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A keyboard I bought a while ago that I want to talk about more is the Redragon K619 Horus. The keyboard is a low-profile, ultra-thin mechanical keyboard that features Redragon Low-Profile Red switches. I was interested in trying a low-profile keyboard and this one was pretty affordable. So, I figured, why not? However, when I attempted to modify the keyboard, I ran into some problems with it. Let’s examine my experience with it.

Redragon K619 Horus: At A Glance

Keyboard	Redragon K619 Horus
Price	$54.99 (USD)
Tier	Mid-Tier
Switches	Redragon Low-Profile Red
Keycap Profile	OEM, Low-Profile
Keycaps	ABS Plastic
Interface	Wired, USB-C
Layout	US ANSI
Hot-Swappable?	Yes

Redragon K619 Horus: My Thoughts

Let’s examine the different aspects of the Redragon K619 Horus keyboard after using it.

Price

This keyboard is in the middle price range, coming in at $54.99 on Amazon. That means you’ll be spending significantly more than you would on a standard membrane keyboard, but significantly less than you’d spend on a high-end mechanical keyboard. Overall, I would say the price is a bit high for what you get. I was not satisfied with the keyboard after using it and modifying the keyboard didn’t help the issues I was having with it.

Construction

The keyboard is very, very cheap feeling. Everything about it feels flimsy and light. The frame is made of cheap plastic (feels like ABS plastic to me.) Even the little scroll bar feels cheap. I would say this doesn’t feel high-quality to me at all, and I didn’t enjoy the feel of the plastic under my fingers. It felt like it would shatter into a million pieces if I pressed down on it too hard, and it I hit my keys much harder than the average person. So, a sturdy construction is a must for me.

Keycaps

The Redragon K619 Horus comes with a set of low-profile, OEM keycaps that feel like they’re made of ABS plastic. They felt terrible under my fingers with or without the fake nails. The gap between the keycaps was much larger than the average keyboard’s making it harder to adapt to. The keycaps felt greasy and slick, making them uncomfortable to the touch.

I tried replacing the keycaps with Redragon’s Black PBT pudding keycaps, but those caused severe issues that I’ll cover further down.

Switches

The switches were by and far the worst part of the keyboard. They were loose in the sockets and even without removing them they began to wobble and fall out of the sockets. Like every other part of the keyboard, they felt very, very cheap in the hand and the pins seemed extremely flimsy. They are 3-pin switches, which is not, in and of itself, a downside.

For what it’s worth, the switches were responsive and I didn’t experience any input lag. However, the fact that they kept falling out of the board was, at best, extremely frustrating.

Sound Profile

As this keyboard has linear switches, which was partially the goal of buying it, the sound profile of the keyboard is very muted. The switches do not have sound dampeners, but despite that they were very quiet. Since the default keycaps were very thin, low-profile ones, they did not strike the backplate when I bottomed out the keys.

I would say the sound profile is about what I expected and satisfactory.

Problems Encountered When Using the Redragon K619 Horus

The first problem I encountered when using the keyboard was the wide gap between the keycaps. Since the keycaps are low-profile—meaning they’re very thin—the wide gap meant that my fake nails could slip through the gap and get stuck underneath the keycaps, which was both painful and frustrating.

The switches were also extremely wobbly in the board. Turning the board upside down and shaking it was enough to get some of the switches to fall out without ever taking the keyboard apart.

I tried to remedy the problem by switching for a set of full-height keycaps. The keycaps did fit and there was enough space for them to operate on the board. However, the wobbly switches were exacerbated with the full-height keycaps. This didn’t seem to be a problem with the keycap height as the keys would wobble even when the cap did not strike the backplate.