RedragonK585 DITI Wired One-Handed RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, 42 Keys Type-C Professional Gaming Keypad w/Upgraded Hot-Swappable Socket, 7 Onboard Macro Keys & Detachable Wrist Rest

So it finally happened — my beloved Logitech G-13 gave up the ghost. After years of patching it together and a final, hopeful autopsy, I had to admit defeat. It now rests in peace somewhere in the garage, never to grace my desk again.Over the past two weeks, I dug through every possible replacement. The market isn’t exactly overflowing with options, but I finally landed on the Redragon K585 DITI. The reviews were mixed — not amazing, not terrible — but it seemed like a decent shot.🖐️ First ImpressionsIt’s basically half a keyboard — no frills or fancy curves, just a straight-up slice of the left side. But that simplicity has its perks.Setup was quick and painless. I downloaded the software from Redragon’s site and was programming keys in minutes. I pulled up my Logitech G-Hub and began transferring profiles — smooth process overall.🎮 Layout & UsabilityThe K585 has plenty of programmable keys, and its standard keyboard layout makes it familiar to use. That’s a double-edged sword — it lacks the ergonomic curve and intuitive thumbstick of the G-13, which was a huge plus for wrist comfort and muscle memory. I do miss that design, especially during longer sessions.That said, the magnetic wrist rest on the K585 is a nice touch — not perfect, but helpful. I even tried modifying it with some padding underneath, but ironically, that made it worse. Still, out of the box, it gets the job done.⚔️ Performance in ActionIn-game, the K585 really shines. The mechanical keys are responsive and satisfying, a major upgrade from my 17-year-old G-13. Whether in combat or fast-paced gameplay, the key presses feel snappy and precise. Mechanical keys absolutely rule — there's no going back.🚩 Minor FlawThe one real miss? No indented or textured key — especially on the W. Most gaming pads have some tactile marker to keep your fingers centered during chaotic moments. This one doesn’t. A simple bump, texture, or raised edge would make a big difference for feel and orientation.✅ Bottom LineDespite a few comfort trade-offs, the Redragon K585 DITI is a great value. Tons of customization, solid performance, and easy setup. For the price, it’s hard to beat.💡 My wishlist for a “Pro” version?A raised or removable ergonomic wrist restReplaceable indented keys for better finger positioningA little more curve to mimic the feel of the G-13If Redragon released that version and doubled the price? I’d buy it in a heartbeat and finally call it: the true successor to the G-13.

Great half keyboard for gaming. Surprisingly solid build quality as well. No longer need to have an entire keyboard in my lap just so I can use 10-20 hotkeys. Only critiques would be that the space bar button is a bit far from the other keys, and that there's no enter key. I use this on Linux, works out of the box. The G keys are all mapped to F keys by default, and I do hotkey remapping in the games themselves. The wrist pad is nifty and the USB port is great for a wireless mouse.

The Redragon K585 DITI is an entry level mechanical keyboard that punches above its weight. That doesn't make it perfect for everyone, however.Look, it's pretty clear just by looking at this keyboard that it isn't a full keyboard. That intrinsically limits its target audience. For someone with ample desk space, this might not make the most sense as a purchase. But, on the flip side of that, for those with LESS space than usual, this can accomplish a very crucial goal of getting you back some of that valuable desk real-estate for your mouse, or other peripherals.For instance, in my case, I needed more room for gaming. One of the problems I kept running into with my existing setup was that during an intense firefight, I would sometimes slap my mouse on the side of my keyboard, resulting in, almost always, poor results. And after trying for many months to get used to playing with my full-sized keyboard tilted at a 45 degree angle, it just became worth the $35 dollars or so to get rid of the hand-pain that induced and solve the mouse conundrum in a combo meal.On the other hand, I could also see this being fairly useful for something like Asesprite, GIMP, or other design-oriented programs and tools. While I'm sure that there are people that could easily use the full spread of a full-sized keyboard with macros and still need more room, I'm not one of them, and I think it's fair to say that someone reading a review about this keyboard for that reason probably isn't either.So, what sets this keyboard apart from the competition? The biggest thing for me has been the remappable buttons. With 5 dedicated macro-keys and two other keys that you have the *option* to remap (tilde and T), you've got 7 total keys to customize. There are severe limitations to this that can ultimately hamper that usability, but we'll come back to that later.If you're someone that's into RGB, the keyboard lets you choose from 5 arrangements of color patterns that can range from what you'd expect from a typical RGB rainbow-vomit experience, to more subdued patterns that only appear when a key is pressed. To Redragons credit, the depth and color coverage is absolutely outstanding. It absolutely cannot be understated, in comparison to my Corsair RGB keyboard, the colors are just better on the K585.There's even some hidden gems as far as features go, too. While you can change the color mode using the four dedicated mode-buttons atop the keyboard, this *also* serves as a convenient and quick way to swap between different macro bindings on those 7 macro keys. But, if someone were to decide that they wanted to change the color mode but not lose their bindings, they could just as easily use the function key and space key to cycle between the modes of their own volition.Additionally, the keyboard has a detachable Type-C cable, so in the off chance that your cable got ruined, you would no longer be in the market for a whole keyboard, but just a cable. It also features an extra USB slot on the back that you could use for presumably anything a normal USB Type 2 slot could be used for, like a full keyboard if you needed that extra range, a wireless headset adapter, or just a convenient place to charge your phone.So now we've covered the good, but what about the bad? Are there any "gotchas" to this product? That's a question with some complicated answers that mostly come down to your use case. For me, one of the biggest issues with the device was the limitations behind the macro recording. As you can only record buttons that are available on the device itself, it makes rebinding almost mandatory for some games. In Destiny 2, as an example, I have my social tab bound to my O key normally, but as the K585 doesn’t have an O key, it makes opening that menu kind of a chore. My options at that point were to either change which keyboard I was pressing keys on for only specific keys, or just rebind these actions. Luckily, Destiny 2 has two binding settings for each action, so I was able to set most of these crucial actions to be the F1 through F4 keys as their fallback binding, in the off chance that I wanted to use a full-sized keyboard for any reason.*But*, even this has consequences. If you’re playing a game that doesn’t have multiple binding options, or rebinding at all, you’re just going to be out of luck. On top of that, if you’re someone that uses the alt-key for whatever reason, you could potentially run into issues with either accidentally or unintentionally using ALT+F4 to close your game or program of choice. Ideally, passing a keyboard through the K585 would allow it to register these macros as any press, like how a lot of keyboard or mouse macro software works already. Of course, the K585 doesn’t have any software to speak of, so it may just be a limitation of the hardware they use to power these macro keys.Another binding issue that I’ve run into is the problem of *un*-binding keys. While you *can* unbind them, it appears to only have a group unbind option. For my use case, I’ve somehow managed to lose the T binding entirely. If I change modes it’s fine, or if I were to reset *the entire binding setup* I could fix it, but I can’t just rebind my T key to T, as it.. Isn’t T anymore. I also can’t just reset *that particular* binding, but this is again, probably a limitation of whatever they use to power the macros.Thankfully, that covers the largest of my gripes with the keyboard. I’m no mechanical keyboard expert by any means, but it uses blue switches that feel very good to me. If you’re not sure what kind of switches you like, the mechanical keyboards subreddit seems to always recommend buying a switch tester. They run around 17 dollars on Amazon, however, so if you’re looking for a budget option in something like this keyboard, you’ll potentially just be paying for peace of mind. With that said, the switches are audible, but they don’t drive me up the walls by any means.My only other real complaint with this is probably that the F key doesn’t have the nice tactile bump that I’m accustomed to on my full-sized keyboard. That lead to quite a few times where my senses and muscle memory clashed with each other and ultimately caused me to fumble around aimlessly, but that had an easy enough fix. For me, I just put a dab of super glue on the key to give it a little bump, and that’s been more than enough to ease the aforementioned clashing.I will say that when I was browsing Amazon to figure out what exactly I was going to buy, it took me a while to get over the absolutely dreadful looking font that is printed on the keys. To me, it came off as a very edgy and try-hard font, but in person it didn’t really bother me all that much. And, thankfully, most of the time I spend with this keyboard, I’m looking at the screen and not the keyboard, so truthfully it doesn’t bother me anymore.So, is the K585 worth it? In my opinion, absolutely! If you’re looking for a keyboard of this style, there are a ton of positive things to say here. If you like RGB, it’s got it, if you don’t, you can turn it off. If you’re worried about price, it’s inexpensive (especially in comparison to the competition), and if you’re working with limited desk space, this is a natural pick.