Microsoft SideWinder X8 Mouse - 4000 dpi - Play and Charge - 13000 FPS - Wireless
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- Play and Charge - Up to 30 hours of active gaming on a single charge, or use the play-and charge cable for non-stop action.
- BlueTrack Technology - World¿s most advanced tracking technology for gaming with image processing of 13,000 frames per second.
- 2.4 GHz Wireless - Built for lag-free play.
- DPI Switching - Instantly switch sensitivity between high, medium, and low with one click.
- 7 Programmable Buttons - Customize 5 programmable main buttons, plus left/right tilt, to your preference.
As a casual gamer, this is a really good mouse. I had trouble with my G5 with its RF causing skipping in the pointer. I got this mouse on an impulse and its works perfectly fine so far. I have played Oblivion for about 6 hours with this mouse and it works flawlessly. I am not sure about the software though and I set up Flip3D in Vista to my double click and it worked initially but has gone back to the default of smooth scroll. I have not set up Macros so far or set up special functions as per a program.
The button presses seem solid and feel good. The mouse has a textured feel and feels better than the smooth surface of my G5. I havent finished draining the battery so far. The cable which allows you to charge the mouse as you use it is magnetic and I think is a good design choice. The cable unwinds to a good length and it does go through my smallish table.
The different feet which we get dont seem that different from each other although they are all smooth on my mouse pad made of laminated wood. I have a good quality mouse pad coming and will update as required.......
There is only one thing the Razer Mamba has better than this mouse, the comfort in hand, and that is even only slightly better.
The Battery life is simply amazing, we are talking weeks on a single charge! The driver software is very simple and just does what it's needed to do (it also doesn't take forever to "read and save" to/from the mouse every time you open it. The charger cord is barely noticable when it's connected. Most important, it never misses a beat. You'll forget it's a wireless mouse when it's on 4000 dpi.......
This is the best mouse I've used. In the last year I've used 27 different mice. This one is Number one in My opinion.......
I like the mouse. I bought a used one thinking surely they would not ship defective products. It takes 18 clicks of the mouse wheel up or down for page scroll, and yes i tried the settings and updates. Thanks Warehouse Deals, Inc. now the good part, Amazon says 4 weeks maybe less for a refund? If they actually did care about customer service it would be two days at the most. I like being able to make the crosshairs go super slow at the touch of a button, if I was heavily into sniper games, but when you are in wsg trying to take back the stables super slow mouse movement all of a sudden because you hit the slow button is not cool, wow. The silver open files, launch games button, really? turning your hand to the right so your thumb can reach the black button at the front left is kinda annoying, but wait you don't have to worry about that because you cant set that button to do anything, none of the above buttons can be programmed. So basically what you have is a regular mouse with two extra side buttons. Also the mouse wheel feels kinda weird like a nail file or something. However I do like the side buttons and how it will track on anything. kinda fat on the backside though to.......
I ended up returning my Sidewinder X8 and getting a Razer Mamba. I ended up not using this mouse much, it's just that the biggest issue was that I didn't like the way my hand sat on it. If I put my hand where it was comfortable, my thumb wasn't at the back button. If I moved my hand up so the thumb was in the right place, well the way they designed the back of the mouse, there's a gap, and with my hand forward, I'd put too much weight on the rear of the mouse and it would tilt up (or pop a wheelie as others call it). It was just too annoying. I have a big hand, maybe smaller hands aren't as affected?
The buttons on it felt fine, the scroll wheel was a little stiffer than I'd like, though not so much that I would call it hard to scroll, some people have complained about that. They also give you a false impression in the picture of the mouse, there isn't any blue light that comes out from the rear bottom, so if that's actually something you wanted, it's not there. (The Mamba has blue light in spades between the mouse and base, though that can be turned off if it annoys you).
The charging is so so, the cable connects to it easily enough, my preference though is for mice that have a stand to sit and charge on, like the Logitech and Razer mice I've used.
Anyway, I'd recommend to try getting your hands on one and test driving it before buying. I went to a few stores around town though and didn't find any out to try. You can put your hand on it through the packaging, so I thought it was going to work out, but you won't be able to test out that rocking issue if it's in the package.......
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