard only lasted me a few months. Then I got the logitech G513 with linear switches. I hated the shape of the keys, and made typos all the time. The actuation point, however, was 1.3 mm (many cherry reds are 1.5), and the lighting is particularly nice (no one has them beat on this, IMO, the omron switches, labeled as Romer G, have a clear stem in the center piping light right up to the laser cut characters), but a few of my keys the blue in the LEDs died within a year. Right, they put all this effort into making the perfect backlit keys, just to cheap out on the LEDs. On a $150 keyboard.Between the typos and the backlight issues, I was just sick of the 513.I was aware of slim mechanical keyboards, but almost all of them are using loud clicky blue switches, or are cooler master, with their oddly flat keys. I tried typing on one, and it did not feel good. The space bar was also very loud.In comes logitech with their first slim mechanical keyboard... and it cost a whopping QUARTER OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS. Let that sink in. $250. From a company that had sold me a $150 keyboard that had LEDs die within a year. Not a chance.Then one day I decided to search for slim keyboards, and bumped into this keyboard.Part 2: ReviewI was hesitant. The price is just right. The software to customize the colors isn't on their website, it's just in a link on the amazon listing (what's up with that?), and it has some bad reviews.So I was about to pass on it, but something compelled me to keep digging. I read the reviews, and aside from some with some backlighting issues, a lot of people complaining about the actual form and function of the keyboard seemed to be people that PREFER conventional mechanical keyboards, and did not like that the actuation is instant, and that the travel was low, and that it kinda seems like a lot of their criticisms align with what mechanical keyboard fans don't like about scissor switch keyboards.So I went ahead and pulled the trigger. It arrives, with a bunch of extra key switches too. This can come in handy, if you want some keys to have more resistance, or some to have click (like maybe you want caps lock to be harder to press for example using the black switch, which I believe is 50-60g).The application is barebones, but oddly enough has some of the best lighting effects I've seen built in.If you're doing custom per key color, it's time consuming, but hey, it's something I only do once in a while. And they also have a means of switching profiles as well. So the software is ok. Again, for those looking for the windows software, look in the description of the product on this amazon page for the link.The keys have relatively short travel distance and actuate *instantly*. A very light press works, and frankly, I love it. Plenty of people will hate it to be sure. It's sort of a niche thing, but for those of us who want this, like me, this is amazing.They keys are quieter than the Logitech G513, and quieter than the Corsair Strafe with Cherry MX Silent switches (especially that damn space bar). There is a bit of an annoying ping, and it is not as quiet as most scissor switch keyboards, certainly not as quiet as the K740, but color me impressed that it is quieter than a keyboard they comes with “Silent” mechanical switches.The form factor is really nice. It's not as slim as some scissor switch boards, but honestly, it is plenty slim. While I absolutely hate and despite the font they used for the characters on the keys with a burning passion, the keys honestly feel nicer than I expected for generic cheap ABS.Now that I've praised it, time for some cons.Software lackluster.Some keycaps weren't pressed in all the way.The item was shipped in the retail box. Tape was off one side, but it honestly looks like it hadn't been tampered with at all.The cable is non-detachable.So, despite the negatives, the last thing I wonder is the longevity. I plan to update this review when the keyboard eventually kicks the bucket.As of this moment, it is my favorite keyboard released in the past 8 years. Of all the items on my “checklist” for an ideal keyboard, it either comes close to, or meets every mark.This all coming from a company I didn't really know much about and hardly trust, I'm very impressed.TLDR: If you love scissor switches and don't like the conventional mechanical keyboard feel, you may have just found the perfect mechanical keyboard for you.EDIT: To update, still working, but to be fair, I did actually buy another really bad low profile keyboard from another company that had the BROWN version of these switches. That keyboard broke as I removed the switches, real joke. But all that mattered was the switches, which I swapped onto THIS keyboard with no issue. I enjoy it even more.

Havit is a great keyboard. I had a Redragon to test as well, and I like the Havit a little bit more. Since it's something related to feelings, your sensations may differ, but the Redragon's keys seemed more 'smooshy' than the Havit's, whereas the Havit's keys are more sturdy and feel of great quality. They blue switches it has do a great sound and have an excellent click noise, not as loud as Redragon's ones, so it's great. I need that sound, but the Redragon's sounds were a little bit too loud sometimes and depending on the mood, made me get kind of tired and wanted to stop typing or maybe throw it against the wall. The Redragon keyboard was heavier, I can't know for sure if that's a good thing, since the Havit doesn't feel cheap at all, I just wanted to mentioned it. Both keyboards have the lower part made of quality plastic, and the upper/front part of metal -maybe aluminum, don't know, and I won't search for the product's description-. One thing I can confirm and liked a lot more is the RGB lighting. Besides the different combinations and 'animations', which go into personal taste, the transition between colors is a lot smoother than the Redragon's ones. And, at least for me, the LED brightness was a bit higher in the Havit keyboard and the colors more accurate and distinctive. For my taste and feel, the RGB lighting is far lot superior than Redragon's RGB lighting. But well, all of this makes sense, at least for me, since it's also a more expensive keyboard than the Redragon one. Have in mind that the Havit model I'm talking about is the low-profile HV-KB395L and the Redragon I'm comparing it to was the Shrapnel K589. BTW, I had another Redragon with high-profile keys and arm-rest which was great, but the RGB lighting was the same as the Shrapnel, so I'm pretty sure in that regard that the Havit is better, as I already mentioned.

This keyboard is exactly what I was searching for. I managed to snag one of the Havits with red switches before they discontinued them and have been looking for a second one every since. This one fits the bill perfectly. The red switches are quiet and have a pretty small actuation distance, which is to be expected with the low profile switches. It might take a bit to get used to but I like the more sensitive typing.Build quality has been good so far. The top cover seems to be made out of steel (tested with a magnet). Which makes sense since it is pretty hefty. The keys are easy to remove if you need to and they even threw in a key cap and switch pullers and a bunch of extra switches (7 red, 4 black, 2 blue). Mine does have a convex bow to it (~0.125"), but it really makes no difference since the frame is so stiff. The USB cable is nice and thick and comes with a ferrite noise suppressor.Back lighting is nice. It's not incredibly bright but it's more than enough to light up the keys so they are easy to read. Like others said, the keys are somewhat hard to read with the backlighting off. The letters are more of a dull grey than white.I have not used their software or used the keyboard for gaming so I can't comment on those areas. But overall, for the price it's a solid keyboard. I may even buy a second one just in case one of my others crap out.