South Carolina Video Games & PC Enthusiasts

[Jagou]

Microsoft announces SideWinder X4 game keyboard

[Deathsman]

I didn't know what it was called, but I have run into the ghosting problem in the past. Like when your moving in a crouched position and then jump up.
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[Jagou]

The price tag on this KB is NOT terrible... Will be interesting to tune in for some reviews after it's been around for a lil' while.
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Jagou

"When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price." -- Richard M.

Stallman
Windows is easier than Linux, just like crapping your pants is easier than going to the

bathroom. —Anonymous
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” — William Butler

Yeats
"God help aliens if we find 'em. Especially if they taste good." — SA

lose [looz] ,lost, los·ing. 1. to come to be without (something) through accident, theft, etc., so that

there is little or no prospect of recovery.
loose /lus/ [loos] adjective, loos·er, loos·est, adverb, verb loosed, loos·ing. –adjective 1. free or

released from fastening.
their [thair; unstressed ther] –pronoun 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive

adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens.
there [thair; unstressed ther] –adverb 1. in or at that place (opposed to here).
they're; Contraction of they are.

Please don't complain about things that are easy to ignore.

[chaos]

meh, they could have done better
ill stick with my G15
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[Slingblade]

Same here Chaos. I like my G15.

I have never really had any success with Razer products and that's who is building these "Gaming Products" for M$.

[Jagou]

Of course you LIKE your G15. To admit anything else after lumping that kind of cash down on a KB would be embarrassing in the extreme ! lol
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Jagou

"When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price." -- Richard M.

Stallman
Windows is easier than Linux, just like crapping your pants is easier than going to the

bathroom. —Anonymous
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” — William Butler

Yeats
"God help aliens if we find 'em. Especially if they taste good." — SA

lose [looz] ,lost, los·ing. 1. to come to be without (something) through accident, theft, etc., so that

there is little or no prospect of recovery.
loose /lus/ [loos] adjective, loos·er, loos·est, adverb, verb loosed, loos·ing. –adjective 1. free or

released from fastening.
their [thair; unstressed ther] –pronoun 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive

adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens.
there [thair; unstressed ther] –adverb 1. in or at that place (opposed to here).
they're; Contraction of they are.

Please don't complain about things that are easy to ignore.

[Bald_Yew]

That statement just isn't fair Jag. I've paid a lot more for a lot less than I got with the G15. I've used dozens of boards, and some were right up there with the G15, Hell, some were better in a few places. G15 is good at almost everything. Best all around board I've ever used. Well worth the $79 I paid at BB
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[Jagou]

Was just joking... and pulling on Sling's chain. It humors me to no end to see him rattled over something like that comment. You can see the sweat bead up on his forehead and all...

I paid pretty good money for a Saitek KB and it's damned nice... I always liked it a lot.... but get this, it doesn't play nice with other Saitek products, so I don't use it.

Games get confused by it's HID driver and the driver for the wheel or Joystick I have from Saitek... endlessly frustrating, and for products that individually I really enjoy.

So, in the world of embarrassing product expenditures, I'm right there myself.

I'm not a big fan of fancy KB's really, though I do appreciate some features. Mostly things that I'd like to see in any KB, but don't get. Fast, multi-key response, as is advertised in the MS KB above, a good tactile feedback from the keys. Nice risers for angle, that don't fall down when you move the KB around and I like the backlit keys if it can be adjusted or turned off when I want.

I'd rather not have special buttons that really only emulate multi-key presses...volume controls, etc... and I don't care to have a LCD display.
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Jagou

"When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price." -- Richard M.

Stallman
Windows is easier than Linux, just like crapping your pants is easier than going to the

bathroom. —Anonymous
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” — William Butler

Yeats
"God help aliens if we find 'em. Especially if they taste good." — SA

lose [looz] ,lost, los·ing. 1. to come to be without (something) through accident, theft, etc., so that

there is little or no prospect of recovery.
loose /lus/ [loos] adjective, loos·er, loos·est, adverb, verb loosed, loos·ing. –adjective 1. free or

released from fastening.
their [thair; unstressed ther] –pronoun 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive

adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens.
there [thair; unstressed ther] –adverb 1. in or at that place (opposed to here).
they're; Contraction of they are.

Please don't complain about things that are easy to ignore.

[Slingblade]

[Jagou]

The Saitek I have still works like new... I just can't use it and the wheel at the same time. The games think the damned KB is the game controller.

It's ridiculous that two products from the same company won't function together.

I won't buy anything from Saitek anymore... expecially now that they've been bought by MadCatz.
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Jagou

"When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price." -- Richard M.

Stallman
Windows is easier than Linux, just like crapping your pants is easier than going to the

bathroom. —Anonymous
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” — William Butler

Yeats
"God help aliens if we find 'em. Especially if they taste good." — SA

lose [looz] ,lost, los·ing. 1. to come to be without (something) through accident, theft, etc., so that

there is little or no prospect of recovery.
loose /lus/ [loos] adjective, loos·er, loos·est, adverb, verb loosed, loos·ing. –adjective 1. free or

released from fastening.
their [thair; unstressed ther] –pronoun 1. a form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive

adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens.
there [thair; unstressed ther] –adverb 1. in or at that place (opposed to here).
they're; Contraction of they are.

Please don't complain about things that are easy to ignore.