The price for the Microsoft Sidewinder X5 is Rs 2,867, which is only a little better than the earlier Sidewinder which was priced around Rs 3,000.
The price for the Microsoft Sidewinder X5 is Rs 2,867, which is only a little better than the earlier Sidewinder which was priced around Rs 3,000.
Gaming related hardware and markets for them are booming. Gaming has become a type of electronic sport that has athletes competing against one another. If one believes that the hardware can give an edge over the opponent, one will use it without hesitation.
Easy to use software; Accurate tracking; Rubberized sides; Easy to use software; Adjustable backlighting; Rotary knobs; Same size; more keys/functions; (Un)mountable numpad
Feels a bit "cheap; Feels a bit "plastic; No height control at the back; No USB hub
After a hiatus from producing joysticks, gamepads and other gaming peripherals, Microsoft relaunched its famed SideWinder brand of gaming hardware last year with the release of the SideWinder gaming mouse.
Sporting an ever-so-slightly trimmed-down shape compared to the original Sidewinder gaming mouse, along with a stripped down featureset, the Sidewinder X5 delivers great performance at a very reasonable price.
Sensor is super-accurate; Top-and-bottom thumb buttons kick ass; Love the three button sensitivity adjustment
Still too honkin' big; No reason to install the software, unless you want to make sensitivity adjustments.
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Comfy; programmable buttons; fast and accurate sensor; on-the-fly dpi buttons
Still the same bulky shape as the older model; really only three buttons to program; side buttons still prone to accidental clicks
Sporting an intimidating all-black design, the Microsoft Sidewinder X5 is a somewhat simple but quite effective mouse for gaming enthusiasts. It doesn't feature a plethora of gimmicks like adjustable weight or an LCD display, but it does have on–the-fly DPI adjustment and several programmable...
2000 DPI sensor is precise; on-the-fly DPI adjustment; lots of programmable controls
Lacks some of the bells and whistles of other models; sensitivity not as high as some competing units
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