At 1.3lbs, it has a good weight thanks to the main aluminum frame components. The surface has a brushed black finish with beveled silver edges for an industrial look, and the four sides also have a black finish, with three screws on the left and right sides as well. The USB cable is attached to the center of the back of the keyboard and has the typical plastic sheathing. The Redragon K556 has two types of switches: red and brown. The red switch moves in a straight line & has no clicking sensation, while the brown switch has resistance with each stroke, again with no clicking sensation. My brown switch has less resistance than other keyboards, but still has resistance. Another nice thing is that they are hot-swappable, but the sockets are limited to Outemu switches because they do not support other types of switches; Outemu has thin pins, so Gateron switches, for example, will not fit here unless the pins are filed down. These Outemu switches are quite difficult to remove, so be careful not to damage the switch housing when removing them. Be sure to wiggle it as well as pull it straight out. That said, this switch was a bit easier to remove than other Redragon boards I have used. There are also 8 spare switches in the box, black, red, brown, and blue. This is great because you get to know the feel of the different switches. My favorite Outemu switch is brown and I would not change this.
