Redragon - K582 Surara

Just about any mechanical keyboard where you can replace the switches will last a long time, even a $40 Redragon. Biggest thing is just don't spill liquids on it. Because if liquids get inside the case and down to the circuit board, it may be game over. I have two mechanical keyboards, an HP Omen that's several years old, and a newer Redragon Surara full size. The newer Redragon keyboards will take switches other than Outemu. And the model I have has programmable RGB, and the FN key allows for volume control, etc by using the top row F keys.

I have the wired K585.. and i also have the wired K582 keyboard. I went to look for the software for the keyboards and found them installed them and then STUPIDLY said yes sure update the firmware on my K582.. this put both the 585 and 582 into bootloader mode. I was able to get it working with non g keys or fn keys they dont even light up :( but I'm pretty sure it flashed the 582 firmware to it and not the 585. And when I tried to use the 585 firmware flasher on it. it cannot find the hid device. I know what it was supposed to be thanks to a friend with the same device. And can confirm it now has the same pid vid rev as the keyboard :( in device manager. I feel like I need to hack the 585 firmware tool to trick it into flashing "keyboard" that is really the keypad.. by unplugging the real keyboard to be safe when I do it. but not 100% on how to do it. been a while since I was a hex editor :(

Agreed. I own a redragon surara k582 (4000rs) keyboard which has swappable red keys.

You mean Redragon K582? or K552 with separate numpad

I have K582 and remember something really bothering me about K551 which was there in K552 (but it has no numpad) so I spent extra and got K582 so I wouldn't recommend K551 over K582 But now personally I would get a K552 with a Separate Numpad on left as baar baar looking over at right and removing & readjusting right hand on mouse for optimal comfert feels annoying where I'm using Mouse with my right hand & need to type lot of numbers many times. Personally Now I'm into Southpaw KBs now

There was also some other issue that made me not go with it I Think Edit:I remembered, Rainbow one had No RGB customisation and RGB one was only available with Blue switches so I got K582 as it had both of those and a better build & Anti-Slip Feets

That’s a good one, though I went with their newer model [this one](https://x.com/BestDealsHQ1/status/1970556382614294688) and I’ve been really happy with it.

Red Dragon Mechanical Cheap AF , going on 5 years