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Microsoft SideWinder X5 gaming mouse and X6 gaming keyboard

Microsoft SideWinder X5 gaming mouse and X6 gaming keyboard

Funky. Here’s a review of the Microsoft SideWinder X5 gaming mouse and X6 gaming keyboard.

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  1. BuddyJ
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    BuddyJ And the mouse:
    http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1625/microsoft_sidewinder_x5_gaming_mouse/index.html

    I just saw the keyboard over lunch. It's nice from what I can tell. Certainly it has a lot of options for tweakability. The removable numpad is cool, but the finish leaves a bit to be desired.
  3. Missileman
    Missileman
    Buddy J wrote:
    And the mouse:
    http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1625/microsoft_sidewinder_x5_gaming_mouse/index.html

    I just saw the keyboard over lunch. It's nice from what I can tell. Certainly it has a lot of options for tweakability. The removable numpad is cool, but the finish leaves a bit to be desired.

    Sorry to say I have tried the sidewinder mouse and the X6 keyboard over the last week. The word CRAP is very appropriate. The keyboard has non standard key size so layout spacing is way off. The num pad is only held on by 2 magnets so it falls off every time you turn around. The ESC is moved.

    The mouse was a bit better, but I took 2 of them back for the standard Microsoft mouse problem (at least in my experience) of the main buttons double clicking instead of single clicking. Cheap microswitches. 3 mice all doing the same thing. I did like the DPI shift on the fly and the size of the mouse since it fit my hand much better. It is quite a bit bigger than the usual mouse.

    I have since returned both items to return to my old Logitech stuff.

    Your mileage my vary :mad2:
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