Even Microsoft’s previous gaming keyboard, Reclusa, had retractable feet for height adjustment. The lack of height adjustment also gives the keyboard bad marks since height adjustment via retractable feet should have been easy enough to integrate into the design. The keyboard does not feature any integrated USB port(s) to allow users to attach their low-/full-speed mice directly which does annoy when you have a plethora of USB peripherals and attached cables cluttering your desk. Two magnetic points on both left and right sides attach the numpad together with the keyboard.
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I am surprised that Microsoft didn’t get Lucasarts endorsement for this keyboard as a Star Wars themed keyboard since the black on black color scheme does remind me of a TIE fighter, especially once night comes and the red back-lighting is dialed up to full intensity. The advantages of this keyboard over others is the detachable numeric keypad and large dials to control both volume and back-lighting. The Sidewinder X6 therefor features a classic keyboard layout to complement the typing and gaming skills of both average joe and pro-gamer. If you’ve ever watched a pro-gamer play counterstrike you know that their keyboards are measured with an average life expectancy of a few weeks at most. This holds especially true for gaming keyboards which must now sport at minimum macro recording/playback functionality, a well laid out key design, good feedback on keys for intense gaming, easily accessible multimedia controls for those times when gamers need to control media playback and a durable design to withstand hours of hardcore gaming action.
Keyboards are, however, anything but simple.
While the Reclusa was a great first attempt at capturing gamers interests at a time when gaming keyboards were still the new kid on the block, gaming keyboards have matured to the point that people are looking at true value and performance benefit from investing a considerable amount of their gaming budget into something as simple as a keyboard.
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Previously their Reclusa branded keyboard was co-logod with Razer, renowned for their expertise in designing PC peripherals aimed at the gaming crowd. The Sidewinder X6 has received countless of reviews and opinions since it is the first gaming keyboard from Redmond to bear the Sidewinder’s name.
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