When comparing Redragon K552 KAMURA vs Ducky Shine 3, the Slant community recommends Redragon K552 KAMURA for most people. In the question“What are the best tenkeyless gaming keyboards?” Redragon K552 KAMURA is ranked 4th while Ducky Shine 3 is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose Redragon K552 KAMURA is:
It's a mechanical keyboard, meaning every key has its own switch and spring. Most modern, cheaper keyboards, have a sheet of rubber underneath them which provides the resistance and tactile feeling you're likely familiar with. A mechanical keyboard handles inputs more accurately than "rubber dome" keyboards.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Excellent accuracy provided by mechanical key switches
It's a mechanical keyboard, meaning every key has its own switch and spring. Most modern, cheaper keyboards, have a sheet of rubber underneath them which provides the resistance and tactile feeling you're likely familiar with. A mechanical keyboard handles inputs more accurately than "rubber dome" keyboards.
Pro Cheap as in price, not as in quality
This keyboard is less than $30, yet still very well-made. Its keys are as accurate as one would expect from a mechanical keyboard, its keycaps will last longer than many I've had on keyboards 3 times as expensive thanks to being laser etched, and it comes with RGB for only $15 more. Just an all around well built keyboard, even ignoring its price tag.
Pro Characters on keys won't fade, as they're laser etched
These keys are engraved via laser, which makes them have much more longevity than others that are simply printed on. You can use this keyboard heavily for quite some time without worrying about the faces of your keys fading.
Pro You can press as many keys at the same time as you wish without jamming the input
This keyboard has N-Key Rollover which means that each key is scanned completely independently, regardless of how many other keys are being pressed simultaneously. Many keyboards will be unable to read inputs properly if you press 3 or more keys at a time and will jam up, costing you precious time. This keyboard, however, will be perfectly fine regardless of the input you give it.
Pro Great build quality
The Shine 3 has a dual layer PCB, plate mounted switches, as well as laser printed & UV Coated keycaps. Ducky also has the reputation of having some of the highest quality boards on the market.
Pro Highly customisable backlighting
The Shine 3 comes with fully programmable LED lights under each and every keycap. There are 6 backlight patterns to choose from: Full (100%), Breathing, Wave Marquee, Snake Marquee, Reactive mode, and Ripple mode. When you buy the Shine 3 you have the option of picking the color of the backlighting LEDS from Red, Green, Blue, White, Magenta & Orange.
Pro Cherry MX switches
The mechanical Cherry switches have been known for 5 decades for their tactile quality and robustness. With the Shine 3, users can choose between Brown, Blue, Black or Red.
Pro On board memory for profile/setting storage
The Ducky will remember all your customization settings for the lighting and other profile settings even if you turn it off or use it on another computer.
Pro Uses Cherry Stabilizers
Some people prefer the design of the Cherry Stabilizers over the Costars as they are arguably quieter (no rattle and less sound when you bottom out). They are also better for frequent keycap swapping as it's easier to remove/add keys. On the other hand, they can be described as "mushy".
Pro USB cable is detachable and replaceable
The USB cable is detachable and comes with cable routing guides to let you control where the cable comes out of the keyboard.
Pro Compact tenkeyless design
Without the numpad it takes up less space and allows you to place the keyboard and mouse closer together in a more natural position for your body which can help avoid injuries for people using it all the time.
Pro Unique "logo" on spacebar to celebrate Chinese zodiac signs
The spacebar features a unique logo from the year when the keyboard was manufactured to celebrate various animals on the Chinese zodiac. Pictured is the YOTS variant or known as Year Of The Snake. The Ducky comes with a replacement spacebar with no design if you don't like the snake version.
Cons
Con Tenkeyless
This keyboard doesn't have a ten key (or a numpad, if you prefer), which is a downgrade for some people. However, others who are lacking in space may consider this a pro.
Con No calculator button
There's no calculator shortcut button.
Con Keycaps error (in AZERTY at least) and no contextual menu key
Two little quirks in the layout:
1) The < and > keys are inverted (not a huge deal, but a bit annoying for a high end keyboard);
2) Even though most of the "interesting" special functions are on the right hand, they put the Fn key on the right, removing the contextual menu. Fortunately there is a duck key (for the right Windows key), which can be reprogrammed by creating a new driver.
Con No numpad
This keyboard lacks numpad.
Con 1 year only warranty
The warranty is limited to 1 year.
Con Text on the ABS Keycaps can fade
The keycaps in the Ducky Shine are made from ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) so that backlighting is possible, however this material is known to quickly fade out after prolonged usage. To keep your keyboard looking like it's in top notch condition, you may need to replace the keycaps periodically.