Of course I'm always excided to take a look at new keyboards, I don't think I've ever found the perfect keyboard for me. On my SteelSeries Ikari Laser mouse, I can assign a few macros to it but I have to record it first through its software. The Sidewinder X6 is the first gaming keyboard created from the ground up by Microsoft, there previous keyboard the Reclusa was a collaboration with our friends at Razer similar to what they did with the Habu mouse. That’s the kind of engineering challenge we would expect Microsoft to have solved in an $80 keyboard. This is probably the best feature in Macro recording that I’ve ever encountered before. Microsoft told us the feet are missing due to cost (give us a break-this isn’t a $15 keyboard) and the technical challenges of having the swappable number pad remain secure.
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PT Despite their cord-free convenience, wireless mice have a poor adoption rate among serious PC gamers. Yes, we know it’s technically better for your hands to have the keyboard laying more flat than having the back edge raised, but that’s the way some people like to type. Use the combined power of the IntelliType Pro software with the SideWinder Keyboard to map the 30 programmable keys (per bank) to your macros. Microsoft SideWinder X8 Mouse review: Microsoft SideWinder X8 Mouse J1:52 a.m. Our biggest gripe is the lack of “feet” on the underside to tilt the keyboard upward. There’s also no PS2 keyboard plug-it’s USB only, though that’s not much of a problem in this day and age.
There’s no headphone jack or USB hub, if you care about those things. It makes it easier to strike when you have your hand over the W-A-S-D and want to jump, but hitting the left Alt key will take some getting used to. The spacebar is slightly longer than with many keyboards most spacebars end around the “C” key, while this one goes halfway into the “X”.