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Oct 24, 2021 11:10 PM

Redragon K552-2 Kumara Wired TKL Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ Blue Switches

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Best Buy has Redragon K552-2 Kumara Wired TKL Mechanical Blue Switch Gaming Keyboard w/ Back Lighting (Black) for $17.49. Choose free curbside pickup otherwise shipping is free on orders of $35+.

Thanks to Community Member N123 for finding this deal.

Includes:
  • K552-2 Kumara Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
  • Keycap puller
  • Owner's manual
Features:
  • Outemu Blue Key Switches
  • Works with Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10
  • USB 2.0 Interface
  • Precision Engineered Keycaps
  • Customizable LED backlighting allows 19 backlighting modes, 6 brightness levels

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Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $17.50 lower (50% savings) than the list price of $34.99.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.7 from over 400 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • When purchased now through Jan 2, you can return this item anytime until Jan 16.

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Written by N123
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Best Buy has Redragon K552-2 Kumara Wired TKL Mechanical Blue Switch Gaming Keyboard w/ Back Lighting (Black) for $17.49. Choose free curbside pickup otherwise shipping is free on orders of $35+.

Thanks to Community Member N123 for finding this deal.

Includes:
  • K552-2 Kumara Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
  • Keycap puller
  • Owner's manual
Features:
  • Outemu Blue Key Switches
  • Works with Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10
  • USB 2.0 Interface
  • Precision Engineered Keycaps
  • Customizable LED backlighting allows 19 backlighting modes, 6 brightness levels

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $17.50 lower (50% savings) than the list price of $34.99.
  • About this product:
    • Rating of 4.7 from over 400 Best Buy customer reviews.
  • About this store:
    • When purchased now through Jan 2, you can return this item anytime until Jan 16.

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Written by N123

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jincopunk
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Perfectly loud keyboard if your boss needs to be convinced that you should still be allowed to work from home ;-)
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The_Love_Spud
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Would help to label the thread as TKL for tenkeyless or to explicitly call this out as an 87 key keyboard.

Good luck!
Jon
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The_Love_Spud
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Also wanted to add that these are Outemu switches, so they're not a completely unknown vintage of mechanical switch.

Good luck!
Jon
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Oct 25, 2021 4:05 PM
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thehashOct 25, 2021 4:05 PM
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pretty solid keyboard for the price. have a similar brand one with blue switches and have been using it for 3 years with no issues.
Oct 25, 2021 5:08 PM
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The_Love_SpudOct 25, 2021 5:08 PM
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Would help to label the thread as TKL for tenkeyless or to explicitly call this out as an 87 key keyboard.

Good luck!
Jon
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Oct 25, 2021 5:10 PM
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The_Love_SpudOct 25, 2021 5:10 PM
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Also wanted to add that these are Outemu switches, so they're not a completely unknown vintage of mechanical switch.

Good luck!
Jon
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Oct 25, 2021 5:16 PM
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jincopunkOct 25, 2021 5:16 PM
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Perfectly loud keyboard if your boss needs to be convinced that you should still be allowed to work from home ;-)
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Oct 25, 2021 5:17 PM
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Oct 25, 2021 5:17 PM
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Quote from The_Love_Spud View quoted comment :
Would help to label the thread as TKL for tenkeyless or to explicitly call this out as an 87 key keyboard.

Good luck!
Jon
OP updated--thanks!
Oct 25, 2021 5:19 PM
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jermojohnsonOct 25, 2021 5:19 PM
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I bought this last week when it was posted, good keyboard for 18 bucks if you don't mind a lil click clackin
Oct 25, 2021 5:27 PM
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IcereamOct 25, 2021 5:27 PM
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I'm familiar with blue and brown, but not red switches, any comments? Although the browns I've tried are more quiet I find the typing experience is a tad mushier and feedback is not as good as blues.

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Oct 25, 2021 5:29 PM
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AceCooperOct 25, 2021 5:29 PM
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Have this and love it. My wife hates it because of the clicky noise, which makes me love it even more.
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The_Love_SpudOct 25, 2021 5:34 PM
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Quote from herbertlew View quoted comment :
I'm familiar with blue and brown, but not red switches, any comments? Although the browns I've tried are more quiet I find the typing experience is a tad mushier and feedback is not as good as blues.
Both of the switch types you're describing provide some form of feedback/resistance. Sounds as if you might hate reds. Reds are linear switches with no feedback (click/bump) so you might find yourself complaining about accidental key presses if you're used to that resistance.

Otherwise they're certainly not broken and, I'd argue, make for a more proper "gaming" keyboard than blue switches (which are really for a certain variety of deaf, OG touch-typist like myself).

Good luck!
Jon
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Oct 25, 2021 6:09 PM
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aralkOct 25, 2021 6:09 PM
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New to this stuff. Is it cherry key?
Oct 25, 2021 6:17 PM
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DelightfulMint1373Oct 25, 2021 6:17 PM
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Quote from aralk View quoted comment :
New to this stuff. Is it cherry key?
No. This is a cheap mechanical keyboard with cheaper switches. A set of 10 Cherry MX switches is $10, you're not getting a full keyboard with Cherry MX for $18 unless you find some YMMV closeout
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If you don't use particular function keys very often you can use a vetted keyboard manager such as Microsoft's official powertoys release https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/...powertoys/ to reassign any key to perform a particular function

. . . I have used this program to reassign particular rarely-used function keys on my keyboard to directly operate media controls (play/pause, next track, back track, volume up, volume down) without having to press the function key first....
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pugboy75Oct 25, 2021 7:26 PM
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I have this exact keyboard. The quality is quite good, but it is EXTREMELY loud.

Don't think of getting this for use with a wife, roommate, or anyone else in an adjacent room. Not to mention, you can hear the keyboard over any smartphone or microphone.

I would spend a little more and get the red switch variant unless you live alone.
Last edited by pugboy75 October 25, 2021 at 12:34 PM.
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pugboy75Oct 25, 2021 7:31 PM
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Quote from DelightfulMint1373 View quoted comment :
No. This is a cheap mechanical keyboard with cheaper switches. A set of 10 Cherry MX switches is $10, you're not getting a full keyboard with Cherry MX for $18 unless you find some YMMV closeout
This is a well-made keyboard with a metal board and robust plastic. It uses Otemu switches, which are quite good, and better than 90% of Cherry MX clones.
https://keyboardkings.com/outemu-...ter-guide/

Unless you own this keyboard or have used it, do not give out incorrect advice.
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Oct 25, 2021 7:43 PM
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DelightfulMint1373Oct 25, 2021 7:43 PM
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Quote from pugboy75 View quoted comment :
This is a well-made keyboard with a metal board and robust plastic. It uses Otemu switches, which are quite good, and better than 90% of Cherry MX clones.
https://keyboardkings.com/outemu-...ter-guide/

Unless you own this keyboard or have used it, do not give out incorrect advice.
Better suggestion, how about not getting offended by facts. Obviously you have an implicit bias, but that is irrelevant here:
Is this a cheap mechanical keyboard? Yes, it's sub-$20.
Is this equipped with cheaper switches than cherry MX? Yes: they're half the cost of Cherry MX.
Are cherry MX $10 for a set of 10? Yes.

There is nothing incorrect about what I said. I did not say anything about the quality of the keyboard nor the quality of the switches. I answered his question, which was specifically about if it had Cherry MX switches.

PS: they're Outemu switches, not otemu
Last edited by DelightfulMint1373 October 25, 2021 at 12:58 PM.
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