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Microsoft SideWinder X6 Reviews

Keyboard - USB - 104 keys - English - North America - OEM (pack of 3 ) More product details

$49.00

The Gadget: Microsoft's SideWinder X6, their first ever bona fide SideWinder gaming keyboard... (gizmodo.com)

The rebirth of the Sidewinder brand is, I think a good thing for Microsoft. Their flashy, chunky... (crunchgear.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Microsoft SideWinder X6

We have collected and analyzed 15 expert reviews and 42 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 84/100 and users rate it 75/100. The average review date is March 7, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 44326 reviews from other Keyboards. The alaScore™ for this product is 95/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

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57 reviews

November, 2009

84 / 100

15 Experts

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75 / 100

42 Users

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Expert Reviews (15)

US

Lightning Review: Microsoft SideWinder X6 Gaming Keyboard

By matt buchanan (gizmodo.com)

The Gadget: Microsoft's SideWinder X6, their first ever bona fide SideWinder gaming keyboard, designed especially for Sith Lords with red adjustable backlighting, a pisston of macros and a hot swappable number/macro keypad.

No rating

gizmodo.com
US

Review: Microsoft Sidewinder X6 gaming keyboard

By Devin Coldewey (crunchgear.com)

The rebirth of the Sidewinder brand is, I think a good thing for Microsoft. Their flashy, chunky game gear is functional and actually different — witness the X5 mouse, big enough for a Kodiak, and its upcoming big brother the X8, which looks even ...

YT option)The rebirth of the Sidewinder brand is, I think a good thing for...

No rating

crunchgear.com
US

REVIEWS: Microsoft SideWinder X6 Gaming Keyboard (16th October 2008)

By Andrew Jones (tweaktown.com)

Microsoft continues down the path of the dark side with an all new gaming series keyboard.

No rating

tweaktown.com

User Reviews (42)

US

Great Keyboard

By Rob L (newegg.com)

Also the turning nob for volume is more epic then + or - buttons.

LED light is awesome. Great feeling while typing. Got to love macros. Got a profile set up when in windows to just open different applications like Windows media player, firefox, evga tuner all kinds of stuff. And what i love the most is the keypad that c...

None so far. Guess the software could be a little better. It is boring and not as easy to use as i would like ;

US

Great idea, keep improving it

By FatNGristle (newegg.com)

1. Why is any keyboard made w/o a USB hub? 2. Go the extra step, make a right angle cable so that we can have use the keybad sattelite. I want it above the keyboard for regular work. 3. A slight ergo curve version would be great. 4. Why do keyboards make...

Features, features, features. This thing has a lot of configuration options. Macros galore, restore remaps at the touch of a button ; Having the keypad on the left is nice if only for the DEL key. Wading through documents and emails and being able to clic...

the keys are fairly quiet exept the space bar which has a loud report everytime you let off it ; The dimmer knob is really over done: on/off would be fine ; No feet to change the height, not that it's terribly uncomfortable in that respect. I think this w...

US

Good keyboard, but...

By Cold (newegg.com)

Nice illumination. Can switch the number pad to the left, which moves the whole keyboard to the right, which makes it sit straight in front of you rather than offset. I like the volume knob

You can't edit macros worth beans. I would love to record keyboard macros and then reduce the delay between keystrokes. Can't do it. Worst part of the keyboard: The squished, widened FKeys. Escape is not in the normal place. If you use vi, vim or vile, it...

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Manufacturer's Description

Ready for the next dimension in gaming performance, custom tuning, and action? Then grab on to the Microsoft SideWinder X6 keyboard - the powerful companion to the Microsoft line of award-winning SideWinder gaming mice. This breakthrough keyboard incorporates a host of powerful features, including a detachable key pad, in-game macro recording, a full media key set, automatic and manual mode/profile switching, two-color dimmable backlighting, and much more. Plus, at the touch of a button, it...

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