RedragonK580 VATA RGB LED Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Macro Keys & Dedicated Media Controls, Hot-Swappable Socket, Onboard Macro Recording (Blue Switches)

Nice keyboard. Has all the features needed. Wireless or wired. Nice font on the keys that has good RGB passthru and there isn't too much RGB color bleed between the keys. Volume wheel is always a must for me and this one is metal with a nice click feel to it. You can also change the function of the wheel to change brightness etc. I installed the software and it works well but almost everything can be controlled without software via keyboard inputs. Once you configure the software, your choices can be saved to the board and you can remove the software if you choose. You can easily change the keycaps and switches but I'm liking these pretty well so far. Red linear, good sound and actuation is just perfect for me so far.

I recently bought an un-godly number of keyboards, looking for an upgrade or change from my well loved Corsair K70 Lux RGB with brown switches. I opted for the newer K70 Pro with optical linear switches as my new daily. Those switches are amazing and the keyboard is solid and sexy!The Red Dragon K580 VATA RGB is just as good and better is some aspects. First, the build quality is top notch. The blue switches are nice and satisfying if you like tactile and clicky. The layout is basically perfect for a full board with macro keys on top left and media controls on the top right. The volume wheel has become a mandatory feature for me, and this one is smooth and solid.The one feature that this board has that beats out the Corsair: Programmable RGB WITHOUT SOFTWARE! I run Linux on all of my machines and obviously none of the mainstream brands offer their software for Linux, and even if they did, I wouldn't want that bloated spyware laden garbage anyway. Red Dragon has managed to offer a HUGE range of custom lighting options that you can pretty easily achieve with just the function key.The other feature that I am enjoying is the programmable macro keys. It's not a deal breaker to not have them but it's pretty sweet for saving time and keystrokes.For the price, and even for twice the price, I'm not sure you can do better than this board. I did try the red switches as well and they were actually even better than the blues (for my taste). Personally, if I chose this keyboard for my daily, I would choose the red switches. Either way, it's a matter of taste and you can't go wrong on this one.One last note, I also tried the K622 Horus TKL RGB and it was also great but I felt the media switches were just a little lower quality. That's not a huge deal as those are rarely used and if you want TKL layout, that keyboard is also incredible overall.

Oct 2021 Edit:Over a year later (purchased this in May of 2020). The LED lights started dimming out like crazy about a month ago. The E, S, Z, I and O are the only letter keys still fully lit (all the none letter keys are still fine!). I'm leaving this at a 5-star rating because this has lasted vastly longer than the Corsair board that this replaced and for a "budget" keyboard to way outdo one of the big boys on the block is absolutely amazing to me!Original review:This review is for the Redragon K580 VATA Keyboard.I'm a moderate gamer and I work from home, in a "call center" environment. So I needed a keyboard that could take heavy use. Logitech and Corsair have both failed me in recent years, so after a bit (I.E. hours and hours, leading into weeks!) of video reviews, I figured I'd give this "off brand" a try, since the big names are now just resting on their names and churning out crap products at insane prices.The Road to this keyboard:For years I have trusted Logitech as my go to company for computer peripherals. However, their gaming line up in mechanical switch types leaves a LOT to be desired, so I tried the Corsair K95 RGB Platinum (purchase date July 30, 2019 https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-PLATINUM-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B01MS0I1ZK). Within days of receiving that keyboard the light behind the "C" key started to dim as time went on other keys started to dim, some going almost completely out. Since this was a gift from one of my daughters I kept using the board and trying all the "fixes" Corsair jokingly has on their forums. None have worked, and not even a year later I'm hunting for a replacement to a $200 "premium" keyboard.I needed one that I could replace parts on it (just in case, since I'm not a DIY, fan but will DIY if need be). Dedicated volume rocker, per key lighting, software to allow me to set the lights for working vs gaming (clean one color for working). These requirements alone knocked all the big names out of the running. This lead to two keyboards, the TECWARE Spectre Pro Keyboard (sadly not available in the USA yet) and this one. Both had what I was looking for, but the Spectre Pro is more stylish and has a detachable cable, but since it is not available here, the Redragon VATA won.The Review:I'm not much for the unboxing thing, but ya, it came in a box and I took it out of said box. It has extra switches, a key puller and switch puller too. It has survived a month of gaming and working so far. Games include Rust, Conan Exiles and Rocket League to name a few. Working includes at least 10 8 hours sifts of non-stop calls and typing in customer responses, queries, fixes, etc. The rest of the month were normal shifts of mainly 10 calls per hour. This keyboard shows zero signs of wear yet and I have come to trust it!Pros:* Sturdy with almost zero key wiggle.* Lighting is more than bright enough to see colors in full sunlight.* Volume rocker has tactile response when turning it so one can feel how many "clicks" (bumps?) they are going up or down.* Heavy enough to stay in place (on large mouse/keyboard pad), with zero sliding.* Full size, but small footprint (no extra crap added for the hell of it, wasting space!)Pro/Cons:* No USB pass through. I see this as a pro since I have 3.0 USB hubs to handle other peripherals, but some people are still stuck in the last decade I guess and might see this as a con.Cons:* Attached cord.* Metal "twang" sound when bottoming out the keys. After the first night of use I don't notice it anymore, unless I try to hear it.In conclusion, I'd say so far so good and have already started looking at Redragon first for other items I might need (Free hint: Wireless headsets would be a nice addition to your line up!).

I just got this keyboard. Ultimately it replaced a Logitech keyboard that had a bad 'a' key. Since Logitech doesn't think "hot-swapping" is worthwhile I switched to Redragon since I have a Redragon mouse and my wife has a Redragon keyboard she bought in '21. I opted for the brown switches and they are exactly what I was looking for. They feel a bit like an old IBM keyboard but a little less effort and a bit quieter. It did come with eight extra switches but I needed to use one already because the Left Control key was not working. After pulling it out I could see that one lead was shorter than the other. It's a small manufacturing defect that was easily remedied but I took off a star for that. The different preprogrammed light shows are pretty cool but I will probably program each individual key so it looks more like the Logitech I had. The programming is much more tedious that the Logitech was though so I don't know if I will get to it anytime soon. This keyboard definitely weighs more that I thought it would but that is a plus. The macro record is quick and easy.