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Microsoft SideWinder X3 Mouse Reviews

Mouse - laser - 5 button(s) - wired - USB More product details

$29.99

Great scroll wheel, highly programmable, value priced (digitaltrends.com)

Ambidextrous. Affordable. Instant sensitivity adjustments (pcmag.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Microsoft SideWinder X3 Mouse

We have collected and analyzed 9 expert reviews and 11 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 74/100 and users rate it 78/100. The average review date is July 26, 2009. We have compared these reviews to 85903 reviews from other Mouse & Pointing Devices. The alaScore™ for this product is 95/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 95

950100

20 reviews

November, 2009

74 / 100

9 Experts

Product Age

old
new

78 / 100

11 Users

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Rank  15

from $29.99

Expert Reviews (9)

US

Microsoft SideWinder X3

By Michael Brown (digitaltrends.com)

We were surprised how much we liked Microsoft's wireless SideWinder X8 gaming mouse, but let's face it: $100 is a lot of dough to drop on a rodent. So we're happy...

Great scroll wheel, highly programmable, value priced

Inferior side buttons, less resolution than more expensive mice

Rating

80100

digitaltrends.com
US

Microsoft SideWinder X3 Mouse

By Eric Grevstad (pcmag.com)

The two hallmarks of a gaming mouse are high resolution and high price, right? Not if it's the Microsoft SideWinder X3, a corded, USB-only mouse that lacks the swoopy shape of the company's original SideWinder as well as that of the SideWinder X5 and ...

Ambidextrous. Affordable. Instant sensitivity adjustments

No horizontal scrolling. Thumb button built for long thumbs

The SideWinder X3, Microsoft's newest gaming mouse, skimps on bells and whistles but delivers 2,000-dpi performance and on-the-fly resolution changes.

Not if it's the Microsoft SideWinder X3, a corded, USB-only mouse that lacks...

Rating

80100

pcmag.com
US

Review: Microsoft SideWinder X3 Mouse

By Sandeep (mobilewhack.com)

Microsoft recently unveiled the latest addition to the SideWinder line, the new SideWinder X3 Mouse. Designed for convenient use by both left- and right-handed folks, it comes in a smaller shape as well, along with plenty of control features for gaming

No rating

mobilewhack.com

User Reviews (11)

US

DPI Buttons NOT programmable

By A. Johnson (amazon.com)

DPI Buttons NOT programmable

i like ambidextrous mice (seems more natural to me) and is the reason i bought this one. i was VERY dissapointed that the DPI buttons are not programmable. i'm not a gamer and don't really need to change DPI on the fly and would like to have been able to...

US

Not Perfect but good gaming/general use mouse

By Anthony (amazon.com)

Not Perfect but good gaming/general use mouse

I am glad I purchased this although it is not without it's flaws, so I'll try to go into detail as much as possible so you can decide it it's for you. Pros: -This mouse is very comfortable to use for long periods of time. -Very smooth, glides easily on a...

Manufacturer's Description

The SideWinder X3 Mouse combines gaming performance and versatile design at a value price. This ambidextrous, eight-button gaming mouse delivers comfort for either hand along with the performance features fans of SideWinder products know and love, including a 2,000 dots-per-inch (dpi) laser-tracking engine with on-the-fly dpi switching between high, medium and low sensitivity. The SideWinder X3 Mouse is easy on the wallet, but it does not skimp on performance, offering gamers a full set of...

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