A pleasant surprise bettered by a fantastic experience.
What’s in the box:
- Redragon YAMA K550 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
- Instruction Manual
- Software Installation Disc
- Key Puller
Features:
- Custom mechanical switches ensure peak gaming performance
- Brushed aluminium construction for durability and quality
- Onboard memory saves lighting and macro pre-sets, even when unplugged
- Zero ghosting with full N-Key rollover
- 12 programmable macro keys
- Swap the WSAD & Arrow keys with one button
- Windows-key lock prevents alt-tabbing while in game
- 5 pre-set backlight modes & 3 backlight memory settings
- 6 multimedia keys & volume adjuster
Specifications:
- 18-Month Warranty
- Weight: 1500 g
- Dimensions: 45.2 × 22.4 × 2.4 cm
- Host Interface: USB
- Colour: Black/ Multi-Colour
Aesthetics:
The YAMA has a very visually appealing appearance, the macros sit perfectly along with the media shortcut keys to offer us the world at our finger tips without looking over crowded or cluttered. The spacing between the keys is very impressive allowing for easy maintenance.
The YAMA has a broad spectrum of colours that can be programmed from the keyboard itself, or be set with the software that needs to be installed from the disc that is included. The light show can showcase a wide variety of colours or one solid colour, and there are just as many modes for the lights. Speed and brightness can also be set for them. The RGB for this keyboard is quite amazing and truly adds vanity to your setup, that is for sure. The keyboard has its own keys for the lights themselves allowing for easy customization.
The packaging for this keyboard hides a lot, it is fairly simple and very unimpressive, unless this was intended to keep to budget or to add awe to the beauty that lies inside.
Comfort:
Handles like a dream, the arm rest works perfectly for those long hours adding that added support if you need it. The keys type and perform very smoothly and with each stroke, you hear it which offers a very soothing and fulfilling sound. The Macros may seem like they’re in the wrong spot but with little ease they are accessible whether you use them for software itself or in game functions, they sit and work well as is.
Durability:
Thus far this YAMA of mine has taken some strain in the form of gaming and review writing; personally, I can’t comment on an item’s durability unless I have properly used it and so far, the YAMA is performing very well, and handling everything I throw at it like a dream.
The keys show no sign of slowing down from when you press them to when it shows on screen, the YAMA was built to last and thus far it has shown that it will last.
User Friendly & Functionality:
The keyboard might look a bit Greek when you are new to Full Mechanical Keyboards but the instruction manual booklet or PC pdf does offer quite a bit of help and there is always google should you require some more help.
For those that are accustomed to Full Mechanical Keyboards no intro is required, the setup and binding of macros is fairly simple, it is a feature we have all been using for years and not just with keyboards but in general. The media keys on the right side along with the volume slider really does add that extra oomph for the gamer who works as well, all in all, a very well-rounded keyboard, and the volume slider adds that last bit of finesse to this already outstanding keyboard.
MGR Gaming’s Conclusions:
Competing keyboards in this range are nearly double in price compared to the YAMA so what you have here is a high-performing Full Mechanical Keyboard that offers the same quality hardware and experience at a much more affordable price. The YAMA offers so much in terms of gaming performance, and enhancement at such a low price which makes this keyboard beyond worth it.
When it comes down to the numbers the YAMA is one amazing piece of hardware.
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Additional Info:
Brand: Redragon
Model: RD-K550
Type: Full Mechanical Keyboard