Great Concept, Poor Execution | Redragon MAGIC-WAND SE K655 Review

Today we are going to be taking a look at a new budget offering from Redragon that features a great concept, but falls short in a few areas. Hope you enjoy :D
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0:00 Intro
0:09 Pricing & Keyboard Info
0:36 Unboxing
0:56 Low-Profile-ish Keyboard?
1:18 Extra Macro/Media Keys, USB-C Placement
1:49 Pros
2:15 Cons
2:50 My Thoughts
3:32 Sound Test
4:16 Final Thoughts

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:09 Pricing & Keyboard Info
0:36 Unboxing
0:56 Low-Profile-ish Keyboard?
1:18 Extra Macro/Media Keys, USB-C Placement
1:49 Pros
2:15 Cons
2:50 My Thoughts
3:32 Sound Test
4:16 Final Thoughts

[@PaulSharpy]

Solid review, I'm looking for a budget gaming keyboard myself and saw this layout and really liked it. I like how you discussed the ability to customize, but I do think you sounded a bit harsh on it for a $60CAD budget keyboard that allows customization, which you don't see on every budget keyboard. I'm not a huge keyboard guy but I wouldn't expect someone in the market for this keyboard like myself is going to expect it to be similar to a keyboard more than twice the cost. Flow and style of the review was good and I was easily able watch through it, you were straight to the point and touched on a lot of what people would be wanting to know. I think if you mentioned comparable options that may be better or equivalent, and showed a bit of the software or mentioned if it was good or bad it would make this review better.

[@denvera1g1]

Honestly would like this in a brighter white backlight. Beek looking for a keyboard to use in our instructor consoles that has replacable keys and switches, backlight, a volume wheel, and removable USB, or the K654 with a wheel
I'd really like the logitech orion 610 if it had a replacable cable, and was slightly narrower. Also its apparently no longer sold and the K845 removed the wheel in favor of a key combo that requires 2 hands.
I'd love a successor to the tessoro gram XS but with a volume wheel, that keyboard was SO bright despite being only USB micro B powered.

[@Shivartin]

Nice review. You mentioned that there are other keyboards that have a similar price and are a better options. Do you know of some with a similar key layout?

[@PrestonsThoughts]

Thanks! Not with this specific layout, but there are plenty of great 96% keyboards on the market that I've reviewed in the past

[@spoopzey]

Is this QMK or VIA compatible?

[@MechKeyboards]

It's a floating key design.

[@PrestonsThoughts]

There you go that's the word I was looking for

[@DesertRidgeline]

I may regret buying it, it's so quiet, I'll find out tomorrow when it arrives to replace my Hyper X Allow elite 2 that is dropping keys and double clicking other keys.

[@danishz.1547]

How was it?

[@BendyLemmy]

Weird - it sounded fairly quiet, but you don't like it... perhaps you prefer a keyboard that will wake up the neighbours?

[@PrestonsThoughts]

Your sarcasm is noted but no that isn't the reason why I don't like it lmao dumb thing to say