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Review: Microsoft's SideWinder X4: A Ghost-Busting Keyboard?
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Posted by Donster on: 2010-02-24 16:00:42 350
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Dropped key presses are no problem for the SideWinder X4 gaming keyboard, but there are some innovations it lacks.
By Matthew Murray @ ExtremeTech
Microsoft's new SideWinder X4 ($59.95 list) keyboard, which is currently available for presale and will be shipping early next month, types well enough, with a feel snugly between the squishy and clicky extremes that seem to polarize gamers and typists alike. Much more notable, however, is that the X4 aims to solve one of the problems that can lead to premature death or annoyance in games: the game not recognizing all the keys you hit, when you hit them. And, of course, the X4 also throws in a few dashes of the bling and bright lights that status-conscious gamers expect. Unfortunately, although Microsoft has made some impressive steps forward with the X4, it's taken a few back as well.
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