Redragon K585 DITI One-Handed RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Type-C Professional Gaming Keypad with 7 Onboard Macro…

Purchased this keypad because it was an Amazon’s Choice and favorable reviews.Finding the software was a pain, then it doesn’t work in Windows 10. The text is unreadable due to scaling issues. I wanted to be able to program keys to match games I play, but couldn’t use the software, so all I can do is use it stock and toggle colors. Bought it because it was supposed to be customizable and without the software, I can’t customize it.Couldn’t find anything helpful on the websites from RedDragon, a search of the comments showed I’m not the only one with some software issues. Sent an E-Mail to RedDragon (found in the comments), and after 6 days, no response. Since I couldn’t get support or even a response, I’m sending it back.Shame, as it looked really cool. Loud key clicks were going to get me divorced, so probably for the best.

 This product by Red Dragon is amazing!! I had an expensive Corsair “gaming keyboard” for the past 2+ years, but what is gaming about a standard keyboard? just the lights? This is why I wanted to try out this Red Dragon one handed gaming keyboard and I am glad I did. This thing fits your hand perfectly, your wrist is supported by the extension on the bottom area, the keys are spaced out so your hand is comfortable, spacebar is perfectly placed to rest your thumb on and it also has macros, a few other specializes(gaming shaped) keys like G, T as well. And if you like RGB, it has that too with many modes that you can control on the hardware or through software that is optional.So far, this feels so much better than any of the other keyboards I had over the past few years, it really feels like a gaming controller, not just a keyboard to type with. I combined this with a smaller tenkeyless keyboard now(that one is for typing) and I love this setup.The keyboard uses a blue switch setup, so the keys sound and feel very clicky, its nice for gaming. You can always change out the switches and keycaps too at any time and replace them with other ones, very customizable keyboard. I replaced the F keys as you can see in the attached image with white pudding keycaps for style.The price is great on this device, you can find it for $2X here on Amazon which is much cheaper than the “gaming keyboards” by bigger brands, yet this one is superior in all ways for gaming. I give it a HUGE thumbs up!!

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.

Compared to a full keyboard, or even a 10 key-less, this thing is PERFECT for gamers. Find yourself slamming your mouse into the regular sized keyboards when aiming? Say goodbye to that problem! Long sweeping tracking is now done with ease, looking at you Overwatch / FPS players 🙂 The RBG is a nice touch, easily adjusted but keep in mind sometimes the preset F keys to adjust lighting will effect your regular keyboard (if you run two) as those keys may have been assigned to running a screen recorder for example. The overall quality very nice, does not bend, has grippy texture on the bottom to keep it in place. The actual switches are very nice, Outemo Blue’s aka Cherry MX clone switches. Clicky and responsive, feel nice, WASD movements are true and to the point, no mushy keys. I haven’t messed with the macro keys or programmable side keys, but for RPG and other type of games those are assignable making your life easier. If you get tired of the lights, FN + Spacebar easily turns the lights off. Speaking of the space bar, I was a little weary as I’m used to a regular one, but damn is the space bar perfect! Comfortable on your first use and you only get more used to it, my FPS gaming alone has gotten better with this key board. Redragon is really standing above the pack lately, they are the new Corsair before they got a bit crappy for their price. Corsair still makes a fine product, but for the price, Redragon will deliver a high quality item at a low price. If you are an arm player I can’t recommend this one handed keyboard enough.

This was my first one handed gaming keypad and I was super excited to get this. I do a lot of gaming and wanted this for that. Worked great right out of the box and felt good. Was excited it was making my brain think to use it.Shut my pc down for the night cause they said bad storms were possible. Turend on pc and it wouldn’t find the gaming pad. Unplugged it and tried different usb ports, tried a different pc to no avail. Let it sit all day unplugged and tried again with nothing.I emailed the company after all of their trouble shooting ideas didnt work and am waiting to hear back at this time. I am sadly gonna have to return this product and find something else for my gaming needs.I am very sad it worked 1 day and since has not.EDIT: Since I bought this on Amazon they won’t even help. Email said I had to contact Amazon. I will be sending it back and buying something else. Not worth the headache or hassle. Wont buy from this company again.