Rene—January 31, 2019
I am currently typing on the Karura 2 keyboard, I have watched many reviews about this keyboard and I guess the one I got was the "updated newer version" The key layout is a bit different from the reviews i've seen but those reviews were like years ago. Upon typing on this right now I can feel that some keys are kinda hard to type on but it is no problem to me at all because I wanted a quieter keyboard than my mechanical one. I am a streamer and my mechanical keyboard is just so loud, great keyboard but super loud without a palm rest and it is not a full size keyboard. I decided to go with the red dragon (thank god I found this) because I already own a red dragon product myself which is their mouse that I bought about 3 years ago and man it is still working like its new. I was about to pull the trigger on a corsair for double the price of this keyboard! and I am glad I was able to save half the money because this keyboard just looks sleek, material feels smooth and rubbery which I like. Yes the keyboard is RGB and I mean it is RGB not in a sense that you can customize it like Razer or corsair keyboards but as soon as I plugged in the keyboard it was preset to a rainbow color theme, meaning each key had different colors. You can also change it to solid colors and different lighting effects, still havent played around with all of them but trust me youll know what to do once you get the keyboard. Did I already mention that this thing is pretty damn QUIET?, like I stated above I needed a keyboard that was quiet and yes this keyboard feels pretty damn quiet. The added wrist rest feels a whole lot better for someone who didn't have a wrist rest for a long time also lol. If you're on a budget this is a great keyboard to get, yes it may not feel as premium as the more expensive keyboard, yes the keys are a bit hard to press but for the price I paid for it, it definitely suits my needs. Read more
William Reuther—May 24, 2020
(Update ) Since the Old review ( see the lower part ) the company I bought this from has contacted me and offered a replacement. To which I gladly said yes. Thus upping my rating for this product over all. I still stand by my first review that the fact that is not repairable is annoying. But with a solid return policy this is a minor issue. Though I would like to note and stress that you DO NOT OPEN UP THE KEYBOARD as that can void all returns agreements. As such, if this is the level of serves I can continue to expect, and I already enjoy the keyboard. I will gladly buy from them again, or another keyboard should I ever truly need a second for another computer. ( Old Review ) Let me be clear, I do like this keyboard, as I prefer the lower profile and quieter keyboard set up. But I have to be honest so here goes. The keyboard is decently built, solid, and decently water proof. The color affects are decent, and once you learn to control them can be fun. The key strokes are nice, with only a tiny bit of travel. The problem with this keyboard is that once a key gives out. The whole board is trash. The shift key gave out on mine, causing quiet the bit of problems to say the least. And when I looked into repairing it well... that is not possible. The key switches are all part of the same board making replacing anyone of the keys impossible. This is not bad if you are is one of the number pad of the function keys, but when it is the shift keys that can ruin it entirely. The key would drop in and out and not always connect or let up. As such once I realized it was broken and that I could not replace it, it was nothing more than junk. If you are lucky this should be just fine, but remember that though this LOOKS nice, a Logitech keyboard for less than half the price will work a lot longer and better. Read more
Bowser Koopa—May 13, 2021
Over the many years, I've always searched for high quality, low profile/silent key keyboards with a backlight. I tend to prefer these keyboards for streaming and just general silence in an every day environment - I was never a big fan of loud, clacky mechanical keyboards. I've always been willing to pay higher prices for these types of keyboards, but for the longest time, they never really existed. I started on the Apple keyboard. While those keyboards are super sleek and built to last, they aren't backlit. Eventually, I found the Cougar 200k keyboard. It was backlit and built with gamers in mind. It was also super cheap. Sadly, they were eventually discontinued, to my knowledge. About 3 years ago, when some of my Cougar keys started sticking, I had to search for a new keyboard. I came across this Redragon K502 model and decided to give it a shot. I was pleasantly surprised when I got it in that it had a sleeker look and feel to it versus the Cougar 200k and felt more durable as well. The keyboard did very, very well for me over the 3 years I've owned it. Sadly, some of the keys are getting so worn that the letters are getting worn off the keys and light is bleeding through them more and more. I could honestly live with that, but recently the W and enter keys started to get a little wobbly/loose and would also get stuck on occasion. I wasn't really all that upset about it. For $25 and taking a beating over 3 years? Totally worth it! Fast forward to today, I've been using my new Redragon replacement and it feels just as good as my old one. However, I wanted to warn everyone of one minor edge case annoyance that plagues me now. With the old model, when you plugged the keyboard in, you would get the solid red color. I felt that was nice since it matched Redragon's theming. However, the new model starts in a multi-colored blinking mode that is too obnoxious for my taste. Given the price point of this keyboard, it's pretty barebones features-wise in that it doesn't save your last-used color to memory or software since it's plug and play. While this won't be an issue for most folks, it is for me. I used a USB switcher for convenience to swap between my main gaming and work PCs and my secondary streaming PC. Every time I switch between the two PCs, the keyboard resets to the blinking rainbow mode. So now, I have to hold the FN key and press home twice to get to the solid red color. Eventually it'll become muscle memory, but I feel that the new change to their keyboards is a bit of a downgrade. They've also changed the layout and functionality of their keys in the new version. Before, you would just tap a button on the keyboard that looked like a little light bulb to get to the color you wanted. Now, you have to hold the function key and press one of the six keys to get the lighting function you want (insert, home, page up, page down, delete, and end keys). While it's an upgrade having all these new color options, if you liked the simple single color functionality that was there before, well, just be prepared for the change. With all that being said, I wanted to give this keyboard a 5/5, but this new change in button layout, keyboard functionality, and changes to the RGB color functionality, I have to knock a star off. I'm still going to keep this keyboard and I'm sure it'll last me quite a few years. I highly recommend this keyboard for its price point and features! If you want a backlit keyboard with more of that laptop lower profile style, this is the keyboard for you! Read more
