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Reviews of Microsoft Sidewinder X6

Testseek.com have collected 66 expert reviews of the Microsoft Sidewinder X6 and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Microsoft Sidewinder X6.
Award: Most Awarded October 2008
October 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Great design and comfort
  • Switchable key pad
  • Profile modes for convenience
  • 30 programmable macro keys
  • Multimedia dial and buttons
  • Good key sensitivity
  • Control dials for volume & back-light level
  • Great software package
  • Calculator shortcut key on Numeric keypad
  • Relocatable / detachable Numeric keypad
  • The removable number pad can be attached to either side of this gaming keyboard
  • Movable number pad
  • Good macro functions
  • Nice key feel
  • Sturdy.
  • Well built
  • Switchable Side Keypad
  • Plenty of programmable Macro buttons
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Excellent backlighting
  • Thirty programmable keys
  • Profile switching
  • Nice selection of vanity keys
  • Automatically loads custom game configurations.
  • Even backlighting
  • Tons of macros
  • Swappable number pad
  • 90 Macro Keys
  • Switchable number pad
  • Solid
  • Hard plastic
  • Good skid resistance
  • Backlit keys
  • Media keys
  • Good typing feel
  • In game macro recording
  • Good backlighting
  • Massive number of macros
  • On the fly macro recording
  • Adjustable multicolor backlight
  • Solid construction
  • Responsive keys
  • Moveable / Removable 10key pad unique and useful

The editors didn't like

  • None
  • Gold
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  • Non-removable wrist rest
  • Badly positioned Escape (ESC) key
  • No height adjustment
  • No integrated USB hub for mice
  • No official MacOS X
  • Linux support
  • No USB cable storage compartment...
  • The wrist rest is not removable.
  • No tilting feet
  • No USB hub or headphone jack
  • Basic software.
  • No flip down legs for angling the SideWinder X6
  • No side USB ports
  • Not very comfortable for everyday typing
  • No adjustable height and angle
  • Wrist pad isnt soft and cant detach from keyboard.
  • No internal memory to store macros
  • Lacks USB
  • Mic
  • And headphone ports
  • No extra USB ports
  • A few awkward keys
  • No onboard memory
  • Made for RPG not FPS ( Only bad for some people)

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  Published: 2008-10-02, review by: digitalversus.com

  • Several great new features, Up to 90 macros, Analog volume and backlighting controsl, Strong, Well designed for action games
  • Very noisy, Expensive, Who really needs 90 macros?, You need to get used to a new keyboard arrangement in palces

 
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  Published: 2008-10-01, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Abstract:  If Optimus Prime had a PC... Innovative and sleek, but a little gimmicky for general users. The most obvious design feature of Microsofts latest gaming keyboard is its numeric keypad, which can be detached and stuck to either side of the main unit...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-13, review by: techtree.com

  • Comfortable keys, Large volume and backlight dials, Swappable Numpad (doubles up as macro keys), Plenty of programmable macro keys, Aggressively priced, Killer looks.
  • Lack of USB ports.
  • If youre a fan of RTS and MMORPGs and have a hard time remembering key combinations, then this is the keyboard for you. Its a good move from Microsoft to exclude an LCD screen since it helps bring down the cost. Whats sad is the missing USB ports ...

 
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  Published: 2008-10-07, review by: asiaone.com

  • Abstract:  By Oo Gin LeeTheres nothing like roasting your enemy with three fireballs unleashed in quick succession - with a single key press instead of having to press it thrice.This is what macros are for in gaming keyboards. I have been toying with the idea of...

 
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  Published: 2008-10-26, review by: tbreak.ae

  • The Microsoft SideWinder X6 keyboard features are just perfect for every gamers needs. The gaming profiles can be extended to use the keyboard as a multimedia interface or for launching application on command. The keypaddesign is simply brilliant, it&rsqu...

 
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  Published: 2008-10-07, review by: clubic.com

  • Surprenant et rassurant par le design et la fabrication, ce clavier trônera fièrement une fois posé sur un bureau. La fonction macro est bien sur appréciée, tout comme le positionnement des touches « raccourci », un utilisateur régulier connaissant en ...

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  Published: 2008-10-02, review by: Lesnumeriques.com

  • Quelques nouvelles fonctions vraiment bien trouvées, Jusqu'à 90 macros !, Boutons analogiques pour l'éclairage et le volume, Robustesse, Vraiment taillé pour les jeux... d'action
  • Bruit des touches !, Prix, 90 macros : n'est ce pas un peu démago ?, Look très gamer : madame risque de ne pas adorer, Besoin de s'habituer à la nouvelle disposition des touches
  • Tout dépend de votre sensibilité au bruit. Si vous vous en fichez : il vaut presque 5 étoiles ! Si vous y êtes très sensible : il ne doit pas entrer dans votre bureau....

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  Published: 2008-08-22, review by: 01net.com

  • Pavé numérique détachable, Macro enregistrables en plein jeu, Rétroéclairage et touches spéciales pour les jeux
  • Pas décran LCD
  • Le joueur PC est de plus en plus choyé par les constructeurs informatiques : des souris ultrarapides aux «griffes» de jeu, en passant par les tapis de souris qui favorisent la glisse, tout est bon pour optimiser le «travail» du joueur. Sil y a une piè...

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  Published: 2011-09-24, review by: hardcute.de

  • Die Microsoft Sidewinder X4 und X6 sind Tastaturen, die jedes Gamerherz höher schlagen lassen. Vor allem die X6 ist etwas Besonderes. Die Bedienung der beiden Keyboards ist sehr gut und auch das Design wurde von Microsoft perfekt gewählt. Durch die sty...

 
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  Published: 2011-02-20, review by: hardware-mag.de

  • Beleuchtung, Viele Makrotasten und Sondertasten, Abnehmbarer Nummernblock
  • Versetzte AltGrTaste
  • Beide Tastaturen haben ihre Vor- und Nachteile.Die SideWinder X6 bietet bis zu 30 möglichen Makrotasten und hat einen abnehmbaren Nummernblock, der an beiden Seiten der Tastatur angesteckt werden kann. Sondertasten zur Mediaplayersteuerung sind ebens...

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