Magicwand SE K655 75% Wired Mechanical Keyboard White and Grey (Quiet Linear Red Switch)

The keyboard is not perfect, but it is a very good buy, considering the value it provides at the price point. I am not a big fan of the red linear switches it comes with, so I swapped the switches with Cherry MX brown - and it just went from good to wow! I thought about giving it 4 stars but finally went with 5 stars because the positives easily outweighed the negatives. I am highlighting the pros and cons in detail, but as a summary - just go for it!

Pros:
- Unique keyboard layout with numpad, yet it has a very compact design.
- The white and grey color combination is super sweet. The overall aesthetic of the keyboard is very beautiful. The Redragon branding is also subtle and not flat out on the face.
- I am a big fan of the floating keycap design - RGB looks great and is always easy to clean.
- Hot swappable sockets which can be changed with any 3-pin or 5-pin mechanical switches.
- Nice engraved metal volume roller, which also functions as a brightness adjustment.
- Dedicated media keys and macro keys.
- Sturdy design with aluminium top plate.
- Detachable L-shaped USB-C cable.
- Decent RGB lights with no visibility issues for white keys in daylight. RGB transition is nice and smooth, having nice out-of-the-box effects.
- No ghosting or noticeable input lag was observed in the games.
- N-key rollover works correctly, with no missed keystrokes on multiple key presses.
- Companion software is there. It is basic but gets the job done. It can perform individual key light customization, key re-mapping, macros, and others. Although most basic functionalities can be achieved via on-board key combinations.
- Keycap legends are nice and bold, with good light shine-through. Although these are ABS double-shot, but still have decent quality.
- The stabilizers are lubed, and the key press sound produced is a bit high-pitched but I like it like that.

Cons:
- This might not be an issue with the keyboard but can be attributed to the switches provided. Switches provided are red linear having Redragon branding. The bottom plastic housing is of very poor quality and will break with a little extra pressure when pulling out the switches.
While pulling out the switches, the north-side clip does not easily release the lock. The fulcrum point is high, so the lock doesn't flex correctly when pressed with the switch puller. I observed this issue not only with the provided Redragon switches but also with standard Gateron and Outemu switches. Maybe since the top plate is aluminium it clamps the plastic clips more tightly, because I didn't face this same issue when pulling the same Gateron and Outemu switches with keyboard having a plastic top plate.
But Cherry MX switches were super easy to work with. As the north-side clip fulcrum point was pretty low for Cherry switches, there was not a single issue with inserting and pulling them out.
- It would have been better if there was a little space on the left of the numpad block and around the arrow keys. Since all keys are tightly packed with the same spacing, it is sometimes difficult to hit certain keys like arrows and numpad without looking.
- The cable is not braided and would have been better if it was a little longer. The USB-C port also has a very weird left-side position. Although it's good that it is L-shaped but it would have been better if it was center-aligned.
- The lights on the top rail macro keys, media keys, and lock indicators are red. It would have been better if they were white.
- Only red linear switch version is available for purchase. It would have been better if brown and blue switch versions were also provided. It's not an issue if you plan to replace them with something else, but it will be if you are not planning to spend extra.
- Should have provided a dual keycap puller and switch puller. The plastic keycap puller will scratch the keycap surface.
- Keyboard inclination is not good as only one level of keyboard inclination can be done with the small riser feet. At least two levels should be given.

Compact and asthetic

Noice

So far so good

I loved typing on this product. Everything is top notch.