Microsoft SideWinder X5 gaming mouse and X6 gaming keyboard

Peter G. 11 Sep, 2008 at 12:47pm ET Article published in Tech

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   9 Oct 2008 ~ 4:00pm BuddyJ http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/article.php?id=637
   
   Here's another look at the X6 keyboard.
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   15 Oct 2008 ~ 4:19pm 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.
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   15 Oct 2008 ~ 6:50pm 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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   20 Oct 2008 ~ 11:52pm BuddyJ Here's TweakTown's take:
   http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1627/microsoft_sidewinder_x6_gaming_keyboard/index.html
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   22 Oct 2008 ~ 2:16pm BuddyJ More Sidewinder X5 mouse-ness:
   http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=236&Itemid=65
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   22 Oct 2008 ~ 5:22pm BuddyJ http://www.i4u.com/full-review-492.html
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   29 Oct 2008 ~ 11:57am BuddyJ X6 keyboard at Benchmark Reviews:
   http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=237&Itemid=1
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   17 Nov 2008 ~ 8:18pm BuddyJ X5 mouse:
   http://www.futurelooks.com/microsoft-sidewinder-x5-mouse-review/
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   27 Jan 2009 ~ 11:42pm BuddyJ X6:
   http://www.hi-techreviews.com/review-links-mainmenu-80/9492-microsoft-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-review
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    4 Feb 2009 ~ 7:40pm BuddyJ X6 at Futurelooks:
    http://www.futurelooks.com/microsoft-sidewinder-x6-keyboard-review/
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    23 Apr 2009 ~ 1:48pm BuddyJ X6:
    http://www.hardware-pacers.com/pages.php?pid=386&catType=r