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Redragon DITI K585 HE vs Keychron K17 Max

Get the Redragon DITI K585 HE for hall effect and rapid trigger. Get the Keychron K17 Max for hot-swappable.

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Hall effect

Redragon DITI K585 HE

No reviews

from$49at Redragon

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Hot-swappable

Keychron K17 Max

4.8 · 4 reviews

from$94at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Redragon DITI K585 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 20% of 40% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$49 at Redragon

Get the

Keychron K17 Max

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 20% of 96% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.

$94 at Keychron

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Redragon DITI K585 HE

Keychron K17 Max

Layout size
40%
96%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Rapid trigger
Yes
No
Faster resets help in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Redragon DITI K585 HE
Keychron K17 Max

Performance: 95
83
Build quality: 46
81
Productivity: 48
93
Customizability: 47
91
Portability: 65
53

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Full specs

Redragon DITI K585 HE vs Keychron K17 Max specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

20 of 28 specs differ

Spec

Redragon DITI K585 HE

Keychron K17 Max

Typing & switches

Switch options

Magnetic

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Rapid trigger

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Bottom Mount

PCB Mount

Low profile

Yes

Sound dampening

Yes

Layout

Layout size

40%

96%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

Battery

Wired only

2,000 mAh

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Plastic

ABS, Aluminum

Keycaps

—

PBT

Weight

610 g

750 g

Dimensions

—

27 x 119 x 387 mm

Typing angle

—

4°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, north-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Redragon DITI K585 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron K17 Max

Keychron
ISO
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO
In stockDoes not ship to you

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