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April 2010
(80%)
53 Reviews
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While you might spend a fortune on the hardware inside your PC, the way you interact with it is just as important as silky smooth frame rates; it pays to equip yourself with a decent keyboard.The Microsoft Sidewinder X4 is the latest contender to vi...
Overall then the Sidewinder X4 is a good keyboard. The main things for a good gaming keyboard are there, the good typing touch, support for more simultaneous key presses than an average human has fingers, macro keys and an easy-to-use software. Unfort...
Overkill status new antighosting technology, Responsive but comfortable key feel
Looks basic compared to its older brother, the X6, Overpriced when comparing features, Significant drop in macros / cruise control
I have to say that I am a little disappointed with the Sidewinder X4. Much of the design flair and features that are present on the X6 are gone, as to be expected from lower model. Potential macro keys are reduced from ninety to eightteen. The brigh...
Programmable Macros, Back lit keyboard, Well constructed
Fingerprint magnet, Software is limited in programming media keys, Standard keyboard with some macro/media buttons, review#638, Disclosure This product was given to DragonSteelMods for review by the company for review purposes only, and is not considered...
For the Sidewinder X4 Microsoft seems to have taken the basic keyboard design and added some macros and multimedia keys; otherwise what you see is what you get. The Sidewinder X4 is Microsoft's low-cost, low-end version of a gaming keyboard that falls...
Its hard to find anything to dislike about this keyboard. The keys make a pleasant sound when pressed, though this is more of a preference than anything, I enjoy simply typing with it. The programmable macro keys are beyond useful for both gamers and e...
The Microsoft SideWinder X4 Gaming Keyboard is a very functional, if a bit plebian, gaming keyboard with no major gripes that works well. blog comments powered by Disqus ...
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Published: 2010-03-10, Author: matt , review by: gizmodo.com
Abstract: First law of gadget recessionomics: Take something you make, which is great, make it ever so less great, and sell it for ever so less money. That's how you end up with products like Microsoft's SideWinder X4 keyboard.$60 MSRP, $46 retail.The SideWinder X6...
Great design, fast response time, tons of options,
Caps lock button too easy to hit and backlight not strong enough.
We got our hands on Microsoft's new Sidewinder X4 gaming keyboard. Featuring a complex new anti-ghosting technology as well as multiple profiles on a middle-of-the-road price point, will it live up to the hype or does it get thrown in the closet? Che...
Abstract: Microsoft’s new SideWinder X4 gaming keyboard does away with “ghosting,” but how does it compare to the flagship SideWinder X6? When it comes to computer peripherals, there are two schools of thought: moot features are unimportant, and moot features ...
Abstract: Though die-hard typists will expound endlessly on the subject of whether this keyboard is better than that keyboard, gamers are a different breed—for the most part, they don't really care how a keyboard types. Oh, they may need to send an occasional e-...
